Ninja Gaiden had been one of the flagship series of the famous Japanese publisher and developer company Tecmo and the franchise is in existence for nearly 36 years. Apart from the main line games, the series also had many spin offs and expansions.
One of such latest installments was Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z which was released for Windows, PS3, and X-Box 360. The game mostly met with negative reviews and Tecmo stopped producing Gaiden games. But after more than a decade, they are finally coming back with the much awaited sequel, and this is no spin off; this is a mainline installment; Ninja Gaiden 4.
Big Announcement: Long Awaited Sequel of The Ninja Gaiden Franchise Has Been Announced!
This upcoming game is set to release on multiple platforms like PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, however, there is no news on whether it will have a Nintendo Switch port. The game has been announced to be released by Q3/Q4 of 2025. This huge news has fascinated gamers.
The first game of the Gaiden franchise was released back in 1988
The first installment of the series was released back in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This game was really engaging and it had an awesome soundtrack. But there was one problem; this game was extremely hard. There were even glitches that made it even harder. A lot of gamers have quit it on the final boss.
Gaiden Series was rebooted in 2004
The game's two sequels were released in 1990 and 1991. Both games were really difficult, the third installment did not even have unlimited continues, making it even harder. It had multiple spin offs but after 1992, the series was stopped. In 2004, Tecmo decided to bring the series back to 3D graphics experience and the first two games were Xbox exclusives.
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The reboot franchise also maintained its traditions by keeping the difficulties extremely high, and that’s how the gamers loved it. But after the third and the final spin off release and their negative reviews, the franchise was stopped. Finally, after more than a decade, Team Ninja decided to collaborate with PlatinumGames to bring the much awaited fourth installment.
