‘Ninja Gaiden 4’ Introduced for PC and Consoles, ‘Ninja Gaiden II Black’ Out there Now [Trailer]

Ninja Gaiden followers awaiting the (3D) return of Ryu Hayabusa got a double dose of superior on the Xbox Developer Direct final week, with not solely the announcement that Ninja Gaiden 4 is on the way in which, but additionally a shock shadow-drop of a remaster of Ninja Gaiden II with Ninja Gaiden II Black, which is obtainable now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence, and PC through Steam and the Microsoft Retailer.

Ninja Gaiden 4 shall be dealt with by builders Crew NINJA and PlatinumGames, with the sport coming this fall to PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence, and PC through Steam and the Microsoft Retailer. A direct sequel to 2012’s Ninja Gaiden 3, NG4 will keep the darkish and gritty world of the sequence, whereas additionally introducing a brand new protagonist in Yakumo. The Darkish Dragon returns on this sequel, plunging Tokyo into chaos and reworking town right into a grotesque shadow of itself.

New to the sequence shall be Yakumo’s fashionable new mechanics, which embrace traversal utilizing wires and rails. Yuji Nakao, Ninja Gaiden 4’s producer and director, explains that the central theme to this new entry is the concept of adversity.  “Adversity is a key idea for this recreation. From the start to the tip of every stage and even within the transitions between, all the pieces is designed to symbolize adversity for Yakumo.” That adversity additionally contains going through off towards authentic Ninja Gaiden protagonist, Ryu Hayabusa.

Given the sequence’ infamous problem, Ninja Gaiden 4 shall be no completely different. Nonetheless, the “robust however honest” gameplay will evolve with this fourth entry, however on the similar time, ensured that returning gamers will “instantly really feel at residence” when taking part in the sport.

In the meantime, Ninja Gaiden II Black is a remake of the 360 authentic, which additionally combines components from the reimagined and closely altered PlayStation 3 model, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. The very best information is that Black does away with the censorship that was current in Sigma 2, so followers will be capable of expertise the entire bloody dismemberment in its purest type. On the similar time, characters corresponding to Ayane, Rachel and Momiji have been introduced again from Sigma 2, in addition to the revised enemy placement, costumes, and Black Dragon boss.

“We additionally wished to present gamers one thing to get pleasure from as they anticipate the discharge of Ninja Gaiden 4,” defined Fumihiko Yasuda, Head of Crew NINJA. “We selected Ninja Gaiden 2 as a result of it stands as one of the vital stable motion video games within the sequence. We added ‘Black’ to the title to sign to followers that that is the definitive model, very like Ninja Gaiden Black was for the primary recreation.”