In the original game, the player used these five special ninja techniques in order to send his enemies flying into various objects in the surrounding environments.

Gamers who pre-order Ninja Gaiden BLACK from Tecmo's site will not only receive this exclusive t-shirt that pays homage to the original arcade classic, but will also be able to unlock the arcade version of Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Ryukenden, in Ninja Gaiden BLACK for a double dose of Ninja Gaiden nostalgia.

The "Five Ninja Fighting Techniques" highlighted in the t-shirt design include the Triple Blow Combination, the flying neck throw, the hang kick, the Pheonix Backflip, and the Tightrope walk. If players have trouble remembering a certain technique while playing the arcade version within Ninja Gaiden BLACK, Tecmo recommends wearing the new t-shirt while playing as a cheat sheet, all players have to do is look down at their shirt in order to remember one of the special ninja moves that will send their enemies packing.

The "Five Ninja Fighting Techniques" Ninja Gaiden BLACK T-shirt is only available for a limited time as an exclusive pre-order incentive on Tecmo's official site. To pre-order Ninja Gaiden BLACK, go to www.tecmogames.com , Tecmo's newly relaunched and totally radical website and online store featuring all of Tecmo's 2005 games and
merchandise.

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(R) 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.