Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge (Game)

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge

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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is an upgraded version of Ninja Gaiden 3, featuring additions such as gameplay tweaks, dismemberment, multiple weapons, new playable characters, and online co-op.

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Overview

Ryu and Momiji show off new costumes found in the most recent version of the game.

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is an upgraded version of Ninja Gaiden 3 (Game), which was previously released on the PS3 and Xbox 360 (Platform). It was initially published by by Nintendo (Company) on November 18th, 2012 as a day-one launch title for the Wii U (Platform) console. In April of 2013, a 360/PS3 port of Razor's Edge was released and published by Koei Tecmo (Company).

The original version of Ninja Gaiden 3 was heavily criticized for simplifying the combat, and failing to deliver the aspects that critics loved about previous Ninja Gaiden games. The developers at Team Ninja took these issues to heart and set out to make large-scale improvements to nearly every aspect of the gameplay. Yosuke Hayashi (Person), the head of Team Ninja (Company), said in response to the criticism:

“We left out some of the things the series was well-known for,” he said. "We did leave some of our fans out. We had this opportunity to put those hardcore aspects back in [with Wii U]. It’s kind of the hardcore fan package of Ninja Gaiden 3.”

Story

The story of Razor's Edge is almost exactly the same as Ninja Gaiden 3 with very little changes.

Characters

Name	Description
Ryu Hayabusa (Character)	Son of Joe Hayabusa born into the Dragon Lineage. He is a master ninja.
Ayane (Character)	Leader of the Hajin Mon sect of the Mugen Tenshin clan. Ally to Ryu Hayabusa.
Kasumi (Character)	A run-away kunoichi and part of the Mugen Tenshin clan she is the half-sister of Ayane.
Momiji (Character)	Momiji acts as a shrine maiden in the Hayabusa village. She is also the sister of Kureha who died during the Dark Dragon Blade incident.
Joe Hayabusa (Character)	Father of Ryu Hayabusa and leader of the Hayabusa Ninja clan.
Regent of the Mask (Character)	The main antagonist of Ninja Gaiden 3. He is also part of a shadowy group called "The Aclhemists"
Mizuki McCloud (Character)	First class JSDF agent. She is also the adoptive mother to Canna. She has been instructed to help Ryu succeed in his mission and acts as Ryu's communication link in battle.
Genshin (Character)	Former Leader of the Black Ninja Spider Clan. His slain spirit briefly makes a cameo appearance.
Canna	A shy blonde girl who is the adoptive daughter of Mizuki McCloud. Cliff Higgins is her uncle.
Muramasa (Character)	A weaponsmith and old friend to the Hayabusa clan.He upgrades Ryu's weapons as well as gives the Dragon Ninja advice.
Lovelace	A woman with a flashy style she is a head researcher for LOA and works alongside the Regent of the Mask.
Cliff Higgins (Character)	A scientist working for the JDSF he is also Canna's biological uncle.
Ashtear Higgins	He is the chairman of the Lords of Alchemy otherwise known as LOA. His aim is to aquire the blood of the legendary Dragon Ninja Ryu Hayabusa.
Sanji	A young ninja living in the Hayabusa village. He looks up to Ryu and continually trains to try to live up to his rolemodel.
Ken Ishigami	He is the secretary of defense for the Japanese government. He quickly recruits Ryu Hayabusa to his cause after a terrorist attack in london.

New Additions

Razor's Edge features numerous improvements and additions over the original version of Ninja Gaiden 3. Examples of these improvements are listed below.

Weapons/Ninpo

In the original release of Ninja Gaiden 3, the focus of the story revolved around Ryu Hayabusa (Character) and the lives he ended with the Dragon Sword. As a result, the katana was the only weapon players had at their disposal until the Eclipse Scythe and Claws were added as DLC. Razor's Edge includes weapons such as Eclipse Scythe, Lunar Staff and Dual Katanas on the disc. Content previously released as DLC is included in the base game, and additional Razor's Edge-specific DLCwas released, as well. The official list of weapons includes:

Ryu Hayabusa

Weapons

Dragon Sword
Falcon's Talon (Claws)
Jin-Ran Maru (Hayate's sword from Dead or Alive)
Eclipse Scythe
Lunar Staff
Kusari-Gama
Blade of the Archfiend & Jin-Ran Maru (Dual Katanas)
Blade of the Archfiend
Lock-On Bow
Shuriken

Ninpo

Art of the Inferno
Art of theTrue Inferno
Art of the Piercing Void
Art of the Wind Blades

Ayane

Weapons

Fuma Kodachi
Explosive Kunai

Ninpo

Art of the Raging Mountian god

Momiji

Weapons

Heavenly Dragon Naginata
Heavensong Bow
Shuriken

Ninpo

Art of Crimson Lotus

Kasumi

Weapons

Shrouded Moon
Kunai Tempest (Windmill Shuriken)
Kunai

Ninpo

Art of the Rending Wind

Gameplay

Hiroyuki Sakamoto from SEGA was brought in to rework Enemy AI

The PS3/Xbox 360 version of Ninja Gaiden 3 restricted the "karma" scoring system, which rewarded their skill and performance in levels, to harder difficulties. Razor's Edge extends the karma system to all difficulty levels, though players will earn less karma on the lower difficulties.
The player will be able to upgrade Ryu's weapons and maximum life.
Ninja Gaiden 3 removed the dismemberment mechanic and the excessive levels of blood seen in Ninja Gaiden II. However, Razor's Edge brings these elements back.
Ayane is included as a playable character, as she was in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 with her own story levels.
Razor's Edge features a two-player co-op mode similar to the one found in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2.
Certain elements found in the original Ninja Gaiden 3 release are being removed for Razor's Edge. Among these include the cowering enemies, as well "QTE" cinematics.
Hiroyuki Sakamoto (Person) from SEGA was brought in to polish the combat controls and improve Enemy AI. Among these enhancements, they attack in groups, rather than waiting one at a time. Enemies can also self-destruct if near death, taking away as much as a third of Ryu's health.
Test of Valor levels: These are hidden levels accessed on each stage by finding a hidden Crystal Skull. This skull warps players off to a different area, where they fight enemies and bosses from earlier Ninja Gaiden games.

DLC

More playable characters have been added post-launch as DLC, free of charge. Momiji (Character) from Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword and Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2returns, and Kasumi (Character) from the Dead or Alive series makes her Ninja Gaiden debut, as well.

Wii U Functionality

The Wii U GamePad's touch screen will be used to select weapons, cast ninpo magic and display other vital information to the player.

Microsoft Smartglass

The Xbox 360 version supports Microsoft Smartglass functionality for tablets and smartphones.

Trivia

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is the first game to be released in Australia under the then-new R18+ rating.

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