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Ninja Action! The stage is set for conspiracy, mystery and evil in America. Come with Ninja Ryu as he takes you on his fateful journey. Tecmo's unique cinema display system develops the story stage by stage. You piece together the puzzle, while watching the movie-like graphics. Decide what action to take. Use the secret sword and items collected during the action scenes to fight your way to the goal!
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Ninja Gaiden is a hack-and-slash platformer released for the NES in 1988, blending fast-paced combat with challenging level design across its side-scrolling stages. The game follows ninja protagonist Ryu Hayabusa through a series of action-packed missions, establishing the foundation for what would become a long-running franchise. The title has recently gained fresh attention with its addition to Nintendo Switch Online's NES library, introducing the classic to players accessing the service's expanding roster of retro titles. This marks another opportunity for modern audiences to experience the original that helped define the action-platformer genre on Nintendo's 8-bit hardware.
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