Like other 80s children, originally Ninja Guiden NES has come to life in my life to develop lifelong love for action games, animations and ninjas. When there is a trailer Ninja gaiden: ragebound I made my debut at the Game Awards in 2024 and stood up in the seat. When I found out that I was a person other than the game kitchen to develop, I jumped for joy. Both desecration And since the sequel is one of my favorite Hyundai Metroid Barney as, it seems like a dream match to see a talented studio dealing with such a forming franchise. What I didn't know was the way Ninja gaiden: ragebound It will compare that symbolic NES trilogy Ninja Guiden stratagem. And I was surprised at what I reported now Ninja gaiden: ragebound Overpass them.
Game Kitchen made it clear when creating an action platform that comply with the 8 -bit classic challenge and speed. Ninja gaiden: ragebound It is abnormalities of the older scenery. Instead, ragebound Modern quality of life thrives and confuses gameplay design with frameworks of traditional action platforms to avoid more disappointing beats of many genres in the process.
Originally familiar with 2D players Ninja Guiden Game and other similar titles come out ragebound And you can feel it right at home, but a subtle way of making the game a stadium of the action platform (or a person who has won the NES trilogy without using the action platform (or Save stats or other useful shortcuts). ragebound A game that emphasizes enthusiastic behavior, very satisfactory battle and fluid movement. The most colorful and sound pixel art game in memory recently is a new gold standard for action games with other similar minds with bows and old -fashioned aesthetics.
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Ninja gaiden: ragebound reminds me of the old thing again [Hands-On Preview]
Ninja Gaiden: RAGEBOUND helps to provide exciting experiences such as Ninja Gaiden Can by mixing old and new technologies.
Ninja gaiden: rageBound gets old thrills without being frustrated.
It just mentions the reason Ninja gaiden: ragebound Originally, NES trilogy is more accessible than it can be provided. This is not for a faint heart. Quite opposite Ninja gaiden: ragebound It's as challenging and demanding as 1989 Ninja Guiden And the two sequels are two sequels, from the player's masked assassin with a mask of the game, to the way to memorize the rhythm and flow of the enemy's movement to slice and inject them thinly. But where ragebound The player is in how a little rope processes the progress. Regarding factors such as level structure, character upgrades and intermediate checkpoints Ninja gaiden: ragebound No doubt, it is a better game than the 2D predecessor of the franchise and a better game.
Recently, I played 1989 and won Ninja Guiden preparing rageboundI was happy to find out that all the skills I just learned again are still applicable to this latest franchise. The player can use the original classic 2 button control system of the game to control the Protege, KENJI of Ryu for one jump and attack. The new Dodge movement tied to the RB/R1 button allows you to attack new rugging that is useful for fast evasion and distance. But the best new deception Ninja gaiden: ragebound Introduction to the player's arsenal is a guillotine jump.
The form and function are similar to CloudStep moving. Ninja Guiden-good night MessengerGuillotine jumps are required. Ninja gaiden: ragebound This sees what is used regularly in both combat and platforms, and KENJI allows you to perform a “confession” in the enemy or environment. It is very satisfactory to fall into another attack and easily tied, and as a result, the more fluid and the more reactions are the more fluid and the Travel. The boss will regularly fill the stadium with a regular attack (flame or electricity), and allow a very smooth moment in this encounter that uses a guillotine jump to feel like a ninja.
Outside of the new movements and abilities of KENJI, the player can now visit 3D characters. Ninja Guiden Game rageboundMura Masa. As in the reboot of Team Ninja's character action franchise, Muramasa operates a useful store. Ninja gaiden: ragebound The player can visit the stage on the world map of the game. Collecting hidden golden satire scattered throughout each stage allows you to buy a variety of upgrades that you can exchange while visiting Muramasa. Some of them offer useful bonuses, while others make it more difficult to improve the ranking of the game. Even though I find my favorite things and stick with them (such as a faster resource resource used to play health in high kill strikes, to cause ultimate movements), the amount of diversity provided from the various abilities that the player can have and creates incentives to experiment with other strategies if they are attached.
The secret weapon of Ragebound introduces the second playable character through Kumori.
