 The second installment was planned to be released in North America and was previewed by "GameSpot" in September 2004, but it—along with the third and fourth installments—was never released.The mobile phone port of "Ninja Gaiden" was met with some praise and criticism.IGN's Levi Buchanan and "GameSpot"s Damon Brown praised the port for its accurate translation from the NES to mobile phones, saying the gameplay, graphics, and cinematic cutscenes remain true to the NES version.