I sat down with my katana and PS3 controller recently to play Ninja Gaiden 3. In addition to pausing the game every so often to act out my favourite moves, I put together this video showcasing what Ninja Gaiden 3 has to offer. You’ll see blood being flung off of a sword, an unsettling cutscene, and evidence of Ryu Hayabusa’s love for birds of prey. More »
The third instalment of Tecmo Koei’s Dynasty Warriors/Samurai Warriors hack-and-slash crossover is coming to North America on March 20, it’s 120+ warrior roster padded with cameos from Ninja Gaiden, Warriors: Legends of Troy, Bladestorm, Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll and Dead or Alive. More »
Details about Ninja Gaiden 3‘s Collector’s Edition came through a whole back but Tecmo’s finally seen fit to show everyone what it looks like. As mentioned before, you’ll get a two-figure Duel of the Masked set and a downloadable demo from Dead or Alive 5, the upcoming entry in Tecmo’s fighting game series. There’s a soundtrack CD and art book in there, too. More »
Ultra-violent. Obsessed with gore. Singleplayer. These are the words that we’ve associated with Team Ninja’s modern Ninja Gaiden games. But the upcoming three-quel will change all of that. More »
Sony’s official rundown of titles had Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus as a launch window game for PlayStation Vita but Tecmo Koei’s announced today that the action title will be available on the same day as the new handheld. More »
Ever since Team Ninja’s been in charge of the modern-day Ninja Gaiden franchise, no character kills bad guys quite the way that Ryu Hayabusa does. Tecmo’s been teasing out the specifics of his next outing for a bit and finally passed along word of when we’ll be able to play as the viciously gifted shadow warrior. More »
When you think of action game Ninja Gaiden, the word “multiplayer” doesn’t exactly leap to mind. Yet, here we are, a Ninja Gaiden — Ninja Gaiden III — with multiplayer. More »
The next chapter in the story of dark Japanese hero Ryu Hayabusa will take a look at the man beneath the mask; a man that struggles internally over every life he takes. I’m guessing that’s after he showers off the gore. More »
Look, if you don’t want to be on the receiving end of Ryu Hayabusa’s Dragon Sword, don’t join an anti-ninja mercenary force, “mate”. That said, it looks like even the star of Ninja Gaiden 3 is dealing with the psychological impact of spilling so much blood from katana-fodder of past Ninja Gaiden games. More »
