Xbox

Ninja Gaiden

Description

When the Vigoor Empire attacks Ryu Hayabusa's village and steals the Dark Dragon Blade, the ninja vows to seek revenge with his Dragon Sword. Gifted with an impressive sets of moves, combining both melee and projectile weapons, you will need to defeat hordes of ninjas and monsters. During your journey, you acquire new moves and abilities such as the Art of the Inferno (fire), Ice Storm and Inazuma (thunder-like). Other moves include running over water, wall-based combos and ultimate techniques. You have to search or shop for special items, armlets, weapons and scrolls that enhance your abilities.

This fast-paced game is known for its hard difficulty (true to the series) and smart enemy AI that hardly relies on patterns. The Live! features allow for participating in the Master Ninja Tournament, a nationwide competition with prizes.

Alternate Titles

• "忍者龙剑传" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• Games with hidden / unlockable full games
• Middleware: CRI
• Ninja Gaiden series
• Theme: Ninjas

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User Reviews

One of the Xbox's best	Sam Vicchrilli (17)
A Fun If Somewhat Overrated Game	MasterMegid (899)
Great game, but has its flaws	Jason Wilkinson (7)

The Press Says

GamePro (US)	Mar 01, 2004	5 out of 5	100
GameSpy	Feb 27, 2004		100
GamersMark	Mar 27, 2004	9.6 out of 10	96
Gamers.at	May 14, 2003	91 out of 100	91
Edge	Mar 18, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Console Obsession	2004	9 out of 10	90
GamesAreFun.com (GAF)	Apr 30, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Armchair Empire, The	Mar 15, 2004	8.9 out of 10	89
Jeuxvideo.com	May 10, 2004	15 out of 20	75
Bordersdown	2004	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

There were early plans for a Ninja Gaiden on the PS2, but they were ultimately cancelled.