PUBLISHER Koei Tecmo announced that Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection will be joining Xbox Game Pass from June 2nd.
The Ninja Gaiden franchise, which debuted on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, sold 6.8 million copies back in its Xbox 360 and PS3 days alone, will now be available to all who own an Xbox Game Pass Subscription.
These fast paced action games that are being added will include all the previous games and all DLC included, as well as four other characters, Ayane, Rachel, Momiji, and Kasumi, whom you may also recognise from the Dead or Alive series; are also playable.
Will you be able to master the way of the Ninja in this action game that I consider to be the Dark Souls of its time?
The Official Press Release:
Today, KOEI TECMO Europe and developer Team NINJA revealed that the NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection will join Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service on the 2nd June for both console and PC! All Game Pass subscribers will be able to play the standard edition of the game for free on Xbox One consoles (playable on Xbox Series X|S via Backward Compatibility) and PC via Windows PC, while the standard and Digital Deluxe Edition remain available for purchase in the Microsoft Store.
The NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection brings the nostalgic yet timeless high-speed action of the NINJA GAIDEN series to Game Pass, allowing both newcomers and returning fans the opportunity to enjoy exhilarating battles against fearsome opponents. Players will follow the adventures of Super Ninja Ryu Hayabusa across three of his most renowned 3D outings – each packed with most of the previously released game modes and DLC costumes. Games featured in the Master Collection include:
- NINJA GAIDEN Sigma (originally released in 2007): Vengeance is born. The greater fiend Doku, sent by the Vigoor Empire to obtain the Dark Dragon Blade, decimates Hayabusa village. Young Ryu Hayabusa sets out to avenge his clan and to take back the fallen blade from the evil empire.
- NINJA GAIDEN Sigma 2 (originally released in 2009): Hayabusa faces off against the Supreme Ninja Overlord, Genshin, and his Black Spider Ninja Clan in their attempt to steal the Demon Statue that has been protected by his father for generations. Hayabusa ventures around the world on a quest to retrieve the Demon Statue as he cuts down all greater fiends in his path to ultimately destroy the Archfiend.
- NINJA GAIDEN 3 Razor’s Edge (originally released in 2012): A mysterious alchemist, the Regent of the Mask, places a deadly curse on Hayabusa, as the Dragon Sword is absorbed into his arm causing great pain and suffering. While he struggles with his curse, the Regent intends to destroy the world within 7 days – meaning Hayabusa must overcome his agonising fate to stop the Regent and save the world.
