Undid revision 1379149695 by ~2026-51930-02 (talk)← Previous revisionRevision as of 06:17, 8 October 2026 Line 5: Line 5: | image = Ninja Gaiden 4 cover art.jpg | image = Ninja Gaiden 4 cover art.jpg | developer = {{ubl|[[Team Ninja]]|[[PlatinumGames]]}} | developer = {{ubl|[[Team Ninja]]|[[PlatinumGames]]}} | publisher = [[Koei Tecmo]] | publisher = [[Xbox Game Studios]] | director = Masakazu Hirayama | director = {{ubl|Yuji Nakao|Masakazu Hirayama}} | producer = {{ubl|Fumihiko Yasuda|Yuji Nakao|Takayuki Hama}} | producer = {{ubl|Yuji Nakao|Takayuki Hama}} | designer = Takuma Ishikawa | designer = Takuma Ishikawa | programmer = Naoya Yokoyama | programmer = Naoya Yokoyama | artist = {{ubl|Hirohisa Kaneko|Tomoko Nishii}} | artist = Tomoko Nishii | writer = {{ubl|Yuji Nakao|Yuya Jin|Yudai Abe}} | writer = {{ubl|Yuji Nakao|Yuya Jin|Yudai Abe}} | composer = Masahiro Miyauchi | composer = Masahiro Miyauchi | series = ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' | series = ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' ⚫ | platforms = {{ubl|[[PlayStation 5]]|[[Windows]]|[[Xbox Series X/S]]}} | engine = [[Katana Engine]] ⚫ | platforms = {{ubl|[[PlayStation 5]]|[[Xbox Series X/S]]|[[Windows]]}} | released = October 21, 2025 | released = October 21, 2025 | genre = [[Action-adventure]], [[hack and slash]] | genre = [[Action-adventure]], [[hack and slash]] Line 21: Line 20: }} }} '''''Ninja Gaiden 4''''' is a 2025 [[action-adventure game]] co-developed by [[Team Ninja]] and [[PlatinumGames]], and published by [[Koei Tecmo]]. It is the seventh main game in the ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' series. It follows a new character, Yakumo, though the series protagonist, [[Ryu Hayabusa]], is also playable and has a significant role in the story. '''''Ninja Gaiden 4''''' is a 2025 [[action-adventure game]] co-developed by [[Koei Tecmo]]'s [[Team Ninja]] and [[PlatinumGames]], and published by [[Xbox Game Studios]]. It is the seventh main game in the ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' series. It follows a new character, Yakumo, though the series protagonist, [[Ryu Hayabusa]], is also playable and has a significant role in the story. ''Ninja Gaiden 4'' was released for [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox Series X/S]], and [[Windows]] on October 21, 2025. It received generally positive reviews, with many critics calling it a return to form for the series. ''Ninja Gaiden 4'' was released for [[PlayStation 5]], [[Windows]], and [[Xbox Series X/S]] on October 21, 2025. It received generally positive reviews, with many critics calling it a return to form for the series. ==Overview== ==Overview== Line 45: Line 44: ==Development== ==Development== The series developer, Team Ninja, wanted to bring ''Ninja Gaiden'' back amidst the growing gap since the last mainline installment and fan requests. As a result of a close relationship between the president and executive producer of [[Koei Tecmo]], Hisashi Koinuma, and the CEO and executive producer of [[PlatinumGames]], [[Atsushi Inaba]], the two companies began exploring collaboration possibilities. The series developer, Team Ninja, wanted to bring ''Ninja Gaiden'' back amidst the growing gap since the last mainline installment and fan requests. As a result of a close relationship between the president of [[Koei Tecmo]], Hisashi Koinuma, and the CEO of [[PlatinumGames]], [[Atsushi Inaba]], the two companies began exploring collaboration possibilities. With the support from [[Phil Spencer (business executive)|Phil Spencer]], CEO of [[Microsoft Gaming]], they started work on a brand new ''Ninja Gaiden'' title.{{cite web|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/01/23/ninja-gaiden-4-developer-direct-2025/|title=The "Year of the Ninja" Commences: NINJA GAIDEN 4 Is Coming, and NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black Is Out Today|first=Sebastian|last=Yamaguchi|website=[[Xbox Wire]]|date=January 23, 2025|access-date=January 23, 2025|archive-date=January 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123183212/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/01/23/ninja-gaiden-4-developer-direct-2025/|url-status=live}} ''Ninja Gaiden 4'' was produced by the head of Team Ninja and co-director of ''Ninja Gaiden 3'', Fumihiko Yasuda, and PlatinumGames' Yuji Nakao. Nakao also directed the title together with Team Ninja's Masakazu Hirayama. [[Xbox Game Studios]] entered a partnership with Koei Tecmo, the owner of ''Ninja Gaiden'' IP, to publish the game worldwide. The company previously released ''[[Ninja Gaiden II]]'' (2008) for [[Xbox 360]] and worked with PlatinumGames on the cancelled action role-playing game ''[[Scalebound]]''.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/ninja-gaiden-2-black-announced-and-its-out-now|title=Ninja Gaiden 2 Black Announced — and It's Out Now|first=Wesley|last=Yin-Poole|website=[[IGN]]|date=January 23, 2025|access-date=January 23, 2025|archive-date=January 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123194220/https://www.ign.com/articles/ninja-gaiden-2-black-announced-and-its-out-now|url-status=live}} ''Ninja Gaiden 4'' runs on PlatinumGames' proprietary engine, PlatinumEngine,{{cite web |last1=Dean |first1=Ian |title=Why Ninja Gaiden 4 feels like a lost 2000s action game everyone needs right now |url=https://www.creativebloq.com/entertainment/gaming/ninja-gaiden-4-review-a-proudly-old-school-return |website=Creative Bloq |language=en |date=20 October 2025}} with frame rates as high as 120 FPS.{{Cite web |last=administrator |date=2025-10-17 |title=[Dev Blog] NINJA GAIDEN 4 : Comprehensive Optimization for Creating High-Speed Action - PlatinumGames Official BlogPlatinumGames Official Blog |url=https://www.platinumgames.com/official-blog/article/13977 |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=PlatinumGames Official Blog |language=ja}} ''Ninja Gaiden 4'' was produced by the head of Koei Tecmo’s Team Ninja and co-director of ''Ninja Gaiden 3'', Fumihiko Yasuda, and PlatinumGames' Yuji Nakao. Nakao also directed the title together with Koei Tecmo’s Team Ninja's Masakazu Hirayama. ==Release== ==Release==