NINJA GAIDEN 3 Gets March 2012 Release Date

Tecmo Koei have announced the release date for Ninja Gaiden 3, now coming to stores on March 20th for the Xbox 360 and PS3. In addition, Tecmo Koei have also announced a collectors edition for Ninja Gaiden 3 exclusive to the United States GameStop. The Collectors Edition will include a soundtrack CD, an art book, and a "Duel of the Mask" action figure. The Collectors Edition will retail for 99.99$ US; also those who pre-order the game from GameStop or Amazon will get a demo for Dead or Alive 5. If you pre-order the game at GameStop you will get to play as Ryu Hayabusa or Hitomi, and if you pre-order the game from Amazon you will be able to play as Ayane and Hayate. Pre-order the Collectors Edition and you will get to play as all four characters. This is the first Ninja Gaiden game that will not have main creator Tomonobu Itagaki at the helm. Previews for the game have been mixed, there is more of a focus on storytelling this time around, however there has been mixed reactions to the gameplay from people who have played the game. It will be interesting to see how the game turns out without the main creator Itagaki working on it; hopefully the game will be good because the Ninja Gaiden Sigma was one of my favorite games.