History VideoGame / NinjaBaseballBatMan

%%* {{Mooks}}: Ranges from baseballs to ghosts and even mobster DOGS!

Has nothing to do with a certain [[Franchise/BatMan Caped Crusader]] dressing up in ninja gear and playing baseball.

In 2022, it was announced that Drew Maniscalco, the original creator of the characters, is attempting a revival with a five issue comic book called ''Ninja Baseball Spirits'' [[note]]The name change is done to avoid any further confusion with ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''[[/note]] via Kickstarter which will basically be a retelling of the game in comic form. [[https://ninjabaseballbatman.com/ninja-baseball-spirits-comic/ Find out more about it here.]]

In 2022, it was announced that Drew Maniscalco, the original creator of the characters, is attempting a revival with a five issue comic book called ''Ninja Baseball Spirits'' [[note]]The name change likely to avoid any further confusion with Batman[[/note]] via Kickstarter which will basically be a retelling of the game in comic form. [[https://ninjabaseballbatman.com/ninja-baseball-spirits-comic/ Find out more about it here.]]

Has [[NamesTheSame nothing to do]] with a certain [[Franchise/BatMan Caped Crusader]] dressing up in ninja gear and playing baseball.

* AnimateInanimateObject: Several of the Mooks you face are baseballs, baseball bats, baseball gloves, cards, and there's also the floating stuff that the poltergest attacks you with.
** As for bosses, The Defending Slot, the Ghost Buffalo [[spoiler: and technically, the FinalBoss]].

** Max Lax, the second boss, is a sentient automobile.

** There is a chance that the Mechanical Alligator will use a stationary spinning attack upon recovery if the players are next to it when it gets up. The Makeshift Villain's recovery attack works in the same way, opening its coat to stab nearby players with knives hidden inside.

** The animated baseballs have four different variants: Yellow, Blue, Green, and White. The higher rank baseballs can take slightly more damage and follow up with a kick attack if they manage to hit you, along with having a leaping dive-ball attack. There's also the zombie/shadow baseballs from Texas, the three [[BossInMookClothing baseball golems]], and the spring-powered and spider baseballs with two variants each.

** The last one actually kind of makes sense, considering he is a parody of generic final bosses in beat'em up games and [[spoiler:that he's not the real BigBad]].

** Max Max, the second boss, is a sentient automobile.

* DegradedBoss: Windy Plane shows up in the final level as the penultimate boss before the final boss fight. Downplayed in that he still gets a life bar and becomes much more aggressive on top of more mooks (including the miniature walking Bombs) joining him in battle.

** Makeshift Villain will summon the dogs with Tommy-guns for about three-fourths of the fight.

** Windy Plane returns in the final stage with a new yellow and purple paint job.

* {{Shoryuken}}: Windy Plane, the first boss, can use one as an attack, especially as a RecoveryAttack after being knocked down. [[spoiler: Also, he's TheDragon of the commissioner.]]

** The animated baseballs have four different variants: Yellow, Blue, Green, and White. The higher rank baseballs can take slightly more damage and follow up with a kick attack if they manage to hit you, along with having a leaping dive-ball attack. There's also the zombie/shadow baseballs from Texas, the three baseball golems, and the spring-powered and spider baseballs with two variants each.

** The playing cards with arm cannons have unique attacks: The orange cards have a charge attack, the yellow cards shoot flames, the green cards open themselves up to shoot a giant metal fist, and the blue ones spin like a tornado.

* EvilLaugh / TheHyena: The baseball gloves laughs like hyenas when they successfully land a hit. The final boss laugh is a more regular evil laugh.

* BossInMookCloathing: The baseball golems are treated as normal enemies, but are rare and much, much tougher.

** There is a chance that the Mechanical Aligator will use a stationary spinning attack upon recovery if the players are next to it when it gets up. The Makeshift Villain's recovery attack works in the same way, opening its coat to stab nearby players with knives hidden inside.
* DegradedBoss: Windy Plane shows up in the final level as the pentimulate boss before the final boss fight. Downplayed in that he still gets a life bar and becomes much more aggressive on top of more mooks (including the minature walking Bombs) joining him in battle.

* BatterUp: All characters are armed with baseball bats. Granted, only Captain Jose's bat is anything close to regulation size. Hilariously, one of the mooks is a sentient baseball bat in baseball garb ''holding'' a baseball bat as a weapon.

** The last one actually kind of makes sense, considering [[spoiler:that he's not the real BigBad]].
* BlowYouAway: '''Windy''' Plane.

** Max Max, the second boss, is an automobile.
* TheCasino: These Bat Men battle it out in the casino interior of Las Vegas.

** Each time Windy Plane is knocked down by a strong attack, it will gain super armor and retaliate with an uppercut.

* DualWielding: Twin Bats Ryno/Green.

* HighlyVisibleNinja: The four player characters.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: Bats instead of ninja swords.

** The baseball bats have two variants: A standard variation equipped with baseball getup and a baseball bat and a red-tinted variant with a viking helmet and a spinning blade on a whip as a weapon.

