Arcade Archives: Ninja Gaiden (2019) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Arcade Archives: Ninja Gaiden

Arcade Archives: Ninja Gaiden is a port of the late 80's action game Ninja Gaiden. Play as a ninja using the Five Ninja Fighting Arts passed on from the chaotic times of feudal Japan, as you take out an…

9 May 2019

What Arcade Archives: Ninja Gaiden is

Arcade Archives: Ninja Gaiden is an arcade game developed by Tecmo and released in 2019. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Arcade Archives: Ninja Gaiden is a port of the late 80's action game Ninja Gaiden. Play as a ninja using the Five Ninja Fighting Arts passed on from the chaotic times of feudal Japan, as you take out an assassin organization through the horrifying stage "Jungle," an American city. Perform a Phoenix Backflip off of obstacles or walls to land behind enemies and then defeat them with a Triple Blow Combination or Flying Neck Throw!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Ninja Gaiden series

Arcade Archives: Ninja Gaiden is the 41st of 51 entries we hold in the Ninja Gaiden series. It arrived 2 years after Warriors All-Stars. The next entry was Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection in 2021.

See all 51 Ninja Gaiden games in release order →

What it launched against

Arcade Archives: Ninja Gaiden launched on 9 May 2019, within three weeks of Days Gone, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Outer Wilds and Katana Zero. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Days Gone, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Outer Wilds, Katana Zero.

Arcade Archives: Ninja Gaiden — frequently asked questions