Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Action! The stage is set for conspiracy, mystery and evil in America. Come with Ninja Ryu as he takes you on his fateful journey. Tecmo's unique cinema display system develops the story stage by stage…
Ninja Gaiden is an arcade developed by Tecmo, released 1 October 1988 on Wii and Arcade.
What Ninja Gaiden is
Ninja Gaiden is an arcade game developed by Tecmo and released in 1988. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Wii and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Ninja Action! The stage is set for conspiracy, mystery and evil in America. Come with Ninja Ryu as he takes you on his fateful journey. Tecmo's unique cinema display system develops the story stage by stage. You piece together the puzzle, while watching the movie-like graphics. Decide what action to take. Use the secret sword and items collected during the action scenes to fight your way to the goal!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
Where it sits in the Ninja Gaiden series
Ninja Gaiden is the first of 51 entries we hold in the Ninja Gaiden series. The next entry was Ninja Gaiden in 1988.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 6.7 hrs.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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