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What we know so far....
Plot:
The game stars the powerful Yaiba Kamikaze, an antagonistic ninja who once belonged to a clan whom he massacred, viewing them as cowardly. At some point Yaiba engages in battle with franchise protagonist Ryu Hayabusa, losing his left eye and arm, along with his "life". He was resurrected as a cyborg by a mysterious organization, having to quell a zombie plague in exchange for the power he needs to take his revenge on Ryu.
The Duel
(Sometime in 2012)
At Tokyo Game Show, Dead Rising producer Keiji Inafune revealed more about his upcoming game Yaiba. For starters, he revealed the full title: Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z.
YThe game stars the powerful Yaiba Kamikaze, an antagonistic ninja who once belonged to a clan whom he massacred, viewing them as cowardly.[6] At some point Yaiba engages in battle with franchise protagonist Ryu Hayabusa, losing his left eye and arm, along with his "life". He was resurrected as a cyborg by a mysterious organization, having to quell a zombie plague in exchange for the power he needs to take his revenge on Ryuaiba's main characters is not Ryu Hayabusa, the series lead from Ninja Gaiden. Instead, it's a brand new character, a zombie-slaying cyborg ninja. This character, the titular Yaiba, is actually hunting Ryu. The trailer says that Ryu killed Yaiba - seems like a pretty good reason for revenge.
"As you may know I’m a great zombie fan. When I left my previous company, my dream was to make a zombie game," said Inafune (via Siliconera). "I’m very happy to be making this game with Team Ninja. Just as much as I love zombies, I like samurai and ninjas. My dream was to always make a ninja game so this collaboration that I’m announcing today is almost a dream come true."
Inafune's company Comcept will be collaborating with Team Ninja on the project. Lost Planet 3 developer Spark Unlimited is contributing as well. Inafune said that they enlisted an Spark, an United States-based developer, for the game so it would be "very Japanese yet very Western."
Ninja Gaiden Z is being developed for current generation consoles, according to this Eurogamer interview...
'Of course I like zombie games, but I'm also a fan of Ninja Gaiden.'
Inafune was careful not to announce a release window - or even release platforms - for the new title during his press conference speech. But when we cornered Inafune afterward he confirmed the development teams are "currently targeting current generation consoles", suggesting a release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and possibly Wii U.
The project began after Inafune, boss of his own developer Comcept after a legendary stint at Capcom during which he pushed zombie slash 'em up series Dead Rising, approached Team Ninja chief Yosuke Hayashi with an idea for a collaboration. US developer Spark Unlimited (maker of Lost Planet 3) was then drafted in to help.
"Of course I like zombie games, but I'm also a fan of Ninja Gaiden," he said. "And so I went to talk to Mr. Hayashi and said, hey, how about mixing zombies and Ninja Gaiden? That's how things got started.
"From early on, even when I was a middle school student, I saw Dawn of the Dead and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. That was the start of my love of zombies. It was a natural evolution from that."
The game has a curious title: Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z. Inafune confirmed the obvious: that the Z stands for zombies. But he added that Ninja Gaiden fans should find the gameplay familiar, with a few new twists.
"The title is both Yaiba and Ninja Gaiden Z," Inafune said. "We're pushing Yaiba as a new character and a new franchise, but it's in the world of Ninja Gaiden. So we're sure Ninja Gaiden fans will enjoy it as a game. But we are looking to make something new and something challenging"
The debut teaser trailer is below.
E3 2013 Trailer
E3 2013 Stage Demo
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