Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear video game)

Ninja Gaiden
Japanese cover art
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	Ninja Gaiden
Platform(s)	Game Gear
Release date(s)	JP November 1, 1991 NA 1991 EU 1991
Genre(s)	2D action platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player
Media/distribution	Game Gear cartridge

Ninja Gaiden is an action video game released for the Game Gear in 1991 by Sega with license from Tecmo.

Summary

It stars Ryu Hayabusa and is part of the Ninja Gaiden series, although it features a plot not connected to any of the other Ninja Gaiden games. This was the first time a game in the series was released bearing the Ninja Gaiden label worldwide, and not being retitled neither Ninja Ryūkenden (忍者龍剣伝) in Japan nor Shadow Warriors in Europe, as was the series usually known in both regions.

In this game, Ryu must stop an evil organization from starting World War III after an attempt to steal his sword was made in his home village.

At the start of the game, Ryu was responding to an attack in his village as he rushes to a shrine where the leader of attack was holed up in. Defeating him, the leader reveals that he was hired by a man named Tonpenkof who was a smuggler who sells weapons to a variety of clients. Attempting to find out why would someone would steal the Dragon Sword, Ryu infiltrates the boat and kills Tonpenkof, revealing a man named Mr. Tsin who he was selling weapons to in Hong Kong. Ryu defeats Mr.Tsin but not without being captured and brought to India where the person who want the Dragonsword to start World War III is reveals himself to be Shiragane, a demon capable of mind control and with the power of the Dragon Sword, can effectively have almost unlimited power in dominating over the minds of others. Ryu kills him and brings an end to another threat of the world.

External links

• Ninja Gaiden at MobyGames
• Ninja Gaiden at GameFAQs