Ninja Gaiden II: No Room for Wiggle

MUST GET NINJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PARENTS ARE BLOCKING ME FROM GETTING

This is exactly why Gamespot gives me the only reviews that I trust. Unlikely those sub-reviewers who came out with a review of Ninja Gaiden 2 one week ago saying "there are too many glitches" based on a nonfinal version of the game. Vote 6.7 and adding "but I've played only 70% of the game". That's not a review in my opinion. I am sure Gamespot will be more reliable.

"While we want to bring you timely reviews, we are strongly committed to bringing you accurate reviews based on the same exact game that will be in the box. Games are expensive, and you deserve an honest evaluation based on the final product. Publishing an early review with potentially incorrect information (or one that glosses over important information because we take the publisher at face value) does a disservice to our readers." So why did they fire Jeff?

I don't mind if the review comes later. I think, given recent history, that this is a wise decision. I don't really care whether a review comes immediately or not. I've already pre-ordered this game anyway. I expect reviews to contain information that will help me decide whether or not I should spend my hard-earned money on the product. Control, difficulty, stability, saves, multiplayer options, characters and story: these are the things I'm looking for regardless of whether the reviewer likes or dislikes a game as a whole.

This is a good decision. I am SOO eager to hear if the framerate issues are in the final game or not (load times I'm not too fussed about, will give me a chance to breathe!). Mainly because I hope a tonne of these websites will re-review the game with the final code and give this game the justice it deserves. Although, I will undoubtedly buy it regardless - NGB was a truly outstanding game. One of which many of my friends have tried, loved, but couldn't beat. Perhaps this game will be slightly more forgiving (I hope not)! I also would like to know how long the game is! No review has actually put a time on it yet (seems odd to me)!!!

Thats the way it should be and I'm glad even if the review is slightly late.

i fell a little bit disappointed cuz this game is not as hard as the original ...i mean ..beating the original game made you feel that you have made an achievement ..yeah it is hard but that is what i like the most about this game specially master ninja mode... tell me who wants to play a game and finish it in a blink of an eye...i shall play the original one more time before playing this one....can't wait to play this one.

Quality is more important for me than time in this case. I find this section to be very informative and will keep a lot of fans in the msg boards calm while we wait for the release of the game. I wonder why other websites like IGN like to post their review one week ahead, what for? The game is not out yet, that could only hurt the time reviewers spent playing the game and therefor also the final review of the game..

i smell corruption

No race? BS. If you're the first to bring out a review of a high-profile game it will draw attention to your site, so of course there's a race -_- It's good you guys are still waiting for the retail build though, so far the reviews have been one big joke.

All I want to know is, how much does any of this have to do with the demo? A website reviewing a game is well and good, but if I can play a game before I buy it, that's even better. Team Ninja and Xbox.com maintain that there will be a demo in May. Today is the 29th of May. The game comes out in 5 days. What happened to the demo, and why is no one being informed? Another case of the higher-ups screwing the consumer if you ask me.

Ok so in Europe the retail version is out to reviewers but in the states, sites like GS received a product that is not complete or finished? The game will be out in 5 days how much can they change?

9.0 confirmed and MGS4 7.5 :lol

DAMN! DARKFIGHTERSOUL hit it spot on.

So CVG were lying when they said they reviewed the boxed retail version when questioned about the glitches and that said glitches were "still very much present?"

Kevin, u guys already have the review build right. tell me is it hard for u to have the actual game yet not be able to play it since it might spoil the actual review. personally if i were in ur place id have to have myself tied to a chair with adamantium chains to stop myself from going near it. and i wud have done it since i hate spoiling stuff for myself. seriously who does that harm..... me ofcourse.

yep thats wy i come here. but i heard or read some where that the retail version will have the still existing camera problems fixed .also the jittery framerates wont exist either. Kevin please tell me ur opinion on that.

Yeah thats nice but I hope GS is mad because this is BS whats the point of the review if it's last. Waste of time GS.

xgalaticax hit it right on the nose. If you're not sure about a game, rent before you buy. Although we would like to think different, human nature causes us to be slanted in the reviewing of games. I don't mind hacking through hoards of mindless foes, but many reviewers and other people find this boring. The point is, play what you like. If you don't know if you will like it, rent it. I've had this game pre-oredered forever.....June 3rd, please come quickly!!!!

Now, this is the way to get my trust back on GS. Nice call.

very good, the best site ever.

I dont care about the review. Ninja Gaiden 2 is mine regardless. If I had to look at GS reviews, I would not have played some very cool games like DBZ:BT3, Tenchu Z and Army of Two (well army of two is only fun if uve got a fun person to co-op with). My advice is...if u have a game in mind that ure planning to get but aren't sure if its worth it, rent it first, if u like it, buy it.

Too bad this will make Ninja Gaiden not beat world record sales on the first day due to this since fence-sitters will be waiting. But MS/TN have only themselves to blame. Ninja Gaiden is my favorite game of all-time. Can't wait for #2!!! I wish we could fight online!!! Imagine 3 ninjas bullying 1 super duper ninja player. Now that would be something. High Def Super Smash Brothers Brawl, ninja style!

Thanks, Kevin. That actually explains some of the complaints I've seen elsewhere. For some reason, the notion never occurred to me.

and thats why I go to gamespot, good work boys, high standereds all the way!!

so they say

That is unfortunate to say the least that you do not have the retail copy, and MS/TN are claiming that at least some of those issues are not relevant. If these issues impact the score I would like to know by how much. I think it should be clearly addressed in the review in a open manor.

Good job GS. Looking forward to the review.

Great to hear, this is why I only trust your reviews. I know you put the time and effort into it that other sites obviously don't, good for you.

"visual glitches, and other noticeable flaws" - hmmmmm.....

Thanks a lot for informing the community of the problem and your intentions. Greatly appreciated. Good job GS and good luck reviewing the game! Grrahh I can't wait!

yes sir

Very nice GS! This is exactly what we want to hear.

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Yeah, accuracy is better than timeliness. Dont rush..

Well what do you know, you guys did the right thing. :)

Good on you GS. It continues to baffle me why the game companies continue to send builds of games that do not represent the final product (especially when the review build has problems like load times or frame-rate). The point of a review is purchasing information for the consumer. So if the reviewer's build isn't the same as the final build...what is the point of sending broken review builds? You are just wasting the reviewer's time and consumer's time with a review that isn't 100% factual. Having two different builds makes your company look bad because it seem that you are too lazy or too freaked out about the game by having two separate builds. Also it makes it hard for the reviewer/review site, because you have the idiots on the internet saying how the site has no credibility since they have to edit the review due to screwed up builds. It reminds me of Bully only working on the Xbox 360s that were "fine on the developer kits" but were super jacked up on the consumer consoles. And then they basically broke the game with the "repair" patch. It seems that now we are in the future, console developers are becoming careless with their games and will just "fix it with a patch". 3 years ago that would have been unacceptable and the game would have just been trashed, no matter what potential it had.... Like I said, baffled.

good decision GS