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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Combat Trailer Streamed
posted on by Emma Hanashiro
Tecmo KOEI Europe began streaming a combat trailer on Thursday for the upcoming PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC game Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z. The trailer features combat from the game, the "pocket rocket" and "shoulder blade" weapons, and the in-game tour guide Miss Monday.
Keiji Inafune's comcept and Team Ninja (Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive series) are collaborating with Spark Unlimited on Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z. The game will star a new ninja named Yaiba, who is chasing after Ryu Hayabusa, the protagonist of the Ninja Gaiden video game. Hayabusa had killed Yaiba, but then Yaiba was brought back to life with cyber-technology as a cyborg ninja. He uses both a ninja sword and mecha weapons in his cyborg arm.
The game will be released in North America on March 18. Recently, the Japanese release date has been pushed back from March 6 to March 27. Italy, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Australia will receive the game on March 21, and France will receive the game one day earlier.
