Shadow Warriors
![Shadow Warriors - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji]()
Description
Side-scrolling two-player Ninja beat-em-up with lots of destructible scenery. Hurl an enemy onto a bit of scenery and it will shatter to reveal a power-up. Lots of graphical jokes too.
Shadow Warriors was produced by Tecmo in 1988.
Tecmo released 64 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1985. Tecmo was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Tecmo during the time period Shadow Warriors was produced include: American Football, Gemini Wing, Tecmo Bowl, Rygar (PlayChoice), Argos No Senshi - Legendary Warrior, Tecmo Bowl II, Back Fire, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Ryukenden, and Silk Worm
Specs
| Name | Shadow Warriors |
|---|---|
| Developer | Tecmo (Japan) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 9501 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Scrolling Fighter |
| Monitor |
|
| Conversion Class | JAMMA |
| Dipswitch Settings | |
| # Simultaneous Players | 2 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Joint |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
|
Shadow Warriors KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.33 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 4.40
Overall Like |
5.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 4.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 4.00 |
| Collector Desire | 4.00 |
Technical Rating: 4.25
| Gameplay | 5.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 4.00 |
| Originality | 4.00 |
| Sound/Music | 4.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
Within the Personal Impressions category, Like
carries a little more weight than the other factors.
Log in to rate this game!
Images
Miscellaneous
COPY OF: Ninja Ryukenden
This game is known as Ninja Gaiden in the US.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Shadow Warriors Census
There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 14 known instances of this machine owned by Shadow Warriors collectors who are active members. Of these, 14 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Technical
TECH: The board will run happily with a standard 8-wayjoystick and three buttons, though it's slightly easier to control with the "proper" joystick which has the "grab" buttonbutton 1 on top.
eBay Listings
Click to search eBay for Shadow Warriors Videogame machines and related items.
Click to search eBay for Tecmo for machines and parts.
When you click on links below to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Such revenue helps to fund this site's operations. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Contribute
- Log in to contribute content to this page
- Please consider donating to the International Arcade Museum Library