Ninja Gaiden 2: Media explosion

BlimBlim
Monday, May 12, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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Xbox 360

Microsoft and Team Ninja released nothing less than seven new videos of Ninja Gaiden 2, each unveiling one character of the game, along with one or two artworks each. Looks like there will be quite a few boss to slaughter, and the horrible american dubbing will certainly be a good enough motivation to be fast about it.

Commented on 2008-05-12 17:10:36

OMG Father !!! and why does Genshin look like different from the sketch??
I mean he got a mustache in the sketch but in the game he looks gay!!
Simply the BEST..
Stunning characters design as always but cant wait to slash them all !

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daandegekste

Commented on 2008-05-12 17:21:49

I hope we can put the voices to japanese like in the first game. Not that there's anything wrong with the voice acting, I just like the authenticity.

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CockKnocker

Commented on 2008-05-12 19:11:37 In reply to grifter_66

Posted by grifter_66

Looks amazing as usual, I can't wait to get my hands on this one.

By the way, it's English dubbing not American, "American" is not a language and the voice acting wasn't that bad at all. Hell, compared to most Japanese games/Anime the voice acting is damned good and doesn't seem to suffer from the usual translation issues heard in most games.

i think he means the voices were Americanized, as in dubbed BY Americans, not dubbed INTO american. British people also speak English, but its different from American english. anyways, hopefully they'll include the Japanese voices as an option, cause Ryus english voice actor really sucks at the part. He sounds like someone from a teenage American highschool drama movie.

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Redneck

Commented on 2008-05-12 19:38:00

It's kinda funny how unfitting non-japanese voices are in japanese games.

Team Ninja's art style is sooo far east, that one wouldn't expect anything else than: "Konichiwa-San, Sayonara."

Lightning, I would say, is still a bit out of order...

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rekathon3

Commented on 2008-05-12 19:38:10

Can't wait to see this running in 60fps.

WE NEED THAT DEMO!!!!!!

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Psychotext

Commented on 2008-05-12 19:42:45

I love the cheese. =)

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Splicer261

Commented on 2008-05-12 19:58:00

looks good

just doesn't have the wow factor it did for the xbox when ninja gaiden was released.

still, it is going to be a good game

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SimonM7

Commented on 2008-05-12 20:19:23

This does continue the recent trend of having lips synced to the english voices though, and I have to say that even if the acting is sub par, that gives me a better overall impression than switching back to japanese voices that DON'T fit the new sync.

I also have to say that I think this game is a huge step up in terms of character design and locales. The first was downright awful in that aspect and Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword made it look rediculously un-cool compared. I'm glad DS' design rubbed off on this. I've always felt that DMC has way more tasteful *stuff* in it but is ultimately the slightly flimsier game. With this, I reckon NG is chomping much closer to Dante's bum design wise.

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nepton

Commented on 2008-05-12 20:42:58

Anyone knows if there's japanese speech to choose?

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WinterSnowblind

Commented on 2008-05-12 20:57:59

Perhaps his name is Joe in reference to Shinobi, where the main character was named Joe Musashi?

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Drunkenshaolin

Commented on 2008-05-12 21:20:08

i hope theres a option to have japanese voices with Eng subs,

but agree this game is coming along nicely!! thanks for the vids

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Viginti_Tres

Commented on 2008-05-12 21:55:44

What's up with the stream again? It takes several minutes to load one for me...

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jackdoe

Commented on 2008-05-12 22:44:38

Nice. Anyway, hopefully they more evenly space out save points this go around.

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Krabath

Commented on 2008-05-13 00:13:59 In reply to grifter_66

Posted by grifter_66

Im sure Gamersyde knows the difference between english and american. But seeing at it is americans who made the dub it is indeed an american dub, english language or not. That's how I understood BlimBlim's opening text. And having watched the movies the dub didnt do well. Why would anybody choose average voiceacting like this over exposure to the language it was meant to be?

