Microsoft Japan revealed Ninja Blade, a new Xbox 360 exclusive from From Software. Today, Microsoft released an English-language release detailing the action-adventure game, which will arrive on the console in 2009.
Details on the title are relatively light, but the plot will follow a modern-day ninja serving the side of humanity as he works to find a cure for a genetically mutating disease in Tokyo. To accomplish the ninja's goals, players will be afforded a variety of ninja-appropriate accouterments.
Along with officially announcing the game in North America today, Microsoft released a batch of screenshots for Ninja Blade. The in-game shots depict an armor clad ninja--not entirely unlike Ninja Gaiden's iconic Ryu Hayabusa--posing in various downtown Tokyo locales. Judging from the screens, the ninja will have a variety of ways to navigate the city, including scaling walls, swinging from rooftops via grappling hook, and riding a motorcycle.
SOME SCREENSHOTS
