Ninja Gaiden 4 details its difficulty system, which promises a challenge for all

Who has played modern or classic deliveries of Ninja Gaiden will know that we are facing a difficult game saga, one of those where the first boss can mean a challenge. Ninja Gaiden 4 will follow this path and will not be a simple experience, but on this occasion the Team Ninja has adopted the commitment to offer a challenge for all, which wants to achieve with a system of difficulty and accessibility, the first one that receives the saga in 13 years.

At the beginning of the Ninja Gaiden campaign 4 players can choose between three difficulties: hero, normal and hard, which can be changed at any time. Within these levels of difficulty there are more detailed configurations. In this way Team Ninja ensures that players will find the perfect balance as they advance in history. There goes an example: a player who does not know Ninja Gaiden begins with hero mode, and has the option of activating exclusive functions that allow to execute actions automatically, including evasion, assistance and blockade. The idea is that players see how the systems work, learn and end up deactivating aid.

Thanks to these options that allow adjusting the difficulty modes, Team Ninja expects players to configure their own difficulty curve for it to adapt at all times to their expertise. The ultimate goal is that regardless of ability there is always a challenge intense enough.

Among Ninja Gaiden 4 accessibility options, we also find automatic healing, which increases health gradually after receiving damage, and automatic movement, which allows you to ignore platforms. If you have problems with the large amount of blood on screen or dismemberment, reduced gore softens the effects of blood and violence. Accessibility options also help manage information on the screen and offer alternatives to standard controls.

The players who want a challenge that goes beyond the standard have Master Ninja, an option that is unlocked when completing the campaign. The Master Ninja difficulty is described as «the definitive proof», an experience where a single blow can suppose death and where players must be extremely precise. In this way the most difficult enemies appear from the early stages and have access to a greater variety of weapons. In addition, the improved AI makes them more aggressive and their positioning allows them to attack from outside the field of vision.

In Master Ninja you have to apply the knowledge acquired in normal and hard and go beyond, otherwise the Team Ninja ensures that the failure is guaranteed.