Ninja Blade Review

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(More customer reviews)Ninja Blade is a ridiculously Over The Top action game that's about 7 or 8 hours of fun.While games like Ninja Gaiden are smooth, difficult, and epic, Ninja Blade feels more like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. Godzilla.

Story: 4/10
Alpha Worms infest the human population, turning them into violent and deadly mutants.The Worms can also create giant Godzilla sized monsters for epic boss battles.You play an American Ninja who's father was Japanese, but was created in a lab, and there's some mention of your mother...Umm... you're basically a video game character designed to kill monsters!That's pretty much all you need to know.The story doesn't make much sense and the dialogue is more befitting of a surfer movie than an epic action film.

Gameplay: 8/10
There are 3 types of gameplay in Ninja Blade and all are fun.
1. Hack and Slash Sword Fighting and Ninja Magic vs. Zombies and Bosses
This is the core of the game.There are 3 weapon types (katana, massive heavy sword, and fast twin blades) and they all have their own strengths and weaknesses.There are a fair amount of combos for each weapon and the combat is fluid and complete with finishing moves.You also get elemental Ninja Magic for fighting enemies and using the environment to your advantage.All of your weapons and magic can be upgraded by collecting orbs found in the environments or by killing enemies.

2. Quicktime Events
Reminiscent of Dragon's Lair, a crazy action scene plays and you press the right button at the right time to keep the sequence going.If you mess up, it's ok, the scene rewinds a few seconds and you can keep trying until you get it right.These action scenes are so over the top... It's like watching a Popeye cartoon if Popeye had 10 cans of Spinach...It's like a Jason Statham Movie x 100... We're talking Superman on meth!They're so ridiculous, you can't take them seriously; but they still manage to be fun.(Mostly because the game doesn't overpunish you by killing you if you make a mistake.)Also, if you have having trouble with these, you can adust the Quicktime Difficulty on the Options Menu!

3. Rail Shooter
There are some scenes in the game where you're on a helicopter or vehicle, firing a .50 cal machine gun or rocket launcher.These scenes are very exciting and pretty easy.Simply put... FUN.

The game mixes all 3 types of gameplay fairly often and it keeps the game from feeling stale.If you die, Checkpoints are fairly generous and you can continue at the last one.At the end of each of the 9 Missions, you get a score based on how well that you did.THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THE GAME SAVES.Unfortunately, you can't save during a Mission.(Each Mission is about 60-30 minutes.)

Sound/Music:6/10
The explosions and roars of the giant mosters are LOUD, and the sound contributes to the action, but the soundtrack is pretty weak.It's almost as if the team was finishing the game and somebody said, "Hey, we should put some music in here."The background music is just there.Some tracks are exciting and others are bad.One of them sounds like a guy with a saxophone is in an electric chair.(If you played the game, you know what I'm talking about.)

Art:8/10
The art is pretty good overall.From the visual effects, to the character designs, to the Tokyo Skyline, the graphics and animations are all very good.

Overall: 7/10
The game is fun and it doesn't try to be anything else.

Ninja Blade is Rated M for Violence and Gore.

If you're looking for a fun action game that's not too hard, this is it.With a Shadow of the Colossus Soundtrack, a Real Story, and Less Silly Action Scenes, this could have been in the same league as God of War.Unfortunately, the game is more 'action cartoon comedy' than epic masterpiece.Because the game is fairly short, the hero is completely forgettable, and replay value is limited, this makes a great rental.

Avoid this one if you hate Quicktime Events, Ridiculously Unrealistic Fight Scenes, or Bad Dialogue.

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Ninja Blade

Ninja Blade is an action adventure game set within modern day Tokyo. Parasites known as alpha-worms have mysteriously appeared, unleashing a wave of human destruction as they rapidly spread east, reaching the shores of Tokyo. Wi

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Ninja Gaiden II (Platinum Hits) Review

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(More customer reviews)NG2 had a lot of expectations to live up to. Having beat it, here's my review of what Team Ninja got right and what it got wrong. (I played on Path of the Warrior difficulty, so the easy setting may be slightly different)

Good:
* Much more detailed enemies and graphics, including the ability of nearly every bad guy to be amputated/decapitated and or chopped in half.

