Ninja Gaiden

NES 1988

7.0 / 10

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Rating Breakdown

Gameplay 18% weight

9/10

Depth 12% weight

4/10

Challenge 15% weight

9/10

Graphics 8% weight

5/10

Music 8% weight

4/10

Story 11% weight

5/10

Multiplayer 8% weight

—/10

Impact 9% weight

7/10

Nostalgia 11% weight

9/10

            Score history
            
                7.16 ↓ 6.95

2026-05-22 6.95

2026-05-22 7.04

2026-05-05 7.14

2026-05-04 7.22

2026-05-04 7.16 Initial rating

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About

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.

Source: Wikipedia

Highlighted Credits

Keiji Yamagishi ↗ Composer
Hideo Yoshizawa ↗ Designer
Tecmo ↗ developer

Reviewed January 1, 1988 · Last updated May 22, 2026