Before developer Tomonobu Itagaki brought the “Ninja Gaiden” franchise into the polygonal realm, the series had been an arcade mainstay and a classic Nintendo Entertainment System trilogy. The side-scrolling adventure was renowned for its difficulty and visuals that pushed the 8-bit system to its limits.

Ragebound is available now on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 (PS5), PlayStation 4 (PS4), and Xbox Series X|S. Check out the Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound launch trailer for this 2D side-scrolling action platformer game from publisher Dotemu and developer The Game Kitchen (Blasphemous series).

We're two days away from the release of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Dotemu and The Game Kitchen's gorgeous pixel art spin-off from the Ninja Gaiden series (which is experiencing something of a comeback lately). And ahead of the game's launch, publisher Dotemu has some potentially disappointing news for Switch owners.