Shifty Ninja
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Shifty Ninja is a 2D, top down stealth game. You play as the eponymous ninja, and must experiment with your rather mundane shapeshifting abilities in order to defeat the enemies and complete the levels.
Post-submission edit, as it's not entirely clear what the purpose of some of your shapeshifting forms are (don't read on if you'd rather experiment for yourself!):
The crate is super strong - you can take far more damage in this form, and wait until an enemy is reloading before attacking them.
The barrel is less strong, but bullets will bounce off of it and can hit enemies.
The arcade cabinet will attract enemies over if they spot it, for an easy kill.
The mirror reflects laser beams from the robot/tank things in later levels.
Post-submission edit, as it's not entirely clear what the purpose of some of your shapeshifting forms are (don't read on if you'd rather experiment for yourself!):
The crate is super strong - you can take far more damage in this form, and wait until an enemy is reloading before attacking them.
The barrel is less strong, but bullets will bounce off of it and can hit enemies.
The arcade cabinet will attract enemies over if they spot it, for an easy kill.
The mirror reflects laser beams from the robot/tank things in later levels.