Ninja Gaiden (1988)
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  • Main Story

    3 Hours

  • Main + Sides

    3½ Hours

  • Completionist

    4 Hours

  • All Styles

    3 Hours
You play the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a ninja, and battle your way through levels and eventually must take the two demon stones away from Jaquio, the main bad guy.
How long is Ninja Gaiden?
When focusing on the main objectives, Ninja Gaiden is about 3 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 4 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Platforms:
NES, TurboGrafx-16
Genre:
Platform
Developers:
Tecmo, Hudson Soft
Publishers:
Tecmo, Hudson Soft
NA:
March 1989
EU:
1991
JP:
December 9th, 1988
Updated:
3 Days Ago
Aliases:
Ninja Gaiden, Shadow Warriors
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Single-PlayerPolledAverageMedianRushedLeisure
Main Story2163h 1m2h 40m1h 32m8h 25m
Main + Extras133h 37m3h2h 6m5h 1m
Completionist334h 19m4h2h 27m6h 4m
All PlayStyles2623h 12m3h1h 40m8h 33m
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SpeedrunsPolledAverageMedianFastestSlowest
Any%1017m 19s17m 20s12m 39s24m 29s
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PlatformPolledMainMain +100%FastestSlowest
Emulated232h 7m6h 30m5h 15m52m7h 32m
NES1713h 3m3h 23m3h 53m15m14h
Nintendo 3DS64h 25m--3h 55m2h 3m7h 32m
Nintendo Switch402h 44m--5h 11m22m11h
TurboGrafx-1643h 25m--4h 24m1h 21m6h 57m
Wii45h 18m----3h9h 14m
Wii U33h 12m----2h 41m3h 45m
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