Recent posts on the forum spurred me on to write my first blog, a lot of gamers on here seem to think Ninja Gaiden is unfair and too hard to enjoy. Firstly this is one of the best games this gen period, regardless of how much you suck at it. Now don't get me wrong I had to play through the first five chapters of the game like 3-4 times on different save files before finally getting skilled enough to have a good file and continue on. The game just takes practice, practice and more practice. It is truly rewarding when you realize those black ninjas in chapter 4 that killed you over and over again now stand no chance, that you can go through the first 4 chapters without using a potion... you just... get better the more and more you play. Dont be thrown off by the learning curve it just takes time, once you start to grow with the game it becomes one of the best action game EVER. And .. it stops being hard and more fun, give it time.