History VideoGame / NinjaBlade

* LargeHam: Any infected character that speaks takes this one UpToEleven.

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* AlwaysSecondBest: The reason Kuroh Sakamoto let himself be infected was because he always felt inferior to Ken and wanted to use the parasites to surpass him.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Kuroh Sakamoto...who, unsurprisingly, turns out to be evil by the end of the first chapter.

%%* GiantEnemyCrab

In [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2015]] an infestation of mutagenic parasites develop in [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Tokyo]]. A special group of international operatives was called in to stop them, but only one survived without being killed or infected. You play as the sole-surviving member of the team and ninja, Ken Ogawa, fighting off the hordes of strange mutants infesting Tokyo with the help of group director, Agent Michael Wilson. It features many over-the-top elements and is generally quite fun to play, but was overshadowed by most other releases at the time.

Creator/FromSoftware's attempt at making a ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' [[FollowTheLeader killer]] on the Xbox 360.

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* GiantEnemyCrab

* WallJump

FromSoftware's attempt at making a ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' [[FollowTheLeader killer]] on the Xbox 360.

In [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2015]] an infestation of mutagenic parasites develop in [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Tokyo]]. A special group of international operatives was called in to stop them, but only survived without being killed or infected. You play as the sole-surviving member of the team and ninja, Ken Ogawa, fighting off the hordes of strange mutants infesting Tokyo with the help of group director, Agent Michael Wilson. It features many over-the-top elements and is generally quite fun to play, but was overshadowed by most other releases at the time.

* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Both Kanbe Ogawa and Kuroh Sakamoto are incredibly powerful humans that owe their abilities to their master of certain MysticMartialArts. Once infected by the parasites, they both become even more powerful Moreso in the case of Kanbe.

* ButNotTooForeign: Ken Ogawa is half-Japanese, half-American. It's also reflected in his name. [[VideoGame/PersonalKinda]].

** OurZombiesAreDifferent: ...only with the sorts of freakish mutations you'd find in the more dangerous creatures from the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil]] series.

* ButNotTooForeign: Ken Ogawa is half-Japanese, half-American. It's also reflected in his name. [[VideoGame/Personal Kinda]].

* ZombieApocalypse: The parastic worms that infect humans invoke this...
** OurZombiesAreDifferent: ...only with the sorts of freakish mutations you'd find in the more dangerous creatures from the [[VideoGame/Resident Evil]] series.

In [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2015]] an infestation of parasites develop in [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Tokyo]]. A special group of international operatives was called in to stop them. You play as ninja Ken Ogawa, fighting off the hordes of strange mutants infesting Tokyo. It features many over-the-top elements and is generally quite fun to play, but was overshadowed by most other releases at the time.

FromSoftware's attempt at making a ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' [[FollowTheLeader killer.]] In [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2015]] an infestation of parasites develop in [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Tokyo]]. A special group of international operatives was called in to stop them. You play as a ninja named Ken Ogawa, fighting off the hordes of strange mutants infesting Tokyo. It features many over-the-top elements and is generally quite fun to play, but was overshadowed by most other releases at the time.

* BadassNormal: [[spoiler: Michael Wilson Senior]]

* ButNotTooForeign: Ken Ogawa is half-Japanese, half-American. It's also reflected in his name.

* CoupDeGraceCutscene: Every time you deplete a boss' life meter.

* FanDisservice: Three words: tentacle monster panties

* MythologyGag: One of the secret weapons you can unlock after finding all 8 Shinobi Moji is [[spoiler:The Moonlight Sword, which has appeared in nearly every single From Software game since its debut in ''King's Field'' (including the Armored Core games, where it was a laser blade instead of a normal sword.)]]

* NinjaRun: Once again, ''duh.''

* PressXToNotDie: One-third of the game.

** Also, from the manual, Special Agent Michael Wilson, the same name as the President from ''MetalWolfChaos'', before he became president.

FromSoftware's attempt at making a ''NinjaGaiden'' [[FollowTheLeader killer.]] In [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2015]] an infestation of parasites develop in [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Tokyo]]. A special group of international operatives was called in to stop them. You play as a ninja named Ken Ogawa, fighting off the hordes of strange mutants infesting Tokyo. It features many over-the-top elements and is generally quite fun to play, but was overshadowed by most other releases at the time.

* MythologyGag: One of the secret weapons you can unlock after finding all 8 Shinobi Moji is [[spoiler:The Moonlight Sword, which has appeared in nearly every single From Software game since its debut in ''King's Field 2'' (including the Armored Core games, where it was a laser blade instead of a normal sword.)]]

** It also has [[AntiFrustrationFeature AntiFrustrationFeatures]] specifically for the [=QTEs=]. First, the player can adjust the difficulty of them independently of the combat difficulty. Secondly, the longer [=QTEs=] have sequences inside them, so if you fail a command, you just go back to the beginning of the current sequence.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Who, unsurprisingly, turns out to be evil by the end of the first chapter.

* PuppeteerParasite: The mutants and other infectoids are all created from hookworms infesting humans.
* RuleOfCool: Riding a missile shot by a mutant-infested helicopter ''right back at it,'' leaping hundreds of stories in the air only to harmlessly land because of some improbable acrobatics, fighting giant worms the size of skyscrapers, the list goes on.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: afro ninja Andy is the first named character to die.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu
* FaceHeelTurn

* FieldOfBlades: Where you fight the FinalBoss.

* GiantSpider: The second boss Arachne.

* {{Ninja}}: Duh
* NinjaRun: Duh
* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Apparently, true ninja do not even need parachutes when diving out of a plane.

* TokenMinority
* TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse

This work provides examples of:

* ArrogantKungFuGuy

** Also, from the manual, Special Agent Michael Wilson, the same name as the President from ''Metal Wolf Chaos''.