Ninja Gaiden

Ninja Gaiden

Available on:

Wii
NES
3DS
WiiU
famicom

Genres

Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade

Developers

Tecmo, Tecmo Koei Games

Release Date

December 8, 1988 (37 years ago)

Publishers

Tecmo, Tecmo Koei Games

Content Rating

E

Franchises

Ninja Gaiden

Ninja Gaiden

Ninja Gaiden

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Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound: The Kotaku Review

The Game Kitchen’s excellent retro revival preserves the swift action of its NES predecessors while leaving their rage-inducing elements behind

By Timothy Monbleau Published July 30, 2025

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Summary

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

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The Team Ninja founder’s death was confirmed in a social media post

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 16, 2025
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Ninja Gaiden 4 Deprogrammed My Souls-Pilled Brain And I Loved Every Minute

Team Ninja and Platinum Games' joint sequel is shaping up to be something very special

By Ethan Gach Published September 4, 2025
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Ninja Gaiden’s Disastrous PC Port Now At Least Has In-Game Graphics Options

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By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2021
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Ninja Gaiden Pacifist Speedrun Is Impressive AF

This no-kill Ninja Gaiden run is the coolest thing I’ve seen at Summer Games Done Quick so far

By Ian Walker Published July 6, 2021
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Ninja Gaiden’s New PC Port Is One Of The Worst I Have Ever Seen

From resolution options to controls, Koei Tecmo have done less than the bare minimum

By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2021

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