Underplayed Gems

Ninja Gaiden: Hurricane Pack I (2004)

Ninja Gaiden: Hurricane Pack I cover
Developer
Team NINJA
Publisher
Tecmo
Platforms
Xbox
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

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How it feels

Extra demanding melee combat content layered onto an already intense ninja action game.

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About

The first of two DLC Packs for the original 2004 version of Ninja Gaiden for the Xbox. While the contents of these packs were mostly preserved through the updated rerelease Ninja Gaiden Black, the infamous Intercept move was cut and remains exclusive to the original Hurricane packs. Since the closure of Xbox Live for the original Xbox in 2010, these DLCs have been impossible to obtain unless you kept a save file of them or own a modded Xbox console.

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