Ninja Gaiden 2 is the bloodiest game on the 360. Screenshots don’t even do the blood justice.
I can’t remember the last time I spent one hundred hours on a single videogame. Some have been close – I spent about 80 hours on Call of Duty 4 due to its addictive multiplayer, and maybe 50 or so hours in Lost Odyssey. But I spent tons of time in those games because of the online play and natural length of an RPG. But when was the last time you spent 100 hours on a single-player only action/adventure game? I don’t think I ever have.
If I were to sum up Ninja Gaiden 2, I would say that the game succeeds in being the most hardcore and satisfying action/adventure game of this console generation, but it is slightly marred by poor design decisions and technical issues that could have been prevented.
Good:
- combat system is probably the best I’ve ever played for an action/adventure game
- excellent presentation
- carnage and gore that you makes you feel like a total badass
Bad:
- camera angle not ideal
- over-reliance on cheap projectile-based enemies for extra difficulty
- technical hiccups/glitches more prevalent than expected
