Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
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| Developer(s) | Spark Unlimited |
| Publisher(s) | Tecmo Koei |
| Director(s) | Masahiro Yasuma Toby Gard |
| Producer(s) |
Keiji Inafune Yosuke Hayashi Shinsaku Ohara |
| Designer(s) | Cory Davis |
| Composer(s) | Grant Kirkhope |
| Series | Ninja Gaiden |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows |
| Release |
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows March 21, 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Action, hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a third-person hack and slash video game, and a spin-off of the Ninja Gaiden franchise. It was published by Tecmo Koei and developed by Spark Unlimited.Comcept's Keiji Inafune produced the game, providing character designs and creating the character of Yaiba. The game was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows platforms on March 18, 2014 in North America, March 20, 2014 in Australia, and March 21, 2014 in Europe.
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 The "Ultimate Technique" mode seen in other titles has been replaced by a mode called "Bloodlust" which, when activated, allows Yaiba to destroy multiple enemies around him in quick succession.
The game follows the exploits of the powerful ninja Yaiba Kamikaze. Yaiba 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 it was Yaiba they had to face. However, after growing weary of his work, Yaiba eventually decides to massacre his own clan and leave the survivors to their deaths. At one point he meets with the franchise mainstay Ryu Hayabusa and decides to challenge him, claiming that he is the weakest foe Yaiba has encountered thus far. During the battle he discovers otherwise as Ryu slices Yaiba's left arm and eye, killing him.
Later, Yaiba is discovered by a mysterious organization known as Forge Industries, led by Alrico del Gonzo, brings him back to life and restores his lost body parts with mechanized duplicates, thus turning him into a cyborg, with a female named Ms. Monday as his navigator. Yaiba learns that a zombie outbreak has begun and that Ryu has been searching for the source of the infection. He decides to work with the Forge Industries that resurrected him in order to exact his revenge against Ryu, agreeing to help put a stop to the spread of zombie infection.
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