Ninja Gaiden (1988)
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  • Main Story

    3 Hours

  • Main + Sides

    3½ Hours

  • Completionist

    4 Hours

  • All Styles

    3 Hours
You play the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a ninja, and battle your way through levels and eventually must take the two demon stones away from Jaquio, the main bad guy.
How long is Ninja Gaiden?
When focusing on the main objectives, Ninja Gaiden is about 3 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 4 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Platforms:
NES, TurboGrafx-16
Genre:
Platform
Developers:
Tecmo, Hudson Soft
Publishers:
Tecmo, Hudson Soft
NA:
March 1989
EU:
1991
JP:
December 9th, 1988
Updated:
10.5 Hours Ago
Aliases:
Ninja Gaiden, Shadow Warriors
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Single-PlayerPolledAverageMedianRushedLeisure
Main Story2083h2h 40m1h 32m8h 25m
Main + Extras133h 37m3h2h 6m5h 1m
Completionist334h 12m3h 39m2h 20m5h 57m
All PlayStyles2543h 11m3h1h 40m8h 32m
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SpeedrunsPolledAverageMedianFastestSlowest
Any%1017m 19s17m 20s12m 39s24m 29s
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PlatformPolledMainMain +100%FastestSlowest
Emulated212h 10m6h 30m4h 30m56m7h 32m
NES1663h3h 23m3h 53m15m14h
Nintendo 3DS64h 25m--3h 55m2h 3m7h 32m
Nintendo Switch392h 43m--5h 11m22m11h
TurboGrafx-1643h 25m--4h 24m1h 21m6h 57m
Wii45h 18m----3h9h 14m
Wii U33h 12m----2h 41m3h 45m
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