Ninja Gaiden Xbox
  • Publisher: Tecmo
  • Release Date: Mar 2, 2004
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91 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 89 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 127 Ratings

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  • Summary: Ninja Gaiden first debuted in the 1988 and now the young ninja returns. As Ryu Hayabusa, you seek revenge after the Vigor Empire massacres your clan. Skilled in battle actions and ninja moves, you are well prepared to hunt down the Holy Emperor and reclaim the magic sword "Ryuken." Ninja Gaiden features killer gameplay, stunning graphics, and new weapons such as the Dragon Sword, warhammer, shurikens, and nunchakus. Plus, there are massive levels filled with enemies and Xbox Live feature will enable future high score tournaments and downloadable content.… Collapse

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 89
  3. Negative: 1 out of 89
  1. Thunderbolt
    100
    From start to finish, the main element that propels Ninja Gaiden above all others in the action genre is the dazzling combat-based gameplay.
  2. GameShark
    86
    Other than the odd time that the camera misbehaves on you, Ninja Gaiden is without a doubt going to be in the running for game of the year.
  3. NTSC-uk
    70
    If not for the bland level construction and an oddly low-slung camera this would be truly outstanding.
  4. Gaming Age
    42
    Most of the visual beauty takes a back seat to a bad camera and fairly repetitive gameplay. To be blunt, the camera system in Ninja Gaiden sucks.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 105
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 105
  3. Negative: 12 out of 105
  1. CalagoH.
    10
    This game is without a doubt the prettiest graphics on Xbox.although the camera sometimes sucks it can be forgiven because of the smooth gameplay.{but be warned rent this game before you buy it because it is crazy hard}… Expand
  2. BIZKIT
    8
    This game is so damn hard! But I enjoyed it when you defeated a boss, it felt rewarding, but still the camera really sucks, I think its the reason that the monsters always kill me because of a bad camera!… Expand
  3. SYC
    6
    Very slick and polished DMC rip off but the often poor camera and ridiculously frustrating difficulty level filled with spikes where there just shouldn't be any leave me recommending you pick up DMC3 on PS2 instead, as it's a far superior title.… Expand
  4. HowardM.
    4
    Probably the most over-rated game I've ever played. I judge games by how much enjoyment they give me compared with how frustrated they make me and in that sense this game is all take and practically no give. The game had a lot of potential but any possible fun was sucked out of it by the ridiculous difficulty level, who exactly is meant to enjoy trying to beat the same boss 30 times in a row and having to wait for the game to load all over again when you invariably die within the first 10 seconds? The camera is slightly worse than most games which wouldn't be too bad if it didn't lead to your death in about half of cases due to the aforementioned problem. It's great eye candy (shame most people will see none of it beyond the second level) and genuinely fun when you're not constantly dying, which is very, very rarely.… Expand

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