Ninja Gaiden 3 Is a Bloody Mess

[Greg Tito]

Ninja Gaiden 3 Is a Bloody Mess

Images from the threequel starring Ryu Hayabusa show quite a lot of gore.

The original Ninja Gaiden on the NES was one of the best-known platformers of the early 1990s. Most of my friends had a copy, although we couldn't get very far because it was harder than playing Battletoads with only one arm while balancing nunchucks on your nose. Ninja Gaiden spawned a few sequels before it was rebooted in 2004 by Tecmo for the first Xbox, which in turn spawned a sequel of its own in 2008 for the present generation of consoles. Last September, Team Ninja announced Ninja Gaiden III and today we finally get more of a glimpse as Japanese magazine Famitsu posted several screenshots. And they are bloodier than a kitten in a meat grinder. I can almost hear the ESRB inking up that M for Mature stamp.

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Details are still sparse, but Yousuke Hayashi, Ninja Gaiden III's producer, said that his concept for Ryu this time around is a "japanese dark hero." The scars on Ryu's right arm will also figure prominently in the game's plot.

Ninja Gaiden III is 30 percent complete, which should make it on target for a 2012 release on Xbox 360 and PS3. If you're jonesing for more ninja news, expect to hear more from The Escapist's E3 coverage of the Tecmo booth.

Source: Andriasang [http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/06/02/ninja_gaiden_3_screens/]

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[FoolKiller]

Glad to see this is coming soon enough. I just hope that the quality from the first two titles will still be there for this edition.

 

[Lono Shrugged]

Haha, plot!

I might get this, considering getting into Sado-Masochism. (again)

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Good. It wouldn't be the same without it.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

You know, this the first time I got out-punned by the OP.

Oh well.

The game better be Bloody good.

EDIT: that was too easy.

You ould telled that the ESRB will gore the game when it's given to them.

 

[Electric Alpaca]

Glad to see this is coming soon enough. I just hope that the quality from the first two titles will still be there for this edition.

I don't, I want an improvement. The amount of times I was slain by the camera in II was ridiculous, and will be a key thing that I'll search for in many a review before dropping myself into more punishment.

One of the only times a mainstream complaint has been made that I agree with - and has driven me to actually give weight to a review.

 

[StriderShinryu]

Looks great so far. Easily the best combat focused action game series out there, even now years after the last one was released. Needless to say, I'm very excited to get my hands on it whenever it does come out.

 

[JokerboyJordan]

His right arm looks f*cked, maybe it's possessed?

 

[Paragon Fury]

I notice a lack of female ninjas and breasts so far. Where are the lovely ladies?

 

[Woodsey]

Crikey, nothing like a texture pack from the last gen.

 

[Jyggalag]

The game looks absolutely gorgeous.I can't wait to see this game in action

 

[Lunar Templar]

i c -.-

so, going with gore sells a game? awesome ... used to love the series to

 

[SovietSecrets]

i c -.-

so, going with gore sells a game? awesome ... used to love the series to

? So what were the last two for you then? Story driven and great plot? You get this game for the gore pretty much and nothing else.

 

[Nouw]

I guess they're not revealing the women just yet, can't wait to see how they go forward with that! The only thing Ninja Gaiden is missing for a genuine, all-rounded 'R' game is swearing which I don't forsee coming in the future. Nevertheless, the addition of a tainted arm looks very intriguing.

? So what were the last two for you then? Story driven and great plot? You get this game for the gore breasts pretty much and nothing else.

Fixed it for 'ya.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

Cue masturbation jokes of Ryu's right arm.

Still, looks pretty damn good! Hopefully it'll be more challenging rather than "Fucking Cheap."

 

[Distorted Stu]

Needs more gore in my opinion

 

[mexicola]

"Japanese dark hero"

I'm not sure industry is ready to handle such amount of revolutionary ideas. But the screenshots look like what you would expect from Ninja Gaiden.

 

[Lunar Templar]

i c -.-

so, going with gore sells a game? awesome ... used to love the series to

? So what were the last two for you then? Story driven and great plot? You get this game for the gore pretty much and nothing else.

1) was late an i was tired when i posted that
2) 1 was good, and Black was the best version of it, best over all difficulty
3) not played 2 due to the sigma version of one, due to them ramping up the difficulty to frankly retarded levels (that this if from some one who likes Demon's Souls)
4) gore is fine in a game, I'm looking forward to Space Marine, and that one looks messy, but its like the first thing about it they're promoting? really? God of War doesn't even do that (kinda of a given with that game though) kinda lowers my expectations when the first thing i hear is 'we have a new game for YOU and, its bloody '
5) great story? from team ninja? HA!! Pokemon white has a better story

not sure why i need to itemize it, but there ya go

 

[duchaked]

still waiting for Ninja Gaiden to be kinda what I'm looking for, but I like ninjas sooo...why not (oh right, it's hard but still)