Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection Reviews
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A competent collection of ports that does the bare minimum to bring the series to modern systems. The games themselves are still fantastic action classics but it’s a shame all versions couldn’t be included.
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The games in the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection still hold up, but the remaster falters on bringing new quality of life features and fixing some of the trilogy's more glaring issues.
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A curation that equally frustrates as it impresses, the Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection is made for fans and newcomers who can overlook its obvious flaws to experience the remaining goodness in bits and pieces.
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The original Ninja Gaiden (well, not the original original on the NES) released in 2004 for the first Xbox (not the Xbox One, though the series has made its way onto that console as well). Two console generations later (three if you are lucky enough to have, and play on, a PS5), a remaster of a port that was itself a pseudo-remaster has arrived for the PlayStation 4, alongside its two sequels/remasters/ports. Confused? Don’t be – all you need to know is that our Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection PS4 review is here to clear up if you should drop the...
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Ninja Gaiden Master Collection is simply three individual games on the console of your choice. If you’re expecting extras here, you’re not going to get them. Still, it shouldn’t deter a gamer looking for an amazing action experience. The first game is PACKED with enough action to provide for one hell of an amazing gaming experience. While the second game falls short of the first, it is still a phenomenal title that deserves to be experienced. There is no Ninja Gaiden 3… even if something called that downloads with the other two games. If you dare, try at your own...
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Ninja Gaiden Sigma, like its accompanying ports, doesn't touch the gameplay or mechanics at all. Of the three, Sigma's level design is the most effective. Areas are open enough to explore but not too much as to make each area feel empty or bland. The combat feels both impactful and inconsistent, with Ryu's speed and raw power providing an abundance of bloody swordplay while the damage output feels random and prevents any kind of consistent play style. This is certainly not helped by the camera, which is an issue for every game in the Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection, as they...
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When it comes to challenging action games, Ninja Gaiden has always delivered so let's revisit the 3 modern games in a new collection.
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This master collection hopes to make Ninja Gaiden relevant again in 2021. But for a game that really shows its age, is it a series worth revisiting?
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Despite the remasters changing nothing, and being based on the inferior versions of the original games, the innate quality of Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 shines through in this surprisingly enjoyable compilation.
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With all that said, it’s hard to recommend Ninja Gaiden Master Collection on Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S, as versions of all three games included are already playable on those consoles thanks to backwards compatibility. Some will argue that Ninja Gaiden Black and the original Ninja Gaiden II are superior to their Sigma counterparts as well. If you’re a PlayStation or Switch gamer looking for some challenging ninja action, however, then it’s definitely worth considering.
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The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection is a barebones port of two of the greatest action games ever made and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge. The fact that these are the Sigma versions, and that Team Ninja has done nothing to iron out the weaker moments of these games, drags this collection down, but it's still a good way to play Ninja Gaiden on modern hardware.
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Featuring two very good games and one fairly mediocre game in one package, Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection is well worth trying out, whether you missed out in the past or just want to slash up some enemies as Ryu Hayabusa all over again.
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The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection is a solid collection of three games that are enjoyable, but are also showing their age. If you're coming here for a challenge, then you'll likely be very happy with what you find, but times have changed a lot since these games released. As long as you're fine with that, then you should pick up the mantle of the Hayabusa Clan and start chopping off arms.
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Ryu Hayabusa has been enjoying an early retirement ever since the Ninja Gaiden series was put on ice years ago. Team Ninja has been busying itself with the Nioh games in the meantime, a more deliberate style of action title that takes things in a different, yet more modern, direction. Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection brings Ryu back with three major games in one package, but the genre has somewhat moved away from the flash and breakneck pace. How does it all stack up, then?
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I have been praying for a compilation like Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection for years. Ever since playing the infuriating yet near-perfect original reboot for the Xbox, I’ve been in love with this franchise. Ninja Gaiden is stupidly hard, punishing, and unfair, but at the same time, it offers some of the best hack n’ slash action ever made, with lots of weapons to wield, combos to pull off, and ultra-bloody finishing moves to rejoice in. And you know what’s even better? You can now play ...
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There’s no better way to see the Dragon Ninja Ryu Hayabusa in action than with the Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection. Those that can deal with the odd loading stutter can experience some of the finest hack-and-slash combat on the market today.
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Ninja Gaiden is one of the greatest action franchises in the history of video games. The original game was an arcade beat ‘em up in the style of Double Dragon, but it was Ninja Gaiden for the NES that perfected the action-platforming formula and pioneered quality cutscene storytelling. It is still heavily played by speedrunners worldwide and is a shoo-in for the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Ports aside, the NES game had two excellent sequels made in the same style, and these three games are often referred to as “The Ninja Gaiden Trilogy.” This trilogy received sequels for...
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Koei Tecmo could have used this opportunity to further strengthen the weak link beyond what it already did, but the first two games still stand so tall that it justifies the preservation altogether.
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Ultimately, Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection may have a rather niche market. If you have already played all three games included in the collection, then there is little reason for you to pick it up unless you didn’t get to experience the DLC in each game.
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Packed with plenty of hours of great gameplay, but a far cry from what it could have been, Ninja Gaiden Master Collection is both worth playing and worth being pretty mad about.
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The first and second Ninja Gaiden games are absolutely worth playing through and look great, whilst the third is slightly less recommendable.
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