Unlike most of the Kinect games released as of late, Mini Ninjas actually began life as a straightforward action game, as it had come out a couple of years back for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It remains a rather entertaining game for all ages, one that has all the prime action of being a ninja, though it replaces bloodshed with…animals. It’s not as corny a replacement as you might think, though, and it makes the game easily recommendable for the young ones.
But now we have Mini Ninjas Adventures, a spin-off of sorts that works exclusively with the Kinect. Our heroic ninja once again returns, along with his band of misfits, as they do battle with an evil warlord who awakens just for the sake of being a nuisance. He’s got various renegade ninjas at his disposal, but thanks to your powerful skills, you stand a chance at pushing them back.
Brash Games writes "Despite its handful of technical deficiencies, Mini Ninjas Adventures, thanks to its strong core concept, utterly gorgeous visuals and underlying charm, overcomes its problems to stand proud as one of the finest Kinect games to date".
OXM UK: "Mini Ninjas Adventures is a good Kinect game. And that means, necessarily, that it's a simple Kinect game. It knows the limitations within which it must, at least for now, work. And it plays cleverly inside them. This is a game of sidestepping and natural movements that don't require split-second timing - but still manage to reward skill."
OXM: "Cutesy enemies fling arrows and swing swords at the brave ninja standing in their way — you. Luckily, you can fight back...if you can get Kinect to recognize your movements."
This is a fun little game-- Judging from the demo.