* BossBonanza: The final stage has a total of three bosses faced back to back. The first is the third and final Baseball Golem, the second is a refurbished Windy Plane, and the third is [[spoiler:the Babe Ruth statue the heroes spent the game assembling brought to life by the Commissioner.]]

* OneUp: If you can smash the baseball in the bonus stages via repeated button mashing, you get an extra life.

* BalancePowerSkillGimmick: Captain Jose is the JackOfAllStats, Twinbats Ryno is the FragileSpeedster, Beanball Roger is the MightyGlacier, and Stick Straw is the GlassCannon. What makes Straw the Gimmick is the half-screen range of some of his basic attacks and a wide variety of throws -- both valuable tools in a BeatEmUp.
* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler: The museum commissioner]].
* BatterUp: All characters are armed with baseball bats. Granted, only Captain Jose's bat is anything close to regulation size. Hilariously, one of the mooks is a sentient baseball bat ''holding'' a baseball bat as a weapon.

* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: Zombie ''baseballs'' in Texas.

** Mad Lax, who drops a bunch of crocodile car enemies even now and then during the fight.

* {{Mooks}}: Ranges from baseballs to ghosts and even mobster DOGS!

* {{Ninja}}: The protagonists and the main motif of this game.

** Windy Plane returns in the final stage with a new paint job.
* TheRedMage: Stick Straw

* SuspiciousVideogameGenerosity[=/=]BossArenaRecovery: Healing items tend to appear either before the boss or at the start of the boss fight.

* UndergroundMonkey: While the enemy variety is large there are some {{palette swap}}s that do different attacks.
** The baseballs have four different variants: Yellow, Blue, Green, and White. The higher rank baseballs can take slightly more damage and follow up with a kick attack if they manage to hit you, along with having a leaping dive-ball attack. There's also the zombie/shadow baseballs from Texas, the three golem baseballs, and the spring-powered and spider baseballs with two variants each.

In 2022, it was announced that Drew Maniscalco, the original creator of the characters, is attempting a revival with a five issue comic book called ''Ninja Baseball Spirits'' [[note]]The name change likely to avoid any further confusion with Batman[[/note]] via Kickstarter which will basically be a retelling of the game in comic form. [[Find out more about it here.]]

** The playing cards with arm cannons have unique attacks: The orange cards has charge attack, the yellow cards shoots flames, the green cards open themselves up to shoot a giant metal fist, and the blue ones spin like a tornado.

* WordSaladTitle

* FingerlessGloves: The player characters as well as the [[Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman pink and white]] dancers who assist them at times.

* DegradedBoss: Windy Plane shows up in the final level as the pentimulate boss before the final boss fight. Downplayed in that he still gets a life bar and becomes much more aggressive ontop of more mooks (including the minature walking Bombs) joining him in battle.

* {{Expy}}: The four playable characters are based on real-life baseball players:

* InelegantBlubbering: Windy Plane cries when you hit him, and will try to run away bawling by the end of the first boss fight.

** The playing cards with arm cannons have unique attacks: The orange cards has charge attack, the yellow cards shoots flames, the green cards open themselves up to shoots a giant metal fist, and the blue ones spin like a tornado.

* BatterUp: Duh. Granted, only Captain Jose's bat is anything close to regulation size.
** Hilariously, one of the mooks is a sentient baseball bat ''holding'' a baseball bat as a weapon.

** Makeshift Villain will summon the dogs with Tommy-guns for about 3/4 of the fight.

* MultipleLifeBars: Bosses have two- a green health bar as well as a yellow one.

* PersonalSpaceInvader: Quite a number of enemies have a ''very annoying'' grab move, such as the mini walking bombs and the pink dog mafia.

* {{Shoryuken}}: Windy Plane, the first boss, can use one as an attack, including as a RecoveryAttack. [[spoiler: Also, he's TheDragon of the commissioner.]]

* ShowsDamage: Rare for a Beat-Em-Up game. Most of the bosses have parts that drop off as soon as they take enough damage. In one case (Mechanical Alligator), his tail drops off and starts to attack you!
* StoutStrength: Beanball Roger is the heaviest of the bunch, and his body is basically a perfect sphere with arms and legs. He's also the strongest, and likes to flex his muscles like a bodybuilder as he walks.

** The baseballs have two variants: A standard variation equipped with baseball getup and a baseball bat and a red-tinted variant with a viking helmet and a spinning blade on a whip as a weapon.

* VehicularAssault: The first two bosses, Windy Plane and Mad Lax, are based on vehicles.
* WeaponizedExhaust: The small car enemies have a form of it, they shoot out a cloud of smoke that tries to literally choke your character!

* WidgetSeries: WJT because it's a Japanese-developed arcade game, [[BigWhat WHAT]] because [[http://www.ninjabaseballbatman.com/The_HISTORY_of_NBBM.html an American came up with the whole premise.]]

* DegradedBoss: Windy Plane shows up in the final level as the pentimulate boss before the final boss fight. Downplayed in that he still gets a life bar and becomes much more aggressive, including using his carpet-bombing technique more often until he loses his wings.