Zero Punctuation takes a katana to Ninja Gaiden 2

by Richard Mitchell { Aug 6th 2008 at 3:15PM }

It's been a while since Zero Punctuation's Yahtzee has loosed his venom on an unsuspecting Xbox 360 game. It's been far too long, really. Thankfully, Yahtzee's latest review is for none other than the Xbox 360's would-be premier action game, Ninja Gaiden 2. Expecting the worst, as we tend to do with ZP reviews, it turns out that he actually likes it ... to a degree, citing strengths (gameplay) and weaknesses (glitches and uneven difficulty). Frankly, we think it's a perfectly rational way to feel about the game (except for his preference of the claws, which pale in comparison to the double katanas). Check out the review after the break.

[Thanks, StLouisRibs7734]

Tags: mgs, microsoft-game-studios, ng2, ngii, ninja-gaiden-2, ninja-gaiden-ii, team-ninja, tecmo

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

PeacefulOutrage @ Aug 6th 2008 3:53PM

Yeah, I prefer the double Katanas, scythe and the flail. Totally awesome. The story is hilarious. I mean, this is one of those games where the story is an excuse to put you in a different location to slice more stuff up. How else are you going to be fighting crazy demons that bathe in blood?

SugarDaddy @ Aug 6th 2008 3:55PM

Hilarious indeed. The fact that Ryu's dad is named Joe Hyabusa is fantastic.

Magic Whiskey @ Aug 6th 2008 4:26PM

Scythe and flails, followed by tanfas for me.

JLD @ Aug 7th 2008 3:57AM

it's all about the SECOND set of dual swords you get. those are definitely the best and most fun weapon(s) ever.

SugarDaddy @ Aug 6th 2008 3:54PM

"Leaving your hands buggered with wanker's cramp"

Ah, that's the yahtzee I love.

Magic Whiskey @ Aug 6th 2008 4:24PM

The last sentence or so is priceless... (and describes most American children under 18.)

Oh, and I plan to use 'KILL THEY ASS' sometime today in passive conversation.

sifer2400 @ Aug 6th 2008 4:44PM

lol quite funny i beat it a while ago and traded it in for 45 Bucks thank you internet

ryan @ Aug 6th 2008 4:58PM

i beat it and bought Devil May Cry 3: SE for 12 bucks. it was certainly a much more enjoyable experience than NG:2.

NitroFrost @ Aug 6th 2008 5:21PM

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bigdaddy @ Aug 6th 2008 6:19PM

Oddly enough, that bit about the Thundercats bedsheet is how I've always felt about most of his reviews. Funny how that works out.

Conor @ Aug 6th 2008 8:03PM

Legend!

Ninjikiran @ Aug 6th 2008 10:09PM

I like the Dragon Sword~ Its the most balanced weapon for most situations. NG2 is a fun game, full of in your face action and excitement. Alot more violent and crazy then DMC even~ DMC is more balanced though.

ryan @ Aug 7th 2008 12:10AM

i'll say that NG:2 is crazy as in a crazy amount of projectile dodging. but there's just something much more satisfying switching between weapons on the fly in DMC. (half of the movelist in NG2 you can't even perform due to it's enemy balance).

Ninjikiran @ Aug 7th 2008 2:43AM

totally agree, I rarely change my weapon in NG2 and my combos are limited due to enemy balance but it doesn't make the combat any less enjoyable. Its just alot of fun to cut through swathes of ninjas and creatures leaving limbs and blood in your wake.

DMC is more balanced in the sense that combos and weapons and moves have very important uses and combat is also kinetic and fun but not as exciting as NG2 was. The enemies are noticeably weaker and combat isn't as fast. The story in DMC games are alot better tho.

Timerider @ Aug 7th 2008 11:10AM

Too bad Escapist changed their video player to some crap that doesn't work. I was a big ZP fan.

Timerider @ Aug 7th 2008 11:11AM

double post

John @ Aug 7th 2008 11:20AM

The Eclipse Scythe was by far the most badass weapon in the game. Level 3 scythe made the game way more fun.

Though I just realized how similar the stories were in NG2 and DMC. Beat these demons once, then you have to beat them AGAIN! How novel. I hated that in DMC, NG2 wasn't as bad cause it didn't take forever to get through a level.