Ninja Gaiden III for Wii gets E rating from ESRB

Ryu Hayabusa strikes a pose - Image 1 The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) just slapped an “E for mild violence” rating on the Wii Virtual Console version of Tecmo‘s Nintendo Entertainment System classic, Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. The game features the return of Ryu Hayabusa and Irene Law as they investigate the mysterious BIO-NOID project.

Fans of the original Ninja Gaiden III may remember the changes that Tecmo introduced in the third installment: Ryu’s falling speed and the damage knockback distance were both reduced from Ninja Gaiden II. Ryu was given new skills to play around with in the form of the Vacuum Wave Art and the extensions to his Dragon Sword. Unfortunately, Tecmo took away Ryu’s Ninja Clone ability in Ninja Gaiden III, but gave him the ability to latch onto and climb across horizontal platforms instead.

If retro gaming isn’t quite your thing, never fear, as Team Ninja (a subsidiary of Tecmo) has two upcoming Ninja Gaiden titles that may be right up your alley: Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword for the Nintendo DS and Ninja Gaiden II (which is different from the original NES title of the same name) for the Xbox 360.

Ryu Hayabusa strikes a pose - Image 1 The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) just slapped an “E for mild violence” rating on the Wii Virtual Console version of Tecmo‘s Nintendo Entertainment System classic, Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. The game features the return of Ryu Hayabusa and Irene Law as they investigate the mysterious BIO-NOID project.

Fans of the original Ninja Gaiden III may remember the changes that Tecmo introduced in the third installment: Ryu’s falling speed and the damage knockback distance were both reduced from Ninja Gaiden II. Ryu was given new skills to play around with in the form of the Vacuum Wave Art and the extensions to his Dragon Sword. Unfortunately, Tecmo took away Ryu’s Ninja Clone ability in Ninja Gaiden III, but gave him the ability to latch onto and climb across horizontal platforms instead.

If retro gaming isn’t quite your thing, never fear, as Team Ninja (a subsidiary of Tecmo) has two upcoming Ninja Gaiden titles that may be right up your alley: Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword for the Nintendo DS and Ninja Gaiden II (which is different from the original NES title of the same name) for the Xbox 360.

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