Platinum Games and Xbox have announced the global launch timings for NINJA GAIDEN 4, which will be available on consoles and PC next week.
NINJA GAIDEN 4, a collaborative project between Team Ninja, Platinum Games, IP-holder Koei Tecmo, and publisher Xbox Game Studios, will launch on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC at the following times:
- US – Monday, October 20th at 5 PM PDT/8 PM EDT
- UK – Tuesday, October 21st at 4 AM BST
- AUS – Tuesday, October 21st at 11 AM AEDT
The image above has full timings. NINJA GAIDEN 4 will launch day one into Xbox Game Pass. It is the first mainline entry in the series in over a decade.
Against the Ninja
We previewed the game in August, with our EIC Jon Clarke stating:
While I’m extremely pleased to see this classic franchise return in all of its blood-soaked glory, I’m a little torn on how I actually feel about it, now that I’ve got my hands on it. All the pieces are here – it plays like a modern Ninja Gaiden game, but with some lovely Platinum flare. Combat is visceral, satisfying, and challenging, and is undoubtedly the star of the show, but a lot of the other elements – story, level design, voice acting – leave me feeling a bit cold.
Despite this, however, this old ninja remains pretty positive, and dare I say it – hopeful. Gameplay is king, and right now, Ninja Gaiden 4 packs some serious punch with a fresh take on the franchise, packed with new mechanics and a whole heap of challenge. There’s more story to discover, and we still don’t truly know how Ryu will fit into all this. Either way, it seems you can teach an old Ninja Dog new tricks after all.
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