<s>
is	O
a	O
2012	O
action	O
adventure	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
titled	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Razor	I-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
new	O
mechanics	O
and	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	O
Statues	O
that	O
allowed	O
Ryu	O
to	O
save	O
and	O
heal	O
are	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
scripted	O
Falcon	B-Algorithm
who	O
swoops	O
down	O
to	O
Ryu	O
's	O
hand	O
and	O
saves	O
at	O
specific	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
restoring	O
his	O
health	O
to	O
full	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
an	O
optional	O
control	O
scheme	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	O
awakens	O
in	O
a	O
VR	B-Application
simulator	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
meets	O
the	O
alluring	O
and	O
sinister	O
Lovelace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
Ryu	O
revisits	O
Genshin	O
's	O
grave	O
where	O
he	O
placed	O
the	O
Blade	O
of	O
the	O
Archfiend	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
tells	O
Ryu	O
that	O
the	O
curse	O
is	O
karmic	B-Application
retribution	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
deeds	O
committed	O
by	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ninja	O
Clan	O
over	O
the	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
the	O
plotline	O
and	O
designed	O
graphics	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
trilogy	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
,	O
a	O
notable	O
character	O
from	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
as	O
a	O
pilot	O
who	O
helps	O
Ryu	O
jump	O
onto	O
another	O
jet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
packaged	O
with	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
features	O
Ryu	O
Hayabusa	O
,	O
Ayane	O
,	O
Hayate	O
and	O
Hitomi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
demo	O
allows	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Hayabusa	O
and	O
Hitomi	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
makes	O
Hayate	O
and	O
Ayane	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
makes	O
all	O
four	O
characters	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
statuette	O
of	O
Ryu	O
battling	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
bosses	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
Wave	O
and	O
included	O
with	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
available	O
at	O
GameStop	O
and	O
EB	O
Games	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
premium	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
full	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
released	O
throughout	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
contain	O
new	O
weapons	O
(	O
Falcon	B-Algorithm
's	O
Talons	B-Application
and	O
Eclipse	O
Scythe	O
)	O
,	O
armor	O
and	O
headgear	O
customization	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
criticism	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
too	O
streamlined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
58/100	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
58/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
combat	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
streamlined	O
approach	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
and	O
expanded	O
version	O
titled	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Razor	I-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
version	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
has	O
chosen	O
to	O
include	O
in	O
the	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
:	O
Master	O
Collection	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
