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Much better than I expected.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When I first heard this game was coming out, I didn't pay much attention to it. I thought it would be an OK game considering the plethera of mediocre and flat out bad XBOX games that have been coming out recently. Boy was I ever wrong!!
Eventhough I have been a fan of the ninja gaiden series since the old NES days, I wasn't planning to buy this game. However I just been fortunate enough to have my cousin lend me his copy.

The first thing you will notice in this game are the breathtaking graphics, each level was done with amazing detail and it seems so lifelike, no glitches or grainy graphics. Even the features on characters in the game have been done with amazing detail!

The sound in this game is way above average, the music always fits the level and the sound effects are very believable.

The gameplay is 2nd only to the graphics, your character can do nearly everything and performing his moves are nearly effortless. Anothing thing to add is that the characters moves are so fluid there is really no way you can do anything wrong. You will not be laboring trying to do a move because they are so easy to do.

The two things I did not like about this game are: awkard camera angles, high degree of difficulty.

Camera angles:
Because Ninja Gaiden is a 3D game, you have to deal with a different camera point of view. While the camera angles are not bad in themselves, your enemies are in a lot of cases as fast as you are and you will be spending a lot of time switching the angle to see what enemies you are fighting! It is very frustrating getting attacked by someone you can't see.

Difficulty:
After defeating the first boss, I got an early taste of how hard this game is And it doesnt get any easier after the first level. There are a lot of cheap enemies for example, there is the spider ninja clan that constantly throw exploding shruikens that stick to you and blow up, once they stick to you, then you can't get them off. You can block them, but when you block you can't attack and as soon as you attack they through one at you. To top it all off they are faster than you and surround you so you can't just stand there and block because you will just get attacked from behind. It is very frustrating not to mention cheesy.

There are also a few jumping areas which is even more difficult because the camera angle is so awkward.

The difficulty of this game is very frustrating, but thankfully you can always go back and save your progress after you get past a difficult part so you don't have to do it again. I really like the fact that you can save whenever you want. (providing you find a save statue) The difficulty of this game hurt my rating on it.

As hard has this game is, so far it hasn't been so frustratngly difficult that I just don't want to play it anymore (ie. PGR). Yes, the game is hard, but its is also very fun and addictive. Whenever I play this game I end up playing for 3 and 4 hours at a time. I finally completed the game in a few weeks and was rewarded with a very nice ending. Would I play this game again? Definetely.

In closing if you can get over the difficulty, then you will enjoy this game very much. A lot of time has been spent on this game and it really shows. Maybe other game developers should take note from this game instead of trying to rush games out when they are not completely polished.

Action can't get any better than this!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Now this is a game that I got along time after it came out, but man was I blown away! This is THE best action game ever. Although many people would complain about the difficulty level, which I agree on, but it's very rewarding once you get it down. The one thing I was kinda frustrated on was the camera angles. Sometimes you would be fighting like 4 enemies at a time and the camera would do an overhead view so you could not see anything. The enemies are smartest A.I. I've ever seen in a game. You have to be very careful when going against multiple enemies. The bosses are a spectacular sight when you notice the detail. The combat moves are endless and there's great weapons that you can upgrade. Overall, this is not a game for people who get easily flustered and don't like games, but if your a hardcore gamer like me, then this a game that has to be in your collection.

the best game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 16
Date: March 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

omg! i just tryed the demo of this game. its mad coool. it has great graphics. the sound is great, but the musics a little lame, but it still sounds great. the play for the game was great too. but it still doesnt compare to halo. but its till good.
BUY IT!

only for DOA fans. other than that, the game is pretty flat

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 82
Date: March 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

it controls similar to DOA games. just another button mashing game. sure the fans of the xbox will praise it cause this is one of the very very few games that carry the crap system besides Halo.
the game's graphics are ok. nothing spectacular.

xbox sucks

Ninja Gaiden is a great RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I haven't played very many levels on this game, since I only have a demo, but it's a very fun game. The game reminds me of Zelda and Mortal Kombat. The adventure is similar to Zelda and the combat with enemies is similar to Mortal Kombat. There is a good choice of weapons you can get. I like how you can kill animals in the background. I know that's not relavent to the objective of the game, but it's still cool. The whole combo hit thing impresses me. I understand the demo doesn't give you a full perspective on the game, but it gives you an idea, and it's helping me decide whether or not I want this game. Anyway, if you like RPG's and Mortal Kombat or Soul Calibur, I'd recommend this game.

Awesome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Like Donkwn said, the camera is adjustable, and the gameplay is great. It has a high replay factor, i find myself wanting to go through the same place all over again. All action fighting moves are as smooth as they can get. I found no problem in this game at all.

Nice

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: May 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

A good solid game, that's incredibly hard. Something to do on the weekends. If it had split screen, I'd love it more, or maybe something more on Live.

great..hard..but great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: March 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

well after playing the first few levels i found that this game is really really hard. i would say for anyone looking to buy this..get the guide cause' your gonna need it

Awsome

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok, we all know this game is AWSOME!So, do we know the evil side of the ninja? BAD CAMRA ANGELS!!!! Oh, and NO not hard SO HARD THAT I HAVE TO TRY 80 TIMES JUST TO GET PAST THE FIRST HORSE GUYS! The 2nd boss will bring everyone to thier knees! I haven't even made it that far yet, I'm already having trouble!

Awsome

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is AWSOME!!! Yet, this is not a easy game. The 2nd boss will bring you down to your knees. The reason I rate this game 4 out of 5 stars is the camra angles.

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