With animated, full-color cutscenes, playing the Ninja Gaiden games was almost like watching an anime. It makes perfect sense that, in 1991, Tecmo decided to pull Ryu Hayabusa out of the NES and ...

That’s why Ryu has appeared as a guest fighter in those games and why characters from Dead or Alive have appeared in Ninja Gaiden games. This is all to say that altogether there ...

In NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black, players assume the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a deadly ninja who wields the legendary Dragon Sword while embarking on a global battle against a series of formidable foes.

To avoid confusion with the NES Ninja Gaiden 3, we will refer to the 2013 version as NG3 Razor’s Edge. Previously, Ryu was hired by Ishigami and Mizuki McCloud of Japan’s Special Defense Force ...

You know which Ryu they mean right? Ryu Hayabusa is a beloved character. The famous protagonist first introduced to the world in Ninja Gaiden for the NES. At the recent Xbox Developer Direct ...

Koei Tecmo has released a new Ninja Gaiden 2 Black update, and it's bringing New Game Plus, a photo mode, and much more to ...

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First introduced in 1988’s Ninja Gaiden, Ryu has appeared in numerous games since, yet it’s arguably when he went 3D in 2004 that both Ryu and his famous bum cheeks really broke through into ...

Ninja Gaiden 4 was revealed by Team Ninja and PlatinumGames at Xbox Developer Direct in January 2025, and a remake of Ninja Gaiden 2 has been released today.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black was surprisingly released alongside the debut trailer for Ninja Gaiden 4. The remastered game puts players back in the boots of Ryu Hayabusa as he fights the Black Spider ...

but not as swift as Ryu’s Lunar Staff. The Heavenly Dragon Nagita fits somewhere in the middle but regardless it’s a lot of fun to use especially when impaling enemies on it. Ninja Gaiden 2 ...

A year after the events of 2004's Ninja Gaiden, Ryu Hayabusa arrives at the shop of master blacksmith Muramasa in Tokyo. His arrival is too late as CIA special agent Sonia had just been kidnapped ...