Tin Salamunic: Only four days since its release and Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is getting critically panned across all major aggregate sites. Some critics even describe it as one of the worst games of the last generation. I’m not exactly sure I understand or agree with those claims. Sure, the franchise has veered from its roots and Ninja Gaiden Z isn’t nearly as exciting or polished as its predecessors, but it’s still enjoyable for anyone who’s in the mood for fast paced and challenging ninja action. I’m not trying to gloss over the game’s issues (and believe me, there are tons of them) but the unfavorable tongue-lashing seems unjustified. Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a spin-off. It’s not meant to deepen Ryu Hayabusa’s core narrative; instead it takes a more obscure, almost satirical, approach that plays out like a combination of Suda 51’s impish imagination and Mortal Kombat. Yaiba is not a great game, nor is it a disastrous one. It may not be the gem that many fans hoped for, but it’s certainly not the catastrophe everyone is making it out to be.
KOEI Tecmo Recently filed a trademark application for the poorly reviewed Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z.
Wow! I seriously loved the first one. Don't know why it was reviewed poorly, it was fun as hell and the humor was great.
I seriously hope they make a sequel in the same style as the first.
Finally got around to playing this one this year. I understand why it got bashed in the reviews but I still enjoyed it as a whole. The combat combos were solid and the traversal prompts looked sweet.
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I am a die hard fan but ninja gaiden 3 sucked so make it more like 1 and 2 or not at all.
They should have known better than to make Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z. That didn't look or feel like a Ninja Gaiden game at all. They need to make another one like Ninja Gaiden Sigma that came out on PS3. That was good.
or why don't you redeem yourself and make a seriously good ninja gaiden game instead of making fans wait.
Ninja gaiden... loved that game and remember those great moment on the Xbox.. I'm not much of a fan of remasters but I would buy a pro or Scorpio remaster of ninja gaiden day one...
I'll never understand why games rely on such juvenile and toilet humor like this game and other games I played like Shadows of the Damned.
It cheapens the game and makes it feel as if the people in charge didn't even try and just hoped a 13 year old would purchase a mature themed game.
$60!
I'm playing this game & it's pretty fun.