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Ninja Gaiden

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First release
Oct 1988
Publisher
Tecmo, Nintendo
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade · Action, Fantasy
Platforms
Wii, Arcade

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!

Also known as Ninja 外伝, Ninja Ryukenden, Ninja Ryuukenden

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Release dates
Arcade
Oct 1988
Arcade
Dec 1988
Arcade
Feb 1989
All 5 release dates
Wii
Apr 21, 2009
Wii
Nov 13, 2009
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Completionist
7h
Age ratings
PEGI 7ESRB E10+
Game modes
Co-operative, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
martial arts, ninja, magic, death, brawler
… All 32, side-scrolling, bird, revenge, high score, wall jump, 8-bit, boss fight, explosion, transforming boss, collectibles, virtual console, cartoon cutscene, melee, difficulty level, mercenary, leaderboard, in-engine cinematic, book adaptation, time stopping, combat-based platformer, adapted to - anime, slideshow cutscene, trilogy, tragic hero, western published japanese games, male protagonist, wii virtual console

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Completionist (IGDB)
7h
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Overview

Multiplayer

  • Local co-opIGDB · 13 Oct
  • Shared or split screenIGDB · 13 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 13 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 13 Oct

Feature data: IGDB