With animated, full-color cutscenes, playing the Ninja Gaiden games was almost like watching an anime. It makes perfect sense that, in 1991, Tecmo decided to pull Ryu Hayabusa out of the NES and ...

That’s why Ryu has appeared as a guest fighter in those games and why characters from Dead or Alive have appeared in Ninja ...

In NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black, players assume the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a deadly ninja who wields the legendary Dragon Sword while embarking on a global battle against a series of formidable foes.

To avoid confusion with the NES Ninja Gaiden 3, we will refer to the 2013 version as NG3 Razor’s Edge. Previously, Ryu was hired by Ishigami and Mizuki McCloud of Japan’s Special Defense Force ...

Say what you will about Ninja Gaiden 2, the game commits to its ridiculous over-the-top action tone. Most people playing ...

Upon seeing Ninja Gaiden 4s trailer fans were distressed to meet Yakumo - a new protagonist. But it's more of an addition than a replacement ...

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First introduced in 1988’s Ninja Gaiden, Ryu has appeared in numerous games since, yet it’s arguably when he went 3D in 2004 that both Ryu and his famous bum cheeks really broke through into ...

Ninja Gaiden 4 was revealed by Team Ninja and PlatinumGames at Xbox Developer Direct in January 2025, and a remake of Ninja Gaiden 2 has been released today.

Team Ninja kicks off Ninja Gaiden’s 30th anniversary with the campiest throwback to action games of the mid-2000s that I’ve ...

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black was surprisingly released alongside the debut trailer for Ninja Gaiden 4. The remastered game puts players back in the boots of Ryu Hayabusa as he fights the Black Spider ...

but not as swift as Ryu’s Lunar Staff. The Heavenly Dragon Nagita fits somewhere in the middle but regardless it’s a lot of fun to use especially when impaling enemies on it. Ninja Gaiden 2 ...