Ninja Gaiden: Master Collectionbundles together three titles from theNinja Gaidenseries that is well known for its extreme difficulty. It has been years since a new entry in the series released, and developer Team Ninja recently set out to remind fans just how much punishment they should prepare themselves for.
TheNinja Gaidenseries started in 1988as an action-platformer for the NES that was praised for its tight controls and cinematic story. The series was then revived in 2004 when it was reimagined as a 3D action stealth game for the original Xbox. The new games were again praised for their tight controls, and quickly became acclaimed for their difficulty.
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Now, the first three titles of the revivedNinja Gaidenare returning in the form ofNinja Gaiden: Master Collection.Ninja Gaiden: Master CollectionincludesNinja Gaiden Sigma,Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, andNinja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge. In a new tweet, Team Ninja said the collection is “probably going to make U buy a new controller.” The tweet highlights the game being tough as nails, as well as having high-speed action gameplay, “the most iconic ninja,” and as being the reason players would call their older siblings to beat a boss.
The tweet is a fun bit of marketing, and undoubtedly has some truth behind it. TheNinja Gaidenseries is notorious for its difficultyand is well known for having some boss fights that truly test a player’s willpower and skill.Ninja Gaiden: Master Collectionseems like a great way for new and old players to get in on the punishing fun.
TheNinja Gaidenseries holds a special place in gaming history as well as for Team Ninja, which was put on the map as a premier developer when it launched the series revival. Team Ninja’sFumihiko Yasuda has talked about how importantNinja Gaidenis to the developer, so it is great to be able to see it honoring the old games in a way it, as well as fans, can appreciate. There is hope among the community thatNinja Gaiden: Master Collectionperforming well enough could lead to an entirely new entry in the series, but Team Ninja has remained coy about this possibility, so fans will just have to bide their time and see.
Ninja Gaiden: Master Collectionreleases on June 10 for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One, with backward compatibility on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
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