a worth sequel to Ninja Gaiden
Players have been waiting 4 years for a true Sequel, that is Ninja Gaiden. Now, Ninja Gaiden 2 is here and continues the story of Ryu Hyabosa... some what. Ninja Gaiden 2 story can be forgettable since it's not very good. A new character, Sonia, looks for Ryu has she being attacked, and Ryu come to her rescue. Seems the leader the dark spider clan, Elizabeth, steals a statue and uses it's power to revive the Great Arch Fiend. The story is just not intresting, as there are a lot of parts you don't care about and don't make sense, and characters you don't care about, even thought there are some cool moments like tanks blasting a demon. Ninja Gaiden 2's gameplay is mixed, yet incredibly fun. The Combat is the same deep kick-ass combat. It's also much more fast pase than the original. There are also a tone of new weapons. Like the brutal Falcon Talons, and the extremley deadly Scythe. The weapons are well balanced and bring there own instant kill moves. 'What do you mean" you ask? Well when an enemy is limb comes off, you can press the Y button to do a finishing move. Speaking of Limb Removal, Ninja Gaiden 2 has a lot more blood than the original game and more limbs come off, which changes enemy A.I to make combat more interesting as they behave differently. After each fight, your health regenerates. As you fight and take Damage, there's red bare form the left filling up. This is health that can't be brung back, unless you get health orbs. Along the way, you have to do some simple platforming elements. On the earlier levels, Ninja Gaiden 2 can feel like cake walk with some moments of challenge. However, when you get into the later levels, it can get from challenging to cheap. As there are enemies that can use stuff like rapid fire rocket launchers, use suicide attacks, and grab moves that can't be blocked, mostly the bosses. That's another thing. most of the bosses are some of the worst bosses in any video game. There's no rhythm to how the attack and they all have grab attacks that can't be blocked making them extremely cheap. The Camera is another problem. It can really get hard to control and a lot of attacks from enemies can't be seen. Lets sum up the good of the game, The combat is faster and deeper, there are tones of new and great weapons, the health bar is better, the new finishing attacks are awesome, and it's still fun to play. The bad are the later levels having cheap enemies, most of the bosses are horrible due to the un-blockable moves, and the camera can get twitchy. The look of Ninja Gaiden 2 is incredible. The game looks great. There some noticeable glitches, but didn't hurt the game. It look even better than Sigma on the PS3. There was slow down in a late level, but didn't hurt as it made it feel epic. Ninja Gaiden 2 feels more like renovation than a revolation, but still a great game none the less. If your a fan of deep combat, action games, or Ninja Gaiden, this is a must buy.
