I would say its more of a re-make then a straight port, or at-least a re-make/port. I only played the PS2 original a little bit once a few years ago on my friends PS2, and I thought it was good. Also the impression that IGN gave it seemed positive, plus I like what the hands-on said about the control. That you mainly attack using buttons while using motion for mainly finishers, therefore keeping excessive motions to a minimum, sort of like NMH which I like.
As for the graphics, well I like the hero redesign and I like also the new enemies and the graphics do look a little better then the PS2 version, also the price is set at $39.99 making a tempting offer. All it needs now is the original arcade and NES version as unlockable games and then we are set. As for criticisms over being originally a PS2 game, well IGN compared it to Ninja Gaiden Black as being the definitive version. Well I agree with that, I would also compare it to Ninja Gaiden Sigma for the PS3 which was Ninja Gaiden Black from the Xbox ported or re-made for the PS3 with few more features. Despite being a PS3 version of an Xbox game it still got good reviews and PS3 owners where happy and satisfied with the game.
Meaning, that if this turns out to be a good game and you haven't played or owned the PS2 original, then you should at-least consider trying this game out, before totally dismissing it. Here is the IGN's hands-on if you want to know more
http://wii.ign.com/articles/913/913847p1.html If you are still not sure when it comes out, at-least give this a rent before final judgement.
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