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Eurogamer Review: Ninja Gaiden II - 7/10

"It's beautiful, cinematic and full of fantastically detailed enemies, gorgeous animations and incredibly fast, exciting combat. But while it's good, it's not quite great. It's marred by technical problems and Team Ninja's previously perfect balancing act just isn't in evidence in major sections. There's too much trial-and-error gameplay, too many cheap shots, and not enough real challenge."

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jack325819d ago

from the looks of it i wud give it a 9/10 at the least

This is the only game i want on the PS3
(FPS games are getting boring)

Dark_Vendetta5819d ago

seriously I start hating Eurogamer. First they gave one of my favourite games a 8/10 (Mass Effect) and now 7/10 for NG2. Screw you I'll still get it and I'll love it for sure

heroman7115819d ago (Edited 5819d ago )

@ dark Vendetta
just cause they gave a game you were looking forward to playing a score you were not expecting dosent mean that the site is stupid. everyone has an opinion. just cause they dont like it dosent mean you wont

Bonsai12145819d ago

"not enough real challenge"

really? i find that hard to believe. but broken camera's tend to ruin games quickly. (see DMC2)

callahan095818d ago

@ Dark Vendetta:

Don't take it so seriously, they're just harsh and honest critics. They don't give out 9s and 10s like it's their job, they just point out the good and the bad. For them, a 5 is truly average, and anything above is truly above average. A 7 is a good score.

DARKKNIGHT5818d ago

i thought 9.0s was aaa?

so for 360 its all 7s to be considered a aaa, and for ps3 its all 9s for triplea status?
k. thanx

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lockload5819d ago

No buy for me i never really enjoyed the original anyway

Condoleezza Rice5819d ago

Was the inclusion of a broken camera,lo and behold,they did include one.

I really do think that Team Ninja should have a patch cooking right about now,because they just lost a potential customer in me,and I know at least 2 other people that aren't going to buy it now due to the problematic camera.

BeaArthur5818d ago

Condoleezza Rice...it has the same camera that Black and Sigma had. If you liked those you will like this. I never once thought about the camera angles when I played the original and I probably won't think about them when I pick this one up.

Rikitatsu5819d ago

Itagak, You shouldn't insult other peoples work when you can even produce a good game

even your subordinate made a better game than you

Vojkan5819d ago

Lol and this is so called AAA title? And please dont mention HAZE, no one expected it to be AAA. Just LOL Lets ask Greenberg and Shane Kim on this one? Must be Sonys fault!lol

beavis4play5819d ago

that sure doesn't look to be the case. while NG looks to be a competant game, the smart buy in june is MGS4

LaChance5819d ago

why dont you mention all the other sites that gave this game 9/10 ?

Dont mention Haze ? Why ? You guys hyped it up like a AAA.

This game still scoring better than 90% of the excluives YOY were calling AAA on the PS3.

IGN = 8.7
Now go back to playing Haze or trying to not fall asleep in front of Lair.

So what do you call Uncharted 8.8 on metacritic ? AAA ?

ThaGeNeCySt5819d ago

LOL @ preemptive "don't mention Haze" comment

Panthers5819d ago

Uncharted is a AAA title. It is really good. What makes metacritic so official.

mistertwoturbo5819d ago

Lachance, what in the world does Uncharted have anything to do with this?

ukilnme5819d ago

@ beavis4play

The smart buys for June 2008:

NG2 for 360 owners that want this game.
MGS4 for PS3 owners that want this game.

NG2 and MGS4 for PS360 owners that want both games.

AngryXbot5819d ago (Edited 5819d ago )

Haze was never labelled as AAA. It would have been nice if it did turn out AAA but its not a disaster if it wasnt since there are already too many games this year on the PS3.

NG2 however is a different story as it is essentially one of the few titles left on the 360 that was labelled "360s defense against the PS3 onslaught in 2008".

Haze was labelled as a past time between GTA4 and MGS4 for those with money to burn and who crave for FPS needs.

You people are being delirious.

NegativeCreepWA5819d ago

Commonsense, so easy. A cave man can do it.

Ri0tSquad5819d ago (Edited 5819d ago )

"Dont mention Haze ? Why ? You guys hyped it up like a AAA."

