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[Silky]

Ninjas are cool. There's no ifs, ands, or buts around this HARD HITTING FACT

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ual opinion

. I'm pretty sure that ninjas have been around in video games since the BEGINNING OF VIDEOGAMES

Has there ever been a game that you think has a very unique and visually appealing design when it comes to Ninjas?

Here's an example, and one of my favorites:

Hotsuma and Hibana from Shinobi/Nightshade. I really dig the slick neo-ninja esque design that these two have. Along with their impractical scarfs that are just cool to have around.

 

[Forkball]

Don't rip off my two year old threads!

I'm gonna stick with Edge from FFIV. Those fuma shurikens were damn necessary to take down the final boss.

 

[fardeenah]

when i hear ninja i think of tenchu.. the ps1 games... tenchu 1 and 2 were the best.... rikimaru... tatsumaruu... man i miss these games

 

[Sojgat]

 

[Kokonoe]

Felt Sheik was pretty unique.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

They are an oppressed minority, suffering persecution at the hands of bad dudes everywhere.

It's like, as soon as you see a guy's a ninja it's okay to kill him. WTF is up with that bigotry?

 

[mrklaw]

my favourite all-time videogame ninjas were in Taito's Ninja Warriors in the arcade. Awesome triple screen side scroller with robot ninjas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoWVwWVDB6M

 

[razgriz417]

Do space ninjas count?

 

[p3tran]

Itagaki , I'm waiting for the next ninja 8)

 

[Dark Octave]

My three favorite Ninja games are:

-Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis).

-Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES).

-Ninja Gaiden *series* (Xbox/Xbox 360).

And Ninja games have been around before the Genesis and SNES era. The earliest ones I can remember though is Ninja Gaiden for the arcade and NES and Shinobi for the arcade and Master System.

 

[Trigger]

They are an oppressed minority, suffering persecution at the hands of bad dudes everywhere.

It's like, as soon as you see a guy's a ninja it's okay to kill him. WTF is up with that bigotry?

Ninjaism is just awful.

 

[Manmademan]

Ninjas are cool. There's no ifs, ands, or buts around this HARD HITTING FACT

Spoiler

ual opinion

. I'm pretty sure that ninjas have been around in video games since the SNES/Genesis era.

ninjas in games go back a long time before that, chief. there's some VERY notable 8 bit and arcade titles that predate those systems.

 

[Exploding8]

Spoiler

 

[Avallon]

 

[Seraphis Cain]

Hanzo from SamSho.

 

[DecoyOctopus]

My favorite:

 

[STILLethal]

What I immediately think of when I read the word ninja...

 

[zruben]

Shadow from FF6. He and Locke were my favorite characters of the game.

 

[Oppo]

when i hear ninja i think of tenchu.. the ps1 games... tenchu 1 and 2 were the best.... rikimaru... tatsumaruu... man i miss these games

Yeah me too.

I'm not so keen on Ninja Gaiden type ninjas that don't even bother to hide. That dude fought his way through a zillion waves of enemies to reclaim his sword. If he was a real ninja the villain would be like "yeah we took his sw- wait where is it" and there'd just be a lotus flower there or whatever.

I did like the thing they did in Mark of the Ninja with the combo tattoo/ninja garb:

also.. yes ninjas in games go back a ways:

 

[RedNumberFive]

I like ninjas who battle in lingerie.

 

[ponpo]

Mystery Ninja

 

[bidguy]

Itagaki , I'm waiting for the next ninja 8)

the only true ninja in this thread

the franchise needs a next gen reboot.
wont happen though because hayashi.

 

[Crimsonlink]

This thread makes me happy.

Shinobi for SNES was the bomb. Also Ninja Gaiden Black is still one of the best ninja games with a high difficulty curve.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Ninja Gaiden Black is not only one of the best ninja games of all-time, but flat out one of the best games of all-time, period. If for nothing else than that red/black ensemble that never appeared again

 

[Oppo]

the only true ninja in this thread

no, because he never ever sneaks anywhere and everyone sees him.

he's like the worst example. more of a samurai if anything.

not saying the game isn't an awesome action game but "ninja game"... nope

 

[Exploding8]

Serious answer:

(Yeah he starts a thief but he's the closest the game gets to a ninja imo)

Looks cool, and will probably kill a guy for a bag of candy.

 

[FlyingSaucer]

If you think it's all about pretty girls and clothes being ripped, you are horribly wrong. Thematically, the franchise is way more faithful to the usual ninja tropes than one would expect at first.

