Ninja Gaiden 2: Ryu has daddy issues
by Xav de Matos 
{ May 7th 2008 at 4:45PM }
We didn't think hardcore ninja types had daddy issues but this latest clip of Ninja Gaiden 2 tells us otherwise. It showcases the ultra-ninja Genshin versus the father of Ninja Gaiden star Ryu Hayabusa. In the clip Ryu's father Joe Hayabusa (seriously, his name is Joe) faces off against the ultimate bad-dude before Ryu walks in and screams out for his father's safety, and probably because he never played catch with him as a kid.
After the jump you can check out another cutscene that features the werewolf boss, Volf (seriously who names these characters?). Surprisingly Volf reminds us of Kelsey Grammar's portrayal of Beast in X-Men 3. Well-spoken werewolves FTW!
[Thanks, Christan H.]
After the jump you can check out another cutscene that features the werewolf boss, Volf (seriously who names these characters?). Surprisingly Volf reminds us of Kelsey Grammar's portrayal of Beast in X-Men 3. Well-spoken werewolves FTW!
[Thanks, Christan H.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
E.J. @ May 7th 2008 4:58PM
Please stop posting stuff that encourages me to spend my money. Pleeeease?
K, seriously. Ninja Gaiden 2 needs to be released.
ken694 @ May 7th 2008 5:01PM
Can't wait! I hope they keep in the game the option to use japanese voiceover. The english one sounds quite good this time around, but it would be nice to have both.
Dude, Ryu's father looks like Mitsurugi!
ryan @ May 7th 2008 5:27PM
beard and a ponytail is actually common for pilgramage/training guys like Ryu's dad.
Jtenma @ May 7th 2008 6:17PM
That was the first thing that came to my mind too ....Mitsurugi....
Johnny @ May 7th 2008 5:05PM
his fathers death was SO much better in the original game.
they should have recreated that instead.
ryan @ May 7th 2008 5:27PM
why? this is a prequel to those games.
Kizzle @ May 8th 2008 9:13AM
Agreed. His dad's name was Ken and he was killed by Bloody Malth. This revamped bullshit is annoying. Frankly though, all of the NG storyline stuff since the XBox came out has been pretty weak.
Sad when an 20 year old NES gets across a better story than a cutting-edge "reimagining."
Kizzle @ May 8th 2008 9:15AM
odd. the word "game" was removed twice from my reply. should be:
"all of the NG storyline stuff since the XBox game came out has been pretty weak"
and
"Sad when a 20 year old NES game gets across a better story than a cutting-edge "reimagining.""
KilgoreTrout XL @ May 7th 2008 5:39PM
These cutscenes they keep releasing all seem a little over-the-top and uninteresting to me now.
I'm sure I'll love the actual game, though.
ryan @ May 7th 2008 5:45PM
because Ninja Gaiden finally has an involving story this time? yeah, i'll agree it's over the top compared to the original but not at all uninteresting.
john paul @ May 7th 2008 7:24PM
nice voice overs!
and a STORY wow!
I'm sold
ZeroCorpse @ May 8th 2008 2:05PM
...And yet none of these modern Ninja Gaiden are as fun or interesting as Shadowdancer was in the arcades and on the Genesis.