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Ninja Gaiden - just too hard

Although the original version of this game has been out for a while, (I always keep up to speed with the industry yet always have to buy games late - student budget!) a few updated titles were released, namely Ninja Gaiden Black and recently, Ninja Gaiden Sigma for the PS3.

All are awesome games, but the original was supposedly one of the hardest games ever released - this is maybe a bit extreme, but it certainly is very challenging. There is no easy difficulty setting, only normal and hard, and I hate to think what hard is like! In the updated games the developers tried to address this, but they apparently only really took pity on us gamers with the Sigma installment. Ninja Gaiden Black does include a feature where the game pokes fun at you by making the gameplay VERY easy if you fail early on, and you also have to wear a pink belt!

This aside, the game is outstanding - there is a ridiculous amount of depth to the fighting system and storyline, which does not pan out quite as you'd expect. One of the game's more mysterious characters, the Dark Disciple (a tall person whose identity is disguised with a mask and electronic voice distorter) plays an important role and does turn out to be somebody you know...

Although these remakes have been very successful, the same story can only appeal for so long and the game really now needs a full blown sequel, which is apparently on it's way to next-gen consoles, but won't see the light of day for quite a while yet...

posted by qmchaz64 @ 2:05 pm