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Tons of New Ninja Gaiden 2 Footage

From 1UP.com- Ninja Gaiden 2 is approaching as swiftly as you'd expect from protagonist Ryu Hayabusa. We've been slicing and dicing our way through our review copies of the game -- which has included weathering a whole lot of swear words from some corners of 1UP Manor -- and we decided to share some of the action with you as a Memorial Day bonus. Our friends at GameVideos have uploaded six new clips from our playthrough.

gamesR4fun5833d ago (Edited 5833d ago )

not seeing much of the framedrops but i guess those happen with more characters on the screen and the camera on these clips looks manageable..
def worth a rental methinks.

edit sure the cam has a hard time keeping pace but thats pretty common for the series imo even ngs struggles at some points. Dunno if id say the graphics or game mechanic has really improved from ngs but still for any fan new story weps moves and baddies own.

TruthBTold5833d ago (Edited 5833d ago )

The action of the game is fast and rightly so but the way the camera moves with the action just makes it confusing. It moves around too quickly and you sometimes have to try and find yourself to know where you are in the screen. The game looks great but the camera issue will really affect how people enjoy the game since having a good view of the game is among the most important parts of playing a game. This game should have had a little more dev time and it would really have been a AAA.

jkhan5833d ago

If you simply compare the screenshots etc. you won't really see a huge difference between sigma and ninja gaiden2. But when you see it in motion you will realize that this game is much faster then its predecessor. I mean just look at the speed of the combos and how the limbs fly etc. etc. Although I do believe they should have put more details in the environments. The character models looks great and there are more things happening on screen than sigma. But yes I do believe the jump between Sigma and Ninja Gaiden 2 is not that huge as many people were expecting & the reason behind it is that Ninja Gaiden original was one of the best looking xbox game already. It was a superb looking game and they haven't been able to pull that quality of the 360 this time around.

poos35833d ago

@jkahn u mean thy could not pulll wht they did in mg2 with ninja gaiden sigma as it looks and has wayyy mor eeffects than sigma so they pulled more out of the 360 than they cud with th eps3

jkhan5833d ago

Not bashing you from what I could make out from your sentence was that you are saying "u mean thy could not pull what they did in NG2 with ninja gaiden sigma as it looks and has way more effects than sigma so they pulled more out of the 360 than they could with th ps3"
I never meant to say that either PS3 wasn't able to pull off more effects or the 360 wasn't able to pull off more effects or vice versa. All I said was there isn't a huge graphical leap between the two games, infact some of the indoor locale literally look a like. All I said was NG2 looks better than sigma with so much going on at one time, but it isn't a huge difference as everyone was expecting.
Secondly stop comparing the two consoles.

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Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 - Team Ninja at its Finest

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 debuted in 2009; ahead of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty's launch, it's time to look back at one of Tecmo Koei's best titles.

MIDGETonSTILTS17441d ago

Disagree.

Black > Sigma1 > Sigma 2

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The 10 Hardest PlayStation 3 Platinum Trophies

With the release of games now slowing on the PlayStation 3, Twinfinite take a look at the 10 hardest platinum trophies on Sony's older system.

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DarkOcelet3009d ago

I almost got the Lost Planet 2 one, but that get no One in the Leaderboards was effed up.

Many of those trophies are just time consuming, if we are going to talk some seriously hard platinum trophies, put MGS4 in there.

I will never forget the day i got that Big Boss Emblem.

Complete the game in less than 5 hours
Use no continues
Use no health items
Kill no enemies
No alert phases
No special items
Complete the game on The Boss Extreme

One of my proudest trophies :)

skcej3008d ago

yeah the Lost Planet 2 one was pretty ridiculous with the amount of time you had to put in but when I researched the list I found a lot of people saying that the Nom de Guerres were really annoying/ quite tricky to get. I did think about putting MGS 4, maybe it should have got an honorable mention. Impressive trophy to have though dude! :)

kotaku773008d ago (Edited 3008d ago )

Yeah! specially when you got to play over and over MGS4, when you could be playing, idk, MGS3 or any other game

FallenAngel19843008d ago

I'm only one Trophy away from getting the Platinum in MGS4, but unfortunately it has to be that damn Songs of the Battlefield one that requires me to get all the emblems. It's such an eyesore to be so close only to be set up against such a daunting task

kotaku773008d ago

Mortal Kombat 9
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International
Lost Planet 2
Far Cry 2
Wipe Out HD
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Super Street Fighter 4
Persona 4: arena
Raiden IV
NBA 2K16

Knushwood Butt3008d ago

+1 for Raiden IV

What is your best score in Overkill mode (online ranking rules) ?

kotaku773008d ago

I don't know what you're talking about

Knushwood Butt3007d ago

Raiden IV

Shhoting game

High score?

