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* DemonicSpiders: Hawks have a tendency to dive bomb Ryu, dealing three units of damage and knocking him back. They're usually placed around {{Bottomless Pit}}s, meaning they can send him to an untimely death if the player's not careful. They're also very fast and can respawn because of the way respawning enemies work in this game.
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* GenreTurningPoint: ''Ninja Gaiden'' is commonly considered as one of the pioneers that jumpstarted the populariy of animated cinematics in video games and especially in console games. Whereas early video games used static images and texts even in story-driven adventure games, ''Ninja Gaiden'' proved it could make a simple plot epic and grandiose by introducing frequent, animation-like cutscenes between the stages.
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* GenreTurningPoint: ''Ninja Gaiden'' is commonly considered as one of the pioneers that jumpstarted the populariy popularity of animated cinematics in video games and especially in console games. Whereas early video games used static images and texts even in story-driven adventure games, ''Ninja Gaiden'' proved it could make a simple plot epic and grandiose by introducing frequent, animation-like cutscenes between the stages.
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* SelfImposedChallenge: Pacifist and low percent challenges have been popular with challenge runners. Low percent challenges disallow items, ninpo techniques and health pickups. There's also damageless challenges, in an already difficult game.
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* ThatOneLevel: The entire Act 6, and there's a reason for grouping the levels together. Act 6-1, 6-2 and 6-3 are all extremely difficult, and 6-2 takes the cake for cheap deaths and one spot where players have to exploit a flaw in the programming to get past it. But the highlight is how checkpoints work in this Act; if players die even once on any of the [[SequentialBoss three final bosses]], they're forced to redo the entire Act at 6-1 again. Without use of savestates, this might be the most frustrating stage in the whole series.
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* ThatOneLevel: The entire Act 6, and there's a reason for grouping the levels together. Act 6-1, 6-2 and 6-3 are all extremely difficult, and 6-2 takes the cake for cheap deaths and one spot where players have to exploit a flaw in the programming to get past it. But the highlight is how checkpoints work in this Act; if players die even once on any of the [[SequentialBoss three final bosses]], they're forced to redo the entire Act at 6-1 again. Without use of savestates, save states, this might be the most frustrating stage in the whole series.
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* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad (The) Jaquio]], real name [[EvilSorcerer Guardia de Mieux]], wants to TakeOverTheWorld. Jaquio learns of a legend about a Demon that came to Earth 700 years and went on a killing spree until it was defeated by a Shinobi. The Demon's body was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned]] in a temple and its spirit was trapped in 2 different statues. Jaquio plans to free the Demon, believing it will grant him great power. Jaquio takes over the temple ruins and kills archeologist Walter Smith and kidnaps Ryu's father Ken in order to obtain the statues. When Ryu Hayabusa confronts Jaquio, the latter threatens to kill CIA agent [[LoveInterest Irene Lew]] if Ryu doesn't give him the statue, planning to sacrifice her anyway after Ryu gives him the statue. When Ryu confronts Jaquio again, the latter reveals he has made Ken his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled puppet]] and gleefully has him attack Ryu. Ryu seemingly kills Jaquio, but the latter is revived by evil magic. Jaquio obtains the Sword of Chaos and the Altar of Darkness that will allow him to open a portal and [[HellOnEarth allow a horde of demons to enter Earth, dooming mankind in the process]]. Jaquio attacks Ryu through his pawn Ashtar, and plans to [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] Irene and Ryu to summon the demons to Earth.
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* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad (The) Jaquio]], real name [[EvilSorcerer Guardia de Mieux]], wants to TakeOverTheWorld. Jaquio learns of a legend about a Demon that came to Earth 700 years and went on a killing spree until it was defeated by a Shinobi. The Demon's body was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned]] in a temple and its spirit was trapped in 2 different statues. Jaquio plans to free the Demon, believing it will grant him great power. Jaquio takes over the temple ruins and kills archeologist Walter Smith and kidnaps Ryu's father Ken in order to obtain the statues. When Ryu Hayabusa confronts Jaquio, the latter threatens to kill CIA agent [[LoveInterest Irene Lew]] if Ryu doesn't give him the statue, planning to sacrifice her anyway after Ryu gives him the statue. When Ryu confronts Jaquio again, the latter reveals he has made Ken his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled puppet]] and gleefully has him attack Ryu. Ryu [[spoiler:Ryu seemingly kills Jaquio, but the latter [[VideoGame/NinjaGaidenIITheDarkSwordOfChaos is revived revived]] by evil magic. Jaquio obtains the Sword of Chaos and the Altar of Darkness that will allow him to open a portal and [[HellOnEarth allow a horde of demons to enter Earth, dooming mankind in the process]]. Jaquio attacks Ryu through his pawn Ashtar, and plans to [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] Irene and Ryu to summon the demons to Earth.]]
