About
Ninja Clowns is an extremely obscure clown-themed brawler. It has a Ren & Stimpy-esque art style and surprisingly large movesets filled with slapstick attacks.
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Story
Trivia
Ninja Clowns is one of the few Western-developed arcade brawlers.
Ninja Clowns is the first brawler to use comic book-style cutscenes, although later brawlers like Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage would also use this technique.
Release Info
Developer
Strata
Publisher
Strata
Released
Jan '91Also on
Series
$series
Game
Players
2
Structure
Linear
Difficulty
Medium
Gang size
Large (6)
Variety
Bonus stages
Playtime
0:45
Combat
Buttons
Punch, Kick, Guard
Combos
Linear
Grabs
No
Dashing
No
Enemy H. Bars
No
Item Pickup
Contact
Item Stay
Stay
Weapons
Durability
Death-blow
No
Friendly Fire
Yes
Char Switch
No
Ground Hit
No
Revive
Invincibility
Restore
End of stage
Style
Art Style
Ren & Stimpy
Sprites
Large
Setting
Cartoon
Focus
Hand-to-hand
Music
Rock
Tone
Humorous
Numbers
Fighters
2
Stages
9
Enemies
?
Bosses
?
Weapons
?
Lives
2
Continues
1
Extend
?
Arcade
Monitors
1 Raster CRT
Class
JAMMA
Sound
Amplified Stereo
Resolution
360 x 240
Combat
Enemy
Grafix
Sound
Flava
Ya know, Ninja Clowns isn't the worst brawler ever. It has a cool Ren & Stimpy art style, plenty of enemies, and a shockingly large moveset. However, its combat is ridiculously choppy and the combination of the color palette and music can make you sick. If you can stomach the gameplay the art style could be worth it if you're into gross-out stuff.
