Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

WayTooManyGamesLeo Faria

9/10

There are two great things about Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, especially if you’re a massive fan of the franchise. The first one is that this is a truly fantastic 2D platformer, possibly the best side-scrolling game in the entire franchise (and let’s face it, the first few NES Ninja Gaiden games haven’t aged well at all). The second is that, well, this isn’t even the last Ninja Gaiden we’ll get this year. Nor was it the first. We started off the year with a pretty dope remaster of Ninja...

MonsterVineSpencer Legacy

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a fantastic return to the 2D roots of the Ninja Gaiden franchise. The gameplay is fast and sharp, the visuals are gorgeous, and the length is just right for this sort of game. I ran into a couple of small bugs, but it’s nothing that won’t be patched out pretty quickly.

Console CreaturesDavid Pietrangelo

9/10

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a fantastic return to 2D action for the franchise. It delivers a challenging action-platformer with tight mechanics, excellent level design, eye-catching visuals, and a wild story worthy of the Ninja Gaiden name.

Impulse GamerGareth Newnham

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a thrilling retro revival that nails the feel of the classic NES era titles while bringing them bang up to date.

Gaming NexusJoseph Moorer

8.5/10

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is great. I don't know how they got the controls so tight, but it's magic. Bonus points for tying up a story for a game I still loathe to this day. And more Kumori please.

GamePressureSebastian Kasparek

8.5/10

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a return to the roots of the franchise, offering fast-paced action that would not be out of place in the main installments of the series.

Video ChumsA.J. Maciejewski

8.2/10

The iconic fast-paced action series has returned to 2D and NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound is full of demon-slaying good times so let's jump to it.

Nintendo LifeTom Massey

8/10

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is the kind of game that makes you want to improve. Chaining death with balletic grace feels so liberating that you don’t want to be interrupted in your flow. The way it implements all of its mechanics, along with increasingly interesting, beautiful, and ever-taut stage design, is a treat, and a truly linear arcade-style DLC would be a blessing should one ever transpire. While some Talismans can be purchased to actually make the game harder, the base challenge will certainly test you. It's a real shame about that frame-rate judder, but in terms of seductive 2D Ninja act...

GameSpotKevin Knezevic

8/10

Ragebound is a relentless and challenging revival that ably channels the spirit of early Ninja Gaiden games.

Push SquareStephen Tailby

8/10

The Ninja Gaiden series has been around for a long time, and it's changed a lot, moving from 2D action platforming to full-on, big budget, 3D adventures. While many will know the franchise from these later hack-and-slashers, the most recent entry, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, winds back the clock, taking us back to its side-scrolling origins — and it's a big success.

XboxEraJesse 'Doncabesa' Norris

7.5/10

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CNETOscar Gonzalez

Unscored

With only six to eight hours of gameplay at a price tag of $25, I cannot recommend Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. It lacks anything of interest other than this side story to the original Ninja Gaiden game, and even then, it's just introducing different ninjas that are fighting monsters. This game was supposed to be a love letter to the original trilogy, but instead, it's more like a bad photocopy of a love letter made by someone who didn't seem to care that much.