Alex Kidd in Shinobi World

Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Designer(s)Yoshio Yoshida
Artist(s)Gen Adachi
Composer(s)Tadahiko Inoue
SeriesAlex Kidd
Shinobi
Platform(s)Master System
ReleaseMaster System
Genre(s)Platform, hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player

Alex Kidd in Shinobi World is a side-scrolling action game from Sega for the Master System in 1990. Developed in Japan, it was released for the overseas market (North America, Europe and Brazil). The game stars Alex Kidd in a parody version of Sega's ninja-themed action game Shinobi, where Alex Kidd fights against caricatures of many of the enemies from Shinobi. It was re-released for the Wii Virtual Console on December 11, 2009 in Europe, and on February 1, 2010 in North America.