No one hyped Haze like it was AAA. People didn't even care about the game because it was being delayed so much.

"This game still scoring better than 90% of the excluives YOY were calling AAA on the PS3."

Ratchet and Clank probaly scores higher then 90% of your exclusives. And MGS4 probably does too (as of now). But who gives a damn?

"IGN = 8.7
Now go back to playing Haze or trying to not fall asleep in front of Lair."

IGN gave Ratchet and Clank TOD a 9.4. Now go back to playing Frontlines Fuels of War or try not to fall asleep in front of Vampire Rain or Shadowrun. Lol, am I doing it right?

"So what do you call Uncharted 8.8 on metacritic ? AAA ?"

http://www.gamerankings.com...

I'd call Uncharted a pretty damn good game. Too bad you'll never play it.

ukilnme5819d ago

@ Scar 360WA

What are you talking about? ThaGeNeCySt does not look like a caveman.

The Wood5818d ago

please don't diss uncharted especially since you've not played it. And pleas grow up and stop quoting metacritic.

just imagine this

lets say that PSM or OPM had to review a 360 exclusive game. All they would have to do to hurt the metascore would be to give it an unjust low mark. Now imagine both of those sites had to review it? It increases the chance for the average to be lowered and would you listen to the metascore if sites you deemed bias helped in the scoring? I doubt it. Too many dodgy sites in metacritic for me to view them as the 'decider' like you do. Please grow a pair. Other than that your comments have been much better of late from what ive read. Dont get sucked in.

We are the deciders not metacritic;)

Ashta5818d ago

I'm fairly certain that the last time HAZE was ever hyped up by the community or anyone was back in November when it was supposed to be ORIGINALLY RELEASED.

After the delays and lack of information it fell off the map. If anything, HAZE suffered from a lack of positive hype just before it's launch due to all of the negative reviews and warning previews a few months before.

Opinion: I still like Haze though. Although it has the SLOWEST moving tank in history as a escort level the rest of its pretty darned great.

Maverick_5818d ago

Yes, Uncharted and Ratchet are both AAA titles. So is Resistance, though I feel it needed a tiny more polishing but it was a lanuch game.

Resistance 2 won't be... ; )

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93315819d ago

www.gamesradar.com review

1. Horrible camera that gets stuck behind things
2. Lousy level graphics that don't jibe with the pretty-looking gore
3. Punishing difficulty makes victory nigh-impossible

LaChance5818d ago

funny how you can only mention 2 PS3 excluves that you can compare with the hords of 360 exclusives tha are AAA or almost.

"Pople didnt care about Haze because it was delayed so much"LMAO. I bet you dont care about KZ2 , MGS4 , HOME since they were delayed way ùmore than Haze.They were even announced before Haze and theyre still not out yet.

lol you just owned youself.

Vito_corleone5818d ago

Do u know whats more pathetic, tryin to justifie your purchase by comparing it to other consoles. You made your choice now stick with it and stop downplaying other peoples consoles. I choose Ps3 because i can still play your "horde" of AAAs on my computer.

devilhunterx5818d ago

the DON goes for the backhand

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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.

MIDGETonSTILTS17426d 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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DarkOcelet2993d 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 :)

skcej2992d 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! :)

kotaku772992d ago (Edited 2992d ago )

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

FallenAngel19842993d 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

kotaku772992d 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 Butt2992d ago

+1 for Raiden IV

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

kotaku772992d ago

I don't know what you're talking about

Knushwood Butt2992d 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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itsjustexuma3297d ago

From Software thinks differently

bacrec13297d ago (Edited 3297d ago )

Real Talk. Wish more companies would get the memo.

joab7773297d ago (Edited 3297d 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.

breakpad3297d 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

bouzebbal3297d ago (Edited 3297d 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.

johndoe112113297d 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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rawrock3297d 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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freshslicepizza3297d 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.

AngelicIceDiamond3297d ago

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

joab7773297d 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.

700p3297d ago

it depends on the game really.

BitbyDeath3297d ago

Depends on the difficulty setting.

Perjoss3297d ago

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

KryptoniteTail3297d 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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