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ignore the morons, this is phenomenal stuff

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: May 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a really fun game. You play a hot and stealthy female ninja seeking revenge on a rival clan. The controls are not bad. The controls are actually pretty good, especially swinging on the wire. Good control is something I really value in a game, so believe me. This game would not be possible if it had weak controls (There is alot of acrobatics that you need to perform in order to progress). If you like games like blood rayne, you should give red ninja a try. This is a much better stealth killer then "manhunt".

I do agree that the camera angles can be a pain sometimes, but that hardly drags the game down to one star. People expect way too much from video games these days. if games are too easy people whine, and if they are challenging (like Red Ninja) people give up to easy and whine.

story=4.5 stars
sound=3.5 stars
controls=4 stars
graphics=4 stars
fun=4.5

NO!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 13 / 21
Date: April 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game... it's not good, I saw ONE other review that had 5 stars... and it's not even about the game, the reviewer hadn't even played the damn thing, this game SUCKS! This has to be the WORST Ninja game EVER! The weapon is a cool idea, but the problem is, there are only three basic ways to attack with it at a range: Either decapitate them, tear off their upper body, or their feet, that's it. Unjustified gore, and only three ways to do it, the controls don't feel right when you play it, running on walls is FAR too timid. The VO's are pretty ghastly when you hear them, and they don't even LOOK like ninjas... the male ninja is a spiky-haired guy with a mask on his face, THAT'S NOT A FRICKIN' NINJA!

I understand that this game may not be made to make me feel like a ninja, but what do I care? I didn't go into the game expecting to feel like a Ninja, I had high hopes for it, too. And, well, IT SUCKED! Don't buy this game, don't rent it, either, it's ghastly, really bad. Clunky controls, stupidly repettitive and samey, bad voicovers and gameplay make this game a game to hate.

My 2 cents

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: April 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First I must admit I played this game all of about, 30 minutes, then spent 5 more minutes praising my decision to rented it, rather than wasting $10 that could have gone to important things like, uh, wax paper and WD-40.

I consider myself someone who can see the good through the bad, but as someone once kindly pointed out to me, I have a "low frustration" level. In english, that means I don't like wasting my time, which is what I felt like I was doing with this game.

Although this game has many flaws, I'm going to focus on the ones I feel is most fundamental to it's downfall:

The camera and controls:

I list these together because they're close neighbors with regard to this problem.

Being a PC-Gaming Veteran, I like customizable controls and a camera angle that benefits game play. However, this game boasts two options: vibration on/off and invert on/off. Mind you, the invert applies to up/down looking, left/right is inverted as well, without an option to alter this. To me, this shows a lack in consideration for the customer, as games such as 007 are known to offer 4, 5, 6 and more presets for you to choose from.

There is no form of wall-shooting (such as in The GodFather), though you can aim, with two problems. The first problem is that the aim sight doesn't line up with the characters eyes, by this I mean just because something is in your line of sight, doesn't mean when you aim the wall on your left/right wont block you. The second problem is you can't move while aiming, so when you incur the first problem, you must de-aim, alter stance and re-aim, sometimes more than once. Mind you, this game has "stealth" aspects. When I think stealth, I think Splintercell, whose controls complement the required tactics expected to be employed.

In terms of camera angle, I find myself constantly struggling with the camera. Apparently, it believes it knows where I should be looking better than I. Most of the time this is just a major annoyance, but other times the view "locks" into place, by that I mean your pigeon holed into some obscure view that is completely counter productive. Ex: Your on stairs, trying to look around the corner, yet, all you can see is the Red ninjas backside. While this view isn't a total waste, it doesn't aid the process of killing.

By this point you've probably noticed that I haven't said a single thing about the gameplay aspect, what the game offers, etc. The reason for this is that I honestly don't know and couldn't care less. I believe character controls, and ease of use to be the foundation of any game, if flawed, the rest follows. Considering the array of available games for the PS2, I will be gingerly returning this cup coaster back to blockbuster's shelves and selecting a new title to play.

Mediocre, but still slightly fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game has it's good points and bad points.
Yay:
- The sexy ninja girls.
- The cool weapons.
- The unique puzzles.
- The hilarious violence.
Nay:
- The horrible controls.
- The headache-inducing gameplay.
- The lack of AI.
All in all, your enjoyment of this game relys on how long you're willing to put time into playing it. Not a bad game, but if you're craving hyper-violent ninja action, try Tenchu instead.

Red Ninja PS2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Red Ninja is an awesome game. much like tenchu but has afew of its own twists. for some reason the when the main charactor is running though once in awhile she trips over nothing not sure if its a glitch or what. One thing i liked abot this game is that the background story is true there realy was a kunoichi (female ninja) named Chiyome in the 1500s of Japan and some of the events in the game actually did happen. Some things of coarse are a little far fetched but hey its a video game is wouldnt be fun if they wern't

I LOVE IT

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: June 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

hi red ninja is a great game the title is all wrong but its a good game its really fun and blody i bet the persin up ther didnt evern get that far bbeacuse its kinda borining the fist stage but when u get farther its SSO SO SO SO fun buh bi

Nice concept. Lousy execution.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Clunky controls and lousy camera angles make this a truly frustrating experience. Boss fights are tedious and frustrating rather than challenging. The combat system could use some major improvements. Blocking, for instance, is nearly useless. The seduction ability only seems to succeed at random and is also next to useless. There aren't many games that I would throw in the trash, but I think I will make an exception for this one.

this should be an anime movie

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 13
Date: September 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Kurenai is a very sexy ninja on the cover of this game. It seems like a big upset to see her and her father attacked by a Black Lizard Clan right when her world was being distroyed. She was also hang by a wire but she survived and was rescued, she was adopted by a clan of her own.

The best Game Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 39
Date: September 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I think that this game is going to be very cool. I think the game is going to have lots of blood in it because of its title Red Ninja. It is obviously going to be about ninjas and I am looking forward to buying this game and I am very excited

There Game is Awful..

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 48
Date: April 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have never played this game. But the title itself just bothers me. A female Ninja is called Kunoichi. In other words Ninja is a male assassian and, Kunoichi is the female version. Why do they do stuff like this...

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