Tecmo is a storied Japanese publisher and developer whose legacy includes the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive franchises. Titles like Ninja Gaiden Black, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, and Dead or Alive 4 highlight the company's strength in fluid, demanding action gameplay. Its roughly 162 titles on GameScrobbler trace a history that helped define the console action genre through the 1990s and 2000s.