To kick off this year's Game Awards, Koei Tecmo, Dotemu (TMNT: Shredder's Revenge) and The Game Kitchen (Blasphemous) announced a new entry in the legendary Ninja Gaiden series.
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms in Summer 2025 and is a brand new 2D side-scroller starring a new hero known as Kenji Mozu. Here's the full story from the official PR:
A new hero, Kenji Mozu, emerges in NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound. The story picks up in Hayabusa Village after Ryu Hayabusa heads to America to avenge his father's death, as told in the NES version of NINJA GAIDEN. Suddenly, the veil between the human and demon worlds has torn, opening a doorway to darkness in Hayabusa Village. Kenji Mozu, a young ninja of the Hayabusa clan, throws himself into battle, determined to protect his village and its people from a looming demonic threat in this dark and dangerous era.
Featuring a mastery of the high-speed, challenging combat the series is known for, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound’s sidescrolling action is immediately welcoming to newcomers - while offering a steep, rewarding sense of difficulty and intricate technical depth that will challenge the blade of even a seasoned ninja. Brutally slash through an array of fiendish foes and demons while avoiding deadly fiery traps, spike pits, chasms and more.
The young ninja, Kenji Mozu’s high-stakes quest develops with showstopping fights against powerful, boss-caliber behemoths. With upgradable abilities, hidden collectibles, optional mission objectives and more, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound is an engrossing modernization of the tense, satisfyingly swift battles and precise, skill-demanding platforming the series is known for.
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound features exquisite pixel art, evoking the classic title while bringing a lush field and menacing cast of enemies to life through striking, wonderfully intricate detail. The dynamic action, paired with a pitch-perfect soundtrack featuring contributions from special guest composers, promises players an unforgettable experience.
If we hear any updates, we'll let you know. Would you be interested in this upcoming release? Let us know in the comments.
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Woah, was not expecting that. Maybe it'll be better than Razors Edge 😜
Finally a Ninja Gaiden reboot done right. Can't wait to see the new Shinobi too.
Yeah, Ninja Gaiden is back, and it looks great! I can't wait.
They won me with a Ninja Gaiden made by The Game Kitchen, but the game actually looks FANTASTIC! Definitely a day one for me.
Wow, that looks good. Ninja Gaiden is back.
İ am in shock. İ am a Ninja Gaiden fan boy. Did not expect a new 2D Ninja Gaiden game.
İ am very happy with this.
This looks incredible beautiful. İ have played Ninja Gaiden 1, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor's edge.
A new Ninja Gaiden game in summer 2025 for Nintendo Switch.
Damn, looks interesting.
I try not to get hyped with thus kind of announcement, but the work DotEmu has been doing gives me THE vibe about this game!!
I’d be fine with a indie studio making the most budget PS2 or even PS1 game in existence if it still managed to capture the combat system and feel of the 3D games.
WHY IS IT A FOCUS GAME?! What is Focus involved in this? Since when does K-T loan out their IP to others? THEY'RE the ones that are suppossed to be doing grunt work for everyone else. There are only so many Arc and NIS games to pad out their piddly international release calendar; and the domestic sales of Dead or Alive: Boats n Hoes can only go so far
Oh wow! Yes please! Bring it on!
I'm sorry? Koei Tecmo, Dotemu and The Game Kitchen ALL behind this Ninja Gaiden? My God what a dream team to bring a 2D Ninja Gaiden to life! I can't wait to know more about this.
I'm definitely interested, but this looks like it'll play very differently than classic Ninja Gaiden.
Never thought I'd ever see a brand new 2D Ninja Gaiden game again, this looks great!
This looks great! 😍And made by dotemu and the blasphemous team you say?
Blasphemous 1&2 are great. This will be awesome.
This one got me pumped up, I can't wait to see the final result.
It's Strider, he even looks like Hiryu from Strider now, but with more demons and less robots. Looks fun tho. I tired of the more 3D NGs after the first one.
