GDC08: Ninja Gaiden II demo to appear on XBLM

by Dustin Burg { Feb 21st 2008 at 12:21AM }

Microsoft promised that we'd have access to special GDC media from the comforts of our own home thanks to the wondrous service that is the Xbox Live Marketplace. And so far, they've done a pretty fine job releasing trailers, free gamer pictures and videos. But never in our wildest dreams did we expect a Ninja Gaiden II demo, which is exactly what is headed down the GDC XBLM pipeline.

According to a GDC content banner that appears on the XBLM, it makes mention that a downloadable Ninja Gaiden II demo will be "Coming Soon". The item is not clickable just yet, so no demo goodness for us, but we have a feeling that Thursday will bring bloody ninja fun for fanboys across the globe. Keep your eyes glued to the XBLM and keep your browser tuned into X3F as we await the demo's release. Ninja-KICK!

[Thanks, MIKEAWESOME]

Tags: gdc08, gdc08fanboy, namco, ninja-gaiden-ii, team-ninja, xblm

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Bushman311 @ Feb 21st 2008 12:28AM

Seems kinda early in development to release a demo. But hell, bring it on!

DemonGSides @ Feb 21st 2008 12:32AM

early? it comes out in like 3 months

dancingtosirens @ Feb 21st 2008 12:32AM

But doesn't it come out in like... 4 months, give or take?
I think thats ample time for at least one of the beginning levels

Tony @ Feb 21st 2008 12:29AM

Awesome. GDC is also held on Friday, so I'm hoping if not tomorrow, we'll see it the next day.

Jared @ Feb 21st 2008 1:07AM

Yeah I'm pretty sure at least 75% of the game, give or take a few bugs, is complete by now. I'd see no problem with them releasing a demo now. And I surly can't wait.

rockeranimefreak @ Feb 21st 2008 1:36AM

YAY! NOW I CAN TAKE A BLOODBATH! w000000t! =)

Dave Hanson @ Feb 21st 2008 1:37AM

Gee I wonder if we will see it in OZ ? The marketplace content is pretty crappy here, yeah we get game demos I guess but what about tv, movies etc, there is only so many times you can watch 1 Robbie Williams film-clip before you go postal.

J @ Feb 21st 2008 12:25PM

"there is only so many times you can watch 1 Robbie Williams film-clip before you go postal."

Once?

ScottyGEE32 @ Feb 21st 2008 2:00AM

Honeslty? I think we're going to have to import Ninja Gaiden 2...With decapitation and gore, there's little chance of it passing Australia's rating system...

So if the demo doenst come here, I'll use my American account, and if the game doesn't come here, I'm importing :P

bAssackwards @ Feb 21st 2008 2:38AM

Awesome, I can't wait for this.

Slice and dice!

Dr Ecksack 3000 @ Feb 21st 2008 6:18AM

cool, seems I have to connect my XBOX to the PC again and establish a VPN connection to switzerland, so I can download it. (german IPs are banned from downloading bloody demos)

Intentless @ Feb 21st 2008 9:20AM

I have family in Germany, where abouts are you?

Dr Ecksack 3000 @ Feb 21st 2008 10:22AM

I live in höxter, its pretty much in the center of Germany, near hannover :-)

Dr Ecksack 3000 @ Feb 21st 2008 10:22AM

I live in höxter, its pretty much in the center of Germany, near hannover :-)

Intentless @ Feb 21st 2008 11:04AM

My family is just north of Phorzeim in tiny town... I'm going to butcher the spelling now but Nuelingen-Bauschlette and dispersed through the surrounding towns.

I can't speak much German but I was born in Phorzeim myself.

Dr Ecksack 3000 @ Feb 21st 2008 12:21PM

Pforzheim is like 400km on the autobahn from here, I've never been there. But did you know that "Forz" or "Furz" is german for "fart", so Pforzheim means Farthome in english :-)

xboxbuff @ Feb 21st 2008 8:35AM

I'm interested in NG2, as well as its achievements...

DjDATZ @ Feb 21st 2008 8:55AM

rich'll be all over this demo!

HazyCloud @ Feb 21st 2008 9:10AM

I think I just peed a little. Thank you X3F for finding this.

Sacredleader @ Feb 21st 2008 9:48AM

Self control is imperative. Relax.

Stephen @ Feb 21st 2008 9:14AM

Well its Thursday and no demo yet. But as someone else said GDC goes on through Friday too. I think its too early, I think by it saying coming soon that it just means that a demo will come out before the game does, which is something Itagaki wanted. But, I hope it comes out this week.