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Although ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'' and ''The Ancient Ship of Doom'' introduced gameplay refinements, most people will jump back to the original NES ''Ninja Gaiden'' as it's the most recognizable of the trilogy in terms of DemonicSpiders in conjunction with PlatformHell, as well as an easier to digest plot.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Although ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'' and ''The Ancient Ship of Doom'' introduced gameplay refinements, most people will jump back to the original NES ''Ninja Gaiden'' as it's the most recognizable of the trilogy in terms of DemonicSpiders in conjunction with PlatformHell, as well as an easier to digest plot. Beyond that, it's also the most recognizable game in the series, save for ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden2004''.
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* ItsHardSoItSucks: This game is insanely hard, but normally this would do little to starting players since that's an already well-established fact for the series. However, Act 6 is where many players deem it too brutal for its own good. Unlike previous Acts where failing a boss battle only sends you back to the preceding level, dying in the final boss (who has three phases) sends you back to the beginning of Act 6, forcing to play all those insanely difficulty levels again. This has helped ''Ninja Gaiden'' gain a reputation for being one of the hardest NES games of all time.
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* ThatOneLevel: The infamous 6-2 in the first game: 6-1 and 6-3 are extremely difficult as well, but 6-2 takes the cake for cheap deaths and one spot where players have to exploit a flaw in the programming to get past it. If players die even once on any of the [[SequentialBoss three final bosses]], they're forced to redo the ''entire stage at 6-1 again''.
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* ThatOneLevel: The infamous entire Act 6, and there's a reason for grouping the levels together. Act 6-1, 6-2 in the first game: 6-1 and 6-3 are all extremely difficult as well, but difficult, and 6-2 takes the cake for cheap deaths and one spot where players have to exploit a flaw in the programming to get past it. If But the highlight is how checkpoints work in this Act; if players die even once on any of the [[SequentialBoss three final bosses]], they're forced to redo the ''entire stage entire Act at 6-1 again''.again. Without use of savestates, this might be the most frustrating stage in the whole series.
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* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad The Jaquio]], real name [[EvilSorcerer Guardia de Mieux]], wants to TakeOverTheWorld. The Jaquio learns of a legend about a Demon that came to Earth 700 years and went on a killing spree until it was defeated by a Shinobi. The Demon's body was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned]] in a temple and its spirit was trapped in 2 different statues. The Jaquio plans to free the Demon, believing it will grant him great power. The Jaquio takes over the temple ruins and kills archeologist Walter Smith and kidnaps Ryu's father Ken in order to obtain the statues. When Ryu Hayabusa confronts the Jaquio, the latter threatens to kill CIA agent [[LoveInterest Irene Lew]] if Ryu doesn't give him the statue, planning to sacrifice her anyway after Ryu gives him the statue. When Ryu confronts the Jaquio again, the latter reveals he has made Ken his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled puppet]] and gleefully has him attack Ryu. Ryu seemingly kills the Jaquio, but the latter is revived by evil magic. The Jaquio obtains the Sword of Chaos and the Altar of Darkness that will allow him to open a portal and [[HellOnEarth allow a horde of demons to enter Earth, dooming mankind in the process]]. The Jaquio attacks Ryu through his pawn Ashtar, and plans to [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] Irene and Ryu to summon the demons to Earth.
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* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad The (The) Jaquio]], real name [[EvilSorcerer Guardia de Mieux]], wants to TakeOverTheWorld. The Jaquio learns of a legend about a Demon that came to Earth 700 years and went on a killing spree until it was defeated by a Shinobi. The Demon's body was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned]] in a temple and its spirit was trapped in 2 different statues. The Jaquio plans to free the Demon, believing it will grant him great power. The Jaquio takes over the temple ruins and kills archeologist Walter Smith and kidnaps Ryu's father Ken in order to obtain the statues. When Ryu Hayabusa confronts the Jaquio, the latter threatens to kill CIA agent [[LoveInterest Irene Lew]] if Ryu doesn't give him the statue, planning to sacrifice her anyway after Ryu gives him the statue. When Ryu confronts the Jaquio again, the latter reveals he has made Ken his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled puppet]] and gleefully has him attack Ryu. Ryu seemingly kills the Jaquio, but the latter is revived by evil magic. The Jaquio obtains the Sword of Chaos and the Altar of Darkness that will allow him to open a portal and [[HellOnEarth allow a horde of demons to enter Earth, dooming mankind in the process]]. The Jaquio attacks Ryu through his pawn Ashtar, and plans to [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] Irene and Ryu to summon the demons to Earth.
