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Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear)
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Ninja Gaiden is an action
video game released for the Game Gear
in 1991 by Sega
with license from Tecmo.
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.
Action game
Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
video game released for the Game Gear
Sega Game Gear
The was Sega's first handheld game console. It was the third commercially available color handheld console, after the Atari Lynx and the TurboExpress....
in 1991 by Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
with license from Tecmo.
Summary
It stars Ryu HayabusaRyu Hayabusa
is the protagonist of the Ninja Gaiden video game series as well as a player character in the Dead or Alive series, both published by Tecmo. According to the game canon, Ryu Hayabusa is a ninja and the leader of the that has spiritual, physical and magical ties to ancient dragons...
and is part of the Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden
is a series of video games by Tecmo featuring the ninja Ryu Hayabusa as its protagonist. The series was originally known as in Japan. The word "gaiden" in the North American Ninja Gaiden title means "side-story" in Japanese, even though the Ninja Gaiden series is not a spinoff of a previous series...
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
World War III
World War III denotes a successor to World War II that would be on a global scale, with common speculation that it would be likely nuclear and devastating in nature....
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
World War III
World War III denotes a successor to World War II that would be on a global scale, with common speculation that it would be likely nuclear and devastating in nature....
is reveals himself to be Shiragane, a demon capable of mind control
Mind control
Mind control refers to a process in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator, often to the detriment of the person being manipulated"...
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.