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Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (XSX) game cover art
Platform: NES
Tags: Action, Platformer
Developer: Tecmo
More Platforms: Lynx
AKA: Ninja Ryuukenden III: Yomi no Hakobune (JP)
Publisher
Region
Released
NA
08/??/1991
JP
06/21/1991

Staff Reviews

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom review

Reviewed January 07, 2004

Marc Golding says: "Ninja Gaiden 2 was as beautiful as NES platformers come! Well, understandably, Ryu hasn’t changed - his sprite is virtually identical in all three games. Most of the enemies are different naturally, and they’re a decent bunch, the mostly mindless menagerie comprised mainly of zombie types and robots. Sadly, there are no high-kicking Karatekas knocking you off cliffs, or afro wearing boxers doing the same. The game has a decidedly futuristic tilt, and as such, it's robots, robots, robots, with a good deal of alien weirdness thrown in for good measure. "
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Reader Reviews

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom review

Reviewed November 02, 2003

psychopenguin says: "Ever why the Ninja Gaiden series died? There's probably a few reasons for it, mainly company related, but Ninja Gaiden 3 certainly did not help the cause. It's the worst of the 3 Ninja Gaidens by far, as Tecmo tried out these new ideas that just were not suitable for Ninja Gaiden games, as therefore the series bombed. It's still not a horrible game, however, and I enjoyed it for the most part. Just don't expect a high-quality Ninja Gaiden game. "
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