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* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Jaquio]], real name [[EvilSorcerer Guardia de Mieux]], wants to TakeOverTheWorld. Jaquio learns of a legend about a Demon that came to Earth 700 years and went on a killing spree until it was defeated by a Shinobi. The Demon's body was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned]] in a temple and its spirit was trapped in 2 different statues. Jaquio plans to free the Demon, believing it will grant him great power. Jaquio takes over the temple ruins and kills archeologist Walter Smith and kidnaps Ryu's father Ken in order to obtain the statues. When [[PlayerCharacter Ryu Hayabusa]] confronts Jaquio, the latter threatens to kill CIA agent [[LoveInterest Irene Lew]] if Ryu doesn't give him the statue, planning to sacrifice her anyway after Ryu gives him the statue. When Ryu confronts Jaquio again, Jaquio reveals he has made Ken his mind-controlled puppet and gleefully has him attack Ryu. Ryu seemingly kills Jaquio, but Jaquio is revived by evil magic. Jaquio obtains the Sword of Chaos and the Altar of Darkness that will allow him to open a portal and [[HellOnEarth allow a horde of demons to enter Earth, dooming mankind in the process]]. Jaquio attacks Ryu through his pawn Ashtar, and plans to [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] Irene and Ryu to summon the demons to Earth.
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* CompleteMonster: * CompleteMonster: [[BigBad The Jaquio]], real name [[EvilSorcerer Guardia de Mieux]], wants to TakeOverTheWorld. The Jaquio learns of a legend about a Demon that came to Earth 700 years and went on a killing spree until it was defeated by a Shinobi. The Demon's body was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned]] in a temple and its spirit was trapped in 2 different statues. The Jaquio plans to free the Demon, believing it will grant him great power. The Jaquio takes over the temple ruins and kills archeologist Walter Smith and kidnaps Ryu's father Ken in order to obtain the statues. When [[PlayerCharacter Ryu Hayabusa]] Hayabusa confronts the Jaquio, the latter threatens to kill CIA agent [[LoveInterest Irene Lew]] if Ryu doesn't give him the statue, planning to sacrifice her anyway after Ryu gives him the statue. When Ryu confronts the Jaquio again, Jaquio the latter reveals he has made Ken his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled puppet puppet]] and gleefully has him attack Ryu. Ryu seemingly kills the Jaquio, but Jaquio the latter is revived by evil magic. The Jaquio obtains the Sword of Chaos and the Altar of Darkness that will allow him to open a portal and [[HellOnEarth allow a horde of demons to enter Earth, dooming mankind in the process]]. The Jaquio attacks Ryu through his pawn Ashtar, and plans to [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] Irene and Ryu to summon the demons to Earth.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Although ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'' and ''The Ancient Ship of Doom'' introduced gameplay refinements, most people will jump back to the original NES ''Ninja Gaiden'' as it's the most recognizable of the trilogy in terms of DemonicSpiders in conjunction with PlatformHell, as well as an easiesr easier to digest plot.
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* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Jaquio]], real name [[EvilSorcerer Guardia de Mieux]], wants to TakeOverTheWorld. Jaquio learns of a legend about a Demon that came to Earth 700 years and went on a killing spree until it was defeated by a Shinobi. The Demon's body was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned]] in a temple and its spirit was trapped in 2 different statues. Jaquio plans to free the Demon, believing it will grant him great power. Jaquio takes over the temple ruins and kills archeologist Walter Smith and kidnaps Ryu's father Ken in order to obtain the statues. When [[PlayerCharacter Ryu Hayabusa]] confronts Jaquio, the latter threatens to kill CIA agent [[LoveInterest Irene Lew]] if Ryu doesn't give him the statue, planning to sacrifice her anyway after Ryu gives him the statue. When Ryu confronts Jaquio again, Jaquio reveals he has made Ken his mind-controlled puppet and gleefully has him attack Ryu. Ryu seemingly kills Jaquio, but Jaquio is revived by evil magic. Jaquio obtains the Sword of Chaos and the Altar of Darkness that will allow him to open a portal and [[HellOnEarth allow a horde of demons to enter Earth, dooming mankind in the process]]. Jaquio attacks Ryu through his pawn Ashtar, and plans to [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] Irene and Ryu to summon the demons to Earth.
