Ninja Gaiden (Video Game 1988) Poster

(1988 Video Game)

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Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • Action violence throughout the game, including boss explosions.
  • There is a moment when a character is shot, but still alive.
  • A character is seen briefly with blood on his chest.
  • Ryu the Ninja can be seen attacking monsters and demons with his sword attack, throwing ninja stars, throwing flames and his fire barrier killing most enemies in one hit.
  • Ryu can die if he loses all of his HPs, falls down a pit, falls into the lava. Gets stabbed by spikes, or electrocuted by electrical currents. He can be knocked back by enemies who hit him with firing projectiles or they touch him.

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • This game can get very difficult and intense as the player has Ryu is killing and dodging enemies or overcoming obstacles in this side scrolling platform game which can be very difficult for most people to beat.
  • ESRB Rating: Unrated - NES first release original rating
  • ESRB Rating: K-A - Animated Violence (SNES version, Ninja Gaiden Trilogy)
  • ESRB Rating: E - Mild Violence (Virtual Console re-rating)

Spoilers

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • There is a scene in which a ninja runs to another and ends up killing him, then it is discovered that the victim was Ryu's father, which decides to take revenge.

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