These days, there is very little awesome left in the idea of being a ninja. By 2003, I was getting really bored of them. They hit their peak at the beginning of the century, when ninjas and, to a lesser extent, samurai seemed to be thrown into everything. Metal Gear Solid had one, Final Fantasy and Suikoden had them, and all manner of fighting games like Tekken and Mortal Kombat seem to throw in the obligatory ninja (or five). Ninjas have starred or appeared in countless games over the years, with notable ninja games being Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi, Tenchu, Ninja Blade, Mini Ninjas and, of course, Ninjabread Man.Ī ridiculous amount of videogames need at least some sort of ninja cameo. Again, like zombies, that charm has been dramatically reduced thanks to the constant milking of the stereotype. Very much like zombies, Japan’s most enigmatic assassins carry with them a measure of ironic pop culture charm.
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