Ragebound is a brand new Ninja Gaiden sport from the workforce behind Blasphemous

Resurrecting a beloved gaming collection like Ninja Gaiden is all the time a difficult proposition. Anybody who might need labored on the franchise in its heyday has probably moved on to different tasks or left the business fully. However judging by the expertise engaged on Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, the brand new collection entry revealed on the Recreation Awards, I believe it is protected to say the franchise is in protected arms. That is as a result of Ragebound unites two firms who know a factor or two about making high quality video games.

The Recreation Kitchen — the Spanish studio behind Blasphemous and its wonderful sequel, Blasphemous 2 — is growing the sport, with Dotemu (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and Streets of Rage 4) on publishing duties.

Instantly, you may see the affect of The Recreation Kitchen. The studio’s signature pixel artwork type appears to be like attractive within the again half of the reveal trailer, and it appears to be like like the sport will reward tight, coordinated play from gamers. As for the story, it is set throughout the occasions of the NES model of Ninja Gaiden and stars a brand new protagonist, Kenji Mozu. It is as much as him to avoid wasting Hayabusa Village whereas Ryu is away in America.

Ninja Gaiden Ragebound will arrive in the summertime of 2025 on PC, Nintendo Swap, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Sequence X/S and Xbox One.