Joe Fourhman of aeropause.com reviews the latest craze in ninja, Ninjatown for the Nintendo DS! Find out how it goes as you take on the persona of Ol' Master Ninja.

When you sift a real time strategy game down to the husked grain, you find a tower defense game. Enemies storm in of their own accord; your planning and money management determines what automated forces will repel them. Ninjatown (DS, SouthPeak Games) wisely works within the DS's abilities by focusing on this core, rather than trying to graduate all the way to a fullblown RTS game. Ninjatown is a simple, accessible tower defender that adds variety and charm by leveraging basic Year One DS showpieces like yelling into the microphone.

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