"The Everyone's Nintendo Channel has been a part of the Japanese Wii for a couple of months now, but the promise of downloadable DS demos has resulted in nothing more than a bunch of Touch Generation non-game samplers. That's about to change, thanks to just about the most hardcore gaming series around. Tecmo Japan announced today that it will release a demo of Ninja Gaiden DS through the service in the middle of March. The demo will also be available at DS Station retail kiosks."
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Visually, the game's a stunner, and the action is intense and almost non-stop. I don't think the game makes the ultimate case for touch-screen exclusive control in action games, and I certainly don't think stylus control is better than traditional control for the Ninja Gaiden design. But what Team Ninja created for the Nintendo DS definitely works in turning something traditional into something different and unique without forgetting about the fun, too.
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The overall package still manages a cohesive, attractive aesthetic. It's clearly among the best-looking titles for the DS platform, and it's a refreshingly mature change of pace on a console known for its kid-friendly fare. The audio portion isn't quite as impressive, though, due to a tragic lack of voiceovers. A little speech could've breathed some real life into the antiquated (yet attractive) hand-drawn cut-scenes.
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"Tecmo announced today that Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, the Nintendo DS installment of the acclaimed action franchise, has gone gold and will ship to retailers on March 25."
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Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword got 8.8 from GameTrailers.
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Prepare for master ninja Ryu Hayabusa's action-packed adventure.
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The first DS instalment of the Ninja Gaiden series will be shipping out in the US on March 25.
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Fans of slashy action will be pleased to hear that Tecmo has officially confirmed a launch date for the the stylish and much-anticipated Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword -- aka, the DS game where Ryu Hyabusa's only purpose is to flip out and kill people. All the time. While the company hasn't yet provided an actual day to mark on our calendars, they did helpfully supply a definite inbound date of "sometime" in March 2008 as well as the game's final box art.
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This handheld offshoot of the revered action series provides plenty of fun and satisfying stylus slashing.
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"Over the course of several months we've been introduced to many iterations of Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, the Nintendo DS-specific action game in development at Tecmo's Team Ninja game group. Just this past week, the studio head Tomonobu Itagaki brought a 93% complete version (not 90 or 95 percent, mind you 93% - his words) to the IGN offices so we can see how the game's evolved since our last outing - the demo version shown at Tokyo Game Show back in September last year."
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