Ninja Gaiden 3 Online Passes Stumble at Launch

Ninja Gaiden 3 is already out in the US, and in just a few short days UK gamers will get to slice their way through the campaign.

By Michael Shelton /

Ninja Gaiden 3 is already out in the US, and in just a few short days UK gamers will get to slice their way through the campaign. Unfortunately a rough launch came for the new multiplayer component of Ninja Gaiden 3, Shadows of the Ninja. Many gamers who purchased the game day one reported issues with the online pass being invalid. This definitely hasn't helped the title that has a current average metacritic score of 60. Team-Ninja however has responded to the problem promptly. Ensuring that all gamers codes will be valid. In response to the problem the team released this statement within a few hours of the problem being reported:
"We are aware of the issue with the Online Pass for Ninja Gaiden 3 and are working to resolve the issue. For those of you with the PlayStation 3 version of the game, the online pass will be redeemable by 4pm Pacific time. For those of you with the Xbox 360 version, we are currently working with Microsoft to resolve the issue and we will keep you updated. Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this matter."
Merely an hour later the problem was fixed for Xbox 360 owners, a short time later PS3 users followed. With the online passes corrected, there appears to still be a problem with Dead or Alive 5 demo code included within the Collector's Edition. Team-Ninja assured gamers that they were continuing to work with Sony in order to find a fix. It's great to see companies respond to and solve issues such as invalid codes so quickly. Witnessing the code invalid screen after slowly inputting, the letter/number combinations, always drags down the excitement. If you're curious about whether or not you want to pick the game up, click over to our full Ninja Gaiden 3 Review. Source: Gameinformer