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eyeSight, an Israel-based game
developer, recently released Ninja Strike, a new game for Symbian
phones. Ninja Strike is the first mobile game
that allows you to use real-life actions when playing. The game can be
controlled by moving your hand in front of the phone's camera: the 3D
motions are captured and turned into game commands, enabling you to do "ninja tricks" as if you
would have done them for real. So if you always dreamed of being a
ninja but didn't get the chance to become one, Ninja Strike is
definitely for you.
In
the game you're (obviously) a ninja and you must find your Sensei, who
is held captive by the Kurai ninjas. Your powers stand in the deadly
ninja stars but also in various special abilities that you must
discover during the game. The game has a total of 5 levels (village,
street alley, forest, subway station and temple) where you can practice
your ninja skills. I guess a sound advice is not to play in public, as
you'd look a bit weird moving your hand in front of your phone's camera
with a fierce face expression (to intimidate the ninja enemies, of
course).
Ninja Strike is compatible with lots of Symbian based mobile phones from all the major manufacturers, including Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and LG. Of course, for playing, your phone must have a built-in photo camera.
The
game was nominated for the International Mobile Gaming Awards last
year, in the Excellence in Gameplay category, but it didn't win, losing
in favor of "Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol", developed by Jadestone
and published by Nokia.
For the moment, Ninja Strike is only available via the Israeli Orange website, found at this address, but eyeSight will soon bring it to many other international gaming platforms.
Until then, you can watch a video presentation of Ninja Strike, found at youtube. Let the ninja
spirit be with you.
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