Akane, like every other woman in feudal Japan, has a crush on him, and so she starts her personal rescue mission. Maybe it was also the silly story that chased people away, in which the supposedly most handsome stud of a samurai (you sure can’t tell from his sprite) is getting kidnapped by The Evil Bitch(tm). Accordingly, little buzz was made around Akane, despite it being one of the best games on XBLIG. While the indie resurgence has brought back most classic forms of gaming, puzzle platformers like Braid or exploration-focused titles like Cave Story are all the rave in the community, with mindless jump- and slaughterfests locked away in a niche far away from the spotlight. Pure 2D action platformers are one of the more dead genres. Akane the Kunoichi is made by the folks who brought you Ace Gals Tennis, which used the same “sex on the package, cuteness in the game” sales strategy. Akane and her rival still show a lot of cleavage in the game, but it’s all cutey-style from here on.
The apparently predominantly Catholic conservative XBL community voted it 3 out of 3 for sexual content, but the title screen is already as racy as it ever gets. These days that’s the only way to catch any attention on XBLIG among the masses of mediocrity and piles of poop. The first you’ll probably notice about Akane when browsing the marketplace are the heroine’s boobs, which are featured prominently on the cover. Zombie, Castle Ninja, Junior Street Ninja, Ninja Escape, Ninja Chop!!, ARC Ninja Edition, Ninja Bros, Ninja Guardian and Ninja Train are only the games that are named “Ninja something”! Akane the Kunoichi doesn’t even carry the word in its title, as it stars one of the rare female members of the profession. Avatar Ninja!, Avatar Ninja! 2, Sky Ninja War, Parasitus: Ninja Zero, Star Ninja, Ninja Stole My Bike, Ninja360°, Quantum Ninja, Ninja VS.
Feudal Japanese assassins practically own the place. To say that there’s no shortage of ninja-themed games on the Xbox Live Indie Game marketplace would be an understatement.
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