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ACTION.........

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

i wont talk much about this one cus if you want an expert review just check ign or something i JUST want to say that this is the best action game i have ever played in my life it is all about action no story no nothing just ACTION so if you are an action fan just cut the chase and get this one believe me you wont regret it ......

one of the best games in xbox360

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

i love the cover box and , the game is fast and cool with great fight like real fight. and its better than ninga daiden sigma. if you like fast action game buy it now. my score is 9.5
the graphic 9 . good graphic but small problem with camera.
sound 9 i like the japan's voice
gameplay 9 very fast action game with lot of blood

same old NG1 action.......on steroids, plenty of room for improvement

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Good-Improved graphics/LOTS of weapons/frequent save points/better music/semi-regenerating health bar/gore/finishing techniques

Bad-bland environments/glitches and bugs/camera seems to "fight" you/low replay value/VERY little unlockable content/enemy AI resorts to cheap tactics

This games combat is its saving grace, its addictive, fun, and satisfying with so many ways to off the opposition. The finishers can really bring out the masochist in you. I'm currently on master ninja having played the 1st 3 difficulties. The enemy AI is really intelligent that they'll adjust to always find the most effective way to take out Ryu, most of the time thats resorting to cheap tactics such as 6 enemies aggressively attacking you up front(2 of them looking for an unblockable throw while the remaining 4 relentlessly executes combos) and the remaining enemies stay in the back throwing shuriken after shuriken that explode. You will constantly be attacked as soon as you walk through a door without even sighting an enemy, constant cheap shots like this along with the camera looking at everything but the action will be more than enough to frustrate the avg. gamer. There is no theater mode/concept art, or anything of that nature upon completing the game. The unlockables include costumes(1 per difficulty) and these are color variants not even new costumes. This game seemed like a rushed product, but even after dying so many times you'll still keep playing because the combat was so well made.

Absolutely stunning

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is stunning to its core. Yes there are glitches and its not for the faint of heart, but the gameplay, action and graphics are really good. Some of these features stand out in themselves, but its the combination that makes it so special. I found some frame rate issues but not worth spoiling the game.

I remember playing the original Ninja Gaiden and getting frustrated with the diffculty. But the game attrected me into not giving up and getting better to finish the game and coming back to play it over and over again. This game is no different. I am almost to the end of my first playthrough and am already planning on playing again on a harder difficulty level. It has been easier than the original due to the presence of Acolyte difficulty. So for a first time player of Ninja gaiden, my advise would be to rent it, play it, and then buy it. Original NG players, do I need to say anything??

But remember to make full use of online walkthroughs/guides to get a feel and be comfortable with the game, since strategy is your best friend in this game. Every enemy has a different attack and you have 8-9 weapons towards the end, 1 to begin with), 3-4 projectile weapons and 4 magic tricks; each to be used more effectively in a certain situation. People get really frustrated because they try to button mash through the game and do not plan. Do not enter boss battles without enough health, there are save points and refill shops (Muramasa's) before all major boss battles. But to like it, learn it; and for that guides are really helpful. This is an intelligent and hard game, understand that before hating it.

I now call myself a Ninja Gaiden fan. This game will not set any sales records, but to the kind of gamers that like this genre and good graphics/gameplay, this is a must buy.

Incredible game... still think first one was better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

After playing the original Nintendo games and being blown away by the first Xbox Ninja Gaiden, I sold my old Xbox to purchase the new Xbox360 when I learned this was to be released. Unfortunately I had to return the console as it stopped working after a month of owning it. I purchased the game and borrowed an Xbox360 console from one of my friends so here's my review.

Being this a sequel of a game that was a breakthrough in game play and graphics, it was supposed this would be better that the first version. While there are a lot of new features and new weapons, I still think the first one is way better than NG2.

Some enhancements made are welcome and some of them were needed, the problem is that many of these changes affect directly the game in a major decrease of the level of difficulty. I recall the first NG to be a very difficult game even in easy mode (called Acolyte in NG2), NG2 on the other hand feels a very easy game compared to the previous one even when playing in `Path of the Warrior' which is next to easy. You start gathering new weapons very early in the game and if you get to master the ultimate techniques, it is quite easy to upgrade your weapons to a maximum level very early in the game, by using more powerful weapons it is of course easier to get rid of the `difficult' enemies in later levels. Another change is the auto healing system, you get into a fight with a certain level of energy, after you defeat all enemies on screen your life bar will regenerate to almost the same level of energy you had before starting to fight, which leaves all the healing items to be useless unless you are fighting a boss. Team Ninja did not think the auto healing was enough and made another change, each time you reach a save point and save, your energy bar is filled to its maximum. To me, all this auto healing system takes away the emotion and stress of seeing your life bar decrease in the middle of a fight.

The graphics are definitely better than before, the stages are beautifully designed aesthetically, however, programmers failed when designing some of the levels as there are these `invisible' barriers in a lot of places that you cannot go through even though in many situations, these places behind these `barriers' are reachable by going around them. The camera movement is poorly designed and most annoying, using an ultimate technique or combo may result in a messy movement in which you may not see anything at all of what's happening on screen, I recall this being a small issue on the original game but this time the camera problem is SERIOUS. The story that was developed for this sequel is the most nonsense story I have ever seen even for a video game (in one of the stages one of the `Greater fiends' actually invites you to a Colosseum to fight him as he had been searching for a `worthy' opponent, all this as an excuse for a huge battle in the mentioned Colosseum) Fortunately, the game is filled with action and the plot only serves to set up the cinematic battles and sequences for Ryu Hayabusa.

The almost perfect sceneries and all the action compensate for this game. There are very few calm moments during the game, opposite to NG in which you fought groups of ninjas/enemies and some fooled around while you were engaged in combat with one of them, in this one, all of them will be attacking you at the same time so you'd better learn some combos or rely on ultimate techniques as enemies will be all around you. Battles are intense and leave no time to catch your breath until all enemies are defeated (after you kill the boss I mentioned in the Colosseum, all the enemies watching the battle in the audience will attack you, you'd think that defeating the boss would be the end of it), in many cases you'll fight a boss and kill it only to see a cutscene that puts you into battle with another fiend immediately after that (be careful when fighting the Armadillo, when defeated make sure you block as it explodes and can kill you) . Enemies that play the role of bosses or mid bosses will appear as regular enemies in later stages... sounds difficult? Don't worry, we now have autohealing!

I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the game, I actually like it very much and have been playing it like crazy, NG had unlockables and hidden items that gave extra value to replay, NG2 does not have anything at all (at least not that I'm aware of) but it's still a great game to play, stages are incredible, longer and filled with action, there are things I didn't like but there are others I just thought were great and I will not mention as I wouldn't want to spoil a few surprises.

NG2 is a great game with beautiful graphics and filled with action from the very beginning, if you liked the first one like I did, you are definitely going to enjoy this one as well.

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.

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