Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom

a.k.a. Ninja Ryukenden 3: Yomi no Hakobune / 忍者龍剣伝Ⅲ 黃泉の方舟 / Ninja Ryukenden III: Yomi no Hakobune

published by Tecmo / Playtronic in 1991-06-21, developed by Tecmo, running on Nintendo Entertainment System
type: platformer
series: Ninja Gaiden
perspective: side view
player options: single player
languages: eng jpn
4.3/5

Official description

Join master ninja Ryu Hayabusa, last member of the famous Dragon Clan, in the third and final chapter of the legendary Ninja Gaiden saga. Ryu is framed for FBI agent Irene Lew's murder, and it's up to him to clear his name. Defeating superior life-forms created out of "life energy" called BIO-NOIDs and avoiding enemy ambushes are among the many obstacles which Ryu faces in this unpredictable adventure of mystery, deceit and destruction. Noticeable changes to the game-play mechanics include Ryu's ability to grab on to horizontal surfaces, his reduced falling speed and altered jumping maneuvers, and visible power-ups. Help Ryu defeat the forces of evil once more and discover the real culprit behind Irene's death as one of the most loved trilogies in video-game history comes to a close.

# 2008-02-23 14:50:06 - official description

Technical specs

display: raster

Editor note

Visually verified 0-18946-11010-3 is in fact the UPC code on the boxes for both Ninja Gaiden II and Ninja Gaiden III

The order of the trilogy is
1. Ninja Gaiden
2. Ninja Gaiden III
3. Ninja Gaiden II
The creators of the Ninja Gaiden III felt they could not find a suitable story to follow Ninja Gaiden II; so they created a story preceding the NG2 storyline but after the events of the original Ninja Gaiden.

The Japanese version had a password system which effectively gave players infinite continues. In a bold and rare occurrence, the USA version was purposefully made harder than the Japanese version in gameplay and by replacing the password system with a limited number of continues.

# 2013-08-18 00:35:35

External review - average: 80%

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IGN2008*8/1080%

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