Ryu is sitting out much of Ragebound because he’s off in America dealing with personal matters. In his absence, a rift between the demon world and our world opens, threatening Hayabusa village.

The Black Spider Clan have been enemies in previous Ninja Gaiden games, but we'll play as one in Ragebound with the assassin, Kumori.

Dotemu announced there will be a second Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound playable character, and she will be a Black Spider Clan kunoichi named Kumori. She’ll join Ryu Hayabusa’s student Kenji Mozu as the two ...

Dotemu Those games (as well as the later 3D trilogy released between 2004 and 2012) follow a hero named Ryu Hayabusa, a member of the Hayabusa clan who’s sent to a retro-futuristic version of ...

"Because what would be a Ninja Gaiden game without it?" jokes game director David Jaumandreu of The Game Kitchen, who've been hired by Team Ninja to render those flames in old-school pixel art. The ...

Ragebound’s tight platforming and fast-paced combat make it just as, if not more, exciting than Ryu’s mainline return.

Sadly, for a while, nothing came of Ryu Hayabusa’s adventures. That is, until The Game Awards 2024, where Dotemu and The Game Kitchen revealed a new entry in the franchise: Ninja Gaiden ...

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound's 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 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Ninja Gaiden has been on a long hiatus, and for fans of the classic 2D games on the NES, it's been even longer. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a ...

In Ragebound, however, Kumori must form an alliance with the primary playable character, Kenji, who is yet to complete his training under Ryu Hayabusa. The two characters play fairly differently ...