• 22May 07

  Ninja Gaiden: Sigma Preview

  Ninja Gaiden is a game that I really wasn't paying attention to because I was not a big fan of the Ninja Gaiden series, but when this demo came out, I had to get it because everything looked so good and people are going nuts over it. Is this game as good as people are expecting? Well, you'll find out in a half a year when I can play a retail copy, but for now, here's my preview of Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

  The first thing that I noticed about Sigma was the insanely gorgeous graphics. These were probably the best graphics I have seen with my own eyes on a system ever, and this wasn't just in the cutscenes. The beautiful graphics carried on into real time gameplay.

  Speaking of gameplay, it plays out pretty well. The developers were generous enough to give you five weapons. A single katana like weapon, a pair of nunchucks, a two handed sword, a pointy pole, and a pair of katana like weapons. All of these had their advantages and disadvantages. For example, the nunchucks could not deal a great deal of damage, but they could be used to string together incredibly long combos, while the two handed sword dealt great damage, but one could not string together combos because the sword is so heavy. The enemies are kind of stupid, but since they attack in great numbers, it can be challenging to take them all down. The challenge doesn't make the game unplayable, though, setting the game in the middle ground that everyone strives for.

  Ninja Gaiden Sigma and the team behind it have done great work on this demo to make me wish that fall was here already and may have dragged me into the Ninja Gaiden series. This is easily one of the best demos on the Playstation Network and I'm looking forward to playing the full version.

  
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  • Posted May 22, 2007 10:56 am PT
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• 19Apr 07

  Resistance VS Gears: I Have Spoken!

  I hate to say it, but if it were up to the scores that I gave the two games, Gears would take the cake. You can check out the review for Gears of War here. I'm oh so close from my shipment of new PS3 games, so I'm really needing another rainy day to write the review for Guitar Hero II for the 360. It's not going to be a fully fledged review, seeing that I've already reviewed Guitar Hero II. I'll just point out the changes and whether or not I liked them or not.

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  Guitar Hero II (XBOX 360) 

  • Posted Apr 19, 2007 11:14 am PT
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• 17Apr 07

  New Games Coming

  So thanks to my dad's connections, (AKA people who he works with who travel between Raleigh and Lund) my dad, my sister, and I will each be getting one game from the US, which makes it pretty much half the price and releases earlier. I'm getting Major League Baseball 2K7, dad's getting Madden 07, and my sister's getting Ridge Racer 7. Obviously the games aren't for the one person who they were meant for, so I'm pretty much getting three new games next week. Expect a Gears of War and a Guitar Hero II 360 review so I can clear out my reviews queue for the new games. I'm also going to start previewing the new demos that I get once I clear out my reviews queue.

   

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  Gears of War (XBOX 360)

  Guitar Hero II (XBOX 360)

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  Major League Baseball 2K7 (PS3)

  Madden 07 (PS3)

  Ridge Racer 7 (PS3) 

  • Posted Apr 17, 2007 10:22 am PT
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