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GameSpot Reviews Ninja Gaiden II: 8/10

This action-packed sequel isn't quite up to the standards of its precursors, but it's still a brutal blast.

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MK_Red5823d ago

Pretty unsurprising score. Not a low 7 but also not a high 9.
Still, based on the time I've spent on the game so far, it's a worthy title and is betweem 8.5 and 9. A must have for any action fan IMO (Uber awesome combat overshadows mediocre graphics and horrible story).

chaosatom3335823d ago (Edited 5823d ago )

what has the world come to.

has no one played NG2 here on n4g?

give us a impression of it.

MK_Red5823d ago

I did give a very quick impression. The story is stupid and graphics feel a bit dated but combat is as awesome as ever + Gore ROCKS!

A bit longer version of my impressions can be found here:
http://forums.n4g.com/m_143...

pwnsause5823d ago

im surprised, i thought gamespot was going to give it a over a 9 out of 10 after they told microsoft they they were going to delay the review, i mean, seriously, its gamespot, they love taking M$ checks everyday, so it looks like there is hope for that site

LenHart5823d ago

However GS is already a dead site . I mean it lost 60% of its traffic to IGN because of its PS hate and garbage reviews .

I think GS cant afford to lose any more of its traffic

anyway who cares.

that site is dead to everyone except the XBOX loyals

AngryTypingGuy5823d ago

What happened that makes people think that GameSpot is pro MS and anti-Sony? Did the scores of a PS3 game get jipped? I'm looking at the scores from highest to lowest and they look fair to me. COD 4 looks a little low at a 9.0, but that was for both systems. I know about the Kane and Lynch fiasco, but how does that tie in with a MS conspiracy?

LenHart5822d ago

NG2 would have got a 6/10 from Gamespot had it been PS3 exclusive.

Ratchet got 9/10 or 9+ scorres from many website except GS

GS/1up/EDGE /EGM and EUROGAMER are infamous for their PS3 hate

we all know that

what happened??

Resisatance 8.6 , Uncharted 8.0 on GS --does that give u an indication of what really happened

AngryTypingGuy5822d ago

1. Resistance has a metacritic score of 86, which is dead on with a GS score of 8.6/10.

2. Many websites gave NG2 8's or 9's. Saying they would give NG2 a 6, ESPECIALLY when they gave NGSigma a 9 is absurd.

3. Uncharted has a metacritic score of 88, so 8.0 is in the ballpark.

You're going to have to do better than that. Any other arguments?

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etownone5823d ago (Edited 5823d ago )

it's safe to say that the game is good, but not great like the first.

definitely a rent for me.

Condoleezza Rice5823d ago

My copy should be arriving via Gamefly anytime now :D

ukilnme5823d ago

I'll be buying this tomorrow when it arrives in my area. A must have for a true NG fan.

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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.

MIDGETonSTILTS17439d 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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DarkOcelet3006d 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 :)

skcej3006d 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! :)

kotaku773006d ago (Edited 3006d ago )

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

FallenAngel19843006d 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

kotaku773006d 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 Butt3005d ago

+1 for Raiden IV

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

kotaku773005d ago

I don't know what you're talking about

Knushwood Butt3005d 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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itsjustexuma3310d ago

From Software thinks differently

bacrec13310d ago (Edited 3310d ago )

Real Talk. Wish more companies would get the memo.

joab7773310d ago (Edited 3310d 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.

breakpad3310d 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

bouzebbal3310d ago (Edited 3310d 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.

johndoe112113310d 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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rawrock3310d 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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freshslicepizza3310d 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.

AngelicIceDiamond3310d ago

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

joab7773310d 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.

700p3310d ago

it depends on the game really.

BitbyDeath3310d ago

Depends on the difficulty setting.

Perjoss3310d ago

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

KryptoniteTail3310d 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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