Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
About the Game
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a spin-off game of the Ninja Gaiden series. players take the role of the ninja Yaiba who was killed by Ryu Hayabusa, the usual protagonist of the series. Now he is resurrected by a corporation with the goal to learn more about a zombie epidemic which has something to do with Hayabusa. Additionally Yaiba has the personal goal to take revenge for his death.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Yaiba faces numerous enemies in melee combat and needs to dispose of them by using his weapons (slashes with his short sword, a powerful attack with the robot fist or an area attack) and most importantly ranking up combos. This rewards the possibility to perform a finishing move which makes enemies drop health or short-lasting weapons. Besides fighting, players also has to solve some environmental puzzles and survive acrobatic sequences in which Yaiba runs up walls and swing around.
Standout Features
- Yaiba faces numerous enemies in melee combat and needs to dispose of them by using his weapons (slashes with his short sword, a powerful attack with the robot fist or an area attack) and most importantly ranking up combos.
- This rewards the possibility to perform a finishing move which makes enemies drop health or short-lasting weapons.
- Many enemies are elemental based which can be exploited, e.g. outmaneuvering an electro zombie so it hurts a fire zombie creates an electrical storm.
- More combos and passive bonuses can be unlocked after earning enough experience points.
- Yaiba: players take the role of the ninja Yaiba who was killed by Ryu Hayabusa, the usual protagonist of the series.
- Regarding gameplay, this is a hack & slash game with the series' trademark high difficulty.
- Besides fighting, players also has to solve some environmental puzzles and survive acrobatic sequences in which Yaiba runs up walls and swing around.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Besides fighting, players also has to solve some environmental puzzles and survive acrobatic sequences in which Yaiba runs up walls and swing around.
Display support includes HDTV 720p.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z | PlayStation 3 | PS3.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd. | United States, Canada; PSN release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Spark Unlimited | United States, Canada; PSN release | MobyGames |
| Additional Development by | Comcept Inc. | United States, Canada; PSN release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Sixmorevodka | United States, Canada; PSN release | MobyGames |
| Game Engine by | Epic Games, Inc. | United States, Canada; PSN release | MobyGames |
| Testing by | e4e Business Solutions Europe Limited | United States, Canada; PSN release | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Blu-Ray Disc | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Download | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 720p | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1 Player | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| PlayStation Network | Trophies | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Team NINJA, comcept | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Mature | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Koei Tecmo | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Spark Unlimited | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Model number | #BLJM-61163 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Koei Tecmo Games | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-18 | United States, Canada; PSN release | MobyGames |
| 2014-01-01 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| 2014-03-21 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2014-03-18 | North America | PriceCharting |
| March 18, 2014 | North America | PriceCharting |
| January 1, 2014 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| March 21, 2014 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upc | 040198002417 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B00D9ILYIC | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 170279897 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 5060327530517 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| model | #BLJM-61163 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5060327530517 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
