History VideoGame / YaibaNinjaGaidenZ

''Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z'' is a [[HackAndSlash hack and slash]] [[ActionGame action game]] that came out in early 2014, result of a collaboration between Team Ninja and Sparks Unlimited, and directed by Creator/KeijiInafune. It's a SpinOff to the ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' series. The game was released in March 2014 for [=PS3=], Xbox 360, and Windows. The latter which is a first time for Team Ninja to release a game for that system.

The protagonist is [[TitleCharacter Yaiba]], [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a revived cybernetic ninja]] who was killed by the legendary Dragon Ninja [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ryu Hayabusa]] and came back to life angry. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Very.]] In his search for his arch-enemy, he will slay his way through hundreds of not particularly bright zombies.

* BigBad: Del Gonzo. In this [[VillainProtagonist case]], you're working for him.

* TheBrute: Yasha to Del Gonzo. Yaiba is almost an textbook example of this.

* DarkLordOnLifeSupport: [[spoiler: Del Gonzo turns out to be one of these; it's foreshadowed by a number of things, such as the fact he only appears as a hologram, demonstrates an IncurableCoughOfDeath a couple of times, and mentions details that mean he's a lot older than he appears.]]
* DeathFromAbove: [[spoiler:Del Gonzo summons meteors on Yaiba.]]

* TheDragon: Miss Monday, to Del Gonzo. With a touch of EvilGenius.
* DrunkWithPower: [[spoiler:Del Gonzo, after becoming an incarnation of the Aztec God of Underworld. He even says he's gonna be sore tomorrow.]]

--> [[spoiler:'''Miss Monday:''' Well, somebody had to test your systems. '''''All''''' your systems.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Yaiba:''' Did I pass?]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Miss Monday:''' Let's just say some parts of your anatomy ''didn't'' need any enhancement.]]

* ExplosiveLeash: Yaiba has been outfitted with one on his heart by Miss Monday under the command of Alarico Del Gonzo, their boss.
* EyeBeams: [[spoiler:One of Del Gonzo's attacks.]]

* FinalBossNewDimension: [[spoiler:Del Gonzo]].

* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Del Gonzo has been defeated and Miss Monday manages to get the cure's formula by recording it through Yaiba's brain. Yaiba also refers to his initial goal of extracting vengeance from Ryu as "another story", implying Yaiba has lost interest in it. Things get strange when they escape from the Aztec-looking dimension (where you fought Del Gonzo) by riding a pterosaur-like creature, and the two is implied to have become dimensional travelers who use the cure as a money-making tool. Pretty wild, even for ''Ninja Gaiden''.]]

* GodhoodSeeker: [[spoiler:Del Gonzo.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Some of Yaiba's [[FinishingMove finish]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSAbvLMFEBE&feature=player_detailpage#t=47 ers]] are using a [[MiniBoss mini boss's]] own weapon against it.

** [[AllThereInTheManual The bundled comic book]] shows that Yaiba [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold did have good motives in spite of his anger issues]], but [[StartOfDarkness that all went to hell quite fast.]]

--> '''Yaiba:''' Here's a question for you: Where is Hayabusa and why isn't my foot up his ass yet?
--> '''Miss Monday:''' Calm down, Tiger. They'll know where he is.
* MissionControl: Monday and Del Gonzo.

--> '''Miss Monday:''' Last, but not least, your arm.
--> '''Yaiba:''' Yeah? What can it do?
--> '''Miss Monday:''' ''[[LampshadeHanging Everything.]]''
* VillainProtagonist: Yaiba, Del Gonzo, and Miss Monday are all pretty much [[CardCarryingVillain Card Carrying Villains]].

* ZombieApocalypse: Though the cause is yet unrevealed. Hayabusa's role in this game is trying to figure that out. [[spoiler:He finds out that Yaiba and Monday's boss, Del Gonzo, is behind this and tells it to Yaiba.]]

* DegradedBoss: UpToEleven. By the later points of the game, you're fighting multiple versions of earlier bosses in a exhausting frequency.

''Yaiba'' is a Beat' em All ActionGame that came out in early 2014, result of a collaboration between Team Ninja and Sparks Unlimited, and directed by Creator/KeijiInafune. The protagonist is [[TitleCharacter Yaiba]], [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a revived cybernetic ninja]] who was killed by the legendary Dragon Ninja [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ryu Hayabusa]] and came back to life angry. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Very.]] In his search for his arch-enemy, he will slay his way through hundreds of not particularly bright zombies.

Oh, and there is ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' in the title, making it a SpinOff to the series. The game was released in March 2014 for [=PS3=], 360, and PC. The latter which is a first time for Team Ninja to release a game for that system.

* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Del Gonzo has been defeated and Miss Monday manages to get the cure's formula by recording it through Yaiba's brain. Unfortunately, the two are using it as a money-making tool. It is also implied that Yaiba has lost interest in extracting vengeance from Ryu.]]