Granted, Ninja Reflex isn't being positioned as a full-price release (retailing in the UK for £19.99) but it's still debatable if it offers value for money at that modest price. Had more content been included Pocket Gamer would have no problem in recommending this title, because it's clear that a lot of care and attention has been lavished on making sure it's as polished as possible.
As it stands, Pocket Gamer can't help but feel that anyone hoping to add 'ninja' to their Curriculum Vitae is going to feel more than a little short-changed by this.
Audio/Visual - 8
Gameplay - 6
Value - 5
Innovation - 6
Overall -
Wii Game Review Writes: "Ninja Reflex for Wii is a small budget release by Nunchuck Games and is published by Electronic Arts. It's labelled as a Ninja Skills trainer/simulator but really is just a collection of minigames. Nunchuck Games proudly display the photos of three martial arts experts on the Ninja Reflex mini-site who claim it is pretty good. We may not know our Xingyi from our Poomsae but we do know our Wii games so let's see if Ninja Skills Wii gets a lowly white belt or a high ranking black belt in our review of Ninja Reflex. Upon booting the game for the first time you must choose your Ninja title and name from the many combinations possible. They're all quite funny and if you ever dreamt of being that boy in the Karate Kid movies, you'll feel right at home here. There are six Ninja skills lessons to master in Ninja Reflex Wii, these are: Shuriken, Koi, Hotaru, Haish, Katana and Nunchaku."
Vooks writes: "The Wii is fast becoming the most elite personal trainer money can buy. From training your brain to making you fitter, the Wii has a range of software aimed at improving at least one aspect of the person. With Ninja Reflex in the fray, gamers now have the oppurtunity to improve their reflexes in terms of speed and accuracy. With Ninja Reflex, you'll soon be able to catch those pesky flies with chopsticks. But does the game actually improve your reflexes? And it is any good? Read on to find out.
Ninja Reflex is a compilation of 6 mini-games that aim to improve your reflexes. That wasn't a typo either, there is only 6 games including in Ninja Reflex, although there are several variations available on each game. As there are only 6 mini-games, I will take some time to explain each one of them."
Vooks writes: "Ninja Reflex is a noble attempt at trying to make a mini-game compilation that differentiates itself from the rest, through an integration of an interesting theme as well as an underlying common factor - that of reflexes. Unfortunately, although it does differentiate itself as a whole from other titles in the genre, it doesn't do a good job at differentiating it's contents to provide an interesting and compelling enough experience. It's hard to recommend Ninja Reflex to anyone, especially at the price point that it is currently available at. Perhaps if it were to be released at a budget price, it would be much more easier to recommend Ninja Reflex. It just doesn't offer enough substance to warrant it's hefty price tag."
