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Tecmo Announces Ninja Gaiden BLACK For Xbox

Ninja Gaiden BLACK is the must have action game for every kind of gamer, boasting an increased variety of skill levels, a massive amount of different missions, and special content from Hurricane Packs 1&2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LOS ANGELES, Calif. May 18, 2005 - At the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Tecmo® announced that Ninja Gaiden® BLACK, the highly anticipated follow up to the one of the best action games of all time, Ninja Gaiden, will once again be bringing gamers into the world of the famous ninja, Ryu Hayabusa, when it launches this September on the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. Boasting new levels of difficulty including "Ninja Dog" level and "Master Ninja" level, the new Mission Mode with a massive amount of action-packed missions to complete, and colossal amounts of special bonus content including new enemies, big, bad bosses and new costumes straight from Hurricane Packs 1&2, Ninja Gaiden BLACK is the must have game for all action lovers from casual to hardcore.

Tecmo backed-up the exciting announcement of Ninja Gaiden BLACK with a new action-packed trailer that left the audience blown away as scenes of Ryu Hayabusa in a flurry of strength and speed flew through each new scene from the killer new missions in Mission Mode to the grand boss battles straight from the Hurricane Packs, all creating quite a stir with E3 2005 attendees.

About Ninja Gaiden BLACK

Ninja Gaiden, the commercial and critically acclaimed cut and slash action game, took the action genre by storm with its unique and innovative game play, killer story and mind-blowing graphics. Now gamers can experience even more of Ryu Hayabusa's deadly artistry in Ninja Gaiden BLACK, the newest installment in the Ninja Gaiden series, slashing its way to the Xbox® video game console this September 2005 as it ships to retailers nationwide.

Boasting new levels of difficulty including "Ninja Dog" level "Master Ninja" level, the new Mission Mode with an extensive amount of new action-packed missions to complete, and massive amounts of special bonus content including new enemies, big, bad bosses and new costumes strait from Hurricane Packs 1&2, Ninja Gaiden BLACK is the must have game for all action lovers from casual to hardcore.

Ninja Gaiden: BLACK will be sporting tons of special bonus content including never-before-seen cut scenes that reveal new secrets surrounding Ninja Gaiden and hidden unlocklables such as the original arcade version of Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Ryukenden, which is available for the first time on a video game console in Ninja Gaiden: BLACK.

For the latest news and information on Ryu Hayabusa in Ninja Gaiden: BLACK along with the newest action-packed hack em' and slash em' screens strait from Tecmo, check out the newly relaunched and totally awesome Tecmo Official Website at www.tecmogames.com Ninja Gaiden: BLACK will be making Ninja Gaiden fans very happy once again when it hits store shelves nationwide in September 2005, only on the Xbox® video game console.

About Tecmo

Tecmo®, Inc., located in Torrance, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo based Tecmo, LTD. Tecmo, Inc. is a leading publisher of video games for next generation consoles, handheld hardware, and mobile devices including those manufactured by Microsoft, Sony Computer Entertainment America, and Nintendo. Tecmo has gained worldwide recognition with product lines such as Tecmo Bowl®, Ninja Gaiden ®, Dead or Alive®, Fatal Frame®, Monster Rancher®, and Gallop Racer®. More information on Tecmo can be found at www.tecmogames.com

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CONTACT:

Melody Pfeiffer

Tecmo, Inc.

(310) 944-5005

mpfeiffer@tecmoinc.com

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