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What about mortal kombat ninjas?

Taki

Shizuka from queen's blade(she is not playable tbh...)

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

Oh man this game was so painful to play, but so awesome! And what a coverart!

Well played!

 

[Finaika]

No one mentioned Mai Shiranui? Really?

 

[Nocturnowl]

Just to spoil everything I decided i'd try and find the most un-ninja like ninja possible and then I remembered this guy.

It's from Ace Attorney 2/Justice For All for those curious.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

I love ninja's:

 

[Matt Attack]

Shadow from FFVI is great.

Just to spoil everything I decided i'd try and find the most un-ninja like ninja possible and then I remembered this guy.

It's from Ace Attorney 2/Justice For All for those curious.

I always found the concept of Jammin' Ninja hilarious haha.

 

[neojubei]

風魔 小太郎 Fūma Kotarō from Onimusha 2

 

[Monsieur]

From Shinobi(PS2) loved this game as a kid.

 

[Terbinator]

where is this from ?

League of Legends, which aside from Zed, has quite a few immense ninja characters.

 

[SpoonyBard]

We used to play and like The Last Ninja I and II as kids, but even then the unforgiving controls and pixel perfect jumps needed in several places were painful. Those games were hard as hell. The music was great if I remember correctly, and together with graphics created a very good atmosphere.

 

[Platy]

Honorable mention for Robot Ninja Haggle Man from Retro Game Challenge !

 

[Kinyou]

What is that from?

Mass Effect 3

 

[ubersticky]

Fat Princess Ninja DLC class

 

[Ninja Dom]

there haven't been a real good ninja game for a very long time. i mean ninjas in feudul japan. i don't know why nobody has even gone in that direction especially with current techs. ninja goes with video game like bacon and eggs.

The closest you're gonna get could be the Total War: Shogun games by Creative Assembly. Deep RTS games on PC set in feudal time Japan. There's plenty of Ninja clans in that game.

Also the iOS game, Total War Battles: Shogun is a nice game. The Ninja class is the best character class in that game.

 

[Screaming Meat]

Mass Effect 3

Looks pretty cool.

 

[GrayFoxPL]

Tenchu Ninjas are in so I'll just add Shinobido ones.
Acquire FTW.

Goh

Kinu

Zaji

Zen

 

[StatsChu]

Maki from Final Fight 2, CVS2, and SFA3 PSP:

 

[R_thanatos]

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.

Yeah trully

I agree 100%
Bahing the life and hometown lies a trully great & fun game.

Is this available outside of JPN?

No

 

[AutumnAve]

Since I'm old as heck...Kid Niki: The Radical Ninja!

NINJA SCHOOL!

WILL HELP YOU!

 

[Saikyo]

Someone can explain this strange censorship in europe for "ninja" in the games titles?

 

[Htown]

thread full of ninjas that never hide

smh

dressing like a stripper doesn't magically make you a ninja either. good job fighting game devs.

Spoiler

Ibuki not included

If you watched Batman TAS you'd know damn well Batman is a samurai, not a ninja.

 

[Verendus]

We should talk about how much they suck. I think Tenchu is the only game I've played where stealth is important. That game is flawed though, even if enjoyable. What happened to actually being a ninja? I want some big ninja adventure where we have a protagonist with lots of classic ninja weapons, stealth, and set during the appropriate period of history. I want to actually be a ninja, stealth killing people in various ways, hiding on rooftops and inside buildings etc. Maybe mix in some fantasy to make it more fantastical. Half the clowns you find in video games are ninja in appearance only.

Hold on, let me ninja massacre an entire village. In the open, whilst I dance circles around my enemies, because that's how I ninja roll.

 

[Daingurse]

I love video game ninjas, especially the entire concept of the modern day "Super Ninja". Been watching my lil bro play Shinobi on PCSX2, that game is fantastic, hard as shit though.

 

[Tizoc]

If he hasn't been posted yet, shame on all of you who claim to be 'SNK fans'.
If he has then it's worth posting again cuz he's the most badass ninja SNK ever introduced

How many of all these ninjas you all posted can rock a hat like that huh? huh?

 

[Nocturnowl]

Someone can explain this strange censorship in europe for "ninja" in the games titles?

I can't remember the specifics but i'm pretty sure that back then there was the impression that ninja stuff was too violent for kids and just considered too violent a thing in general, presumably we'd all end up playing ninja and throwing shurikens at each other.
So anything ninja related was altered.

