A definite challenge...
All that being said NG2 is a great game for what it is. Fans of the series will enjoy it for the challenge it throws your way and new comers will also be able to appreciate it.
Gore, blood, more gore and more blood. The combat can be fun but frustrating. The frustration factor occurs when the camera is simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. But you should come to expect this problem will arise when from the get go they give you a button designated to simply re-directing the camera behind our hero.
Graphics are ok. Nothing exceptional like the games that came before it.
If one of the main reasons you fall in love with games is the story line put forth, don't waste your time with this game. The story line is pretty hard to follow bordering on comical at time. You will find your self in a huge metropolis one level and a frozen tundra the next. Why? Who knows? Ninjas are just that wild I guess.
The game can at times be very very CHEAP. Have fun with an un-Godly amount of off screen enemies shooting an insane amount of heat seeking missles your way, over and over and over again. Or One boss battle, that transforms into another, and then yet another...Good luck with that!!!
I love the Ninja Gaiden games, But I just wish they could at times focus or add some stealth aspects into their games. You know. More ninja. less roid fueled samurai. But it is what it is. A challenging experience for the true and blue hard core gamer.