I would have given the game an 11, but I deducted one point for the camera LOL. The game overall is a solid effort.
In terms of violence, it hits the dragon sword on the head, splits it in two, and manages to cut the whole frigging body in half. Sounds gruesome, well it is.To put it in perspective, this game is not for kids at all and parents should not buy it, unless you're sick and twisted, and want to turn scare the crap out of your kids. The best part of the the combat are the obliterations which eviscerate your enemies to no end and blood is everywhere. Limbs or on the floor, heads are on the floor and the walls. Basically, if you can stands massive amounts of violence, then game is for you.
I thought that NGB was really ahead of its time. As a matter of fact, it was the best looking game on the original Xbox in my opinion. This game has the same graphics engine, but on HGH. It runs at 60 frames per second but when the screen has an extreme amount of enemies it slows down a little bit but it's hard to notice. What I love is the stage where it literally rains blood (mild spoiler). It made me want to listen to Raining Blood from Slayer.
And any game that has a stage that rains blood is winner in my book. The only complaint I have is the camera. But NGB had a horrible camera and still managed to be a classic
This game is for the players who have an extreme amount of patience because you will die a lot and want to throw your controller at the TV. But if you battle hard enough you will have a sense of accomplishment that is rewarding and like on other. Overall NG2 is one of my favorite games on the 360. So just buy it.