Shadow Force / Shadow Force: Henshin Ninja / シャドウフォース 変身忍者

Shadow Force, also known as Shadow Force: Henshin Ninja is a 1993 sci-fi Ninja-themed Beat 'em Up arcade game produced by Technos, and the last arcade-style brawler released by the company.

A.D. 2018 - The future is ruled by a powerful Mega-Corp, Teaser Industries, headed by it's lead CEO, a man named Wong. But Wong had sold his soul to the devil in exchange for wealth and power, with his armies of cyborgs and monsters dominating entire cities, and it's up to four heroes to stop him.

One notable feature in this game is that players, regardless which of the four characters chosen, have the ability to convert themselves into "souls" depending on their power levels, allowing them to possess and control enemies. As such, the game offers an extremely wide range of potentials to explore, with a really, really high replayability value.

The four playable ninja:
Kai, The Hero from the ancient Iga Clan, who wields a rokushakubo in combat. The Jack-of-All-Stats and main character of the game.
Blunet, The Chick and the sole kunoichi of the team, who Dual Wield swords, can attack with lightning-speed (at the cost of having lower health).
Tengu, who, despite his name... he isn't actually a tengu, but rather he's a cyborg whose appearance is based on one. The Big Guy of the four who fights with his fists and can deal heavy damage with his bare hands, but with slightly less speed than the others.
Coyote, a Beast Man who Was Once a Man before he was converted into a werebeast by the Teaser Corporation. He's now on a quest for revenge on Wong and Teaser Corp. over what they did to him. The Lightning Bruiser of the team who lacks ninja abilities and power-ups (save for possessing foes) but can deal serious damage with his claws.

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