Ninja Gaiden is a side scrolling game in which Ryu the ninja can run, jump, and slash his way through a multitude of action-packed stages. He can also attach to any vertical surface. Powerups are littered throughout the landscape that allow Ryu to toss fireballs and ninja stars, and perform other feats.
Ryu will battle through urban city settings, forests, jungles, snow covered castles, underground railroads, and ancient castles. A major feature in Ninja Gaiden are the cinematic scenes through which the storyline unfolds.
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 by Sean Aaron
1. Metroid133
14 Aug 2009, 15:34 BST
More Ninja Gaiden?
I just booted up the first one on the VC yesterday to try to beat it...lets just say I ran into some issues in 6-2. As of now I am taking part in the war of ninja vs. birds.
2. Tony
14 Aug 2009, 15:45 BST
Glad to see this one coming to the North America. I don't think it is as good as the NES version though.
3. pixelman
14 Aug 2009, 19:42 BST
That doesn't look like Ninja Gaiden gameplay to me...
4. evilralfwiggum
21 Aug 2009, 00:55 BST
I can't believe I've never seen this version in action. Seems kind of slow paced?
5. cheetahman91
29 Sep 2009, 01:12 BST
What a quartersucker this game is. Japan can keep it for all I care.
6. Starkiller
17 Oct 2009, 14:10 BST
The NES version looks a lot better.
7. barneygumble
18 Oct 2009, 01:34 BST
Very different to the Ninja Gaiden Trilogy ( NES/SFC ) looks more like Double Dragon. But I hope more Arcadeclassics are coming like this.
8. Blue Protoman
25 Oct 2009, 03:35 GMT
@pixelman: The NES version isn't the same game as the arcade version. The arcade was a beat-em-up, the NES was a platformer.
9. Majora
12 Nov 2009, 15:06 GMT
This friday in Europe:
http://www.nintendo.es/NOE/es_ES/games/consola_virtual_1778.html
10. Villain
13 Nov 2009, 06:27 GMT
I like what I see! Worlds different from the NES one, but the gameplay seems stable enough to seem enjoyable. Side-scrolling beat 'em up indeed. But it looks fine to me.
11. Jeroen.
13 Nov 2009, 11:48 GMT
IceCeCrem?
12. StarBoy91
13 Nov 2009, 21:49 GMT
How ironic: the artwork for the arcade game is the same as the NES boxart, considering they're not the same game, despite having the same name.
13. StarDust
14 Nov 2009, 10:39 GMT
I played this on my Atari Lynx back in the day. The level one in the video is almost exactly as I remembered it, in higher resolution and prettier graphics. Only difference I see is that I don't remember having to fight an extra three thugs when I got to the Sumo boss. Also, most of the cut scenes were absent.
That towering figure in screenshot #5 is the boss for the 2nd stage. It unveils three demonic monsters that always kicked the crap out of me, wasting my lives. I usually ran out of continues right around the railroad tracks part of stage 3. Those hockey mask thugs always ganged up on me at this point, most likely due to my poor strategy of advancing as far to the right as the game would let me. Instead of fighting the baddies one or two, possibly three at most, by the time the game halted my progress, I was taking on six or seven baddies at a time. I didn't think things through very well back when I was 14 years old, half the age I am today (28)
LOL on the infamous buzz-saw scene; I remember it well!
By the way, do Arcade games give us unlimited "virtual quarters", or does Nintendo place artificial limits of credits/continues? 
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