The PS3 deserves a game like this, brutal fast paced action starring a ninja is every action fans and PS3 owners dream.
You play as Ryu Hayabusa, a young ninja master who belongs to the dragon ninja clan who were entrusted with the powerful dragon sword given by his father to him. Some sinister characters try to locate and hold possession of the dark dragon sword- which is an evil sword also protected by the Hayabusa clan. So they send their minions to destroy Ryu's village and he sets out on a quest for revenge. Well it's the same game as the one on Xbox, but hey there are some changes you know? For example a beautiful female fiend hunter known as Rachel is also here but instead of just watching her during cut scenes, you can actually play as her in three short chapters during the game.
Speaking of beauty, the game does feature amazing looking graphics that are sharp and full of color, the effects are nice and the reflection and light and shadow effects all look impressive. And Yes the jiggle effect famed by Team Ninja's Dead Or Alive series is Very obvious in this game too. The sounds are clear and satisfying to the extent that you'll want to yell: yeahhhh! When you hear the sound of your swords and other weapons hacking and slashing your enemies. The music is great and in rhythm with the action, whether it's a calm melody to accompany you during your exploration or underwater diving, or an intense orchestral score that will keep you on your toes during those intense battles.
As mentioned before, it's always fun to play as a ninja, and especially if it is done correctly, and fortunately it is…controlling Ryu is a joy, he can walk, run, run on water surfaces, dive, climb walls, wall run jump, shimmy across ledges and do all sort of ninja like stuff that'll make your little brother say: wow…cool (and even you of course). As for Rachel she is okay to play as but unfortunately she is very slow compared to Ryu and doesn't have as many combos and special attacks as him but still she can cause some considerable damage to enemies. Ryu has this Ninpo technique which is basically magic spells that have great damaging effect on enemies, but this time you can use the sixaxis controller to increase the power of these attacks by shaking your controller when using these techniques. Rachel has some similar magic attack simply called sorcery.
The stats (health bar and magic slots) found at the top of your screen can be extended by spending carma points which are like experience you gather from fighting enemies, you can also increase the power and level up your weapons and even buy healing items and other accessories from statues that act like shops which you can find scattered around the different areas in the game.
There is one thing you should know about this game…especially if you didn't play the Xbox NG games and don't have any idea on how this game plays…THIS GAME IS HARD! In fact It's very hard that if you didn't master Ryu's evade, dodge, and counter skills you won't stand a chance against Ninja Gaiden Sigma's foes: ninjas, samurai warriors, fiends of all kinds, shapes, and sizes, no matter how weak they are, if you're not careful they will finish you off in no time. So if you're a NG game player then you know what are you up against. Seriously Team Ninja at Tecmo didn't listen to the complaints and therefore didn't make the game any less difficult, but hey that's the world of Ninja Gaiden people, it's for hardcore players. Of course if you keep dying in this game you will eventually unlock Ninja Dog difficulty which is the "easy" mode, but you'd be wrong if you thought it's gonna be a walk in the park, but it's better than nothing.
The game is divided into nineteen chapters and even when you finish it (finally) you will unlock a set of missions that aren't less hard than the main game, as a matter of fact some of them are really frustrating at times, but these are fun none the less and they give the game a lot of value.
So if you're into hardcore fast paced hack and slash action then you probably have been waiting for a game like this for ages, and it's about time a game like this gets released to satisfy gamers waiting for value in their games. It's a game of style, quality and class that should satisfy PS3 owners. So there's no arguments about it, this game is a must buy and it's this kind of quality games that made you buy a PS3 in the first place.