Get ready Ninja Gaiden fans. This popular franchise will soon be making its way to the Nintendo DS when Tecmo releases Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword in March of 2008. Players will be able to control ninja Ryu Hayabusa like never before using the DS touch screen and stylus. Up until now, Ninja Gaiden has never been released on a handheld device, so it will be interesting to see how the game will fare as it makes this transition to the DS.

The full press release from Tecmo can be found after the break.

NINJA GAIDEN® DRAGON SWORD TO SHIP MARCH 2008
The must have action game is scheduled to ship next year

TORRANCE, Calif. December 19, 2007– Tecmo® announced that Ninja Gaiden® Dragon Sword, the highly anticipated action game for the Nintendo DS™, will be shipping in March of 2008. With the intuitive use of the DS stylus, Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword will let players control Master Ninja Ryu Hayabusa like never before.

Developed by Executive Producer Tomonobu Itagaki and the Team NINJA® development studio, Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword features beautifully rendered environments, fast Ninja Gaiden-style action, numerous enemies, and a new story. Various directional movements and taps with the DS stylus will activate Ryu Hayabusa to run, jump, attack, and cast Ninpo (Ninja Magic). Certain combinations of movements will allow players to perform special attacks like the “Izuna Drop” and the “Cicada Slash” which were made famous in the Ninja Gaiden console games.

“Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword brings a new level of gaming action to the Nintendo DS,” says Yoh Watanabe, Tecmo’s Marketing Manager. “There’s currently a demo available on the DS Download Station and I urge everyone to try it out and you’ll know what I mean.”

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