Summary
Step into a living comic book in this new take on the Ninja Gaiden series. Brandishing his ninja sword and the mecha weapons in his cyber arm, Yaiba slaughters zombies with brutal, over-the-top abandon. Will you slice enemies to pieces, crush them with Yaiba's cyborg arm or just rip off a zombie’s arms to use as nunchucks?
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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Reviews & Ratings
Fun but shallow hack'n'slash riddled with gamebreaking bugs. I love the graphics and linear gameplay which is straight out of a twisted comicFun but shallow hack'n'slash riddled with gamebreaking bugs. I love the graphics and linear gameplay which is straight out of a twisted comic book, it's really relaxing. However my whole experience was ruined by a bug which erased all of my perks and upgrades, forcing me to quit or start over after 5 hours.
There are few times where Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z manages to induce positive emotions to the player. Perhaps only in the initial stages, when you do not know what you are going to face, the relatively good cel-shaded graphics or the sometimes nicely done humor. Only for hack 'n' slash fans that check frequently the bargain bin.
With the amount of great action games on the market there is simply no reason that you should give Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z a try. It is a shoddily made, awful mess.
Yaiba is weird. It’s dumb, insanely frustrating and to be honest, kind of insulting. However, regrettably, it’s also a bit fun.
Every aspect of the game stumbles in its execution — everything from the controls to the camera and everything in between offers frustration, not joy. Yaiba serves no purpose.
Release Date | 18 March 2014 |
Publisher | Team NINJA, Spark Unlimited, Comcept, Koei Tecmo Games |
Content Rated | M (Mature) |
Game Modes | Single player |
Player Perspectives | Side view |
Genres | Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure |
Themes | Action, Science fiction, Horror, Comedy |
Platforms | PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |