Ninja Gaiden On Steriods
However, Ninja Gaiden II has taken much of what made the first game such a big hit and has improved on it. The first area Gaiden II imporves over it's predicessor is the difficulty, while still increadibly hard no matter what skill level you're playing at, the gamer is allowed to select his/her difficulty level, where as in the first game the easier setting are only unlocked after completing a certain requirment. Another feature of the game that has been improved, is it's combat system. Instead of randomly decapitating enemy forces, this games has limbs and heads flying around like crazy, and the moves Ryu preforms are nearly flawless in execution thanks to the game's graphics.
The 360s graphics also add a more realistic feel to this Ninja Gaiden II, with many charcters are nearly life like in their appreance and costumes.
However, dispite all of it's improvements, Ninja Gaiden II still sufferes from it's fair share of flaws. The first of these is the camera, at times the camera is very difficult to control and can at times become just as much a challenge as the game's difficulty. Another fatal flaw that the game has, is the introduction of a new control set up. In the first Ninja Gaiden, and it's remakes, the player had to pause the game in order to change weapons, or use items, this time around the player has to push down on the D-Pad in order to access the items, while this is a bit of an improvement it can become a hinderence during intense battles. The final flaw Ninja Gaiden II has is it's story line, which feels more like it was simply reused from the first Ninja Gaiden just with different monsters and characters.
Dispite it's flaws, Ninja Gaiden II is a extremely fun and addicting Action Adventure, and will appeal to fans of stylish action adventure games, Dead or Alive, Mortal Kombat, and the original NES Ninja Gaiden Trilogy.