Ninja Shuriken Master

Ninja Shuriken Master is a ninja star throwing game set in feudal Japan. Swipe to throw shuriken and kunai, the ninja's throwing knives, at straw dummies, swinging targets, falling lanterns, rival ninja and five samurai masters, then tap Kage Focus to slow time and land three kills in a single breath.

You learned the throw in the Dojo Yard, under the old master's eye: straw, oak and a painted ring. Now the road runs on. Ropes creak in the bamboo, rivals rise and vanish behind the castle tiles, a bandit holds the river bridge, and at the end of it all the Oni Lord walks his burning court. One flick of the wrist at a time, you go to meet him.

Swipe to throw
• Swipe toward a target and let go. A bright path shows where the blade will fly.
• Lead the movers: targets slide, swing on ropes, orbit and fall from the eaves.
• A blade stuck in wood turns the next one away, so pick your spot.
• Bullseyes and unbroken combos raise your score. A clean run with no blade wasted doubles it.

Four blades on your belt
• Shuriken fly flat and fast.
• Kunai are heavy throwing knives: they curve, part straw and split oak.
• The fan throws three shuriken at once.
• The chain kunai tears through paper screens.

Kage Focus
• Tap the Focus seal: time slows, the world goes to ink and the targets glow.
• Up to three throws in one Focus. Three kills in one breath is a Shadow Volley.
• Bullseyes and clan crests refill your breath.

Five grounds, five masters
• Sixty stages across the Dojo Yard, the Bamboo Forest, the Castle Rooftops, the River Bridge and the Oni's Temple.
• The Iron Sensei, the Ronin of the Grove, the Shadow Master, the Bandit Chief and the Oni Lord.
• Masters raise their guard, fade into smoke and throw their blades back at you. Shoot them down in the air.
• Spare the monks and pilgrims on the path. Strike one and it costs you dearly.
• Earn up to three stars on every stage.

Hundred Cuts
• An endless gauntlet of waves, with a master on every fourth.
• Three lives, and your Focus carries from wave to wave. How far can you go?

Daily Trial
• A new stage every day, and the ghost of your own finest run to beat.
• Keep a seven-day streak and the Dragon blades are yours.

The Armory
• Blade skins for every throw, each with its own wake: Obsidian, Red Lacquer, Bone, Sakura and Gold Leaf.
• Ninja garb from all five grounds, up to the Oni Lord's own.
• Deep Breath, for half again the Focus on your next stage.
• Koban are earned in play. Every blade skin and garb can be earned with koban or bought outright.
• The Gold Leaf Set, Garb of the Five Grounds, The Whole Armory, a Welcome Pack of your own picks and the Patron of the Clan's wallpapers are sold as purchases.

Ranks and honors
• Rise from Ashigaru through Ronin, Samurai and Hatamoto to Daimyo, then chase the Silver Crane, Black Lotus and Iron Moon honors.
• Star chests pay koban, Deep Breaths and garb fragments along the way.

For adults
A dark, painted ninja game made for grown-ups. You throw blades at men and demons, and a fallen master is cut in two. There is no blood.

The Oni Lord is waiting at the end of the road. Draw your first star.