Ninja Gaiden is a game that I really wasn't paying attention to because I was not a big fan of the Ninja Gaiden series, but when this demo came out, I had to get it because everything looked so good and people are going nuts over it. Is this game as good as people are expecting? Well, you'll find out in a half a year when I can play a retail copy, but for now, here's my preview of Ninja Gaiden Sigma.
The first thing that I noticed about Sigma was the insanely gorgeous graphics. These were probably the best graphics I have seen with my own eyes on a system ever, and this wasn't just in the cutscenes. The beautiful graphics carried on into real time gameplay.
Speaking of gameplay, it plays out pretty well. The developers were generous enough to give you five weapons. A single katana like weapon, a pair of nunchucks, a two handed sword, a pointy pole, and a pair of katana like weapons. All of these had their advantages and disadvantages. For example, the nunchucks could not deal a great deal of damage, but they could be used to string together incredibly long combos, while the two handed sword dealt great damage, but one could not string together combos because the sword is so heavy. The enemies are kind of stupid, but since they attack in great numbers, it can be challenging to take them all down. The challenge doesn't make the game unplayable, though, setting the game in the middle ground that everyone strives for.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma and the team behind it have done great work on this demo to make me wish that fall was here already and may have dragged me into the Ninja Gaiden series. This is easily one of the best demos on the Playstation Network and I'm looking forward to playing the full version.
Thermometer: HOT
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