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Ninja Gaiden

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First release
Dec 09, 1988
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Platform, Arcade · Action, Fantasy
Platforms
Wii, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Family Computer

Experience the original adventure of Ryu Hayabusa, the shadow warrior, in this acclaimed and challenging action-platformer from the NES era!

Also known as Ninja Ryukenden, Нинджа Гайден, Ninja Ryuukenden, TCF-NY
… See more, Ninja 外伝, Shadow Warriors, 忍者龍剣伝

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Release dates
Family Computer
Dec 09, 1988
Nintendo Entertainment System
Mar 1989
Nintendo Entertainment System
Aug 15, 1991
All 11 release dates
Wii
Jul 28, 2009
Wii
Nov 13, 2009
Wii
Dec 21, 2009
Nintendo 3DS
Aug 29, 2012
Nintendo 3DS
Nov 15, 2012
Nintendo 3DS
Dec 13, 2012
Wii U
Jan 30, 2014
Wii U
Mar 26, 2014
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
nintendo switch online, wii virtual console, nintendo 3ds virtual console, wii u virtual console, fan translation - portuguese
… All 10, fan translation - chinese, fan translation - spanish, fan translation - italian, fan translation - russian, fan translation - persian
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Languages

  • Englishinterface, subtitles
  • 日本語interface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 8 Nov 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 8 Nov 2026