This week, a demo for Eidos' Mini Ninjas will be made available on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. PC and 360 owners will be able to play it starting on Wednesday, as per usual, with PS3 fans grabbing it during the weekly PlayStation update one day later. I really enjoyed checking the game out at E3, with the developers likening it to a childish version of a Hitman title. I wasn't, however, able to get a hands-on with the playable build, so I was sure not to get too caught up in the ninja killing. It looks like later this week we'll all have a better understanding as to whether or not it really is something worth getting excited about, or if the developers missed out on what was potentially a fantastic idea.

The press release is below, and we'll be sure to remind you about the game when the demo hits later in the week. We know, you forget things, that's why we're here.

Mini Ninjas demo out this Wednesday, August 19th

Monday 17th August/...The Mini NinjasTM demo, which will be available on Xbox 360® entertainment system, PlayStation®3 entertainment system and PC, takes you on an exciting journey to feudal Japan where you join Hiro, Futo and Suzume on their biggest ninja adventure ever as they embark on an epic and electrifying quest to restore harmony to a world on the brink of chaos.

The PC demo is available for download from the official website www.minininjas.com at 10 CET, Xbox 360 demo is available on the same day via Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation 3 demo is available through PlayStation®Network on Thursday the 20th of August.

You can also get your free PC demo from the Sqaure Enix’s booth at GamesCom at (B54 in Hall 6) starting from Wednesday morning.

Mini NinjasTM will be released from 8th of September across North America, 11th of September in the United Kingdom and PAL territories and 9th of October in France and Germany and will be available on Wii™, Nintendo DS™, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Games for Windows® and PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system.

The game will be published in Europe and PAL territories by Eidos Interactive and co-published in North America by Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

Learn more about Mini Ninjas at the official webpage: www.minininjas.com and join the fan group on Facebook.