Ninja Gaiden

Description

Ninja Gaiden begins with a cinematic animation in which 2 ninjas duel to the death; one goes down. It is revealed that the doomed ninja is the father of Ryu Hayabusa. When Ryu learns of this, he embarks on a quest to find out who killed his father and why. This quest takes him to America to find an archaeologist with whom Ryu's father was working. From there, Ryu becomes embroiled in an evil, supernatural conspiracy involving a villain named Jaquio who has plans to use an ancient castle and some relics to unleash a terrifying evil upon the world.

Ninja Gaiden is a side scrolling game where Ryu the ninja can run, jump, and slash with his ninja sword. He can also attach to any vertical surface. Powerups are littered throughout the landscape that allow Ryu to toss fireballs and ninja stars, and perform other feats.

Ryu will battle through urban city settings, forests, jungles, snow covered castles, underground railroads, and ancient castles. A major feature in Ninja Gaiden are the cinematic scenes -- sometimes fullscreen -- through which the storyline unfolds.

Alternate Titles

• "忍者外伝" -- Japanese Spelling (Sega)
• "Shadow Warriors" -- European Title
• "Ninja Ryukenden" -- Japanese Title

Part of the Following Groups

• Games made into books
• Ninja Gaiden series
• Ninja-themed games

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User Reviews

Slice and dice! Ninja know no fear!	NES	Satoshi Kunsai (1852)
Damn cool, but the gameplay isn't very good	NES	Bregalad (666)
A slap in the face! Ouch!	DOS	Fake Spam (94)

The Press Says

Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Lynx	Jul, 1991	89 out of 100	89
Nintendo Land	NES	2003	89 out of 100	89
Defunct Games	SEGA Master System	Jul 09, 2005	88 out of 100	88
Video Game Generation	Wii	May 29, 2007	8.8 out of 10	88
GameFan Magazine	TurboGrafx-16	Oct, 1992	84.5 out of 100	84
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	SEGA Master System	Mar 28, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Power Play	Game Gear	Feb, 1992	68 out of 100	68
Video Games	Game Gear	Jan, 1992	67 out of 100	67
The Video Game Critic	NES	Jul 27, 2004	B-	67
Power Play	Lynx	Aug, 1991	55 out of 100	55

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Trivia

The DOS and Lynx versions were ports of the arcade Ninja Gaiden game. The NES version, while starring the same main character (our man, Ryu Hayabusa), is its own unique game with very few ties to the arcade original.