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Ninja Gaiden 2: Sigma. It's out. PS3 only. Sixaxis jiggle woo!
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Yes, it's coming for PS3. And it's not a port, it's a remake or upgrade, or whatever devspeak word you like.
New features include:
- New boss fights and enemies.
- New weapon (giant hammer "Genma"), a new cannon/rocket launcher for Ryu, and it looks like a bunch of returning weapons from Ninja Gaiden.
- Three new playable characters: Ayane, Momiji (from Ninja Gaiden: DS), and Rachel, who's been reworked and now has a machine gun and some fancy magic.
- A noticeable lack of blood.
So, will 360 players get the shaft? The original Sigma had more than Black, besides just the updated graphics. Other than that, though, Itagaki -- who is no longer with Tecmo anyways -- was not impressed: "All you need to do is play Ninja Gaiden II and then try and play Sigma afterwards and you'll see why. Despite the fact that it's on a 'next-generation' console there's no evolution whatsoever. That was made not by me, but one of my sub-ordinates who basically tried to copy the success of Ninja Gaiden."
Sigma 2 is being made by the same guy who made Sigma. Now, if he was trying to be a dick, then Sigma 2 will definitely be PS3 exclusive; Itagaki was a big supporter of the Xbox consoles and was notoriously outspoken about Eastern and Western game design, amongst other things. And PS3 owners can finally say they got one over the 360 crowd.
Sigma 2 is now targeted at a 3rd Quarter '09 release, PS3 exclusive.
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Ayane gameplay part 1
Ayane gameplay part 2
Interview and Rachel reveal
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This was THE game that kept making me think, "I should replace my 360". You just saved me $200, Tecmo. Well, technically $140, but still. Awesome.
Jokes aside, nice to see this coming. I really want to grab the first one for my PS3 as well, but I never got around to it. It's rather cheap now too.
This happens often. Games just get ported to other consoles with updates. I expect it with this game because of the original xbox doing the same thing.
It was like when RE4 came out and they said it was exclusive. I even have a gamecase saying "Only for Nintendo Gamecube" on it. But then came out for PS2. So. yeah. It just happens.
Not to sound like a 360 crazed fan above. Its definitely about time we lost something.
I know. I realized what you were doing because yeah, it does happen often, always the sony - microsoft assfest. I was just remembering it happening beforehand on other consoles and added it to my post. Sorry if I sounded stuck up there.
That's the only system it ever existed for as far as I'm concerned. Hello 3rd person controls and EX files.
On the one hand, I really want a polished NG2.
On the other hands, I really don't want to buy a PS3 and I don't know whether or not to trust someone that's not Itagaki to fix all the things that are wrong with it. Sigma had Black as a foundation, after all.
All right, people. It is not a gerbil. It is not a hamster. It is not a guinea pig. It is a death rabbit. Death. Rabbit. Say it with me, now.
wait, what? RE2 originally came out for the Playstation in '98, and was ported to the N64 in '99. it was largely a big deal because they managed to fit the game on a cart, which shut up all the PS fanboys.
but yeah, sigma 2, we'll see how this turns out. the dual swords they added to the first sigma were pretty badass.
Seems like developers never even speak to publishers. This would have had to have at least been in planning while Ninja Gaiden 2 was in development for it to be so far along now.
Resident Evil 2 was released on the PSX first, then ported to the PC, the Dreamcast, the Game.com, the PSX again, high end watches, your mom, the etch-a-sketch, and then finally the N64. Even though it was available on damn near every game system known to man it still said "Only for Nintendo 64" on the box.
If you say so.
I think the though process is "It's not mine so it sucks!"
Yeah basically this. He was also saying with Ninja Gaiden 2 around the corner why would you go off and buy 1?
Also. Hes very very VERY serious about everything he does being top of the line. The fact he was working on Ninja Gaiden 2 at that time and trying to perfect the gameplay and graphics on the Xbox 360 made him pissed that they just took his Xbox game and ported it without his wanting to. They didnt try to make it the best of the best, just a couple updated things, a bit better graphics, and a new thing to do. Which in his mind wasnt the best of the best, they didnt do everything they couldve, and the new Ninja Gaiden would be so much better.
So yes, its a remake of a 3-year-old game. And thats just it. Its a remake of a 3-year-old game. Hes not the type to want to go back to his old works and suck the life out of them when hecan create a whole new game and make it as top of the line as he possibly can. And those people surely didnt.
Exactly, he was involved in that but since he was involved, when he upgraded it and added all that extra shit, he felt, at that time, it was top of the line again since he added lots of new content.
Because he was involved. Hes a very odd person but what was said above is basically the deal, the "because its not mine!" is a good reasoning. But hes also just a perfectionist. After Black he was working on NG2 so when they remade NG1 AGAIN he was probably not too happy they were just beating a dead horse for some money.
Im not saying hes not a dickhead, because he clearly is, but yeah.
I was pretty sure that he was rooting for it until NG2 was announced.
Also, hell yeah!
All right, people. It is not a gerbil. It is not a hamster. It is not a guinea pig. It is a death rabbit. Death. Rabbit. Say it with me, now.
Because to him it's the flawless game.
Man knows his games.
If any game really, truly needed an update, it's this one.
I'll probably still end up buying this though...
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Thats pretty much a perfect summary of my feelings about Ninja Gaiden 2, apart from the huge staircase, that was a moment of absolute gaming perfection.
it is solidly inferior to NG1
i would suggest that people just play the old one again instead of bothering with this one.
Which is why it desperately needs an update like this, so the actual elements of quality can break through the morass. In my mind, it needs some fundamental changes, and I'm not sure that's going to happen, but they need to bring the same consistency of design to the game that made the first one so good.
I wonder how many copies of this they expect to sell. I don't think NG2 did all that great on the xbox and year old ports tend to sell like crap anyway, look at Bioshock ps3. (I wonder if you can offset this with a budget price or new content)
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
It should sell well considering the original Sigma sold really well from what I've heard.
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Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
Online co-op
Two new characters: Ayane and Momiji (from the DS game)
Interview
Trailer
I don't even know how they're going to balance co-op, but it's awesome to hear that they really seem to be putting effort into it.
This is going to be fantastic.
Ayane looks terrible though.
AND SHE WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO ME