After a long hiatus, the makers of Blasphemous 2 bring back Ninja Gaiden, with a 2D action game that should please both new players and veteran fans. It seems appropriate that the one Japanese-made ...

Joshua started at GameRant in 2017 where he fell in love with a company that supports creativity, treats video games with the respect they deserve, and is complete with people whose passions match his ...

It has been a long time since Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja have given players a chance to go 3D with Ninja Gaiden lead character Ryu Hayabusa. After playing about an hour of Ninja Gaiden 4, it's looking ...

2025 appears to be the year of Ninja Gaiden, but that doesn't necessarily seem to mean the year of Ryu Hayabusa. After decades of fronting the long-standing series, the "ultimate ninja" is taking a ...

Not to be confused with the retro trilogy part of the same series, this version of Ryu Hayabusa takes place in the world created by Team Ninja, which started back on the Xbox with the 2004 released ...

How do you play as Ryu in Ninja Gaiden 4? Yakumo holds his own as the new protagonist in Team Ninja's action game series, but no one can usurp the Dragon Clan's best boy. Ryu Hayabusa puts the 'ninja' ...

Ryu uses all the attacks you’ve spent the last few chapters getting accustomed to. He’s fast, agile, and deals moderate damage with every hit. The one move you’ll definitely need to watch out for is ...

Ninja Gaiden Black 2 Review (PS5) – Ever since the franchise landed on Xbox, I have loved the Ninja Gaiden games. When they finally came to PlayStation, I loved them all over again. Since then, these ...

Ninja Gaiden fans are feasting in 2025. In addition to January’s surprise-dropped Ninja Gaiden 2 Black and a proper, long-overdue sequel in Ninja Gaiden 4 coming this fall, there’s a new 2D platformer ...

The raging valley is infested with daemons and it's up to Yakumo to take out every last one, all while releasing the seal on the Dark Dragon. The windy valleys are no match for Yakumo and the Raven ...

A Canadian who has worked in the gaming industry for over two decades, Beck grew up on games such as Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. He specalizes in roleplaying games, but covers titles in almost ...

Don't shoot the messenger - I'm just saying, don't expect much from Ryu's playable story segments in Ninja Gaiden 4. Over the past week or so, I've been able to play through and beat Ninja Gaiden 4, ...