Ninja Gaiden 4 coming this year with help from PlatinumGames
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Over a decade after Ninja Gaiden 3, which released in 2012, Ninja Gaiden 4 is coming this year as a collaboration between Team Ninja and PlatinumGames, the latter of which is known for over-the-top action games like Bayonetta and Nier: Automata.
“We are staying true to the challenge and deep action that defines the Ninja Gaiden series while incorporating the speed an dynamic expression of PlatinumGames,” said Ninja Gaiden 4 producer and director Yuji Nakao during a video shown at Thursday’s Xbox Developer Direct.
Ninja Gaiden 4 will star a new ninja, the young Yakumo, but previous protagonist Ryu Hayabusa will play a “pivotal role” in the game as a rival to Yakumo.
The game is set in a sopping wet Tokyo that’s been cursed by the Dark Dragon: “We are preserving the dark, hardcore atmosphere of the series,” said Yudai Abe, level design and environment lead at PlatinumGames. “With curses and chaotic landscapes, the world evokes a heightened sense of danger at every turn.”
Ninja Gaiden 4 is set to release in fall 2025. Ninja Gaiden Black, a remake of Ninja Gaiden 2, also surprise released today.
