Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword coming in March 2008. Demo out now on DS Download Stations
Tecmo has announced that Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword for the Nintendo DS will be released sometime 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. That’s right ladies, you get to touch him now. 
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.”
Here’s Itagaki explaining why the game’s on DS:
