Well, this marks the tenth anniversary of The Game Awards, and in the Opening Act pre-show, they stated that they had the perfect first game announcement to celebrate. What did they mean by that? Well, you might imagine the tenth anniversary for a game released in 2014 or 2015. But no, instead, they decided to go back even further. It was pretty exciting when that first glimpse of the iconic NES cutscene appeared. Even more exciting when this was revealed to be a game from Blasphemous developers The Game Kitchen, and the excitement levels topped out when we realized we were looking at: A brand-new 2D Ninja Gaiden game, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.
Return of the Ninja
Notably, it turns out the use of that cinematic wasn't just for nostalgic purposes, as the game takes place back in Hayabusa Village after Ryu Hayabusa heads to the United States to avenge his father's death, as seen in the original NES game. Instead, this game focuses on a different ninja character, Kenji Mozu of the Hayabusa clan, as they fend off an army of demons invading their village. This involves heading through several different locales and battling then in side-scrolling...
