# Ninja Gaiden > Play Ninja Gaiden online free: Ryu Hayabusa avenges his father in Tecmo's NES classic with cinematic scenes. Cheats for lives, energy and time. - Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/ninja-gaiden/ - Category: Action - Made by: a third-party developer; hosted and played on Yes This Game - Price: free, no download, no sign-up ## In short Ninja Gaiden is the 1988 Tecmo NES action game. Ryu Hayabusa leaves for America after his father's death and is drawn into a fight against a demon cult, told in cinematic cut scenes between the acts. Slash with the Dragon Sword, cling to walls and use ninja arts like the windmill star and the fire wheel. Play it in your browser with keyboard, gamepad or an on-screen pad on phones, and switch on unlimited lives, energy or time with the cheats button. **How to control it:** Press Play, then Start (Enter) twice. Keyboard: arrow keys run, Z swings the sword, X jumps (jump into a wall to cling to it), up + Z uses the ninja art. Phone: on-screen cross, B to attack, A to jump, Start. The magic wand button next to full screen opens the cheats. **Ninja Gaiden** is the ninja game that told its story like a film. Ryu Hayabusa's father dies in a duel, and Ryu travels to America with his letter, where he is drawn into a battle against a cult and the demon it wants to wake. Between the acts, cinematic scenes move the story on. It is Tecmo's 1988 NES game, famous for its speed and its difficulty, and it plays right here in your browser with no download. ## How to play 1. Press **Play** under the title picture, then **Start** (Enter) on the title screen. 2. Run with the arrow keys, swing the Dragon Sword with **Z** and jump with **X** . 3. Jump into a wall to cling to it, then jump again to climb or leap away. 4. Slash the lanterns to find items: **ninja arts** such as the throwing star, the windmill star and the fire wheel, and spirit points to use them. Press **up + Z** to use the ninja art. 5. Watch the TIMER at the top: you lose a life when it runs out. ## Controls **Computer:** arrow keys move, **Z** swings the sword, **X** jumps, up + Z uses the ninja art, Enter is Start and pauses. Move the mouse over the game to show the bar with pause, restart, sound, save state, load state and full screen buttons. **Phone and tablet:** the NES pad appears under the game: the cross, **B** (swings the sword), **A** (jumps) and **Start** . A USB or Bluetooth gamepad also works. ## Cheats Press the **magic wand** button next to the full screen button above the game. A small panel opens over the game, and the game waits until you close it. - **Unlimited lives:** you never run out of lives. - **Unlimited energy:** your NINJA bar stays full. - **Infinite time:** the timer stays at 150. Reloading the page turns the cheats off again. ## About Ninja Gaiden Tecmo released Ninja Gaiden for the NES in December 1988 in Japan and in 1989 in North America. Its cut scenes were unusual for a home game of the time, and its birds, wall jumps and bosses gave it a reputation as one of the hardest games on the system. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Ninja Gaiden free to play here? Yes. You can play it free in your browser on Yes This Game, with no download and no sign-up. ### Why is Ninja Gaiden so hard? Enemies come back as soon as they leave the screen, and birds knock you into pits. The Unlimited lives and Unlimited energy cheats make it much friendlier. ### How do I use the ninja arts? Collect an art from a lantern, then press up and the attack button. Each use costs spirit points, shown next to the score. ### Can I play it on my phone? Yes. On a phone or tablet an on-screen pad appears under the game. ### Can I save my progress? Yes. The bar under the game has save state and load state buttons that keep the game in your browser on this device.