Ninja gaiden returns!! - On xbox

JIMMYSNUKA · 05-21-2002, 08:01 PM

The return of Ninja Gaiden looks well worth the wait!!!!

The original was one of the best games ever!!

Edited By JIMMYSNUKA on May 21 2002 at 4:20

Hybrid · 05-21-2002, 08:15 PM

the original was HARD AS hell. good game though. too bad i dont have an x-box.

Lord Magus · 05-22-2002, 12:31 AM

It took me beating Jacquou in Dark Sword of Chaos before I could beat him in the original.. bastard!!
the Second one's opening was a masterpiece of 8 bit (or was it 16?? hmm..) cinema and musical orchestration!!

JIMMYSNUKA · 05-22-2002, 12:51 AM

Magus, if i remember correctly that was 8 bit. i wanted to post that before but i wasnt sure..lol. opening cinema with the ninja jumping in front of the moon. kick ass graphics back then. i remember jumping from wall to wall to reach higher places. and regretfully thats it other than it was a kick ass game

Sean Cold · 05-22-2002, 06:59 AM

The original is still the only game I ever played that I could not beat. The continue system was beyond fucked up.

Arpikarhu · 05-22-2002, 07:00 AM

:lookatme: hi sean!!

Arthur Dent · 05-22-2002, 11:08 AM

I think it was one of the first games where you could switch between weapons and equippment. Like switching from sword to throwing stars or pulling out your grappling hook.
At least I think that's the game your talking about. The one where there were about five different types of throwing stars.

JIMMYSNUKA · 05-22-2002, 11:26 AM

here is the link you can watch the new trailer from.

Ninja Gaiden Trailer

LZMF1 · 05-23-2002, 03:39 PM

mighty impressive.....

i may have to buy it when it is released

Lord Magus · 05-23-2002, 04:54 PM

Dammit.. stupid Mac won't play it!!!
Arthur, I think you're thinking Shinobi, you couldn't "switch" weapons, in ninja Gaiden you had a standard and a secondary attack, it played similar to castlevania. There were, is I remember, the straight throwing star, the split in three throwing star, the spinning jump attack, and a few other secondaries. the big thing about Ninja Gaiden is it was the first game with Cinema's attempting to tell a story(that was the big sell when it first came out).. granted, the cinemas were for the most part gigantic 8 bit still images with written lines appearing underneath them as the "dialogue", but still..