Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden	1990
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos	1991
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z	2014
Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection (series)

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		DRM-free when launching `NRZGameLauncher.exe` directly from <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32.^[1]

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Rename or delete the start-up video files^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>\NRZGame\Movies`, then rename or delete `SparkLogo.bik`, `SparkLogo_JPP.bik`, and `StartupNVidia.bik`.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\NRZGame\NRZGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/252230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\NRZGame\NRZGame\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/252230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video[edit]

Graphics options.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use Flawless Widescreen.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped at 62 FPS by default; see High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

High frame rate[edit]

Frame rate is capped to 62 FPS by default.

High frame rate^{[citation needed]}

Changes to NRZEngine.ini will only be effective if NRZEngine.ini is set to read-only.

Increasing the frame rate can cause game-breaking bugs. If you are unable to progress, try re-enabling smoothing or setting the max smoothing value back to 62.

Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\NRZGame\NRZGame\Config\NRZEngine.ini
Change MaxSmoothedFrameRate to a higher cap; alternately, remove the frame rate cap entirely by setting bSmoothFrameRate to false.
Set NRZEngine.ini to read-only by right-clicking on NRZEngine.ini, selecting Properties, checking the read-only box and clicking Apply/OK.

Input[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		DualShock 4 controllers can be used by enabling "PlayStation Configuration Support" then you need to changed the gamepad mode for keyboard wasd to gmaepad.
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio[edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound FX, Dialogue, Music, Movie
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output.^[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Helix Mod: Yaiba : Ninja Gaiden Z.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	7
Processor (CPU)	2.5 GHz Dual Core	2.7 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	3 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9800	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/252230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (252230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-07-15
The game was able to play without prompting a Steam log-in by launching from this executable instead of the NRZGame.exe executable.
↑ Skip Company Logos - Steam Community Guides - last accessed on 2021-07-15
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/252230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (252230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-07-15
The game was able to play without prompting a Steam log-in by launching from this executable instead of the NRZGame.exe executable.

[2] Skip Company Logos - Steam Community Guides - last accessed on 2021-07-15

[4] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up

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Developers

	Spark Unlimited
	Comcept
	Team Ninja
Publishers
	Koei Tecmo
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	March 21, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	49
OpenCritic	42
IGDB	46
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Brawler, Hack and slash
Art styles	Cel-shaded, Comic book, Realistic
Themes	Zombies
Series	Ninja Gaiden