Ninja Gaiden Has to be the Hardest NES Game of All Time

By Jon Ferraro

Ninja Gaiden has to be the hardest freaking game to ever come out for the NES.

I will always remember Ninja Gaiden for the NES for several different reasons. The first reason that I remember it is because it actually had cut scenes as part of the story line. Obviously, ever since the PS 1 came out, cut scenes aren't exactly revolutionary. But to think that the prehistoric Nintendo Entertainment System was able to pull off cut scenes is very cool. Ninja Gaiden had a great soundtrack too. You could tell that tecmo really went all out for this game.

Now, the obvious reason I remember it so well, as does anybody that played it, is because it was you had to be a freak of nature to defeat it. Playing Ninja Gaiden actually gave my thumb blisters. I cannot make this any clearer: If you are not a hardcore gamer, ninja Gaiden will make you want to put your fist through the TV.

But difficulty aside, Tecmo made a heck of a game. It was a creative side scroller whose plot was about a son's revenge over his father's supposed death. You could do everything a Ninja could: You could climb walls, throw Chinese stars, do really cool karate moves.

The popularity of the original paved the way for a couple more sequels for the NES. The play control was way ahead of its time. It has to be probably one of the best non sports video games that Tecmo has ever made.

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