Maru's Mission is a 1990 platform video game developed by Tose and published by Jaleco for the Game Boy. It was released in Japan as on September 28, 1990. The game was released to the Japanese 3DS Virtual Console in January 2012 and later in North America in February.
It is the first game from the Jajamaru series, aside from the loosely related Ninja Taro, to be released in North America, until the release of Ninja JaJaMaru-kun through the Virtual Console. The soundtrack, as well as many sprites and some cut-scenes of the North American version are different from the original Japanese.
Gameplay Maru's girlfriend Cori is kidnapped and hidden in a secret location. The player is Maru, and moves through six levels based on various folklore monsters.
Worlds North America: A forest Mini boss: Eyeclops Boss battle: Insector Romania: First level is a desert. Second is a cemetery. Mini boss: Wolfman Boss battle: Dracula Greece: An underground bone cavern Mini boss: Golem Boss battle: Medusa Egypt: A desert Mini boss: Sphinx Boss battle: Isis Brazil: First level is a mountain. Second is a cemetery. Mini boss: Hydra Boss battle: Kelbelos Japan: A Ninja dojo Mini boss: Nioh Boss battle: Muramasa
Ninja JajaMaru: The Great World Adventure In 2023 this game was re-released for the Game Boy Color in English with the name Ninja JajaMaru: The Great World Adventure.
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