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action-adventure game
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
By Team Ninja, released 1 Jan 2014
- Microsoft Windows
- PlayStation 3
What it is
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is an action-adventure game from Team Ninja, released in 2014. It presents a comic-book-style take on Ninja Gaiden, with the cyborg ninja Yaiba fighting zombies using a sword and weapons built into his mechanical arm. Combat options described include cutting enemies, striking them with the arm, or using a zombie's arms as nunchucks. The game is listed for Windows and PlayStation 3; its Steam platform listing is Windows. Steam features include single-player play, achievements, leaderboards, Family Sharing, and partial controller support. KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. is the publisher. The listed genres are Action and Adventure on Steam, alongside action-adventure as the broader game genre. The store material notes that images shown are from an in-development build and may not match the final version.
What players like, and what they don't
- Single-player play is listed.
- Steam achievements and leaderboards are included.
- Family Sharing is supported.
- Available on PlayStation 3.
- Controller support is partial.
- Steam listing is for Windows only.
Who it suits
It suits players interested in action-adventure combat with a cybernetic ninja and zombie enemies. Windows and PlayStation 3 are the listed platforms.
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z pairs a comic-book presentation with sword and cyber-arm combat against zombies. Its listed modes are single-player, with partial controller support on Steam.
