Ninja Gaiden 3 (2012) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Ninja Gaiden 3

Ninja Gaiden 3 is the first main entry in the modern Ninja Gaiden series not to be directed by former Team Ninja head Tomonobu Itagaki. NG3 features new game mechanics, a focus on consequence and 8-player…

49 20 March 2012

What Ninja Gaiden 3 is

Ninja Gaiden 3 is an adventure game developed by Team NINJA and released in 2012. It was published by Koei Tecmo Games. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ryu is called upon by the Japanese Self-Defense Force to deal with a terrorist group led by the mysterious alchemist, the Regent of the Mask, who personally wanted the Dragon Ninja to come. Upon encountering the alchemist at the Prime Minister's residence in London, he curses Ryu's right arm with the Grip of Murder which thrives on all the lives Ryu has taken, causing the Dragon Sword to be absorbed into Ryu's arm. Later, Ryu and JSDF member Mizuki McCloud watch as the Regent demands the immediate surrender by the nations of the world in seven days, or face annihilation.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Ninja Gaiden series

Ninja Gaiden 3 is the 33rd of 51 entries we hold in the Ninja Gaiden series. The next entry was Ninja Gaiden 3: Collector's Edition in 2012. Its critic score of 49 is 26 points below the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Ninja Gaiden at 93.

See all 51 Ninja Gaiden games in release order →

How it was received

Ninja Gaiden 3 holds a critic score of 49 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 21 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 6.5 hrs.

What it launched against

Ninja Gaiden 3 launched on 20 March 2012, within three weeks of Mass Effect 3, Journey, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Devil May Cry HD Collection. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect 3, Journey, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Devil May Cry HD Collection.

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