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| From: Tecmo/Team Ninja
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $20.55
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New (53) Used (22) from $17.82
Avg. Customer Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 473
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
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MPN: FZA001
Model: 882224552059
UPC: 882224552059
EAN: 0882224552059
ASIN: B000ZK696O
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Expensive Thrills and Cheap Tricks July 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Ninja Gaiden 2" probably will not be remembered very fondly. A game blighted by terrible camera, cheap difficulty-raising tricks, and a game engine generally hailing from the previous generation of consoles, NG2 nevertheless has enough of the magic dust of its XBOX predecessor to make it a fully worthwhile purchase.
Everything about "Ninja Gaiden 2" is intimidating. From the sturm und drang Tecmo video intro sequence to the final boss fight, the game retains the fearsome seriousness and difficulty of 2004's "Ninja Gaiden". That game was possibly the greatest action adventure of the 3D era. To attain success, "Ninja Gaiden 2" has to follow that and add the requisite gloss of current-gen gaming, whilst fixing the original's annoying camera and tweaking the controller-damaging difficulty level. In this regard, NG2 is a failure: the graphics are often bland and barren, the camera sits too close to the player character, and the admittedly lessened difficulty is soured in many places by cheap hikes in difficulty which the player cannot possibly avoid.
However, there is a big "but". The gameplay is as thrilling as NG, as beautifully detailed and rewarding as the rest of the game elements are shoddy and perplexing. While the sequel incorporates close-up Obliteration moves to kill wounded enemies and a regenerating health-bar (a nod to making the game more accessible), it is still fundamentally the same game engine as the original...but more. More blood, more fighting, more all-round violence.
The point is that the wonderfully fluid and responsive controls actually make the gamer feel in control of a master ninja. It makes you feel proud to have accomplished a tough boss fight or to have countered an enemy attack. This element alone makes this charismatic game worth paying serious attention to. And, having played such cutscene-heavy games as Metal Gear Solid 4 recently, NG2's non-stop action shines particularly brightly for me; the game represents a big gold star in favour of action gaming. Perhaps having realised this, Tecmo have gutted out the often tedious and obtuse puzzles from Ninja Gaiden in favour of added enemies.
To be clear, Ninja Gaiden 2 is a deeply flawed videogame. There are plenty of elements to the game which are not really good enough. In keeping with Team NINJA's Mount Fuji logo, the game is either peaks or troughs.. The peaks are fantastic, and the troughs are "fantastic", too. The camera, it must be stressed, is awful, locking up terribly especially in tight corridors and on flights of stairs. Graphically, the game has bland backgrounds, although the detailed character animations make up for this in large part. The story is the usual tosh about armageddon that game developers so love, with demons and devils spewing terrible dialogue -just ignore them. But Ninja Gaiden 2 has the magical charisma of a game which just knows it is special, that can treat you badly because it knows you will come crawling back.
Great but not like the first!!! July 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This Ninja Gaiden is awesome. All the elements that make it a true Ninja Gaiden are present. Flawless controls, the impossibility that we've all come to know, are all there. I must say that the first next gen installment of the series is far better and harder. Don't get me wrong this one is great but the previous one was a rock solid game versus this one where it has its strong points and soft spots.
 Got confused! July 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Level 1 was lots of fun but at the save point at the end of the way I did not know I was supposed to jump on the roof, and I did not know I was supposed to press A continuously but I tried it. I ended up in a lovely park with a bridge and water. I tried jumping after I kept going in the direction I came at the end of the hallway. Finally I got to level 2, and that was the hardest level ever! If there is anyone stuck on level 2, it isnt in the strategy guide, but I found a big secret. When you shoot the bow and arrow anywhere, there is a red dot about the size of 2 grains of salt put together that you cannot see. When you see that dot, focus the camera and move the dot to the very center of the target. Then release B and the trigger, and if the dot hits the center of the eye, Bullseye! the gate opens! After playing more on level 2, you go up on a balcony and find secret rooms with the camera. I thought I never would find them. Again, there is a little red dot. Center it in the middle of the room and BULLSEYE!
Very challenging but much fun July 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ninja Gaiden 2 is overall a very fun, interesting, and challenging, game. For fans of the first game, this one follows up quite well. In some aspects it is less challenging, like being able to heal when you save, but sometimes it is much harder, as in you fight many more enemies throughout the game. The boss fights are still as hard as ever, but if you havent played the first or could never beat it, there is an "easy" difficulty. All in all, if you were a fan of the first game, or you like fast, challenging gameplay, this is the game for you.
Hardcore to the MAX!!! July 1, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This game is awesome! If you like Ninjas, Japanese anime, beat'em ups, the supernatural, weapons, or just absolute carnage, then you need to get this game.
However, here's a few things this game is NOT:
1) A button masher
2) For the squeamish
3) A game with a coherent story line
4) Easy difficulty (I know it sounds like an oxymoron)
5) For the casual gamer
This game requires some form of dedication to master and have fun with... Since otherwise, you'll just spend all your time complaining why you died a hundred million times on the first level. Although, I have to admit, Team Ninja have tried their best to make this one somewhat easier compared to the first (ie, auto heal after every battle, more checkpoints, easier combos, and instant fatality moves).
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