 The wait is over. |
| Review Date: September 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Va- Bank, New Jersey |
I almost bought an Xbox 360 just to play Ninja Gaiden 2.
Luckily, if you only have a PS3 you can have this not-so-new, but improved game. I'm a huge fan of the series and this one bears the Ninja Gaiden name proudly. You can get an overview of the game in better places then my review, so I'll just get to the point:
- Game looks and plays fantastic. No slowdown, which 360 owners were reporting, but just a minor occurence of screen-tearing, barely noticeable and does not affect the experience.
- Difficulty. This is no easy game, but it's by far the easiest Ninja Gaiden I ever played. Veterans will find their challenge in difficulty settings that will get unlocked after you play through the game the first time. Newcomers to the series will enjoy the action without smashing their controllers when playing on Alcolyte and Warrior modes offered from the beginning. I think it was a smart decision on part of developers.
- Blood and Gore. Many people have complained about the removal of over-the-top blood and gore that Ninja Gaiden 2 on Xbox was famous for. I'd say the level of depiction of violence in Sigma 2 is on par with Sigma 1 - some blood, but nothing like the Xbox version. What I don't understand is why this game is still rated M.
- New Characters. These are actually fun to play with, not just thrown in for the sake of putting them on the game cover.
In short, I recommend this to anyone who likes action games. Previous Ninja Gaiden games were not for everyone due to their crushing difficulty. The only exception to my recommendation: if you already played Ninja Gaiden 2 on Xbox, you may not find that this game is worth the full price. If not - get it, it's one of the best games this year. |
Better than Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1 but...
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| Review Date: October 6, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Francisco Cortes, |
Im gonna get right to the point:
Pros:
* The new online feature is SOOO COOOL!!! (you can even play the team mode without been connected to the internet).
* Two new female extra characters for you to control instead of just that stupid blonde girl.
* MUCH more battle environments (Im talking about Tokio city, New York city, Feudal Japan, airplanes, castles, jungles ect...)
* FASTER gameplay (you can access faster to the weapons, health, menu and stages).
* FASTER action and MUCH MORE excitement.
* MORE cool challenges.
* MORE movements and stunts.
* MORE different cool dresses (the original blue ninja dress is still here).
* MORE and COOLER weapons.
* MORE special effects.
* Better story and concept.
Cons:
* The production, graphics and movements are not sooo realistic as the fisrt Ninja Gaiden Sigma.
* The camera angles are not to close to the characters as in the first game.
* This one is a little more easy than the first one.
* The blood and gore was really tuned down.
* Ryu doesn't transform into an "ultimate ninja" like in the first game.
P.S: I don't know anything about the XBOX versions so I only reviewed the Playstation versions.
Adios. |
This ninja's getting softer, in a good way
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| Review Date: October 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: T. Soatthiamroong, |
I got the game yesterday and I'm up to chapter 4 now. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is the softer and more accessible game than the first Sigma, without losing any elements of fun.
You can select the easy mode, 'Acolyte path', right from the start (without an insult from the producer like the first one, which the easy mode 'Ninja Dog' came with an insulting dialogue from a female ninja, Ayane). Also, the difficulty level of the normal mode got pushed down quite a bit. Normal difficulty doesn't really give you a hard time. You may die a few times in one chapter if you're cheap on healing items, but if not, you could pass a chapter without dying. You gain some amount of health back after finishing off each fight. Some boss fights are just downright easy.
However, it doesn't mean you can beat enemies with button-mashing and your eyes closed. Considerable amount of tactics and quickness are still required. Combos, weapons, spells are getting a few tweaks here and there and they are fun to use. So, fans of the first Sigma shouldn't feel that the game has sacrificed any good thing. Well...at least I don't.
In conclusion:
Anyone who was intimidated by the difficulty of the first Sigma, but still interesting in this game, should definitely pick Sigma 2 up. All the fun is there, while a big chunk of frustration was removed. And when you feel up to the challenge, I recommend you get the first Sigma too.
As for the old Sigma fans, no need to say much, there's a high possibility that they own this game already :)
EDIT:
Now I've found one major flaw. Camera sucks!!! Cheap deaths happen from time to time just because the game force you to use low angle camera and don't allow you to rotate at times. I fought two Tengus (the birdmen in Momiji stage). While I fought one of them, the other one can just swoop in from out of frame and attack me with the unblockable move.
Also, enemies with big body or wings tend to block the camera often.
It's pretty lame to keep dying, not from difficulty of the game, but because of the camera forces me to fight in the angle I'm not comfortable with :P
If I'm not mistaken, I didn't have to fight with camera this much in the first Sigma. So, my overall score of this game has dropped to 4.5 now, due to the serious camera flaw. |
Best ninja game hands down!
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| Review Date: October 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mike, USA |
| Having played the previous versions, NGS2 for sure lives up to the hype and delivers. Not only is it ridiculously fun and challenging, it's also has alot of new content and modes to play in. The graphics is nothing short of spectacular and contains alot of eye candy. Would diffidently recommend this game to others. p.s. the jiggly boobs is also a very hilarious welcome addition. |
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