 

[Seraphis Cain]

This thread makes me happy.

Shinobi for SNES was the bomb. Also Ninja Gaiden Black is still one of the best ninja games with a high difficulty curve.

Wait what?

 

[Aressa]

 

[Nymphae]

I really liked the look of the PS2 Shinobi main character, the scarf and the eyes on the headband are cool.

But clearly the best videogame ninja was in MGS1.

 

[Silky]

If you think it's all about pretty girls and clothes being ripped, you are horribly wrong. Thematically, the franchise is way more faithful to the usual ninja tropes that one you expect at first.

I'm actually a fan of Senran Kagura, so I agree 100%!

Ibuki is pretty close to faithful, outside of one of her supers, as to being a proper representation of a ninja.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

Ninjas with sneakers

 

[dark_prinny]

Edit: Nevermind.

 

[The Real Napsta]

Ninja Raiden > Ninja Gaiden

 

[Screaming Meat]

I am sad that no-one mentioned the Mack Daddy...

 

[butman]

Bitch please

 

[FlyingSaucer]

Does Hagane count ? One of my favorite action game on SFC, cruelly under-appreciated.

I'm actually a fan of Senran Kagura, so I agree 100%!

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

 

[Oppo]

If you think it's all about pretty girls and clothes being ripped, you are horribly wrong. Thematically, the franchise is way more faithful to the usual ninja tropes that one would expect at first.

Um, maybe you could mention what the series actually is...?

I'm actually a fan of Senran Kagura, so I agree 100%!

oh ok

[search: senran kagura]

Senran Kagura is a side scrolling action game for the 3DS. The player will assume the control of 5 different female ninja characters. The more they are damaged by enemies, the more their clothes are torn off. The game also features erotic elements that use the features of the Nintendo 3DS system such as stereostopic 3D, 3D cleavage along with 3D images of other body parts. Senran Kagura will feature character designs by Nan Yaegashi and scenario work from Yukinori Kitajima.

um... hmmmmmmm.

Ibuki is pretty close to faithful, outside of one of her supers, as to being a proper representation of a ninja.

pretty hard to believe. do they spend any time actually hiding? and aren't they called kunoichi when they are female ninjas?

I am sad that no-one mentioned the Mack Daddy...

We did mention Tenchu.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Mark of the Ninja is the best Ninja game of all time.

 

[Goldrusher]

A great game.

Big levels, long story and gameplay is similar to the LEGO games.
You can switch between 4 characters, each with unique abilities.

60 fps too!

 

[rvy]

I think Warframe sticks out, that's about it. Which is not to say that the others are badly designed.

 

[teruterubozu]

Come on now, GAF.

 

[Betta Lines]

Phew, I was worried Mini Ninjas wasn't gonna be on the first page.

Love that game! Super clean visuals, simple but functional stealth, shame it was a bit too easy even on Hard.

 

[dokish]

I'm really dissappointed, GAF.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

I am sad that no-one mentioned the Mack Daddy...

Thank you for doing it, it took this thread long enough.

Are there any games that takes the ninja approach of Tenchu (1 and 2?) That's the only ninja game for me. The other ones are cartoony-action games, that happen to feature ninjas, but they're not real ninja games in my book.

Maybe Red Ninja as well, mentioned early in the thread.

 

[odhiex]

Does Naruto games count? I like Kakashi sensei tho.

 

[BolognaSoup]

My favorite video game ninja.

n+

 

[FlyingSaucer]

pretty hard to believe. do they spend any time actually hiding? and aren't they called kunoichi when they are female ninjas?

Yes. No. Depends. Kunoichi is sexually connoted, and generally means female ninjas who use seduction techniques, but not always. DOA and Naruto use kunoichi IIRC, but they don't go any further than the sexy, I believe.
Japanese also use 女忍者, or shinobi and ninja which are gender-neutral, etc. it's a mess.

um... hmmmmmmm.

Congratulations, you are a fine example of why I wrote...

If you think it's all about pretty girls and clothes being ripped, you are horribly wrong. Thematically, the franchise is way more faithful to the usual ninja tropes than one would expect at first.

Remember, first-hand experience of a game is always better than all the wikipedia articles in the world ! ;p

 

[Terbinator]

Easily one of the funnest ninjas to play!

 

[Village]

I had to post this?
GAF I am very dissapoint