Reviews - Wednesday, June 11, 2008 18:31 - 0 Comments

Ninja Gaiden II

Team Ninja knows how to make a Ninja game. Trust me on this. Ninja Gaiden is a series hailed for its deep, precise and rewarding style of combat, and rest assured that the newest title, Ninja Gaiden II, doesn’t stray from the path of excellence that team head Tomonobu Itagaki has laid down in past years. If you don’t think “combat” when you hear Ninja Gaiden, you think “insane difficulty,” and on the whole that hasn’t changed much either. Nonetheless, Ryu Hayabusa is back, shinier than ever, and while this game takes steps forward from the last Gaiden title and definitely feels like a sequel, there are some serious shortcomings that need addressing.
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