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Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

Good Critical Reception

Good: 8

Excellent: 1

Poor: 0

Mediocre: 1

Based on 10 critic reviews

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Platform:	DS	Genre:	Action	Developer:	Team Ninja
ESRB:	Teen	Release:	March 25, 2008	Publisher:	Tecmo

Critic Reviews

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Shane Bettenhausen 1UP	March 19, 2008 - Excellent - While this game won't have quite the impact its console forbearer did, Dragon Sword remains a solid example of how to forge a modern action game for DS. Full Review


Kristan Reed Eurogamer	April 15, 2008 - Good - Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword is undoubtedly a solid, polished and innovative offering, but simply lacks enough substance and variety to make it an essential purchase. Full Review


Robert Workman GameDaily	April 2, 2008 - Good - Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword is one of the better "hardcore" action games available for the Nintendo DS, with innovative gameplay, exquisite presentation and a couple of noteworthy bonus features. Full Review


Kevin VanOrd GameSpot	March 14, 2008 - Good - It may be watered down a bit, but Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword is still a spicy and savory mix of familiar combat and sweet stylus action, and it pulls you into its world of dastardly fiends and mysterious, shuriken-slinging martial artists. Full Review


Phil Theobald GameSpy	March 12, 2008 - Good - Only the most dedicated players will want to go through the game again on its significantly more difficult mode. Even so, this is a great game and something that we're not used to seeing on the DS. Full Review


Brett Elston GamesRadar	March 12, 2008 - Good - On DS, Dragon Sword has no equal, no fitting comparison, and for that we applaud Team Ninja. Only slight control issues and the general feeling of sameness after 13 levels of hacking keep it from soaring even higher. Full Review


GameTrailers	March 12, 2008 - Good - Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword proves to have a sharp edge with good tech and smooth pacing. It also manages to turn the stylus into an effective ninja weapon, making it play like no other game on Nintendo's little dual screen. Full Review


Craig Harris IGN	March 7, 2008 - Good - Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword kicks a whole lot of butt on the Nintendo DS. Visually, the game's a stunner, and the action is intense and almost non-stop. Full Review


Tom Orry VideoGamer	July 11, 2008 - Good - Although Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword isn't the spectacular action game we hoped it would be, it's still a highly polished, hugely enjoyable game. Full Review


Justin Fassino G4 / X-Play	March 17, 2008 - Mediocre - [Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword] is short, parts of it are sweet, but it never really gets firing on all cylinders, even though the hint of a promise for that level of intensity is present the whole time. Full Review

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