 

[Platy]

Someone can explain this strange censorship in europe for "ninja" in the games titles?

The same reason we don't have anything called Assasin for kids

 

[Silky]

If he hasn't been posted yet, shame on all of you who claim to be 'SNK fans'.
If he has then it's worth[ posting again cuz he's the most badass ninja SNK ever introduced

How many of all these ninjas you all posted can rock a hat like that huh? huh?

 

[FlyingSaucer]

No

And it will probably never be : way too complicated to market in the West, and probably not enough sales to be worth it. Shame, the game is fun to play, and the vita could use another exclusive for its (western) library.

It doesn't stop us fans from perpetually pestering editors with the idea, though
with any luck and enough time, who knows... ?

 

[Tizoc]

Where's the hat son? I don't see him with the hat.
...and Sombreros don't count!

 

[Silky]

Where's the hat son? I don't see him with the hat.
...and Sombreros don't count!

I chose Eiji because he's Zantetsu's descendant lol

 

[Mr. Poolman]

Since Shadow (and Interceptor!) from FFVI have been mentioned I say the ninjas from Shadow of the Ninja, among my favorite NES games ever!

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

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.

Someone else who sees Senran Kagura in its true light? I like you :3

 

[FlyingSaucer]

Thanks !

I have been put on this earth and on GAF to spread the word about Senran Kagura.

 

[GreggTheGrimReaper]

Nothing beats caveman ninjas:

 

[Kikarian]

 

[leatherhat]

Robot Ninjas anyone?

 

[N2NOther]

Tenchu and Tenchu 2. All the other ones completely miss the point.

I'm still waiting for a new, good 3D ninja game.

 

[Serrato]

Sam Fisher and Garret are more true Shinobi than 90% of those and that... well sicken me.

Batman is a Ninja by the tropes,

Ninja Raiden is all but a Ninja, it's more of a Swordmaster/Weapon Master (which 90% of those are).

My vote goes to Mark of the Ninja though.

 

[MrCunningham]

Batman is a Ninja by the tropes,

Part detective and part ninja, I would say.

also:

 

[Village]

yes! he needs a solo game.

It played like good ninja gaiden and DMC 3/4

I'd buy it, all the copies.

 

[eliochip]

Izuna the Unemployed Ninja

 

[Tizoc]

I chose Eiji because he's Zantetsu's descendant lol

Oh I'm aware of that, but I feel like that was a 'last minute' addition to his background.
If only he could sport a pimpin' hat like zantetsu did i'd prob. like him more =/

 

[Messofanego]

Mark of the Ninja has taken the crown. 2D Tenchu and so much more.

Mini Ninjas

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!

Yes yes yes! You just reminded me I never finished this game. It's kind of insane that this came from the creative minds of Hitman and Kane & Lynch.

 

[Htown]

mark of the ninja was so good you guys

 

[klee123]

The only true ninjas IMO are the characters who truly act like Ninjas like Rikkimaru from Tenchu.

As badass Ryu from Ninja Gaiden is, he acts nothing like a Ninja.

 

[That1BlackGuy]

No one mentioned Mai Shiranui? Really?

Shiranui Clan for life.

Also:

Ken Ogawa (Ninja Blade):

The Godfather Hanzo Hattori (Samurai Showdown/Samurai Warriors/KOF/Others):

Hibana (Nightshade) *I made it*:

Noob Saibot (Mortal Kombat):

And many others...

 

[Creaking]

Yoshimitsu (circa Tekken 6 here)

What a dashing mug he has too.

 

[R_thanatos]

Izuna the Unemployed Ninja

love the design but the game... what a game....

Spoiler

such a bad game

 

[entremet]

Shinobi for me. Original arcade version.

 

[thesolidshark]

Came for Batman, and glad I wasn't disappointed.

Unmentioned ninjas from fighting games (maybe some repeats)

Galford from SamSho

Gen-An (Shiranui) from SamSho

Earthquake from SamSho

Kazama Kazuki from SamSho

Kazama Sogetsu from SamSho

Lin from KOF

Andy Bogard from FF/KOF

Hokutomaru from Garou MOTW (possibly Mai Shiranui's younger brother)

Yoshimitsu from Tekken/Soul Calibur Series

Kage from Virtua Fighter

Chipp Zanuff from Guilty Gear

Ayane from Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive

Hayate from DOA

Kasumi from DOA

 

[castaction]

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

shit best ninja mack daddy man i forgot about it , they should make another one