Ninja Gaiden DS Slated for March

December 20, 2007 4:36 PM

Team NINJA's Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (NDS), the studio's portable take on the adventures of famed video game ninja Ryu Hayabusa, will slash its way to North American retailers this March.

Much like Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (NDS), Ninja Gaiden DS is controlled almost entirely through the touch screen. A downloadable demo of the third-person action game is currently available through the DS Download Stations scattered throughout retailers such as GameStop, Target, and Wal-Mart.

"Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword brings a new level of gaming action to the Nintendo DS," said Tecmo marketing manager Yoh Watanabe. "There's currently a demo available on the DS Download Station and I urge everyone to try it out and you'll know what I mean."

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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sevogajre

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December 20, 2007 4:43 PM

This looks fun, but again it looks like THE SAME GAME as Ninja Gaiden on Xbox... same bosses, same enemies, probably even the same levels!

I'll rent this one I think, just because I'm very interested in the stylus driven control scheme.
- zagzig32
  
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  December 20, 2007 4:46 PM
  
  where do you rent DS games?
  - pyide
    
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    December 20, 2007 4:52 PM
    
    i know blockbuster and gamefly rent them.
- TrptJim
  
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  December 20, 2007 5:50 PM
  
  I've never owned an Xbox, so this is great for me!
  - Mad Brahmin Disease
    
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    December 21, 2007 8:54 AM
    
    same here!
- MoreVespeneGas
  
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  December 21, 2007 7:34 AM
  
  Uh. The story is set six months after the event of 2004's Ninja Gaiden. There will also be another new playable female ninja character, Momiji.