Ninja Reflex is a video game developed by Sanzaru Games

Sanzaru Games

Sanzaru Games is a video game development company founded in 2007 in California. Their first game was Ninja Reflex, released on March 1, 2008 for PC, Nintendo DS and Wii. Their second game was a port of the High Impact Games developed PlayStation Portable game Secret Agent Clank, released on May...

, and co-published by Nunchuck Games

Nunchuck Games

Nunchuck Games is an American video game publisher founded in 2006 by David Luntz. The company co-published Ninja Reflex for Wii with Electronic Arts as one of the first projects in EA's partners program.-External links:**...

 and Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts

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. It was released for Wii

Wii

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 and Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

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 on March 4, 2008 in North America and March 14, 2008 in Europe. It was also released for the Steam service on March 21, 2008.

Ninja Reflex is a party game, capitalizing on the popularity of games that take advantage of the unique Nintendo Wii Remote motions seen in other titles including WarioWare: Smooth Moves

WarioWare: Smooth Moves

WarioWare: Smooth Moves, known in Japan as , is a party video game developed by Nintendo SPD and Intelligent Systems. The game was published by Nintendo for its Wii video game system in Japan in December 2006, and in Europe, North America, and Australia in January 2007...

, Mario Party 8

Mario Party 8

is a party video game, the eighth installment in the Mario Party series, and is the first title in the series to be released for the Nintendo Wii. It is also the first Mario Party title to have the ability to use Mii characters. It was released in North America on May 29, 2007, in Europe on June...

, and Wii Sports

Wii Sports

is a sports game developed and published by Nintendo as a launch title for the Wii video game console , and part of the Touch! Generations. The game was first released in North America along with the Wii on November 19, 2006, and was released in Japan, Australia, and Europe the following month...

. The game supports up to four players.

The object of Ninja Reflex is to test players' reflexes and reaction times and challenge friends in head-to-head competition.

Reception

Upon release, Ninja Reflex garnered mixed reviews. Common criticisms include the short game play for the $40 price point , with one reviewer citing similar downloadable content from Xbox Live Arcade

Xbox Live Arcade

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 and Virtual Console

Virtual console

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going for $20. GameZone rated the game a 6 out of 10.