Danger! Attack!

The need for multiple ninja types comes from the differing enemies. As previously mentioned, if you don’t build enough (or any) anti-air ninjas, you could be in a lot of trouble if the game starts sending in a bunch of aerial monsters. Though you need to fight as many monsters as possible, their destruction isn’t your number-one goal. Ninjas are here to defend their land. The exact goal changes from mission to mission – sometimes you need to prevent a certain number of enemies from escaping, other times you’ll need to stop a bridge or building from being destroyed. In any case, ninja structures must be built with the proper order and variety needed to survive any oncoming assault.

That brings about one more challenge: cookies (Ninjatown’s currency). Only a few cookies are offered at the beginning of each mission, and you don’t earn much for destroying enemies. Furthermore, all ninja buildings can be upgraded to increase the power of its ninjas. That too cuts into your money. You can also purchase special buildings that increase your ninjas’ strength, attack range, cookie awards for defeating enemies, or one that provides some other bonus. However, doing so at the wrong time may prevent you from purchasing ninja structures that are vital to the outcome of the game.

Thus, you’ll have to work hard to balance each aspect of Ninjatown. Without being able to direct your ninjas manually, and without being able to move ninjas outside of their structure’s range, Ninjatown can be a very frantic experience.