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Our Rating: ★★★★☆ :: RUN, RONIN, RUN! :: Read Our Full Review >>

This action-packed endless runner takes a little while to ramp up, but once it does it's definitely worth playing over, and over, and over, and over...

What's New

1.2.2
- Fix achievements
- Fix a too hard quest

1.2.1
Minor bugfixes (Tutorial, translations, sound)

1.2
- iPad Retina graphics
- 3 new game mods
- Better translations (EN, ES, FR, PT)
- Normal mod, easier than the actual experience
- Hard mod, harder than the actual experience
- Insane mod
- Practice mod to train yourself against specific enemies
- 2 new enemies
- New score-based leaderboards
- You can now use two fingers to play with classic controls
- Added Missions to improve the experience
- Added 6 Badges rewards
- Added settings menu
- Added in-game markers (score objective, daily best, overall best, safe zone marker)
- Facebook & Twitter sharing
- Added Short introduction
- Added safe places between areas
- NPCs are now in safe places
- Completely reworked menus
- Game balancing
- Reworked Bamboo area with parallax
- Enhanced In-game interface
- Many new enemy waves
- You can now (try to) hit the kunoichi
- FXs Improvements
- Fixed crash on iPod Touch
- Improved performances on lower devices
- Gestures issues fixed
- iCloud sync issues fixed
- Wolf transform fixed

App Description

Be more than just a Samurai!

Take on the role of a rōnin, a samurai who has been disowned by his master, as you make your way through a fantasy Japanese land, encountering bandits, archers, samurais and other yōkai as you go.
Help the people you meet to accomplish their missions and collect as many wisps as you can in order to make use of the powers that lie dormant within you.

Are you ready to face over 100 different waves of enemies at breakneck speed?

Rōnin has been designed to be as much fun as possible from the outset. Whether you are a die-hard gamer or just play occasionally, you are sure to face your enemies with the same enthusiasm.
You can dodge, jump and attack with a simple finger movement, meaning you instantly get the hang of the game.

Collect wisps, the energy needed to develop and use your powers. Thanks to your experience and your reflexes, you will soon be beating your own scores and those of your friends!
But don't be fooled: Rōnin provides a real challenge for perseverant players.

No pay-to-win or virtual money involved: all players start on equal footing so that everyone can progress at their own rate.

A few stats:

- Over 100 different waves of enemies that appear at random.
- Unlock the 9 destructive skills that have a great impact on the outcome of each stage.
- Make your way through the 5 lands, each with a different enchanting atmosphere.
- Secondary missions that improve your score are hidden in each stage.
- 5 tunes provide the soundtrack to your adventure.

App Screen Shots

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App Changes

May 12, 2013 New version 1.2.3
March 21, 2013 New version 1.2.2
March 13, 2013 New version 1.2.1
March 10, 2013 New version 1.2
November 30, -0001 Initial Release