* Bodies of most enemies stay around after death, giving you an increased feeling of carnage and destruction. Leave a trail of death to follow!

* Cool weapons

* Easy saving of games at Dragon Statues

* Massive Boobage - unrealistic proportions and extra jiggliness

Bad:
* Some massive slowdown in certain levels when lots of enemies are onscreen. Game over screen visual effects styling is bad and often VERY slow framerate.

* No map. WTH? Some levels you need a map

* Almost completely WORTHLESS ninpo! The Inferno magic is about the only one that does anything (homes in on baddies). But being that many of the bosses are fire-based demons or flyers, magic is almost worthless. Piercing Void is absolutely useless as it requires you to target an enemy and by the time you launch he ball, the baddie has moved. Short-range on the wind magic equally useless.

* Some lackluster level designs, especially caves, tunnels, or building interiors. Several levels feel rehased, especially the Flying Fortress level.

* Added feeling of "cheapness", due to reliance on button mashing and cheap tricks by the level designers. Several areas of the game are maddeningly frustrating due to this kind of cheapness, whose idea of challenging you is to throw wave after wave of the same enemies at you, or put ranged attackers well out of your reach. Examples are the grenade launching soldiers that spam explosives at you from afar or archers, usually appearing in pairs. Exploding jellyfish/mines that respawn. There must be at least 30 of these each time you encounter them.

* The damn biting fish are all back, including the big grabby swimming ones and the airborne ghost piranhas.

* Stupid looking/ugly enemies, with lots of them having some skull motif.Many of the enemies' faces are modified versions of skulls. Stupidness includes wolves that hold katana in their mouths and chop you with them?!

* Having to kill bosses a second time. 1 guy you have to kill 4 times. I know this is a trademark of the NG series, but 4 times???

* Lack of replay value. NO UNLOCKABLES except a measly sound test option and new colored costumes when you begin the game again after beating it. No Sonia as a playable character, no Missions like in NG Sigma. Would be great to be able to play Sonia or Muramasa.

* Lots of dumb unrealistic mechanics like the ability to swim in lava! WTH??.. Invisible barriers everywhere, limiting your interaction with the environment and keeping you several feet away from touching what looks like accessible scenery. Another is the lava filled armadillo boss that comes out of the crashed air fortress.. this thing was the machine's power core??? Back to the cheapness of the design: this boss exploded after you beat it, causing instant death if you don't know what to do before hand. This boss is tough enough if you are playing it the first few times through and to have it explode and kill you is a cheap trick.

* Some bosses are VERY easy to kill with a fully upgraded Scythe

* Much uglier, sloppier items interface w/ blood splatter motif.

The predecessors Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden Sigma were much better in terms of gameplay balance.

Rent this first if you are a casual fan. Having owned and beaten all the variations of the first NG, I am highly disappointed by this game, especially the lack of extras. After seeing how many features Sigma packed onto the PS3 version, I expected those to carry over to NG 2. No chance. No way to view beaten cut scenes, no photo gallery, concept art, rotatable models, nothing!! It feels like a rushed product. No replay value at all. Perhaps they're going to double dip and release NG 2 Omega. Still a very good game, mind you, but just feels half-done.

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Are you brave enough to avenge your clan? In Ninja Gaiden 2 for Xbox 360, there's only one warrior brave enough: Ryu Hayabusa. Guide him on a mission to save the entire human race. Follow Ryu through an extensive Story mode and struggle to survive in a world filled with peril. From Tokyo to New York to the demon-filled crevices of the Netherworld, you'll go to dangerous lengths to reclaim justice for the fallen. Traditional and improved versions of Ryu's primary weapons create a new action-packed twist on this exciting series. Your actions will decide the fate of mankind. Can you prevent destruction at all costs? This highly evolved sequel combines familiar and brand-new gameplay elements. Precision controls let you execute kicks, punches and sword slices with pinpoint accuracy, and now you'll be able to finish off opponents with amazing Obliteration Techniques. A new auto-healing system features damage that is restored at save points, adding a new twist to managing your health. Join the all-new Master Ninja Tournament on Xbox Live and see if you can make a name for yourself on the leaderboards.

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