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Ninja Gaiden
9 Dec 1988
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29 Aug 2012 - Nintendo 3DS
15 Aug 1991 - Nintendo Entertainment System
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15 Aug 1991 - Nintendo Entertainment System
13 Nov 2009 - Wii
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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!
| Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ✓ | ✓ | |
| English | ✓ | ✓ |
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Pretty good
A good story which is really rare for the times
I actually got decently invested.
The difficulty at least I felt like was fine and good until the 5th and especially 6th act
The romance is...kinda weird?
Like before the kissing scene there was no hint of interest between ryu and Irene bu...
1h 37m
2
15 May 2025
Beaten
100% completion
2
0
Top 10 hardest games of all time my ASS. I feel people exaggerate about the difficulty of this game. I had a harder time beating Bloodborne and the Farewell chapter + the C-Sides from Celeste. The game is hard don't get me wrong but everything before Act-6 is manageable. The game is fair with its ch...
4h 16m
23 Sep 2024
Beaten
Main story + extras
1
0
This game isn't for the faint of heart. Only real ones need apply.
5 Apr 2024
Beaten
100% completion
0
0
Ninja Gaiden is a fun, and exceedingly difficult NES era platformer. There are some really cool things about this game. The movement feels really solid for a platformer of this era (although by no means without frustration). Some really well done cutscenes and music is present in the game as well. L...
31 Mar 2024
Beaten
100% completion
2
0
This game is one of the reasons I'm into hardcore games
23 Mar 2024
Beaten
Main story
1
0
Really good graphics and narrative cutscenes. Too bad the level design and the bad conceived difficult level just make this game unplayable and boring. What a shame.
9 Feb 2023
Beaten
Main story
0
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