Devil May Cry series or NInja Gaiden series.

[ChronotriggerJM]

But I hated Sigma Selnor :/ I also agree that God of war is better in almost every respect. Same with DMC. The thing I like so much about DMC is that it encourages you to keep up with the fast pace and multiple combo's and chains to get the optimum score, whereas Ninja gaiden is a big ass game of block and attack. Hell Heavenly sword had more flow for combat than Ninja Gaiden did in my book. Heavenly sword encouraged multiple types of countering/guarding with different stances. :/