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Ninja Gaiden

Also known as Ninja Ryuukenden (Alternative spelling) · TCF-NY (Famicom product code) · Ninja 外伝 (Stylized title)
Developer
Tecmo Koei Games
Publisher
Tecmo Koei Games
Year
1989
Genre
Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade
Modes
Single player

About this game

Ninja Gaiden, released in Japan as Ninja Ryūkenden and as Shadow Warriors in Europe, is a 1988 hack and slash platform game developed and published by Tecmo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Its development and release coincided with the beat 'em up arcade version of the same name. It was released in December 1988 in Japan, in March 1989 in North America, and in August 1991 in Europe. It has been ported to several other platforms, including the PC Engine, the Super NES, and mobile phones.

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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