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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…

1 October 1988

Ninja Gaiden is an arcade developed by Tecmo, released 1 October 1988 on Wii and Arcade.

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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!
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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.

See all 51 Ninja Gaiden games in release order →

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 6.7 hrs.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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All media

Dlc

Quick answers

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When did Ninja Gaiden come out?
Ninja Gaiden was released on 1 October 1988 for Wii and Arcade.

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