Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound stars Kenji Mozu, an apprentice of series star Ryu Hayabusa and a member of the Hayabusa village ninja clan. While Ryu is off adventuring in America, Kenji’s village is attacked by demons with designs on world domination by bringing their demon lord to power over humanity.

It’s been a hot second since we got a proper Ninja Gaiden game. Sure, there have been other spin-offs and ports and remakes (this year’s excellent Ninja Gaiden II Black comes to mind), but Ninja Gaiden is kinda having a moment again with both Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and the upcoming Ninja Gaiden 4.

Before developer Tomonobu Itagaki brought the “Ninja Gaiden” franchise into the polygonal realm, the series had been an arcade mainstay and a classic Nintendo Entertainment System trilogy. The side-scrolling adventure was renowned for its difficulty and visuals that pushed the 8-bit system to its limits.