Ninja Gaiden 3 follows the continued adventures of Ryu Hayabusa and is the first title in the series not to be directed by Tomonobu Itagaki. The game explores Ryu’s human side as he descends into a hellish realm.
GenreAction
Platforms ps3
DEVELOPER Team Ninja | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Ninja Gaiden 3 Reviews ps3
metro.co.uk review
The Sigma games have experimented with online modes before but although this goes further it’s still baby steps. There’s a four-on-four deathmatch mode, which is a brief but enjoyable diversion, but it’s the co-op that is the most fun. Designed very much in the style of Modern Warfare’s Special Ops missions, these trials last only five or 10 minutes but are imaginatively designed, with a real emphasis on teamwork.
gamer.nl review
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3djuegos.com review
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ausgamers.com review
When the blood spray settled, though, I still kept coming back for more. Ninja Gaiden offered the right kind of challenge, even when I had to repeat fights multiple times. There were no urges to throw the controller, instead, I was motivated to perfect my timing and pick my openings, making for engaging real-time combat tactics. Ninja Gaiden isn’t a perfect experience, but it’s accessible for newcomers and boasts an addictive gameplay formula that goes a long way to forgiving its detractors.
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gamereactor.se review
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officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk review
The health system works differently, though – a ‘Ninpo’ bar fills up with every kill and replenishes your health when you activate it. But the pacing’s slightly off: previously it was all about anticipating enemies, and that’s rewarded less here since you’re so often facing multiple ranged attacks as well as ten or more melee partners. It’s like the restaurant scene from Kill Bill, played out using two buttons.
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jeuxactu.com review
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gry-online.pl review
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gamingxp.com review
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play-mag.co.uk review
Throw in liberal use of poorly implemented QTEs and you have a ninja game we wish would just slink off back to the shadows. Maybe the inevitable Sigma incarnation will rectify the problems, but for now it’s one to avoid unless you see it for a tenner.
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gameinformer.com review
Ninja Gaiden 3 is not a complete train wreck, but it does suffer from a multitude of problems. The action can be fast-paced and engaging at times, but many design decisions significantly bring down the experience. Dumbed-down A.I., a limited arsenal, the series’ notoriously difficult camera, no inventory/currency system, and an incoherent story combine to make this the most disappointing title in the series.
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digitalchumps.com review
NG3’s presentation isn’t bad either in some ways. I thought the menu system was lacking, especially the menus used in multiplayer, which look amateurish and unfinished. In game graphics aren’t bad, although the droves of enemies that look exactly the same gets old in a hurry. I also didn’t like the look of most of every level, as they lacked detail and points of interest. Animations are fast at least, and the framerate never falters, the action stays very smooth. There are some brief camera issues from time to time, but overall I was impressed with the camera-work, given how fast and chaotic the combat is.
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psxextreme.com review
Ninja Gaiden III isn’t what I expected, and I’m sure it isn’t what the fans expected. It is found lacking in too many major categories to be considered a worthwhile purchase, and all I can say to the dedicated followers is this— Play the game on Hard Mode. It’s really the only way you’ll make it feel like Ninja Gaiden. But even that can’t erase the bad camera, occasionally faltering frame rate, disappointing visual presentation, the lackluster online, and oh yes, the disappearance of other weapons. It’s appropriately dark and brutal, the story tries, and it can be fun.
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darkzero.co.uk review
Ninja Gaiden 3 has all of the telltale signs of a good game. Triple-A branding, fantastic dev team, worldwide support. Unfortunately, what could have been a fairly solid entry is plagued by backwards-innovation [No inventory? Japanese voice option?], absolutely mediocre and over-streamlined combat gameplay, and a predictable plot. It is with great hope that I suggest Team Ninja take a moment to reflect on this release and consider why they would make such erroneous changes to what was a near-perfect formula for high-octane, Japanese action.
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thesixthaxis.com review
With the single player campaign out of the way, there are a number of online modes to try, including a 4 vs. 4 clan battle, and some co-op Ninja Trials. Unfortunately access to this has proved somewhat problematic. Our online pass didn’t arrive until after the embargo deadline, and even after that further issues occurred. This isn’t Tecmo’s fault, rather the nature of receiving code on a debug machine that can’t download game updates.
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gamerevolution.com review
For all Ninja Gaiden 3 tries to pull sympathy from its players onto its protagonist, it seems to have lost its way. It’s an example of a game that is less than the sum of its parts—each on their own are fine, perhaps even good—because the entire thing is just stretched too thin. A two-hour campaign for a fraction of the cost would have, ironically, been much easier to recommend. But with things as they are, Ninja Gaiden 3 will only satisfy people wanting the video game equivalent to the weekend popcorn action flick.
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thunderboltgames.com review
Regarded on its own merits, Ninja Gaiden 3 might be a perfectly fine third-person action game. However, by carrying the Ninja Gaiden moniker, the game has exposed itself to all sorts of expectations it never attempts to address. The franchise to this point has been both slick and punishing, providing a variety of ways to hone Ryu’s ninja craft; Ninja Gaiden 3’s new direction simply doesn’t cut it – especially when played alone.
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pushsquare.com review
It’s apparent that Hayashi’s Team Ninja aspired to create a Ninja Gaiden title that would appeal to the masses, and those not at grips with the series’ past could likely find a decent amount of enjoyment. Ninja Gaiden III’s overly cinematic action and dramatic storyline soon falls into abstruse repetition, but in pleasing those not accustomed to the series’ hardcore action roots, Team Ninja inadvertently ripped the spine out of the near perfection combat that the series’ gameplay structure was founded upon. Instead of feeling Ryu’s painful emotions as he fights the curse placed upon his body, series veterans will feel like the Grip of the Murderer curse was place upon them for being loyal fans instead.
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ign.com review
Ninja Gaiden 3 is a gash on the face of the franchise and one of the worst games the action genre has yet suffered. It has no consideration for its fans’ wants or what a new audience may have enjoyed. It’s a nightmare that’s as easy as it is uninteresting, and it abandons what used to work for awful new ideas that don’t work together. Under no circumstance should you ever waste your time on this self-indulgent and abysmal wreck.
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gameshark.com review
It’s an interesting and multifaceted comment- whether it was intentional or not- about violence and player agency as well as about Ryu’s character. Conceptually, this could have been a jump-off point for a profoundly compelling examination of these subtexts not dissimilar to Takashi Miike’s 2004 film Izo, wherein a cursed samurai is unable- both physically and metaphysically- to do anything other than murder those he comes into contact with. The concept of Ryu’s cursed arm containing the souls of all of his victims is great (“The Grip of Murderâ€), but the game doesn’t do enough with it. There’s nothing on par with Solid Snake’s confrontation with the ghosts of the people he’s killed in Metal Gear Solid 3. There needed to be.
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playstationlifestyle.net review
Ninja Gaiden 3 is the epitome of disappointment. Just a few years ago, the series was heralded as one of gaming’s best action franchises, but the latest installment has me wishing that they had stopped when Itagaki parted ways with the studio. If you absolutely love the series and have been dying to jump back in the shoes of Ryu Hayabusa, you’re better off popping in one of the prior entries, as NG3 is nothing more than a major step backwards for the franchise. With a poor camera, tacked on QTEs and a laughable story that takes itself far too seriously, Ninja Gaiden 3 is far and away the worst game I’ve played this year. Believe me, it’s not worth your money or time.
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