GungHo Online Entertainment's free-to-play ninja brawler, Ninjala, is shaping up as a quirky and unorthodox approach to 8-player multiplayer gameplay. While it has similar vibes to Nintendo's Splatoon, Ninjala leans heavily into its suite of bubblegum-based ninja powers that players can use to leap, wall-run, and fly across various maps to get the upper-hand against their enemies in battle. Ninjala's more significant focus is on its online gameplay; however, the developers have plans in store for a single-player story mode and new content beyond the game's launch on June 24 for the Nintendo Switch.
In an exclusive with GameSpot for our Play For All event, developer GungHo Online Entertainment has shared the first gameplay for Ninjala's story mode add-on for the free-to-play game, along with a trailer revealing what's to come in updates for the game in season 1. Ninjala's story mode will be a premium add-on for the free-to-play game. As of right now, the price for the single-player content hasn't been set.
With an evolving story told through comic book-style panels, you'll dive into standalone missions that have you use your ninja-gum powers to explore levels and battles foes. Playing the story mode will also earn you additional rewards, which can be used to customize and upgrade your characters for online battles. GungHo Online offered the first glimpses of Ninjala's narrative in the first episode of an animated short series earlier this year. The developers plan on keeping the plot progressing in the future. GungHo Online CEO and president Kazuki Morishita stated that the game's story and narrative would expand after its launch.
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