<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
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
from	O
November	O
2012	O
to	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
released	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	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
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
that	O
includes	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
from	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additional	O
enhancements	O
made	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
an	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
Sigma	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
makes	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
:	O
Master	O
Collection	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
can	O
now	O
use	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
's	O
unique	O
touchscreen	B-Device
to	O
select	O
different	O
weapons	O
,	O
perform	O
Ninpo	O
,	O
view	O
additional	O
game	O
information	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Decapitation	O
and	O
dismemberment	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
return	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
optional	O
mode	O
with	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
borrowed	O
and	O
implemented	O
in	O
Razor	O
's	O
Edge	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
discarded	O
or	O
completely	O
remade	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Steel	O
on	O
Bone	O
being	O
a	O
grab	O
counter	O
chain	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
requiring	O
button	O
spam	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Kunai	O
Climbing	O
being	O
much	O
faster	O
and	O
easier	O
to	O
perform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
other	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
implemented	O
in	O
Razor	O
's	O
Edge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
features	O
include	O
new	O
exclusive	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Lunar	O
Staff	O
,	O
Kusarigama	O
and	O
Dual	O
Katanas	O
,	O
improved	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
new	O
enemy	O
types	O
,	O
new	O
battle	O
areas	O
and	O
alternative	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
online	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
female	O
ninja	O
Ayane	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
press	O
conference	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
has	O
her	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
moves	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
her	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
Sigma	I-Application
2	I-Application
iteration	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
cutscenes	O
produced	O
for	O
her	O
added	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Chapter	O
Challenge	O
mode	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
Ayane	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additional	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
Kasumi	O
and	O
Momiji	O
,	O
in	O
any	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Razor	O
's	O
Edge	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
Razor	O
's	O
Edge	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
third	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
rated	O
M	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
after	O
previous	O
titles	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
and	O
Geist	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
includes	O
both	O
Kasumi	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
)	O
and	O
Momiji	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
Europe	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
Mitch	O
Dyer	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
makes	O
"	O
massive	O
strides	O
toward	O
becoming	O
the	O
game	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
clearly	O
wishes	O
it	O
was	O
on	O
360	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
earlier	O
this	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
review	O
by	O
Ryan	O
McCaffrey	O
stated	O
"	O
it	O
’s	O
fantastic	O
to	O
see	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
hardcore	O
gamer	O
’s	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
–	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
’s	O
launch	O
,	O
no	O
less	O
–	O
and	O
you	O
can	O
forget	O
much	O
of	O
what	O
you	O
may	O
have	O
heard	O
about	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
this	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
harder	O
and	O
more	O
varied	O
than	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Razor	I-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
reach	O
the	O
greatness	O
of	O
its	O
forebears.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Martin	O
Robinson	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
than	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
that	O
does	O
commendable	O
things	O
in	O
atoning	O
for	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
's	O
past	O
sins	O
-	O
but	O
sadly	O
it	O
's	O
far	O
from	O
a	O
brilliant	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Sterling	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
gave	O
it	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Nothing	O
this	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
release	O
does	O
can	O
improve	O
upon	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
remains	O
as	O
dry	O
,	O
disaffected	O
,	O
and	O
banausic	O
as	O
ever	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
