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Why I love… Ninja Gaiden II

Metro - I had never played the original reimagining of the Ninja Gaiden series on Xbox due to the death of my Xbox around the launch of the game, but it always remained a game I was curious to try. When a sequel was announced for the next gen Xbox 360 I was in no doubt that I’d be buying.

fsfsxii3999d ago

It has the intense and addictive gameplay, has arsenal of unique weapons, has the great level design, and most importantly, it has the NINJA CHICKS!!
Even the NES trilogy was awesome

deno3999d ago

Agreed. Now they need to make a Gaiden, Shinobi crossover.

ABizzel13997d ago

I liked NG Sigma and Black better. NG2 went a bit overboard on all aspects, but the gameplay was still great. NG3 was a let down.

m233999d ago

The Ninja Gaiden series has some of the best 3rd person combat in any game. Very enjoyable, yet challenging. It was sad to see Itagaki leave Team Ninja and I think that played a large part in what happened with Ninja Gaiden 3.

Ninja Gaiden Black is still to this day one of my most favourite games. Looking forward to what Itagaki has next.

OhMyGandhi3999d ago (Edited 3999d ago )

I'll never forget being introduced to a new emotion of mine: absolute f-ing rage.

I died for the 10th time from a boss fight (don't remember which one), ejected the game from my xbox, threw it against the wall, causing it to shatter into many small pieces.

I then ended up buying it again a few days later...

Ninja Gaiden is one of few games that truly had me by the balls: a game so damned hard, yet so rewarding and addicting that you just have to push through.

turgore3999d ago

Ninja gaiden wasn't that hard, especially if you play it on easy.
Demon souls/dark souls is much harder.

OhMyGandhi3999d ago

obviously I didn't play it on easy, nor was Demon Souls/Dark Souls out in 2004.
And it is considered one of the absolute hardest games ever made.

ltachiUchiha3998d ago

Awesome & hard game. The difficulty is what makes me love it so much.

microgenius3998d ago

to me its best hack&slash ever after god of war 2

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darthv72288d ago

....and that's a bad thing how?

343_Guilty_Spark288d ago

If it ain’t on Sony box it’s bad

autobotdan287d ago (Edited 287d ago )

Ninja Gaiden 2 was never multiplat. NG Sigma 2 is a remixed game not the same game at all

darthv72288d ago

Dante's inferno... such a great GoW inspired game. So sad the sequel was canned, it sounded like it was going to be even more epic than the first.

Vits287d ago

Yeap, classic GoW is still better mechanically. But the aesthetics and atmosphere of Dante's Inferno were just top-notch. Shame it never got a PC port, but at the very least is available on modern Xbox.

Juiceid288d ago

This list is ok, but Ninja Gaiden reigns supreme!

GhostScholar287d ago

I just can’t get into the devil may cry series. In my opinion you never feel powerful in those games. The guns are pointless as they only serve to be a flashy part of a combo. DMC was the only one that I could tolerate long enough to beat.

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bunt-custardly485d ago

Nioh games definitely up there at the top alongside Ninja Gaiden BLK.

LoveSpuds485d ago

There is a decent fan base for the Nioh games, but still think they are criminally overlooked and under appreciated.

I just bought the PS5 collection to replay them again with all their DLC, a sweet collection for my games shelf for sure.

deleted485d ago

Yea, those gardens haven't been plowed in over 10 years now though. Imagine if they cultivated it, let it grow again.

Starman69485d ago

Amazing what ya can do with a samurai sword lol 🤣

tehpees3485d ago

The honourable mention though.

TheSenorCheese485d ago

originally it wasn't going to be included because of their take on Samus' character. But the gameplay's actually not bad.

Vits484d ago

Honestly, I don't know if we can even blame them for that take. Nintendo's Sakamoto was credited as the writer and from what we learned later with the Retro Studios interviews for the Prime series, Nintendo apparently never saw Samus as this stoic badass that most of the west imagined her as. Going as far as describing her as "motherly".

shinoff2183485d ago

Ninja Gaiden was dope but I don't really care for alot of their games.

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Ninja Gaiden II, Reigns: Game of Thrones now available on Xbox Game Pass

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autobotdan1541d ago

Old news now. A few days old

Az1ner1541d ago

Been rocking ng II..such brutality!

Prubar1541d ago

I play a shit tone if action adventure games and NG2 remains one of my favourites. As soon as I’m done DMC5 again ima break this one out.

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spicelicka1541d ago

NG2 has the most satisfying combat I've ever experienced in a hack n slash game. I don't know why in the hell they changed it up in the games following.

Z5011541d ago (Edited 1541d ago )

Maybe, because NG has never been about 1 thing cept difficulty. NG always changes since part 2 on NES. (built-in wall climbing & 'shadows')

When NG launched on Xbox. I was like "Why'd they get rid of shadows?"

babadivad1541d ago

Because Team Ninja booted Itigaki from the company. Games have been utter shite ever since.