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* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Jaquio]], real name [[EvilSorcerer Guardia de Mieux]], wants to TakeOverTheWorld. Jaquio learns of a legend about a Demon that came to Earth 700 years and went on a killing spree until it was defeated by a Shinobi. The Demon's body was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned]] in a temple and its spirit was trapped in 2 different statues. Jaquio plans to free the Demon, believing it will grant him great power. Jaquio takes over the temple ruins and kills archeologist Walter Smith and kidnaps Ryu's father Ken in order to obtain the statues. When [[PlayerCharacter Ryu Hayabusa]] confronts Jaquio, the latter threatens to kill CIA agent [[LoveInterest Irene Lew]] if Ryu doesn't give him the statue, planning to sacrifice her anyway after Ryu gives him the statue. When Ryu confronts Jaquio again, Jaquio reveals he has made Ken his mind-controlled puppet and gleefully has him attack Ryu. Ryu seemingly kills Jaquio, but Jaquio is revived by evil magic. Jaquio obtains the Sword of Chaos and the Altar of Darkness that will allow him to open a portal and [[HellOnEarth allow a horde of demons to enter Earth, dooming mankind in the process]]. Jaquio attacks Ryu through his pawn Ashtar, and plans to [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] Irene and Ryu to summon the demons to Earth.Earth.
* FirstInstallmentWins: Although ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'' and ''The Ancient Ship of Doom'' introduced gameplay refinements, most people will jump back to the original NES ''Ninja Gaiden'' as it's the most recognizable of the trilogy in terms of DemonicSpiders in conjunction with PlatformHell, as well as an easiesr to digest plot.
* GameBreaker: The Windmill Technique from the first game, capable of killing every single {{Mook}} (and boss) in the game with one use, [[AwesomeButImpractical that is, provided players can plow through an entire level heading towards the boss with minimal jumping attacks or getting other power ups, as each jumping attack triggers the Windmill Technique and eats up ninpo power]]. However, it's still possible to execute a normal jump attack by holding down while attacking.
* ThatOneBoss: Bloody Malth in the first game throws lightning fast homing projectiles that are nearly impossible to dodge. Unless players have god-like timing, the fight is more than likely going to boil down to a war of attrition. Meanwhile, good luck getting to the fight ensuring Ryu has full health by the time players get to Bloody Malth. Since the battle follows a cutscene, players start the BossFight with a full health bar. Because of that, the best strategy really is to just rush him and mash the attack button. It could be considered an act of mercy if there were any evidence the developers were capable of such a thing.
* ThatOneLevel: The infamous 6-2 in the first game: 6-1 and 6-3 are extremely difficult as well, but 6-2 takes the cake for cheap deaths and one spot where players have to exploit a flaw in the programming to get past it. If players die even once on any of the [[SequentialBoss three final bosses]], they're forced to redo the ''entire stage at 6-1 again''.
* FirstInstallmentWins: Although ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'' and ''The Ancient Ship of Doom'' introduced gameplay refinements, most people will jump back to the original NES ''Ninja Gaiden'' as it's the most recognizable of the trilogy in terms of DemonicSpiders in conjunction with PlatformHell, as well as an easiesr to digest plot.
* GameBreaker: The Windmill Technique from the first game, capable of killing every single {{Mook}} (and boss) in the game with one use, [[AwesomeButImpractical that is, provided players can plow through an entire level heading towards the boss with minimal jumping attacks or getting other power ups, as each jumping attack triggers the Windmill Technique and eats up ninpo power]]. However, it's still possible to execute a normal jump attack by holding down while attacking.
* ThatOneBoss: Bloody Malth in the first game throws lightning fast homing projectiles that are nearly impossible to dodge. Unless players have god-like timing, the fight is more than likely going to boil down to a war of attrition. Meanwhile, good luck getting to the fight ensuring Ryu has full health by the time players get to Bloody Malth. Since the battle follows a cutscene, players start the BossFight with a full health bar. Because of that, the best strategy really is to just rush him and mash the attack button. It could be considered an act of mercy if there were any evidence the developers were capable of such a thing.
* ThatOneLevel: The infamous 6-2 in the first game: 6-1 and 6-3 are extremely difficult as well, but 6-2 takes the cake for cheap deaths and one spot where players have to exploit a flaw in the programming to get past it. If players die even once on any of the [[SequentialBoss three final bosses]], they're forced to redo the ''entire stage at 6-1 again''.
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