And as I recall, Ninja Gaiden II taught me to slide button presses for instant jump slashes, a skill that helped when I graduated to fighting games. - Mark Ryan Sallee, IGN Game Help Editor-in-Chief ...

Originally a 2D action-platformer that launched for arcades and the NES, Ninja Gaiden was a major critical and commercial success, so much so that it received a handful of sequels in the 1990s.