In so many ways, Ninja Gaiden 4 is exactly what I wanted it to be. It’s a collaborative effort between Team Ninja and Platinum Games, two of my all time favorite developers; it builds off the combat ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. Ninja Gaiden 4 launches October 21, 2025 (October 20 on Steam) ...

Ninja Gaiden 4 is almost here, bringing the old-school action hack and slash shinobi action to modern systems. The game has a ton of differences from the older titles, promising to be more lenient ...

PlatinumGames and Team Ninja revive the franchise with pure adrenaline. Developed in partnership with longtime series studio Team Ninja and action game specialist PlatinumGames, Ninja Gaiden 4 is the ...

Ninja Gaiden rests on a cult legacy that spans three decades and countless severed limbs. Its reputation precedes it, especially on a landmark anniversary marketed as the "Year of the Ninja." After ...

There’s a special sort of bliss that comes from a dumb action game. It doesn’t matter if the plot works or if the impetus for slicing up bad guys makes sense; the only thing that matters is how good ...

Ninja Gaiden 4 is a difficult game, and that’s fine. Some of the best games of all time are punishingly hard, demanding the player rise to their level and learn all of the enemy patterns, in order to ...

Using Ryu Hayabusa’s signature Flying Swallow attack, I leap into a crowd of enemies, slicing a daemon’s head off with a clean strike before turning to the rest. As rapid combos transition into ...

Jake Valentine is a Contributor at DualShockers with more than two decades of experience covering the video game industry. Since 2004, he has written about games across news, reviews, guides, lists, ...