Whoops, spelled "first" wrong in the title. Oh wells, here they are.
pros- deep and rewarding combat, looks great in motion.
cons- camera issues , framerate does not hold up all the time.
pros- slice N dice combat , gory effects.
cons- horrible camera , not so great looking backgrounds.
pros- excellent gameplay, great learning curve.
cons- camera can get in the way, framerate hiccups.
pros- fuild brutal combat.
cons- story is forgettable.
pros- massive boss battles, near perfect combat, Gore
cons- camera, occasional slow down, mid-combat loading
pros- fantasic detailed enemies, fast explosive combat
cons- awful camera, persistant framerate issues
pros- splended gameplay, eye popping visuals
cons- lame english VO and story, akward camera angles.
pros- good challange, smart menu, long adventure
cons- boring graphics, sad tracks, troublesome camera
pros- highly stylized and fast-paced fun action, impressive visuals and animations
cons- odd and wearisome camera angles especially during platforming, backtracking
pros- deep and precise combat, fast adrenaline-packed action, rewarding challange
cons- awful camera that unnecessarily complicates combat, horrible platforming and exploration elements
Game Informer : 8.75/10 , 8.5/10
pros- intense action, good online features, "Ninja Cinema" is a good edition , rewarding combat system
cons- dated level design, touchy platforming, loading issues, camera that gives enemies unfair advantage
pros- combat system, good challange, nice sound effects
cons- poor camera, pointless story, bad enemy and level design
Famitsu : 9, 9, 8, 8. 34/40 = 8.5/10
pros- NA
cons- NA
"In the end, the pure fun of the carnage far outweighs any fleeting camera issues, level design shortcomings, or boss frustrations. "
"The issues above did not impede my enjoyment of Ninja Gaiden 2, the game-play is strong enough to make up for little annoyances……… and then some."
EDIT: TeamXbox.com/Team Ninja/MS claims that the retail version will not have any/as much as framerate drops and loading times compared to the review builds.
REEDIT: CVG claims they based their reviews off the boxed retail PAL version of NG2, says slowdown is very much still there. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=68225
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NG2 looks like it's going to be awesome so far, I hope the camera/framerate issues get a little tweak before the game ships but as long as the diffilculty is still brutal, then I'm all up for it.
I will update this thread if people cares, but will not add anything but independent multiplatform sources.
