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| Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z | |
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| Developer(s) | Spark Unlimited[a] |
| Publisher(s) | Koei Tecmo |
| Director(s) | Toby Gard Masahiro Yasuma |
| Producer(s) | John Garcia-Shelton Shinsaku Ohara Kohei Shibata |
| Designer(s) | Cory Davis |
| Artist(s) | Richard Smith Shinsuke Komaki Hirohisa Kaneko |
| Writer(s) | Bryan Keithley |
| Composer(s) | Grant Kirkhope |
| Series | Ninja Gaiden |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows |
| Release | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Windows March 21, 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a 2014 action-adventure game and a spin-off of the Ninja Gaiden franchise. It was published by Tecmo Koei and developed by Spark Unlimited.[4] Comcept's Keiji Inafune conceptualized the game, providing character designs and creating the character of Yaiba.[5] The game was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows worldwide in March 2014.[6]
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- ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (March 17, 2014). "Out This Week: March 17, 2014". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z". gamecity.ne.jp (in Japanese). Koei Tecmo. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ Harradence, Mike (September 19, 2012). "TGS 2012: Team Ninja unveils Ninja Gaiden Z". PlayStation Universe. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Ponce, Tony (June 18, 2013). "I met Keiji Inafune! We discussed Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z!". Destructoid. Gamurs. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Scalzo, John (December 24, 2012). "Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z confirmed for release on PS3, Xbox 360". Warp Zoned. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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