Ter indicatie van de kwaliteit van Ninja Gaiden voor de Dual Screen, welke binnenkort zal gaan verschijnen, hebben we enkele reviews van diverse sites/magazines langs elkaar weten te leggen. Uit woorden van Itagaki onlangs bleek dat het spel uitermate interactief, snel en schitterend blijkt te zijn. De reviews vertellen iets anders, maar het spel krijgt wat dat betreft wel keurige waarderingen:
Gametrailers (88/100): “Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword proves to have a sharp edge with good tech and smooth pacing. It also manages to turn the stylus into an effective ninja weapon, making it play like no other game on Nintendo’s little dual screen.”
IGN (86/100): “Very few developers outside of Nintendo are truly willing to take the risk of experimenting a brand new way of playing an established franchise, but Tecmo’s Team Ninja did just that with its DS-exclusive design. The risk worked: Ninja Gaiden on the Nintendo DS is a really great game that offers a fresh, unique take on action games, and gives the touch-screen handheld gamers something that they’ll never see on any other platform.”
Game Informer Online (78/100): “Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword is a commendable attempt at making a straight-up action game on the DS. I like the combat and the mechanics, and even though the battles get repetitive, it’s frantic and fun enough to occasionally make you forget that fact.”
