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| Ammadeau 775th Post
 
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|  "Ninja Gaiden for xbox"
, posted Thu 4 Mar 21:00
Anyone else playing this? I'm about four hours in now and the problems I had with the game initially have all gone away, mainly due to me having to adjust to the game. If you want a challenging slash-em up then this is the place to find it.
No suprise, the graphics are incredible, the areas huge, and the loading times practically non-existant, mainly by making use of the xbox hard drive. I could hear it grinding away to cache the levels when I started, though it didn't slow down the game or anything while doing this.
The gameplay is deep. Each weapon has its own movelist as long as one for a whole new character. Besides that, you've got ninja magic and a number of secondary weapons, counters, and special moves to mix things up with. Shinobi was all about the TATE, here you have a wide variety of options when taking out enemies and bosses. To stomp on a guy's head, run up the wall, and come down with a powerful slash that decapitates three enemies at once is a joy to see. :)
The game is hard. There is no easy mode. There's a mode called normal, but it should be called hard, while hard should be renamed 'kick you in the nads.' You need to learn how to play this game well quickly if you don't like dying over and over and over... It's frustrating at first, but once you fall into the groove, the gameplay becomes a great rush.
There's also a female character that makes Tina look flat-chested. In every cut-scene with her, I want to say 'You know, you're going to have back problems later in life.' :p
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| Undead Fred 1392th Post
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| "Re(1):Ninja Gaiden for xbox" , posted Fri 5 Mar 03:47
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Anyone else playing this? I'm about four hours in now and the problems I had with the game initially have all gone away, mainly due to me having to adjust to the game. If you want a challenging slash-em up then this is the place to find it.
No suprise, the graphics are incredible, the areas huge, and the loading times practically non-existant, mainly by making use of the xbox hard drive. I could hear it grinding away to cache the levels when I started, though it didn't slow down the game or anything while doing this.
The gameplay is deep. Each weapon has its own movelist as long as one for a whole new character. Besides that, you've got ninja magic and a number of secondary weapons, counters, and special moves to mix things up with. Shinobi was all about the TATE, here you have a wide variety of options when taking out enemies and bosses. To stomp on a guy's head, run up the wall, and come down with a powerful slash that decapitates three enemies at once is a joy to see. :)
The game is hard. There is no easy mode. There's a mode called normal, but it should be called hard, while hard should be renamed 'kick you in the nads.' You need to learn how to play this game well quickly if you don't like dying over and over and over... It's frustrating at first, but once you fall into the groove, the gameplay becomes a great rush.
There's also a female character that makes Tina look flat-chested. In every cut-scene with her, I want to say 'You know, you're going to have back problems later in life.' :p
Awesome. I was thinking about getting this very soon, and now you've sold me on it. Ninja Gaiden's a lot of fun anyway, and then there's Ayane and this mysterious busty girl you mentioned... All of it sounds good.
Heh heh. Your last comment reminds me of that Baiken picture I drew on the MMCafe drawboard...
BLARGBLARG PLACE YOUR BETS!
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| Undead Fred 1402th Post
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| "Re(3):Ninja Gaiden for xbox" , posted Mon 8 Mar 13:35
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Her name is Rachel and now that you mention it, she reminds me of the busty demon in tight leather that you did for the board a long time back. Her face is different, but her outfit and especially her bust are almost identical. :p
Actually, I think the picture you're thinking of was one of Soma's... but yeah, they do look similar.
Heh heh. Juan was IM-ing me at one point (when he had beaten the tentacle monster outside... you know the part) and said, "Oh, man... this part has you written all over it. It's begging you to draw it." Heh heh. I saw the scene a while later and thought, "Why, yes... I think I will draw this..."
But anyway, even if Rachel weren't in the game, it would still rule. I love the references to the old Ninja Gaiden games... shuriken, the fireball barrier thing... and so on (don't want to spoil anything). The only issues I've got with the game is the CAMERA, and swimming's kind of gimpy. Otherwise, it's a great game.
BLARGBLARG PLACE YOUR BETS!
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