Ninja Gaiden cover art

Game

Ninja Gaiden

2004 · Xbox · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure

87IGDB player score
50 ratings

Previously Take

Quietly sitting at an 87 average. The algorithm never did this one any favors. Straightforward adventure game — it knows what it is. Just you and the game. No lobbies, no teammates, no excuses.

About this game

Ninja Gaiden is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Team Ninja for the Xbox video game console. The game follows the fictional story of Ryu Hayabusa, a master ninja, in his quest to recover a stolen sword and avenge the slaughter of his clan.

Screenshots

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Trailers & videos

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Game facts

Release date

Mar 2, 2004

Developer

Team NINJA

Publisher

Tecmo

Platforms

Xbox

Genres

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Themes

Action

Game modes

Single player

Franchise

Ninja Gaiden

Perspective

Third person

Critic score

92 / 100 (2 reviews)

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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