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N is an award-winning[1] freeware Adobe Flash computer game developed by Metanet Software. It was inspired in part by Lode Runner, Soldat, and other side-scrolling games, and features a realistic physics engine. The name is derived from "The Way of the Ninja," which is described in the background story. N features a ninja, who is the player-controlled character in the game. Image File history File links N_screenshot. ...
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Gameplay
In N, the player controls a ninja who runs and jumps around levels, picks up gold, opens and closes doors through switches, and avoids enemies in an attempt to trigger a switch which opens an exit door, and get to it safely. Gameplay involves three keys—moving left, moving right, and jumping — combinations of these moves on various types of terrain allow the ninja to do much more than simply run and jump.
N is composed of episodes, each featuring five levels, numbered 0 through 4. As of version 1.4, the game contains 100 episodes, making up 500 official levels. The goal of each level is to trigger the switch and exit through a door it opens before the 90-second time-limit is up. Some levels have more than one exit and associated switch.
Each episode is given a cumulative time limit. Thus, the aforementioned 90-second time limit only applies to level 0 of each episode. If the player were to collect enough gold (each piece increases the remaining time by 2 sec) to increase the time limit to over 90 seconds, this time would carry over to level 1, and so forth until the player reaches level 4 of the episode.
N also contains a feature that adds support for custom, user-made levels through a built-in level editor. Some fan-made maps are given to players with the game's download. Levels can be added into a game by modifying a text file that contains user level data; adding level data to this file allows user levels to be played in a timed setting, though it does not support the episode structure of the main game.
Objects
Doors Doors can allow or impede progress throughout levels. With the exception of the exit door, all doors will impede enemies if closed. Standard doors are sliding doors which trigger when the player approaches them. Locked doors will remain closed until triggered by a switch, and remain open permanently afterwards. Trap doors, which are invisible until activated, close when certain switches are triggered. The switches are often hidden behind gold to trick the player into trapping themselves. Ultimately, the ninja must use the exit door, opened by a large blue switch, to complete a level.
Enemies Various enemies seek to kill the ninja in his quest to complete each level. - Stationary mines, one of the most common hazards in the game.
- Turrets which launch homing rockets that track the ninja until they collide with him or a wall.
- Gauss turrets which aim at the ninja using an algorithm based on the ninja's distance and movement relative to the turret.
- Laser drones which move slowly and fire a red laser beam at the ninja's location. They take a few seconds to power up, and their laser, a straight line between the drone and the ninja's location, stays active for a few seconds afterward.
- Zap drones which usually follow a simple, pre-set movement pattern. However, there are also "chasing" drones which rush in a straight line at the ninja if he moves into their line of sight.
- Chaingun drones which fire a stream of bullets at the ninja; these also take a few seconds to power up.
- "Floorguards" which, as the name implies, rush at the ninja if he is on the same floor that they are on. They accelerate instantly and move slightly faster than the ninja running at full speed.
- "Thwumps", which attempt to shock and crush the ninja. Only one side of the thwump is lethal, and this side is colored electric blue; the ninja can hold onto, stand, and walk on the other three sides safely. If trapped between a wall and the returning side of a thwump, however, the ninja will be crushed. If he comes into contact with the electric blue side of the thwump, he will be electrocuted.
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Rewards As of v1.4, the player is rewarded with the ability to change the color of the ninja, or the ninja's flavour. The default flavour is black, and a new color is rewarded after a column (consisting of 10 episodes) is beaten. The flavours are rewarded in a specific order, regardless of which column is completed, and are as follows: - Default: Black
- One column: Pink
- Two columns: Olive
- Three columns: Teal
- Four columns: Lavender
- Five columns: Brown
- Six columns: White, as well as overclock mode.
- Seven columns: Orange
- Eight columns: Dark gray, the same colour as the walls
- Nine columns: Light gray, nearly the same colour as the background (renders character effectively invisible)
- Ten columns: Customizable (adjusted through RGB values)
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User-created custom levels N includes a full level editor, nicknamed "Ned" ("N-editor") by Metanet. It is accessed by either pressing the tilde (~) or backslash () key (depending on keyboard layout) at the main menu. Caps lock must be on to playtest normally in the editor's debug mode; otherwise, the game pauses and can be advanced frame-by-frame by clicking in the window. Once completed, maps can be submitted to NUMA for review by other fans.
In creating a map, some users choose to directly edit the level code to make various objects behave differently than normal. Some popular code modifications include setting stationary drones, making a giant ninja appear in the left corner, or showing just the eyes of a drone. One well-known trick is the ability to create teleporters through Launchpads; the official forum's Teleporter Tutorial explains how to create general teleporters. The Manual Nediting topic also shows other ways of editing the level code directly.
DDAs Maps on NUMA can be submitted into many different categories, including one special category, which is the DDA (Don't Do Anything) category. These maps require no input whatsoever from the user, who is free to sit back and watch the ninja hurtle through the level, propelled by launchpads, thwumps, and many other creative forms of propulsion, often harnessing the power of various glitches within the game. The best DDAs require a lot of time to make, since the ninja must avoid enemies and traps. The true challenge of creating a DDA is to make the ninja barely miss various traps and enemies, thus creating hair-raising spectacles. There are a few subgenres of DDA, including the hold-left and hold-right DDAs, which require the player to continuously hold down one movement key, and the KRADDA (Keep the Rocket Alive DDA), in which the main focus of the level is a rocket which follows the ninja closely throughout the level, passing very near or even through walls, but never actually exploding.
N+ Metanet Software joined forces with Klei Entertainment Inc. to develop a version of N+ for the Xbox Live Arcade.[2][3] Klei Entertainment created a new division for XBLA games, called Slick Entertainment, which took over the development work for N+. Metanet Software Produced/Published this title, as well as providing all level design and extensive consultation. The Xbox Live Arcade version, like the PC editions, features user-created level content as well as a built-in level editor, in addition to the 300+ levels included with the game. N+ features 3 types of multiplayer play, Race, Survival and Co-operative up to 4 players either locally or over Live. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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A handheld version of the game, also called N+ is being brought to Nintendo DS[4] and PlayStation Portable[5] by developer SilverBirch Studios and Atari.[6] Metanet Software licensed their N IP for this deal, provided single player level design for both versions, and consulted on the project. NDS redirects here. ...
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Future development The next version of the game, N v1.5, is currently being developed.[9] According to the developers, the next version will include changes to the core gameplay and physics such as improvement of objects' movement and reduction of randomness; however, the gameplay style of previous versions will be preserved, as a 'classic' mode. The highscore system, which currently is affected by cheating, may be rewritten for better security and restarted, with existing highscores frozen.
"N-Game" Numerous websites, including AddictingGames[10] and eBaum's World,[11] host decompiled versions of N that can be played from inside the browser, often known as "N-Game". These versions of the game violate the game's license agreement, often do not give credit to the original developers, and are out-of-date compared to the latest official version of N. Atom Entertainment is an Internet entertainment company that operates AtomEntertainment. ...
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