Series

Ninja Gaiden

17 games, 1988–2025.

Games

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The series by year

Mechanics

MechanicNinja Gaiden
1988		Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
1990		Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
1991

A marked cell changed from the game before. “Uses” means the game has the mechanic, with no variant recorded yet.

Every claim, by mechanic and game
ConceptNinja Gaiden
1988		Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
1990		Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
1991