A perfect action-game! This is THE Action game of all time!
Ninja gaiden black made the near perfect game ninja gaiden perfect! It increases the value with the new mission-mode feature, the controls and the camera-view are improved from the original ninja gaiden, also there are more weapons, enemies and bosses so it's longer.
This is easily the best action adventure game i have ever played, Gameplay is Perfect and the combat is insanely fast paced and brutal with over 30 moves/combos available for every weapon, the graphics are also amazing and consume all the power of the xbox, the lighting effects are insane the cutscene graphics look almost real! And the character models are the greatest i have ever seen in a action game the water also looks amazing.The sound is excellent for example you can hear the rushing of a waterfall very clearly, or you can hear Ryu's "Kia" as he rushes at the enemy.The big and only letdown of ninja gaiden was the value, but the value in ninja gaiden black is perfect as there are new weapons, items, features, extras and a new mode called mission mode, mission mode will leave you playing for hours and hours.This game can be finished in a good 20-25 hours but is highly replayable as you can play it again and enjoy it immensly and also try out new things you have never done before like unlocking the unlabored flawlessnes (A heavy weapon and very hard to get!) or finishing it on a higher difficulty or finishing the master ninja tournament, the master ninja tournament is an online mode, basically you play the game again but online so other people can see your rank although i though that it wouldv'e been far better if you could play co-op or fight with people online.
This game has a very large variaty of ranged weapons and close combat weapons and also has many extras like armlets and items each of them does something different for example armlet of the moon increases your defence while the armlet of tranquility restores your health slowly, or a elixir of spiritual life which is a potion that restores your health or a devil elixir which restores your Ki bar, a Ki bar allows you to use a scroll called a ninpo there are 4 types of ninpo their names are Art of the fire wheels, Art of the inferno, Art of the ice storm and Art of the inazuma.
The style of this game is finish a level, fight a boss then watch a cutscene however its not linear as you'l have to find items and solve puzzles to pass through places and are different each time and require a bit of thinking but which are believe it or not immensly fun (although im the type of person who hates puzzles!)
Basically this is one hectic Action game, probably the finest ever made and is right up there with RE4 although i enjoyed this game even more because of the ninja/futuristic theme which i liked alot more than RE4's horror theme!
If you miss out on this experience you are missing out on one of the greatest games ever made and i strongly advice you to buy this game as its a must have!