Ninja Gaiden (Wii)

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Description

Ninja Gaiden begins with a cinematic animation in which two ninjas duel to the death and one goes down. It is then revealed that the doomed ninja is the father of Ryu Hayabusa. When Ryu learns of this, he embarks on a quest to find out who killed his father and why. This quest takes him to America to find an archaeologist with whom his father was working. From there, Ryu becomes embroiled in an evil, supernatural conspiracy involving a villain named Jaquio who has plans to use an ancient castle and some relics to unleash a terrifying evil upon the world.

Ninja Gaiden is a side scrolling game where Ryu the ninja can run, jump and slash with his ninja sword. He can also attach to any vertical surface. Power-ups that allow Ryu to toss fireballs and ninja stars as well as perform other feats are scattered throughout the landscape.

Ryu will battle through urban city settings, forests, jungles, snow covered castles, underground railroads and ancient castles. A major feature in Ninja Gaiden are the cinematic scenes – sometimes fullscreen – through which the storyline unfolds.

Screenshots

There are no Wii screenshots for this game.

There are 55 other screenshots on file for other versions of this game.

Alternate Titles

• "忍者龍剣伝" -- Japanese spelling
• "Shadow Warriors: Ninja Gaiden" -- UK/Australian title
• "Shadow Warriors" -- European title
• "Ninja Ryukenden" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Game Center CX challenge games
• Games made into books
• Ninja Gaiden series
• Theme: Ninjas

User Reviews

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The Press Says

IGN	May 14, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Mag'64	Sep 01, 2009	9 out of 10	90
Video Game Generation	May 29, 2007	8.8 out of 10	88
Nintendo Life	May 15, 2007		80
GameSpot	May 16, 2007	7.6 out of 10	76

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Arcade version	3	FatherJack (41340) Mar 22, 2014
Trivia for the game.	8	Lain Crowley (5410) Sep 15, 2012
Pending correction	2	Terok Nor (18504) Oct 25, 2010

Trivia

Ninja Gaiden was voted # 93 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll published by Game Informer Magazine (Issue 100, August 2001).

Related Web Sites

• Howard & Nester do Ninja Gaiden (A regular feature in Nintendo Power magazine, Howard & Nester was a comic strip about two game whizzes who would one-up each other, while disclosing hints and tips, in the settings of various recently-released games for the NES platform. In the May/June 1989 two-page installment, they reveal the location of a 1-Up.)
• OC ReMix Game Profile (Fan remixes of music from Ninja Gaiden.)
• The Ninja Gaiden Homepage (Perhaps the biggest source of information on Ninja Gaiden, which has music, fan fiction, and other game-related information.)