Ninja Gaiden Figure Is Awesome Reminder of Games You Can’t Beat
There’s been a lot of talk about the Ninja Gaiden videogame series around these parts recently, mostly of the I-can’t-beat-these-stupid-hard-games variety. For all of you, this 7-inch figure of Ryu from the new Ninja Gaiden II game is either awesome (assuming you’ve made your peace with the games) or a taunting reminder of the cruel bastards at Tecmo who hated children and pretended they were making a game it was possible to beat. You have until September to figure out which camp you’re in.
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