
The story opens with Ryu's father Ken being killed in a duel by an unknown assailant. Ninja Gaiden features a ninja named Ryu Hayabusa who seeks revenge for the death of his father and gradually finds himself involved in a sinister plot that threatens the entire world. On the NES, Ninja Gaiden has been described as one of the best arcade-style games, and the best ninja-related game. It was novelized as part of the Worlds of Power NES game adaptations written by Seth Godin and Peter Lerangis, and it spawned a soundtrack CD.

Over fifteen years after its release, the game continued to receive acclaim from print and online publications. It received extensive coverage and won several awards from video gaming magazines, while criticism focused on its high and unforgiving difficulty, particularly in the later levels. Ninja Gaiden has been renowned for its elaborate story and usage of anime-like cinematic cutscenes. Featuring platforming gameplay similar to Castlevania and the NES version of Batman, players control Ryu through six 'Acts' that comprise 20 levels they encounter enemies that must be dispatched with Ryu's katana and other secondary weapons. There, he learns that a person named 'the Jaquio' plans to take control of the world by unleashing an ancient demon through the power contained in two statues. The story follows a ninja named Ryu Hayabusa as he journeys to America to avenge his murdered father. It has been ported to several other platforms, including the PC Engine, the Super NES, the Virtual Console, and mobile phones. It was released in December 1988 in Japan, in March 1989 in North America, and in August 1991 in Europe. It was developed and published by Tecmo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) its development and release coincided with the beat 'em up arcade version of the same name.


Ninja Gaiden, known in Japan as Ninja Ryūkenden and as Shadow Warriors in Europe, is a side-scrolling action-platforming video game.

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