Separation ragebound In all repeat Ninja Guiden Before that, the addition of a new gameplay is the existence of Kumori, the first additional character in the series. The player first meets Kumori in a short middle stage. In the short intermediate stage, you can control the Black Spider Clan Ninja, proving yourself in the clan leadership in the test for the devil. According to the completely predictable betrayal in the hands of the Demon Lord, Kumori transmits her soul to Kenji's dying body, saving the two creatures, and fusing with Hayabusu and Black Spider Hybrid Super Ninja.
These two mergers are essentially the best of the two worlds, giving Kenji a new ranged attack thanks to Kumori's KUNAI, and has a new secondary ability to trigger with another face button based on Muramasa's equipment. Convergence with Kumori is also the largest of the two new factors that are helpful. ragebound Legacy in the series: It is more noticeable in the hyper shower attack and the new platform challenge.
Lead -up rageboundI received a lot of interest in how the release and exaggerated attacks shaked the general trend of the battle. Enemies with shining oras indicate whether they should be killed using Kenji or Kumori's attack (blue of Kenji, pink of Kumori). Then Kenji then provides an over -attack attack that can be used to take out more strong enemies from one slash or kunai throw, maintaining the flow and speed of the original 2D player. Ninja game You will expect. Hyperpharge adds a wonderful nuance to how the player approaches a slash without a mind in a different way.
Similarly, Kumori's ability as a black spider clan ninja Ninja gaiden: rageboundThe most difficult platform problem occurs. The platform was always the main factor of the original Ninja Guiden It's a trilogy rageboundKumori's star is a key focus. To reveal the best secrets of each level and hidden cakes, the player had to complete each platform problem, and honestly felt as if I wanted more.
Game Kitchen is skilled with video and audio of Ninja GaiDen: Ragebound.
Game Kitchen's artists and animators have already proved that they are very good at work on both. desecration and Society blasphemy 2And the team once again set a new high bar for another pixel art game. Ninja gaiden: ragebound. Their time, original Ninja Guiden The game was part of the best action platform title that was best visible in NES (especially for original environments and enemy designs). Ninja gaiden: ragebound It becomes one of the most handsome and fluid animated titles of ILK and accelerates its tradition.
You can say the same words Ninja gaiden: rageboundThe music fans are well -balanced between the series fans remixing old staples and introducing new tracks. But even rageboundThe sound effect of the sound can be praised. I played through the whole ragebound I am completely immersed in my experience using headphones in Steam Deck, amplifying “sanctuary” sanctuary that can “feel” all knife slash, guillotine jumps or overpass attacks.
If you are looking for a killer action platform, you can find it in Ninja Guiden: Ragebound
Ninja gaiden: ragebound I was almost qualified as a perfect action platform. It is one of the best games already Ninja Guiden A trivial flaw that interferes with the overall experience unless you have a series of series of 2D legacy, valuable continuous, and no higher difficulties. One problem Ninja gaiden: rageboundWhatever the level, the function checkpoint, which is too long, too long and too spread, can cause some frustration when playing in hard mode. According to the name, the hard mode completely eliminates the store and world map of Muramasa, and limits the player to a linear gil frame according to NES's old -fashioned challenge. Ninja Guiden stratagem. In normal difficulties, the length of the stage is the blessing above all. more Excellent battle and platform. But once you enter hard mode, some of the longer stages are slightly punished.
That rageboundThe story of the story is at the same time as the first event. Ninja Guiden Suitable ragebound It is the best series that the series has felt in the 2D since the symbolic 1989 classic in 1989, and deserves to be talked about in the same breath as one of the greatest action platforms in history.
Ninja gaiden: ragebound
Review on PC
9/10
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July 31, 2025
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Game kitchen
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Single player
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- Classic 2D Ninja GaiDen's almost perfect modern style
- Game kitchen knocks out of the park in terms of visuals, animations and sound designs.
- Many secrets and locks that encourage the playback value of people chasing perfection
- Some steps have been pulled for too long.
Ninja gaiden: ragebound Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S will be available on July 31, 2025. Game Rant provided PC code for this review.
