#83 Ninja Gaiden

NES
Tecmo
Tecmo
1989
Ninja Gaiden

Ninja Gaiden is called many things. In Japan it's called Ninja Dragon Sword Legend and in Europe it's called Shadow Warriors. Here at G4 we call it #83 on our list of the Top Video Games.
Ninja Gaiden's roots are in the arcades with Tecmo's original release of the side-scroller in 1989. The game stars a ninja tasked with defeating an evil cult hell-bent on destroying the world. Over the past two decades, Ninja Gaiden has seen several ports across varriois platforms, making sure gamers in every generation know the ninja way.
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