Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer is a 1989 platform game developed and published by Sega for arcades. It was the first game developed for the Sega System 18 arcade board hardware and is a sequel to Shinobi (1987). The player controls a mysterious ninja as he, aided by his attack dog, attempt to take out a terrorist organization. The player goes about this by using ninjutsu abilities and their dog to defeat enemies, as well as collecting bombs that must be obtained to clear a level. Upon release, Shadow Dancer received a positive reception from critics, who praised the game's soundtrack, graphics, and gameplay but noted that it was derivative of previous titles starring ninja protagonists.