Ninja Gaiden III Wii U seeing controls inspired by Dragon Sword, violence discussed
Ninja Gaiden III: Razor’s Edge is will into development for Wii U. Actually, Team Ninja localization manager Peter Garza says that the title is already 30% complete. As Team Ninja has said previously, Razor’s Edge is being heavily influenced by the controls in the DS title, Dragon Sword.
“There was a DS version, so we have some experience with touch controls and it [Dragon Sword] seemed to be fairly well received. So, now we have the chance to give this full console experience with those controls on the Wii U. We’ve actually started development on it but we don’t have anything set. We’re just playing with it. We’re looking forward to emerging of Ninja Gaiden 3 gameplay and visuals with Dragon Sword touch commands. That’s where we’re thinking now. Honestly, we’re just playing with it, so it might change–that’s the focus right now.”
Another topic of discussion for all versions of Ninja Gaiden III is the title’s level of violence. Garza took a few moments to comment on that as well.
“What does it mean to cut someone with a sword, both physically and mentally? You’ll notice sequences when time slows down, the camera will zoom in. That’s the representation of the sword going into the body, getting caught in the bones and the muscles of the enemy, and you have to really push through the meat of the body to finish the cut. We call that steel on bone.”
