You’ll notice certain enemies have a glowing aura around them ... see Ryu's 3D costume rendered in pixel art. Ryu is in one of his 3D Ninja Gaiden outfits here. He’ll obviously be changing ...

The original Ninja Gaiden 2’s brilliant premise amped up the violent, fast-paced action Ryu Hayabusa had already ... spray in favor of a strange purple aura). Annoyingly, 2021's Ninja Gaiden ...

You know which Ryu they mean right? Ryu Hayabusa is a beloved character. The famous protagonist first introduced to the world in Ninja Gaiden for the NES. At the recent Xbox Developer Direct ...

But, I’d hazard to guess it won’t come into play too much since Ryu has a different apprentice in that game. Ragebound feels like a modernized version of the original Ninja Gaiden trilogy.

the infamous ninja Ryu Hyabusa is back, but he’s not alone. Ninja Gaiden 4 was revealed at the top of 2025 and looks like a major evolution on the fast and brutal action the series pioneered.

It's not just in cutscenes, as Ryu will be playable throughout the game. Ninja Gaiden 4 will take place in a cyberpunk Tokyo city. Team Ninja is also developing a remaster of the second game in ...

Here's the official blurb on Ninja Gaiden 2 Black: In Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, players assume the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a deadly ninja who wields the legendary Dragon Sword while embarking on a ...

follow a hero named Ryu Hayabusa, a member of the Hayabusa clan who’s sent to a retro-futuristic version of the U.S. in search of his missing father. The early Ninja Gaiden games were famous for ...

Team Ninja said Ninja Gaiden 4 isn't quite a direct sequel, as it stars a new protagonist named Yakuma who acts in opposition to Ryu Hayabusa, the series' previous hero. "A significant amount of ...

Ninja Gaiden 4 is set some years after the previous iteration and looks to feature dual protagonists, with players taking on the role of both series’ mainstay Ryu Hayabusa and newbie ninja ...

It sure looks like one, but the Unreal Engine glow-up is as double-edged as Ryu’s katana. It creates an illusion of modernity that makes Ninja Gaiden 2’s design choices feel dissonant rather ...

"In terms of action games, I think ninjas are a good fit," says Fumihiko Yasuda, Team Ninja producer. We're discussing why ninja characters are so enduring throughout the history of video games ...