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Are AAA Games Too Easy?

"Perhaps extreme difficulties are still here, just presented in different ways. Multiplayer focused shooting games (for the most part), have average (to-below) difficulty within their campaigns. However, jumping online and playing competitively can produce a welcomed contest." KJ of Play Legit Writes

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itsjustexuma3312d ago

From Software thinks differently

bacrec13312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

Real Talk. Wish more companies would get the memo.

joab7773312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

So do I. Unfortunately, it doesn't sell so it doesn't get made. At least it doesn't sell 5-10 million like Assassin's Creed, And all the others. Bloodborne is one of the best games I've ever played, and it ruins other games b/c it expects better of you. It wants you to play it for awhile, instead of moving on to the next big thing a week later.

It's goal is to consume you, and not just your time, but your patience and your will, and it promises, unlike other games, to reward you for that time w/ actual satisfaction.

breakpad3312d ago

eeh ?? have you heard bloodborne or Souls games ? ..no if the develeopers dont seek wide casual acceptance (aka all kids must play the game) no ... are not easy

bouzebbal3312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

i think western games are getting much easier than ever.
japanese are the only ones who dose difficulty. Games like Ninja Gaiden, Souls, Bloodborne raise the level.

johndoe112113312d ago

Why? That makes no bloody sense. Most games have varying levels of difficulty, if you are someone who likes to be constantly punished and frustrated while playing a game simply start off playing the game on it's hardest difficulty. Why the hell should they make all games with only one level of frustrating difficulty, to pander to a select few who have nothing better to do than spend 10 hours trying to pass one level?

This argument makes no sense and since bloodborne released people act like they've forgotten about difficulty settings. People saying all games should be difficult and punishing are selfish and inconsiderate and don't give a damn about anyone else's time or preferences. if gamers want to spend over a month trying to finish every game then they should not complain when only 5 or 6 games get released every year. It's a senseless foolish expectation.

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rawrock3312d ago

From Soft makes Souls games hard the wrong way. Slow clunky controls and questionable mechanics and design. Anybody can make a game where you die a lot. It takes more talent to make a game with a good difficulty balance and smooth gameplay. I have not played Bloodborne but at least it looks to be step up in gameplay over the Souls games.

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freshslicepizza3312d ago

from software became a aaa developer based on expanding its fanbase who often felt neglected to play games where if you die you suffer for it. the first demons souls game was not marketed as a aaa game, it grew from word of mouth and they managed to fill an area that was being ignored.

lots of aaa games are made easy and that makes sense since they want the barriers of people to play them to be as wide as possible. the more accessible the more will play is what they are thinking because aaa games cost a hell of a lot more money to make now than they did 30 years ago.

AngelicIceDiamond3312d ago

The industry doesn't use the word easy but "accessible" so yes games are easy.

joab7773312d ago

It's because they know that you won't be playing long. Only certain games get played over a period of time longer than 2 weeks. They just want your money, and want you to finish it. And they know that if you get the Souls reputation, you are screwed.

700p3312d ago

it depends on the game really.

BitbyDeath3312d ago

Depends on the difficulty setting.

Perjoss3312d ago

I find the souls games a bit too hard personally but I think Bloodborne has perfectly balanced difficulty.

KryptoniteTail3312d ago

Too hard, actually. Well, not "hard" but complicated, with long boring tutorials, and unbalanced sections and they try your patience with collectathons, bulls*** missions and try to make up for it with half hearted multiplayey and/or bitchy trophies.

I prefer more indies these days. AAA can still be the best around but most are boring rehashes and DLC fests.

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