@robr Combining Ninja Gaiden's hard with Blasphemous 's hard is gonna make one seriously wicked game!
Wow, been awhile since we've had a new Ninja Gaiden. Looks dope.
Yes please. Good thing to open the show with.
@zbinks that was my thought too. I was honestly hoping for something more along the lines of the NES trilogy.
Looks like The Messenger.
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Okay so this is kinda awesome
Without swooping birds, it is not a true Ninja Gaiden...
Is it going to be NES hard? Or will it be more like the messenger? Tough but fair with extra challenges for the dedicated?
Better than what I expected.
Dotemu is doing a great job reviving classic franchises.
Oh my God yes! Go ninja go ninja go!
Proceeds to get out my hacked Nes mini and play the OG trilogy again! It's cool i still have my original carts too. 😉
Slice like a ninja, cut like a razorblade so fast! Other Ninjas say damn!
stick it in my veins!!!!
I noticed there's no power up orbs floating in the background. Kinda odd not having them but maybe they have another setup for those.
This was wild for sure. All in.
I bought Blasphemous earlier this year, but haven't gotten to play it yet. The pixel art is fantastic in it and it looks fun. This also has nice visuals in game. It looks like it will be quite a bit different from the NES games, with lots of new abilities. It almost looks like they combined Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi, and Hagane(which Moonrider did as well, as I recall). And that's fine by me, though I wonder if it will feel like the NES games in some way. This is a case where I think moving forward from the NES games makes sense, whereas in Shinobi I think the closer they stick to the Genesis games, the better. I'll be looking forward to learning more about this.
@SalvorHardin I think it’s trying to capture the spirit of the original 2D games
throws money like shurkien at the screen
While that gameplay does not necessarily feel like Ninja Gaiden (see that slight pause/recoil when you strike an enemy?) I am beyond thrilled to see a new entry in the franchise, as it's always been one of my favourites! I just hope it's a straightforward action game rather than a Metroidvania.
That story from the PR has me scratching my head though...
MINOR SPOILER FOR THE 3D GAMES!!!
While there were debates whether the X-Box game was a prequel to the NES ones or not, didn't that go out the window when they retroactively revealed Sonia was actually Irene (to the point of calling her that in Razor's Edge)? So, if Ryu's wearing his outfit from the 3D games here, does that mean that the story in those does eventually follow similar events to the NES games with some minor alterations or are we mixing the continuities again? Is his dad Joe or Ken? Or, then again, who cares, really? We're getting a new Ninja Gaiden game!!
The original Ninja Ryūkenden trilogy has been my all time favourite and what I've seen in the trailer of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound left me very disappointed. This is not the Ninja Gaiden I wanted.
I thought I needed this all my life, a new NG 2D game, but now I'm not sure.
It looks kinda generic honestly.
Silly idea, I'd prefer an updated NG Trilogy pack than this or even better, the original trilogy as a collection the way of Castlevania or Megaman collections over this.
Maybe it's way too late for me. It's been too long for them to deliver
Looks great, absolutely interested in seeing more and eventually playing this!
I definitely want to chek this one out. The NES Ninja Gaiden games are among the best!
Okay this looks legit
Great looking art!
Looks great but. I’m sure I’ll be in the minority about this but being an old school nes ninja gaiden fan, the blood seems out of place
They were definitely playing Prince of Persia the Lost Crown
Hyped as hell, lets go!👍
Finally a good side scroller for Ninja Gaiden. I know others wanted a new 3d action one but 2d and done by the TMNT/Streets of Rage 4 devs is a plus.
Super excited for this. Hopefully we can also play as Ryu.
@IronMan30 I was looking to see how far in the comments I could get before someone mentioned the fantastic Ninja Gaiden game Sabotage already gave us 🤣
This is a MUST BUY
I think the teams behind this are gonnangive us something we will be talking about in 20 years! Don't wanna get my hopes too high here, but I think we can trust their collective track records that this is gonna be a bad ass game!!!!
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