Ninja Gaiden

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Published by

Tecmo, Ltd.

Developed by

Tecmo, Ltd.

Released

Mar, 1989

Platforms

DOS, Game Gear, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx-16, Wii

Genre

Action

Perspective

3rd-Person Perspective, Side-Scrolling

Non-Sport

Arcade

	MobyRank	MobyScore
SEGA Master System	...	4.3

Wii	...	5.0

NES	87	4.0

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Trivia

Ninja Gaiden was voted # 93 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll published by Game Informer Magazine (Issue 100, August 2001).

Contributed by PCGamer77

(3025) on Jun 29, 2004.

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.

Contributed by Satoshi Kunsai (1852) on Mar 20, 2004.

The word "Gaiden" in the title means "Letter". It can also mean "sidestory".

Contributed by Kitsune Sniper (10822) on Dec 31, 2003.

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