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 2008-05-13 04:42:29 In reply to GrimThorne

Posted by GrimThorne

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

Heh, in the first NG the bosses didn't talk very much. Except for Doku, he had one or two one liners... what he said was really interesting indeed, but they never went as far as explaining it.

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CockKnocker

Commented on 2008-05-13 05:46:48

the NG1 boss with the flames under his helmet was one of the nicest looking boss designs i've ever seen. he looked much cooler than these new bosses.

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Tinks

Commented on 2008-05-13 06:05:48

I feel like TG just lets their concept artists go crazy

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GrimThorne

Commented on 2008-05-13 06:54:12 In reply to Contra

Posted by Contra

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

I found the best way to master Gaiden is to first block and roll-away often, secondly memorize your attack patterns. Even after that the game is still a challenge but not impossible as some have described.

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Tinks

Commented on 2008-05-13 07:18:57

Compared to other games it might as well be

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jackdoe

Commented on 2008-05-13 07:43:59 In reply to GrimThorne

Posted by GrimThorne

Exactly. I never found the game impossible because of the block and roll technique (also love the counter attack). It's challenging but a good kind of challenging. Of course, if you try to pick up NG after you leave it alone for a while, you'll get your ass kicked as you'll forget all the basic techniques.

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dasrtist85

Commented on 2008-05-13 11:25:45

for all those that didn't unlock the original ninja gaiden games or play them 20ish years ago in the original story joe hyabusa is his fathers name but he is killed and goes the revenge story

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PlumbDrumb

Commented on 2008-05-13 11:49:42

wasn't it the Arcade version that was unlocked in Xbox Ninja Gaiden? That would have absolutely nothing to do with the NES games.

The Arcade game sucked so many balls it needed dental surgery to hold them all.

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dasrtist85

Commented on 2008-05-13 11:54:40

ninja gaiden black had the arcade version but the original ninja gaiden had the 3 nes games.

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PlumbDrumb

Commented on 2008-05-13 11:56:24

Ahh! I see.

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Viginti_Tres

Commented on 2008-05-13 13:01:50 In reply to CockKnocker

Posted by CockKnocker

the NG1 boss with the flames under his helmet was one of the nicest looking boss designs i've ever seen. he looked much cooler than these new bosses.

That's my thoghts exactly. But quite a lot of people don't like Dokus design. The battles against him felt really epic because you spent more time looking for his patterns and evading them than actual fighting. Half of the gameplay is of deffensive nature anyway, which is imo a healthy mix. Never gets old.

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