Mini Ninjas demo out this week

Xbox 360, PS3 and PC gamers offered the chance to try the game before launch.

Eidos has announced that a Mini Ninjas playable demo will be available for Xbox 360 and PC from August 19, with the PS3 demo to be released on the PlayStation Store a day later on August 20.

In the demo, players will join Hiro, Futo and Suzume as they embark on an epic and electrifying quest to restore harmony to a world on the brink of chaos.

Attendees of gamescom will also be able to pick up a PC demo disc from the Sqaure Enix booth (B54 in Hall 6) starting from Wednesday morning.

Mini Ninjas will be released in the UK on September 11 for Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii and DS.