How is it a game thats so hard is so good?

User Rating: 9.3 | Ninja Gaiden XBOX
This is the BEST and i mean the BEST fighting game there is on the entire planet, problem is, its really and i mean really hard. Ive had the game for a while and it took me about 3 hours to defeat the first boss on the first level, and im not ashamed of admitting it, because its so hard, well it is to me, i dont normally play these sort of games - now im just making excuses.

The graphics are absolutely fantastic, with shadows, light effects and effects of your sword hitting objects (shattering) and people (lots of blood, just the way i like it).

The sound is also good, you can here the swish of your sword as you swing it, and unlike other games where it sounds like somebody ahs just recorded them swinging a stick around or somethig, this sounds great, along with background effects an music perfectly set for the enviroments and the situations.

The general fighting is deffinitly the best part of the game, it never gets boring, knocking the enemy down to the ground then plunging the sword into them over and over to make sure their dead (well you've got to make sure right?) is just great.

This game is a deffinite buy, if all games were liek this i couldnt stop thinking that the world would be a much better place. If you have any questions about this game or any others i have reviewed please feel free to ask me a question and ill get back to you ASAP.