Eurogamer recently got their (lucky, lucky) hands on a preview build of (Game of the Year 2008)
Ninja Gaiden II and the
word is good. According to Eurogamer, complaints leveled at the original (bad camera, wonky save system, respawning enemies) have largely been addressed. Oh, and we should probably mention that the game is reportedly beautiful, with Eurogamer praising it for its "incredibly sharp textures, vivid and atmospheric backdrops, and frenetic, pinball-like action that barely flinches no matter what chaos is unfolding on the screen." Perhaps most importantly for many gamers out there (not us, of course), the game now sports a much more forgiving difficulty curve as well as more selectable difficulty levels available from the start.
For the love of all that is good, the wait is killing us. That
demo had better get here soon. Hit the "read" link to check out Eurogamer's full preview in the meantime.
{ May 7th 2008 at 2:30PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
HazyCloud @ May 7th 2008 2:53PM
We're in the same boat. I can't wait to get my hands on some Ninja Gaiden. The demo can't come soon enough.
BananaBoat @ May 7th 2008 3:48PM
If GTAIV had included a flamethrower, chainsaw, and a katana, I wouldn't even give a second thought to NGII being game of the year. Since it didn't.... ITAGAKI FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO
marauder800 @ May 7th 2008 2:57PM
Sounds like the took a good thing and made it better.
Grrrrr...why do those ridiculous confirmation emails sometimes never show up?
xenocidic @ May 7th 2008 3:02PM
it's obvious GTA IV will claim game of the year, why do you even bother trying to insinuate otherwise?
ZEBRA NINER @ May 7th 2008 3:12PM
Hahahaha! Richard is a well known NG fanboy. He's into it... I mean that in a dirty way. He'll probably spend the first day with the disc in his pants.
jaybird1905 @ May 7th 2008 3:03PM
Smokin some serious crack if you think this game is gonna knock GTA off the top spot.
Gemini Ace @ May 7th 2008 3:17PM
This reminds me. I have to cancel my pre-order at Circuit City for this game. Hehe.
aBs @ May 7th 2008 3:56PM
Damn, I cannot wait either for the demo.
I will play it again and again just to slice some people up in great style.
HamalSharatan @ May 7th 2008 4:19PM
I already submitted info on NG2 regarding Ryu's father and a video, where's the info!?/
PerfectStrategy @ May 7th 2008 4:22PM
This Eurogamer preview has me very excited now. I love hearing that it is very close to NG1 and with good improvements made that don't mess with the gameplay.
NG was one of the favorite games on the original Xbox right up there with Halo, KOTOR, Splinter Cell, Soul Calibur II, and Fable.
Easo @ May 7th 2008 4:30PM
gta 4 will be voted game of the year, but it wont deserve it. I have no doubt in my mind that both metal gear solid 4 and ninja gaiden 2 will be much better games in terms of graphics, gamplay and story. Quality over quantity.
Jonathan Harford @ May 8th 2008 3:29PM
More forgiving difficulty curve? Bah! Ninja Gaiden is the only game I've ever played that made me believe a difficulty curve itself could be art!