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Old fashioned gameplay

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: October 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Its a decent game. It looks nice, but there's not much depth to it. Also, the learning curve is really steep. You don't have any idea what's going on at the beginning of the game, and its completely up to you to learn everything. Some enemies are practically invincible until you learn how to properly defeat them. Can be frustrating as there isn't enough structure.

BEST PS3 GAME YET

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best games I have ever played. The graphics are absolutely beautiful and the frame rate is very fast. Even with plenty of enemies on the screen the speed of the game doesn't skip, glitch, or slow down at all (like a lot of other games out there).

The best thing about this game is the fighting system. The controls are so tight and precise it gives you a great feel. Decapitating enemies' heads is a piece of cake and is awesome. After beating this game I bought Heavenly Sword and Conan. When I started playing those games I was instantly disappointed by their loose controls and boring hack/slash mashing of the buttons. They just felt so "slow" compared to the speed and accuracy of Ninja Gaiden.

In Ninja Gaiden each enemy is unique in how you have to beat them and the moves you have to use to kill them, so it isn't just the typical "walk up to an enemy mash some buttons and their dead". No sir, in this game you will be running up walls, flipping, dodging and performing all kinds of insane acrobatic ninja techniques to eliminate your foes. Compared to Ninja Gaiden I have yet to find a game that matches the amazing fighting system developed.

The fighting is all super fast and it does take some getting used to. When I first started playing this I was a little overwhelmed but after a few missions you will get the hang of it and become ADDICTED.

This game has great visuals, amazing controls, good difficulty, and good length. GET THIS GAME! The upsetting thing is that the sequel to this game is only coming out for XBOX 360, I might have to get one just for that game!!!

Stop crying and suck it up

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is an amazing game. Built from the mold of God of war, Ominishu, and even Shinobi (PS2) this game is outstanding. The combos can be tricky and the enemies can be insanely cheap, but it is worth every penny. I grow tired of some younger gamers complaining about how difficult this and other games similar to it are. Go back to the old school NES days where many games offered no saves and sent you back to not a save point; not the begining of the level; but to the title screen so you could start the whole thing over again. I just don't get it. You spend $60 on a game, why not soak every penny out of it? It took me about 25 hours to beat this masterpiece and I discovered whole new levels of gameplay available. This is truly the disc that keeps on giving.

Tired of easy games? Look no further.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

GAMEPLAY: Ninja Gaiden Sigma, first and foremost, is a challenge. To most players, Normal difficulty will seem like Very Hard (forget the fact that you can also unlock a Hard, Very Hard, and Master Ninja difficulty setting upon subsequent completions of the game). The additional difficulty levels do offer extra enemies, items and weapons, making it worthwhile to brave the storm. There's a bit of a learning curve with respect to controlling Ryu's movements and battle maneuvers, and the diverse catalog of enemies forces you to make full use of his vast array of techniques to survive. If you take the time to perfect your combos, the battle system can make you feel like a pro. If not, it can make you feel like a novice, even if you are a hardcore gamer. The additional character, Rachel offers a new (if somewhat one-dimensional) experience to the series, with her own unique weapon and move set. There is little special strategy required to defeat any of the bosses, and some of the bosses you will encounter multiple times over. There are no difficult puzzles to solve; virtually everything can be accessed by killing that one monster with the key to progress. Ryu's weapons can be upgraded and improved by spending Yellow Essence gained from fallen enemies, offering a huge catalogue of special moves and techniques to choose from.

STORY: The story is pretty typical of a wild-action hack-and-slash: the world is in peril, and only one man can save us all from certain destruction. If you're looking for a deep, engaging story with rich character development, you're barking up the wrong tree here. In fact, little about any of the characters is explained or revealed, save for one unsurprising twist about Ryu himself.

EXTRAS: After completing the story mode once, you can unlock the ever-challenging Mission Mode, which offers dozens of ways for the badguys to flay you alive. You can also unlock extra costumes for Ryu, which are available in each playing mode.

OVERALL: Ninja Gaiden Sigma is a lightning-fast, bloody blade-fest, especially suited to the electronically masochistic. If you enjoy challenging seemingly impossible hordes of quick and powerful monsters, this one's for you. If you are easily frustrated, save yourself the aneurism and look elsewhere.

A Farewell To Thumbs.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

When talking of Ninja Gaiden Sigma, there are those who wish to talk about how the game differs from the original XBOX versions (especially Ninja Gaiden Black (2005)), on the one hand, and those who wish to talk about Sigma as simply a great PS3 game. I would like to focus on the latter point. Sure, NGS is more polished graphically than its predecessor, and has a new playable character -the heavily bosomed Rachel- but it is fundamentally the same game to any but the most fanatical Ninja Gaiden fans. Of course, Tomonubo Itagaki, who was Producer of the XBOX Ninja Gaidens, would disagree with this point: he has publicly denigrated the PlayStation 3 version of the game, perhaps because it was left to his understudies to make whilst he worked on the XBOX 360's Ninja Gaiden 2. But let's put that down to ego and move on.

