In addition to running, walking, and jumping, she can stealth walk in order to creep up on enemies or move behind low barriers. Kurenai has several different methods of moving. The game is impossible to complete without killing people. Bodies of dead enemies can be dragged in order to conceal Kurenai's presence from the enemy, though only decapitated or defeated enemies can be dragged (in other words, Kurenai cannot pick up two separate halves of a body to hide them). A seduction stealth kill is also possible to perform on a single enemy: during such an attack, Kurenai will perform a vaguely suggestive activity and when the enemy approaches, will drag him down and kill him. Stealth attacks are possible when Kurenai sneaks up on an enemy undetected or uses the blade to slice off an unaware enemy's head from a distance. It is best to avoid physical altercations either by sneaking, stealth-killing, or using Kurenai's feminine charm to eliminate threats. However, as Kurenai is without armor and significant reach (enemies are armed with bows, spears, or katana), most battle encounters will either injure her seriously or kill her outright. When Kurenai is being chased by three or more enemies while targeting one of them, she can perform a powerful melee attack to annihilate all enemies in range. By repeatedly annihilating enemies and avoiding injury, Kurenai can build her ninjutsu gauge, which allows her to enter a sort of ' bullet time' in order to more efficiently eliminate enemies. Melee attacks can be performed with either the blade or fundo. The tetsugen also has a hook attachment that allows Kurenai to swing to various places. Enemies are dispatched with either a kunai blade or fundo (a blunt iron weight) attachment to the tetsugen. Red Ninja employs a third-person perspective with a limited rotatable camera. Pledging her undying loyalty to her new family, Kurenai ('Crimson') now lives to avenge her father's death and will go to any means necessary. Miraculously, she survives and is rescued and adopted into a ninja clan where she obtains complete mastery of her adopted weapon, the tetsugen. After witnessing the brutal execution of her father Ryo, the girl is brutally hung with a tetsugen ('iron string', or 'wire') from a tree and left to die.

A young girl's world is destroyed when she and her father are attacked by the Black Lizard clan.

Red ninja end of honor kurenai artwork