Ninja Gaiden 3

Players: 1-8 Players
Publisher: Tecmo Koei
Genres: Action
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Developer: Team Ninja
MSRP: $59.99
Platforms:
Experience sword combat, up close and personal. Through these key battle actions, feel the visceral reality of cutting through a man's flesh and bones. Hear enemies scream in agony as they suffer a painful and bloody death. This is the true nature of a katana battle. This is Ninja Gaiden 3.

It's hard to find a screenshot for this game that isn't filled with blood.

We’ve talked about Ninja Gaiden 3‘s multiplayer and story a lot recently, but the actual gameplay of the title has gone strangely under the radar. Well, that ends today.

Combat is pretty much exactly the same as it looked at last year’s E3, which means fun, but with no decapitations. These fight scenes were also conspicuously lacking in demons, but the ridiculous boss that closes out the video makes up for it. The battleship set piece does more to convince me that Team Ninja wants to go in a more “epic” direction, but I know a lot of these changes aren’t going to go over well with fans. On the bright side, Ryu can now summon fiery dragons ‘o death, so there’s that.

Ninja Gaiden 3 will be on store shelves on March 20th, 2012 for Xbox 360 and PS3. A Wii U version is planned to release later.

Sage Reviews: Ninja Gaiden 3

Stripped down, dumbed down, thumbs down.
  1. February 18, 2012 at 01:52pm
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    does any one feel slightly bothered by the shaky camera. it seems it shakes a little too much? i’ll be honest i never really liked the modern form Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 . i played the ones on the NES and the Genesis and i loved them. this one got me excited a little. hope it doesn’t disappoint.

    peace

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    Only one weapon-type makes me sad.
    Where’s the Kusari-gama? Where’s the Lunar staff? Where’s the Vigoorian Flail for crying out loud…

  3. February 17, 2012 at 01:31pm
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    Didn’t Ninja Gaiden 3 already come out back in like 1990 for the NES?

    • February 18, 2012 at 07:10am
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      i suppose if ya want to get technical ya. Think of it as I,II, and III NES trilogy and and Ps3 Xbox trilogy

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Stripped down, dumbed down, thumbs down.

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Ninja Gaiden slices into stores (well most stores at least) next week but before it does so, Tecmo Koei has released one final trailer showing off what players can expect from the game.

UK Retailer GAME Will Not be Selling Ninja Gaiden 3 or Warriors Orochi 3

Posted By about 2 months, 1 week ago

Its more bad news for the UK based retailer GAME, as two major upcoming releases will not be available for sale through the beleaguered chain.

5 Minutes of Flashy Ninja Gaiden 3 Gameplay

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There will be blood.

Ninja Gaiden 3 Devs Discuss Story, Emotion

Posted By about 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Stop the presses!

Ninja Gaiden 3 Multiplayer is Hot Ninja-on-Ninja Action

Posted By about 4 months, 1 week ago

Press O to die with honor.

Ninja Gaiden 3 Confirmed for 2012 Release; Wii-U Version Included

Posted By about 6 months, 1 week ago

Has the release date for a console been accidentally revealed? I doubt it but lets speculate anyway!

Ninja Gaiden 3 to Feature Move Support

Posted By about 9 months ago

It’s another game in a lineup of titles that include – but don’t require – the Move; Killzone 3 and No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise being two other prime examples.

Trailerpalooza!- Ninja Gaiden III, The Gunstringer, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, and Halo: Reach DLC

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