Ninja Gaiden 4 revives series with kinetic carnage, clumsy platforming

Ninja Gaiden 4 revives series with kinetic carnage, clumsy platforming

Known for high-speed and occasionally punishingly difficult combat, the Ninja Gaiden series gets an update in mechanics thanks to a new developer.

Ninja Gaiden 4 review - Izuna drop it like it's hot

Long before Dark Souls became the gold standard for skill and challenge in video games, there was Ninja Gaiden. Team Ninja’s legendary series, starring shinobi Ryu Hayabusa, was the ultimate test of reflexes and endurance — and a decade later, Ninja Gaiden 4 proudly carries that legacy forward. It doesn’t offer much in the way of story, but when a game is this deliciously difficult and rewarding, narrative takes a backseat to the polished, edge-…

Ninja Gaiden 4 Revives the Art of the Perfect Kill

I still remember the first time Ninja Gaiden broke me. It was on the old Xbox, long after midnight, and I was stuck fighting Alma, that winged demon who punished every mistake. My palms were sweating and my controller felt heavier with every retry. When I finally landed the last blow, I did not cheer. [...] The post Ninja Gaiden 4 Revives the Art of the Perfect Kill appeared first on Sirus Gaming.