Difficulty:

Very Hard

Time Spent:

20 to 40 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Solid"

Ninja Gaiden Black is an incredible Action title that all fans of the genre should play. This might be one of the hardest games ever made and this game is mostley a small expansion to the 2004 version of Ninja Gaiden for anyone who missed out on the orginal version. But when you play it and do what you gotta do. It is very rewarding and makes you work for what you get. Now you play as Ryu Hayabusa who was in the orginal NES trilogy as well. This Ninja Gaiden is a prequel to first three games in the series. Now the story is that the Vigoor Empire has invaded the Hayabusa clan and stolen The Dragon Blade. Ryu Hayabusa is now out on a quest for revenge to get the blade back and defeat the empire. Now Ninja Gaiden really makes you feel like a Real Ninja. Ryu is able to run across walls and Jump from Platform to Platform super fast without any problems. The Combat is truley incredible. It is fast and really smooth. Anyone can get into it and you really only need to Master 3 Buttons but also need you fast reflexs. The enemy AI is very challenging and they are able to read your moves pretty well. The bosses are incredible which range from Samurais,Demons,Giants,Robots and quite a few more. The areas are also really awesome ranging from things such as Temples,A Small Village,An Airship,A City,Caves and a Few more. The added bonus content in Ninja Gaiden Black is decent but not enough to warrent a purchase for thoes who have the orginal. As all it does is make some balances from the dificulty,Add the Arcade Version of Ninja Gaiden and The Hurricane costume packs. But overall Ninja Gaiden Black is an excellent game. While it is very Challenging and The added Content dosen't make it enough for a full purchase of the orginal game. If you never played Ninja Gaiden and love Action games this is a must own game.