Video Game Vintage Title: Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is an upcoming third-person combat game in the Ninja Gaiden franchise by Tecmo Koei. Keiji Inafune is involved with the project, providing character designs and creating the character of Yaiba. The game is in development for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows platforms and is set for a March 20, 2014 release in Australia, a March 21, 2014 release in Europe and a March 18, 2014 release in North America.

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Plot

The game stars the powerful ninja, Yaiba Kamikaze. He was once part of a clan that tested the abilities of its ninja by putting them up against a highly skilled member, in this case being Yaiba himself. However, he eventually grew tired of his weak apprentices and decided to massacre his clan and leaving the survivors to their deaths.

At some point he meets with franchise mainstay Ryu Hayabusa and decides to challenge him, claiming that he was the weakest foe he had encountered thus far. During the battle he would discover otherwise as Ryu crushed his left arm and eye, almost killing him.

Later he is discovered by a mysterious organization who restore his lost body parts with mechanized duplicates. Yaiba learns that a zombie outbreak had begun and that Ryu had been searching for the source of the infection. He decides to work with the organization that resurrected him in order to exact his revenge against Ryu, agreeing to help put a stop to the spread of zombie infection.

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Gameplay

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a third-person hack and slash video game that features elements similar to previous titles in the series. Players can run, jump, block and attack enemies using Yaiba's blade. A score multiplier on the right-hand of the screen accumulates the player's hit-count on the enemy. The "Ultimate Technique" mode seen in other titles has been replaced by a mode called "Bloodlust" which, when activated, allows Yaiba to decimate multiple enemies around him in quick succession.