Yaiba revealed as Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
Chase down Ryu Hayabusa. Kill him.
September 19, 2012 / 07:10 AM EDT / (@salromano)

Yaiba, Keiji Inafune’s new ninja zombie game announced earlier this month, has been revealed during Team Ninja’s Tokyo Game Show press conference today as Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z.

Developed by Comcept, Team Ninja, and Spark Unlimited as a spin-off to the Ninja Gaiden series, the game follows main character Yaiba as he tracks down Ninja Gaiden hero Ryu Hayabusa, who he wants to kill.

The project is “a dream come true” for Inafune. Referring to comments he made a few years back about the Japanese games industry dying, he said, “we are going to survive and make good games that will lead the Japanese game industry.”

Yaiba is slated for unannounced consoles.

Watch a trailer (which isn’t really new) below.

Thanks, Joystiq, Kotaku.

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  • KingOptimusOrigins111

    What platforms is this game on?

    • http://gematsu.com/ Sal Romano

      “Yaiba is slated for unannounced consoles.”

    • AuroraXIII

      Should probably read the actual article.

      • KingOptimusOrigins111

        I did, I missed that part because I was rushing doing other stuff.

  • AuroraXIII

    Not sure how I feel about Spark working on this.

    Bad memories of Western studios developing Japanese software.

    • fallen

      You mean, like Metroid Prime?
      Or did you mean like Donkey Kong Country?
      ;)

      • AuroraXIII

        Blast you.

  • HeatPhoenix

    Good for Inafune!

  • http://xcite79.1up.com Keegs79

    What? This is bizarree. Its welcome but pretty odd. That though is what I usually love about Japanese games :)

  • Vampiric

    hes positive and dellusional now

  • http://twitter.com/Brokrone Brokrone

    release on all the consoles please!  

  • LustEnvy

    ALL MY MONEYS. HAVE THEM.

  • http://www.facebook.com/JaeWhy SasuleUchiha

    So this is Team Ninja unannounced game right?
    Well that kills my hope for fanservice game by them.
    But this isn’t bad either.

    • Kobracon

      It’ll cum eventually.

  • z_merquise

    This is totally unexpected. Still looking forward to see more of this.

    I just hope this won’t disappoint because I already like the concept of a stylish action game with cyborg-ninjas slashing zombies and a promise of mechs (hoping for cool-looking giant mechs).

  • http://moefx.wordpress.com/ barklight

    I bet it’s a WIIU, but no exclusive please…

  • http://www.facebook.com/wtfits.gardner Cat Flames

    Looks like a western game…  ewww! Japanese devs need to calm down and forget about the COD money. Stop crying and make some games.

    • Psykotsu

      Ummm….what made you say it looks like a western game?

  • fallen

    Inafune working on Ninja Gaiden Gaiden.

    This is megaton!!!!

    • AuroraXIII

      Hah, very clever.

      xD

      • fallen

        Thank you for your support XD

    • AuroraXIII

      Hah, very clever.

      xD

  • http://www.facebook.com/cbosak1 Christopher A. Bosak

    HOLY F**k a game where you KIll “Ryu Hayabusa”. what a change of place. 

    Hope you can still play as Ryu Hayabusa as well. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/Bladez0fDr4v3n Sae-Won Yoon

    How interesting, Inafune has given the premise of a game all to itself, and yet now he has given its lore relevant to Ninja Gaiden. 

    I wonder how this will play out.

  • http://twitter.com/Brokrone Brokrone

    I don’t even like ninja gaiden but i love this idea 

  • PrinceHeir

    so it is 3D huh?? :P 

    i don’t understand how Ryu fits all on this since i don’t know if i he fought any zombies in any of the series(at least 3D wise) 

    the main character kinda looks like Shinobi guy from the 3DS game. 
    also Spark Unlimited?? the one’s that brought you Lost Planet 3?!?!?!

    i don’t know :(