I am looking forward to this game but not as much as I did Team Ninja's original xbox games. I shall wait a bit longer and see what else they have got for this game.

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Krabath

Commented on 2008-05-13 00:46:45

Joe Hayabusa. As in american Joe?! Fuck... Look, I am not against grabbing names from other countries. It's done all over the world and I can name Jackie chan and Tupac Shakur. This naming happens in Japan as well so why do I have this problem with Joe Hayabusa? Because here you got a ninja village steeped in tradition and they live in isolation, I mean I dont recall seeing any cars or jeans or automatic rifles. If it really is true that they choose isolation(for what ever reasons) why the hell did somebody go "Hey, I just had a baby boy! I think I'll call him... Joe!" The foreigners he is named after bombed two cities and stole cultural treasures in the form of katanas. So why that name?

Joe Hayabusa indeed...

End of rant. Has more info regarding the limited costumes appeared? Is the DLC limited even if you preorder?

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Megalith

Commented on 2008-05-13 00:50:36

Is that Mitsurugi.

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GrimThorne

Commented on 2008-05-13 01:30:39

I like how bosses love to talk shit before you throw'em a royal ass whippin! LOL!

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TheFuriousOne

Commented on 2008-05-13 01:37:06

Game looks amazing, seems they really stepped up the story which is great. Only thing I didnt like were the voices, everyone sounded the same, Ryu sounded so young and not badass enough, artwork looks so much better than the final designs, seems alot of detail was removed, like Zedonius's hair running down the sides of his face. And yeh naming a ninja Joe is pretty lame. Ninjo would of been better lol

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lazydude

Commented on 2008-05-13 01:40:51 In reply to Drunkenshaolin

Posted by 2PintsOfInsulin

Is there going to be the option of Japanese voice-overs with English subtitles?

I like the voice talent they use for DOA, so why screw it up with Ninja Turtles and Powers Rangers? Ugh!

Posted by nepton

Anyone knows if there's japanese speech to choose?

Posted by Drunkenshaolin

i hope theres a option to have japanese voices with Eng subs,

but agree this game is coming along nicely!! thanks for the vids

Yes the game has the option for jap audio with subtitles, IGN confirmed it in one of their updates on the game.

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FormlessLikeWater

Commented on 2008-05-13 01:57:08

I still want a real ninja game.

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Contra

Commented on 2008-05-13 02:17:53

Is Muramasa an homage to Zatoichi?

Posted by FormlessLikeWater

I still want a real ninja game.

You should check out the Tenchu series. They're pretty good.

Posted by GrimThorne

I like how bosses love to talk shit before you throw'em a royal ass whippin! LOL!

Considering the epic difficulty Ninja Gaiden is known for I'd hardly consider it a "royal ass whippin" when the fight actually happens.

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SimonM7

Commented on 2008-05-13 02:19:39

Well, Shinobi "Joe" was originally "Sho", but all of that was sorted in the days of... you know.. westerners would think japanese things were too damn weird and throw the game across the room on reflex if the cover wasn't redrawn to illustrate He-Man in a ninja getup.

The same is.. most likely not true here which makes the whole thing.. a little bit odd. Unless of course there's a reference to this character already in the first Ninja Gaiden games 20ish years ago.

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gmulis

Commented on 2008-05-13 02:26:57

i like the voices

as for the story, i can see this being you typical revenge game like the first. the dialog in NJ is good despite overall poor stoytelling

one thing i'am gonna miss is the CGI cut scenes, Team ninja should have included them, they was something good about them.

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Eddy186

Commented on 2008-05-13 03:21:21

Some of the characters sound too alike.

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son_of_synce

Commented on 2008-05-13 03:52:05

I only watched the Eliza vid to minimize spoilers, but just so you know they're still including the Japanese audio. No need to knock the dub. Now let's see that fucking demo already.

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Ninja Gaiden 2: Media explosion

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