Ninja Gaiden (1988)
The story follows ninja Ryu Hayabusa as he journeys to America to avenge his murdered father. There, he learns that a person named "the Jaquio" plans to take control of the world by unleashing an ancient demon. Featuring platforming gameplay similar to Castlevania, players control Ryu through six "Acts" that comprise 20 levels. Ninja Gaiden has been renowned for its elaborate story and anime-like cinematic cutscenes. (Wikipedia)
Game Information
Genres: Action, Platformer
Platforms: NES, Super NES, TurboGrafx-16
Franchise: Ninja Gaiden
AKA: Shadow Warriors
Developer: Tecmo
Publisher: Tecmo
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Ninja Gaiden belongs to 4 collections
1. Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online (collaborative: moderated by howabe - 1 star)
2. Wikipedia's List of Video Games Considered the Best (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 4 stars)
3. maybe (public: Ceekay19)
4. Retro-sanctuary : The 100 Best NES Games (collaborative: moderated by Veterini)
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| Apr 08 |  |
maddog | 80 63rd |
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For story it's a great NES game. For a survival-platformer it can be very challenging. But people have good memories of it despite the torment it inflicts.
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| Sep 20, 2020 |  |
Velvet Crowe | 88 93rd |
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The early levels are kind of dull but it picks up around the 3rd act. The game is really good at mixing together various elements to create challenging situations, such as forcing you to make a tight jump while timing an attack on an airborne enemy. The enemy respawning can be annoying at times, but the game never forces you in one spot so enemy respawns rarely botch your momentum. It also amazes me how this game can make one note bosses as challenging as they are.
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| Nov 01, 2019 |  |
Antonio P | 40 38th |
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Good game but way too hard. They should make these games beatable.
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| Apr 14, 2019 |  |
War Machine | 20 23rd |
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kinda good. like tmnt. jumping from wall to wall etc. bosses. too hard
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| Feb 06, 2018 |  |
SirSass | 80 73rd |
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Cut-scenes in a NES game???
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| Feb 06, 2018 |  |
Ytadel | 7 82nd |
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So insanely difficult that in thirty years I've only beaten it once without save states, but an iconic classic I go back to frequently all the same. The wall-jumping play control stands as fairly unique on the NES and the snappy combat is fun (though getting knocked back into pits can be maddening). And I just loved the twisty over-the-top anime plot of revenge and demons and backstabbing and government conspiracies it told in the cutscenes back in the day!
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| Average Percentile 57.49% from 52 Ratings |  |