Ninja Ryû Ken-den

Ninja Gaiden introduced gamers to something that was never done before. There was a story that was told throughout the game through cut scenes. These cut scenes pulled the gamer into the the adventure of the ninja, Ryu Hayabusa. Asside from the cut scenes the game had top notch graphics for its time and catchy music to boot. I often caught myself humming the tunes as I played through the game. It featured a wide variety of enemies, bosses, locations, weapons and characters. Ninja Gaiden was one of the most incredibly challenging games, giving even the most veteran gamers a run for there money. The last few levels are notorious as one of the most challenging and frustrating than in any game. Ninja Gaiden was hugely successful and an instant classic whose success spawned 2 more sequels and a current game on the X-box.

With new gaming focused more on graphics than anything else is refreshing & rewarding to put again my hands on such a great & precise piece of entertainment, as a kid was even better than cartoons & extremely addictive. (Ok, i admit it videogames are not good for children or sane people, when you get so deep into them you end up alienated from other people, but who cares, at the end life's to enjoy isn't it?) This game along other classics i will recommend at the end of this posts are even soft in violent content as new videogames like 3d shooters. There's even a new version of Ninja Gaiden i regret (xbox, playstation 2) it will never be like the old one, NEVER EVER! I dare to say that the original ninja gaiden has even better music! KILLER soundtrack!!!!

Cool oldie Nintendo games:

Castlevania (the trilogy for nes) Contra & Super C Megaman (All the 6!!!! & #2 was a favorite) Metal Gear & Snake's revenge. (play also the playstation one, is one of the best translations from old to new videogaming ever)

All that I feel like saying about this game is that it took me at least six months to beat the final boss...err should I see THREE final bosses in a row that were very difficult to defeat. What was really frustrating is that if you died trying to kill these beasts, you would have to go back and repeat the last three levels of the game you had already gone through. Those levels were also extremely hard and required nearly perfect gameplay with precise jumps, sword-slashing, and more jumps.

I was so happy and relieved when I finally beat that nearly impossible purple demon (which sadly threw me into more fits and bouts of depression then I ever experienced as a child up until that point) and it was so cool when I got to see that temple I was stuck in for months, at last fall to pieces!

The beautiful unfolding cinematic story also kept me riveted as well and I was more emotionally attached to this game than any other game at that time.

'Ninja Gaiden'; a true experience for me as a 12 year old boy ... This is a game full of feeling.

You are the young Ryu Huyabusha, one of the greatest heroes ever. I don't think that "Ninja Gaiden" has been made as a film, but I am not sure. It would be a good ninja film, however. If it is, Ryu must be my greatest hero in movie-history. This young man is the master in control. Ryu climbs on walls, jumps, runs fast, hit his target with his sword and runs again. If you have learn to control Ryu, nothing can stop you. This guy isn't one of those who makes mistakes. Ryu is the puppet that never fails you.

"Ninja Gaiden" has for it's time perfect graphics, good sound and great Japanese music. This is really a Japanese game, which just makes the mood even better.

The first 'acts', as it is written in the game, of "Ninja Gaiden" are quite easy. The end is harder but I have proved for myself that it isn't impossible, even if it can takes hour each time you play it which makes the game a bit worse than it could have been. But the end is one of the coolest ever.

"No one can beat me!" - Ryu before the great final battle

Rating: 9 of 10.

Ninja Gaiden is an overall great game but there is very frustrating parts in Ninja Gaiden that make you want to punch a hole through your TV. For some reason you have to hit some enemies just right with your sword or else they'll hit you. This happens especially with those annoying killer birds or whatever they are. Small seemingly non-threatening creatures are your worst enemy in Ninja Gaiden. Power-ups are useful but for some reason you never get the invincibility power-up when you really need it. And Let's face it, the final boss is near impossible. For one thing, the boss has about three forms(I think) and if you lose all your lives on the boss you'll have to restart the entire level! This only happens when your fighting a boss. If you lose all your lives in any other part of a level you'll be sent to the checkpoint in the level. It still doesn't make sense to me why they would do this. So in conclusion, if you can get past these problems Ninja Gaiden is a very enjoyable game. On the plus side the game has fantastic music, enjoyable fast paced action, and a storyline which most NES games don't have much of.