Ninja Gaiden 2 What a Game...

[ZenfoldorVGI]

selnor said:

I finished God Of War 2 on Sunday and it got me in the mood for Hack n Slash. So I bought NG2 yesterday. I cant believe how good this game is. It makes other games in the genre like DMC, HS and GOW seem kiddy and slow. The thing with NG2 that makes it so enjoyable is the pace, together with the feeling when your blade(or various other weapons) hits a character that it is going to damage. The finishing moves are brilliant to watch and it's rather tastefully done. It's such a big jump from playing GOW2 or DMC4 that I have lowered my feelings and rating towards those games.

I find it hard to believe that this game got so much stick for the camera. Yes it has some issues but sometimes you fight in such close quarters that I'm impressed with what they have achieved with the camera. Never once have I died as a result of the camera. I havent had this much fun with a videogame since the first Halo. So much so it's in my top 2 360 games. It makes you realise at a time when companies strive for movie like games, that you dont need a story to drive a good game.(some games do but this proves not all).

That said the cutscenes are great to watch and the entire game has a beatiful polish. God I hope the guy that made this(forgot his name, cant be bothered to look) joins M$ and makes a new IP in this genre. Because with M$ he would have unlimited funding.

If you havent played this go try it. I guarentee you will have a smile on your face.

10/10.

Anyone else played it? What did you think.

To respond to the OP.

My top 5 most under-rated games this gen are:

 

1. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

2. The Darkness

3. Gun, Xbox 360 version

4. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series of games

5. Ninja Gaiden 2

Honerable Mention: Folklore, Eternal Sonata

 

As you can see, even very under-rated games like Lost Odyssey(which lost points in most reviews due to the review builds load times) didn't even make honerable mention, but Ninja Gaiden 2 made the actual list. Coming from me, that's really saying something.