Sneaky ninja compilation9/10/2023 ![]() ![]() For you see, there’s a cabal of gamers that like punishment. Of course, I’m only talking about the first version of Ninja Gaiden. When you got it wrong, however, you felt it. Less aerial gunplay, more slick swordfighting, Ninja Gaiden was all about the timings and opportunity. It wasn’t new, as Devil May Cry had been out and had a sequel at this point. Yet rather than the platforming challenges that the original Ninja Gaiden’s brought, Team Ninja’s iteration(s) favoured difficult combat. Well, when they weren’t destroying controllers. As stated, it is hard, and much like the unsubtle Dark Souls comparison, gamers lapped it up. Rather, let’s do a little retrospective on why Ninja Gaiden was so revered back in the early noughties. Do I pick apart every game on its merits and faults, or just generalise it as the advertised package? The inherent problem with reviewing a trilogy is how to break it down. Bringing that fast paced, difficult combat and fiddly platforming back, is it a welcome return or has time not been kind to the master ninja? Prepare yourself for words of praise, rage and nostalgia as we find out… No School Like The Old School Then, when the third game shit the proverbial bed, the series went quiet.īut now, between that FromSoftware lull, Ryu Hayabusa’s back, baby. Renowned for being difficult, it spawned several different versions and sequels down the line. No, I instead refer to Team Ninja’s 2004 “reboot” that took the gaming world by storm. I’m not talking about the original 2D Ninja Gaiden outings, although they were nails in their own right. But what many are quick to forget is that Ninja Gaiden did it first. Or, if it’s a different genre, it becomes “the Dark Souls of X”. Nowadays, any time a game is difficult it becomes a “Dark Souls clone”. Has time preserved its legacy or does it fail to deliver the kicks the hardcore crave by today's standards? The Finger Guns review: The once and rightful king of crazy-difficult action adventure is back. ![]()
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