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Pretty hard, but satisfying..

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Actually, I have found NG2 harder than NG for the original Xbox, because a single reason, The camera is not as functional as it was on the original game, specially when you are fighting the bosses.

On the battle with the twin armadillos, it was specially hard because you have to jump and dodge several times and very often you will find that you don't know where is the boss or even you... The same with the two dragons that you have to kill only with arrows

I have found Devil May Cry too easy. In fact, I preffer this game as hard as it is, if you like easy adventure games in slow motion, try Prince of Persia series.

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In synthesys:

The Good:
Extensive gameplay, about 14 chapters, I spent about 23 hrs total to beat the game in the basic difficulty

More saving points

More cool weapons, every one is plenty useful. In previous game the big weapons were very slow and you were hit everytime that you tried to use the warhammer or the dalihabro. In this game you can complete the game using only the Lunar Staff or the Eclipse.

Extraordinary Graphics

Cool story and cut-scenes. Specially the one with muramasa showing his skills with the katana...

The Bad

The camera

Having to kill some bosses only with ranged attacks.

Some cheap designed levels, like the green caves with a boss that suddendly dissapears, I have to reset the game two times because of that.

I have several friends that surrended in the first game confronting Murai or the mounted samurai. If this happened to you, don't buy this game. But if you finished the first game and enjoyed it, this is a must.

Amazing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Beautifully done, outstanding gameplay and challenging to the end. Newbs beware, button mashing is not allowed! The game presents challanges to even the most hardcore gamers, but the rewards are incredible. Overall I give it a 5 out of 5 stars!!!

Ninja goodness!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

More than what I had expected it to be. The new weapons and move sets brought tears to my eyes. Gotta love the Obliteration Techniques unique to each weapon. The same old ninja goodness as the first but with even more eye candy. This game is a must have for any 360 owner, or its like having a Nintendo system without Mario. ITS THAT GOOD!

Of course it can't match the original's completeness; nevertheless, a really fun and challenging game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

As a huge fan of the original Xbox remake (and subsequent re-releases since then) back when it was first released in 2004, I have to admit that initially I was kind of disappointed with Ninja Gaiden 2.

One of the things I love about all Team Ninja games is that they feature beautiful and often very kickass CGI movies as rewards for beating a chapter or the game. However they are not in this game, which kind of took me as a surprise considering that the first trailer for Ninja Gaiden 2 was all pre-rendered CGI. But then, I actually started playing the game and that was when I knew that, ultimately, higher quality CGI was not needed. The game looks beautiful on an HDTV and the in-game cutscenes are still of very high caliber. Just don't expect an amazing storyline like in a Bioware or Square Enix title though; this game is not an RPG so everything is focused on the action, and the plot only exists in giving you a reason to unleash all hell and watch stuff explode. It certainly isn't as bad as some people have said it is.

Anyways, the most important aspect of this game is without a doubt the gameplay, so thankfully that is not an area of any disappointment at all. In fact, the gameplay has evolved to such a high point of awesomeness that if not for Ninja Gaiden 2's many minor flaws, I would proudly proclaim it as my favorite game of all time. Ultimate techniques have now been made easier to pull off, and new moves called obliterations have been introduced as a very stylish and fun way to finish off your amputated enemies. The gore has been increased dramatically with the ability to slice off not only the head but every limb as well, and with that comes added difficulty, because your crippled foes will become even more deadly and try to kill you with suicide bombings. Plus, you have many new fun-to-wield weapons to massacre with, such as a scythe and wolverine claws/razor boots combo. All that, in addition to the new challenges of lasting damage and even more aggressive enemy AI make for an incredibly enjoyable and rewarding experience.

Sadly, what other people have said about the camera being annoying and the framerates dropping or actually slowing to a crawl are true. Then those damn ghost fish are back. So those things aren't fun, but they don't tarnish the game's overall experience too greatly. People have emphasized these flaws to a point where you might think the whole game is bad, but if you just use the right trigger to center the camera when needed, and turn off the recording feature, you shouldn't experience them much at all--except the ghost fish are frequent enemies and there is one scene on a stairway that is unavoidably like playing a game in bullet-time.

All in all, I'd say Ninja Gaiden 2 is a fantastic game but one that does not really deserve 5 stars (more like 4.4), but I figured I would give it the full rating to offset other people's lower reviews. You should play it if you love action games period, because it is so fun (and much better than Devil May Cry--being better then God of War is debatable, though I'd say so). So yeah.

All in all great, but a few things should have been fixed

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'll let everyone know that this is the first Ninja Gaiden game I ever purchased. I never owned the original X-Box, so I never played the first one, but I had heard great things about it. I watched the reveiw of NG2 on gametrailers.com and decided that I had to get it, it seemed to be a game right up my alley. I bought the game the first day it came out and still don't regret it. However, there this game would be more enjoyable if Team Ninja had done a few things.

I started playing in Path of the Acolyte. I like a good challenge, but I have heard from many people that Normal in Ninja Gaiden is like very hard in most any other game. Even so, Acolyte is no easy task. The fighting system is one of the most additive and adrenaline pumping hack and slash fighters around, but let me point out the flaws:

1. The absolute worst part of the game, without a doubt, is when you have to shoot the bow and arrows. I hate the fact that I have to aim manually and cannot move while I am aiming. I can't begin to tell you how many times I have either died or lost a lot of health due to the arrow aiming system. There should be a way to target enemies with charged arrow shots or at least allow you to move while charging. The dragon fight at the end of level 9 p***ed me off more than anything else in the entire game so far. I died over 20 times in a row during that fight. And I blame it all on having to use the arrows.

2. Another problem is how difficult the boss fights are. I like a challenge, but some have no perfect technique to defeating them. It's the boss fights that have been killing me most of the time and most of them now are more annoying than challenging.

3. Also, there is no map or arrows pointing which direction to go, going around in circles is no fun.

All in all great game, but those three things improved would make this a 5 star over a 4 star.

If you are on the fence.....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is the long awaited sequel to the greatest game ever.... I cannot stress the scope and impressiveness of this game, as well as it's predecessor! Ninja Gaiden 2 is a simply unbelievable game! While it is not perfect, it is still better than any other game you could possibly purchase. If you are not a fan of the series, you may want to play the first (Sigma, Black) game, but this is not necessary.

To sum up: You simply will not find a better action game. Hopefully there will be a follow up release to round out what is already a stellar, and ultimately FUN game!

I highly recommend Ninja Gaiden 2! Be sure to pick up NG Sigma/Black as well!

This is the type of game that actually makes you want to get better and learn combos and techniques! I generally don't like that, so this is a testament to the gaming experience that you should expect....

You won't be disappointed!

Wow

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. Fast paced fun, never ending blood shed. If you want a fast paced game with lots of killing in overly violent ways, this is for you. Also, they fixed the game killing glitch, too, so the game works great now. No more freezing issues. Just autoupdate next time you pop the game in.

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