![]() ![]() To play it, one has to either get an emulator or import it abroad. Unfortunately, Ninja Gaiden on the Master System was released exclusively in Europe. Release Date: July 1992 Developer: SIMS Publisher: Sega Platforms: Master System Genre: 2D, Side-Scrolling, Platformer Timeline: Not CanonĪnother entry in the series with a confusing name. Bear in mind that the game, although it may look similar to the Arcade game, plays differently than the latter. However, as far as beta builds go, the game suffers from several bugs and glitches. The beta build contains seven levels packed with cutscenes and entertaining boss fights. Ryu Hayabusa would have to retrieve the secret scrolls and defeat the siblings.ĭespite the game not being officially released a beta build was leaked through the internet as a downloadable ROM. The story would have once again featured the legendary ninja, Ryu Hayabusa on his quest to hunt down two siblings called Jin and Rika who are responsible for stealing The Secret Scrolls. Instead of following a 2D side-scrolling experience similar to the previous games, the Sega Genesis game would have followed the same Beat ’em up format seen in the first Arcade game. Release Date: Cancelled Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Platforms: Sega Genes/Mega Drive Genre: 2D, Beat’em up Timeline: Not CanonĪfter the release of Ninja Gaiden on the Master System, a Mega Drive version was in development back in 1992. Nowadays, to get your hands on this collection it’ll cost an arm and a leg as the current pricing of a sealed copy has reached up to 2499USD. On the one hand, visuals were slightly enhanced to fit with the SNES. Blood wasn’t the only thing that was censored, even the dialogues. There are other several changes such as censorship of blood to comply with Nintendo’s “Family Friendly” censorship policy back then. ![]() For instance, the third game is based on the Japanese release that comes loaded with infinite continues and lower difficulty compared to the North American release. These three games are ports of originals that come packed with changes and new features. The Ninja Gaiden Trilogy is a collection containing three NES games. Other than that, there’s nothing special about this title.Ī North American release for the game was scheduled, but after a few months, the plan was unfortunately cancelled. You attack your foes by swiping, and you can perform a Ninpo technique by following certain instructions. The gameplay is similar to Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword, but it involves card collection trading. While the game borrows from the franchise, it is not considered canon. NINJA GAIDEN of 1 Million People is a japan exclusive game for Android and iPhone devices. Ninja Gaiden Clans or known as 100万人のNINJA GAIDEN, 100 Man-ri no ninjagaiden, lit. It’s not the best nor the worst, but is it a great Ninja Gaiden game? Absolutely not. Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a good game on its own. Spark Unlimited was the developer behind the game, and shortly after its release, the developers were no longer in business. Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a spin-off and wasn’t developed by Team Ninja in the first place. Perhaps the best thing about Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is its art style, but that on its own isn’t enough to make the game any special. It’s sad to mention that the new character, Yaiba, is easily one of the forgotten characters in the series. The combo channelling was completely eradicated leaving players to helplessly smash the same buttons endlessly. But on the one hand, it removed everything that made the franchise unique and went for an average hack and slash experience. The latter introduced a fresh art style, a new protagonist, and zombies. Unlike NG3, Yaiba took a different destination. The article will cover mobile entries in the franchise as well. With the upcoming release of Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection, let’s take a look back at every Ninja Gaiden game ever released. People all over the world find themselves coming back to the NES trilogy just to put their skills to the test and relive the old memories. On the contrary, the series continued its journey as one of the most challenging games to this day. The criticism did not stop the developers. Despite the fact that Tecmo’s masterpiece performed well, many criticized the brutal difficulty of the games. The latter was met with critical acclaim and was a commercial success. Shortly after its arcade release, a trilogy would be released on the NES back in December 1988. ![]() The series’ first inception was in the Arcade with a Double-Dragon-style beat’em up game where Players controlled a nameless blue ninja whose job is to beat the crap out of everyone. The Ninja Gaiden franchise is one of the best series to ever set foot in the gaming industry, and one of the toughest as well. ![]()
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