Sigma is a beautiful game, but its real beauty lies in the complexity of the combat system. The game is quite simply a masterpiece of fast-paced control and combat design. It edges ahead of games such as the excellent Devil May Cry series because of its wonderful balance of defence and attack, magnificently fluid controls and ultra-demanding difficulty level. Its lasting brilliance is shown by how it is able to instil a feeling of pride in a gamer who succeeds in defeating a boss, or mastering a combo move: it is the gaming equivalent of learning a martial art. It is Ninjitsu for thumbs.

Sigma, whilst not significantly "better" than the previous versions of the game, is wonderful despite -or perhaps because of- that. Most significantly, it gives PlayStation 3 owners the chance to play the greatest action adventure masterpiece of the last twenty years.

Team Ninja at Tecmo is GENIUS!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Boy oh boy! Heh, if you thought you've seen everything when you played Ninja Gaiden and NG:Black on xbox(if you have played both of them), you are dead wrong! No, there shouldn't even be a comparison between these two games, that's a pure insult! This game is almost perfect in every aspect! The game play, storyline and graphics! The only thing I hate about it is the darn camera control. On other note, the timing of the release date for this game couldn't have been more perfect because only few days after its release Sony announced their price drop on PS3 60GB system. Great time own a PS3 and this game! Do not delay and go get now!

Infuriating Game If Your Not a Gamer

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: July 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'll admit I'm not a serious gamer, but I'm not useless with a controller. I normally play a game on the normal setting and hard once Ive already beat it. This game though, Damn. There are no other diffuculty settings other than "Youre F*ed". I have always wanted to play this game since I saw it on the Xbox, but since I have only had Playstations, I never got a chance until now. I was so excited when the game came it. I put it in and started playing it. Well right away I had a ninja running at me slashing me to bits. So I had to pause the game and read the manual to find out which buttons are what. So I start playing again with my new found knowledge of controls and work my way through the level, all the while getting my butt handed to me. After several deaths, I finally made it to the boss, who then proceeds to slaughter me. Now I will admit that I have little patience for this kind of stuff, but a 10 minute first boss fight is rediculous. After the first 3 hours of frustrating playing and never getting past the first boss, I took out the disk and threw it like a ninja star right into the wall. Which then pissed me off more because I had just wasted 50 bucks on a game. Im sure this game wouldve been much more fun, if it had not been so stupidly hard and I had a little more patience. All in all Id say "rent before you buy"

To damn hard!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 21
Date: October 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Maybe its because I'm not 16 but I think this game is just too hard. I started on normal, as I do most games, and Barely got to the 3rd stage. I can appreciate developing skill to beat a game but this is crazy. I stopped playing because I got tired of dying. Give me God of War anyday of the week. At least they give you a chance to learn before they throw a thousand guys at you at once.

Fun hack and slash, but don't expect anything deep here

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Graphics: Excellent, sharp character designs and animations. Backgrounds are merely okay, but they could have upgraded them better for the PS3. At their best, they look like high-res Xbox backgrounds. Not really a "showcase game" for next-gen PS3.

Sound: Good sword-clanging sound effects, but nothing mind-blowing. Music has nice atmosphere, but again, nothing great. The US voice-overs are unsurprisingly stilted, but not bad. Stick with the Japanese track and English subtitles.

Control: Control is not as precise as it could be for a game this hard. Sometimes Ryu will just stop moving when he is getting pummeled (which is often) and you are trying to get him out of it. He doesn't seem to block as quick as you need him to. You have to re-adjust the camera a lot and many times, the camera will mess you up in the worst moments of heated battle. It's not as bad as Genji's camera, and you'll get used to it.

Gameplay: Fun hack and slash, but gets old after awhile. Imperfect controls get in the way of fun. Game is cheap on Normal, I can't imagine what it is like on Master Ninja (hardest difficulty). Then again, I'm not a hardcore Master Ninja, apparently, so I didn't bother with it.

Story: Ryu's trying to recover the Dark Sword and get revenge on some guy for destroying his village. He meets some axe-wielding bouncy-chested female warrior who has an evil sister. Beyond that, the story is threadbare. You meet a big boss at the end of most levels, and move on. The ending is laughably minimalist, especially the dialogue. It lasts about 15 seconds long, and you'll know it when you hear it. There is a nice scene after the credits though.

Overall: Fun, but flawed game that lasts about 25 hours. I'd say rent it, but it would require 2 or 3 rentals. There are unlockable beat-em-up levels and different costumes for Ryu and Rachel, but it's just more of the same hack-and-slash. If you like that type of game, then definitely buy it. If you want a decent story, play the PS2 Onimusha games and maybe Genji to tide you over.

The best single player game for the PS3 as of September 2007

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The PS3 came out with a mediocre selection of games. I still regret having spent $[...] on the system, only to live in frustration for the rest of the year because there is nothing worth playing out there (exception: Oblivion).
ENTER NINJA GAIDEN.
Excellent graphics, excellent controls, fun to play, good sounds and music. This should be the benchmark for most games.

I didn't like, though, the unnecessary enhancement of Rachel's [...]. Too big and bouncy... ridiculous. Also, the need to shake the controller for some actions (increase magic effect, escape from enemies) is boring.

However, I really recommend this game to anyone looking for a fun game.

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