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Ninja Masters: Haoh Ninpocho Steam Version Announced With Rollback Netcode

This marks the first time Ninja Masters: Haoh Ninpocho has received rollback netcode, a feature that makes online play viable for a niche fighting game that previously lacked it on other ports.

Key Facts

  • SNK announced on June 17 that the 1996 arcade fighting game Ninja Masters: Haoh Ninpocho will release on Steam as part of the NEOGEO Premium Selection.
  • The Steam version adds rollback netcode for online play, a lobby for up to nine players, tournament modes, and a practice mode with speed adjustment.
  • The game is set in the fictional country of Jipang and features 12 martial artists, including ninja, exorcists, swordsmen, and thieves.
  • The Steam store page lists the price at 2,970 yen and the release date as coming soon.
  • The game was originally developed by ADK and published by SNK in 1996.

Reporting from 4 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, Automaton.

Ninja Masters: Haoh Ninpocho Steam Version Announced With Rollback Netcode

SNK announced on June 17 that the 1996 arcade fighting game Ninja Masters: Haoh Ninpocho will release on Steam as part of the NEOGEO Premium Selection. The Steam version adds rollback netcode for online play, a lobby for up to nine players, tournament modes, and a practice mode with speed adjustment. The game is set in the fictional country of Jipang, where 12 martial artists-including ninja, exorcists, swordsmen, and thieves-fight using a real-time weapon-to-hand-to-hand switching system. The Steam store page is open and wishlist registration has begun. The price is 2,970 yen. The game was originally developed by ADK and published by SNK. The NEOGEO Premium Selection series revives classic NEOGEO titles with new features. The release date is listed as coming soon.

The Steam version is developed by SNK itself as part of the NEOGEO Premium Selection series, which revives classic arcade titles with new features. The game was originally developed by ADK and published by SNK in 1996. The press release states the series delivers "high-quality products handled by SNK itself."

The 12 playable characters include Sasuke, the protagonist and a rogue ninja described as an "all-rounder (balance type)" usable by beginners to advanced players; Kamui, Sasuke's rival and a "mobile and combo-oriented (technical)" fighter; Raiga, a bounty hunter and "high-damage power type"; Tenwa, an onmyoji and "tricky, long-range type"; Karasu, a mad swordsman and "high-risk, high-damage type"; Houou, an exorcist and "mid-range balance + technical type"; Natsume, a young female ninja and "speed and combo type"; Kasumi, a female ninja disciple and "reach and poking type"; Unzen, a monk soldier and "throw and endurance type (heavyweight)"; Goemon, a master thief and "trick and tricky type"; Ranmaru, the mid-boss and an "all-rounder with strong performance"; and Nobunaga, the final boss and an "overwhelmingly powerful" character.

The online lobby supports up to nine players with an on/off toggle for hidden characters. Tournament mode offers single elimination, double elimination, and league formats. The practice mode includes a speed adjustment function for learning combos in slow motion. The game also adds a Time Attack mode and achievements that unlock collectible icons. The Steam store page lists the price at 2,970 yen and the release date as "coming soon."

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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