Slice and dice your way through a dynamic tale of treachery and deceit as ninja hero expert Ryu Hayabusa in Ninja Gaiden 3. The Ninja Gaiden series has a long history – dating back to the original Nintendo Entertainment System – I’m not sure if we’ll ever see the best and most complete version of this game but for now Ninja Gaiden 3 will have to suffice!
Ninja Gaiden 3 is fast – as expected, it is bloody – as we want and it is exciting – mostly. We spent a good deal playing through the single-player campaign (thoughts on multiplayer will have to wait) and came away with these thoughts: being a ninja is cool — losing control of the camera and auto-locking on targets is not cool. I’m down with a fast paced attack from some skillfully placed button mashing but the dynamic camera pops in and out of the action so much that I spend half of my time re-orientating myself to the enemies. On the flip-side of that coin – some things like tossing shurikens and shooting with your bow are auto-locked on targeting – a near on-rails experience. There is also quicktime moments that pop up more frequently then you would like.
When you are left to your own devices, camera control and non-quicktime stuff that is when Ninja Gaiden 3 is fun to play. Plenty of care has gone into the fighting mechanics and abilities to raise the bar on this franchise but is it enough to rise above an already stand-out year of exciting games? Lucky for you – we’ve provided a handful of gameplay with commentary to see for yourself if you are ready to tackle Ninja Gaiden 3.
Ninja Gaiden 3 is out now for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (with Move support) and supports up to 8 player online action.
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Ninja Gaiden 3 [Commentary 01] Gameplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pQ-uAzat3A
Ninja Gaiden 3 [Commentary 02] Gameplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZPexUln35A
[..YouTube..] my pal has this game , copy naughty boy. anyway it is good as a hack n slash but if you are comparing it to the previous games you will not be happy. i almost shit mt pants when he said he had it. we played it for a few hours and we both came to the same conclusion just forget its ninja gaiden and treat it like a new hack n slash game with no previous history and you will be happy. the reason its so different is the main producer/ director that done the last game has gone.
my pal has this game , copy naughty boy. anyway it is good as a hack n slash but if you are comparing it to the previous games you will not be happy. i almost shit mt pants when he said he had it. we played it for a few hours and we both came to the same conclusion just forget its ninja gaiden and treat it like a new hack n slash game with no previous history and you will be happy. the reason its so different is the main producer/ director that done the last game has gone.
[..YouTube..] continued… with the producer gone the game has been re molded to suit more casual gamers its not that hard any more we done the first few levels without getting killed , i died loads on number two and thats what i liked about it , it felt so good to finally kill a boss or even get to the next part in a level after been skull fucked a few times. can be a bit repetertive at times fight – power up arm- magic attack done repeat again.
continued… with the producer gone the game has been re molded to suit more casual gamers its not that hard any more we done the first few levels without getting killed , i died loads on number two and thats what i liked about it , it felt so good to finally kill a boss or even get to the next part in a level after been skull fucked a few times. can be a bit repetertive at times fight – power up arm- magic attack done repeat again.
[..YouTube..] we played a good chunk of the game about 5 hours will play the rest tonight.
we played a good chunk of the game about 5 hours will play the rest tonight.
[..YouTube..] aawwww el que estaba jugando el juego es pesimo malisimo para jugarlo!!!!!!!!!!:$
aawwww el que estaba jugando el juego es pesimo malisimo para jugarlo!!!!!!!!!!:$
[..YouTube..] would you recommend it if ive never played ninja gaiden 1 or 2??
would you recommend it if ive never played ninja gaiden 1 or 2??
[..YouTube..] Looks kinda fun if you have never played ninja gaiden before. For us veterans this game blows.
Looks kinda fun if you have never played ninja gaiden before. For us veterans this game blows.
[..YouTube..] you said it. i beat NG 1 and 2 on master and this game is just boring as hell.
you said it. i beat NG 1 and 2 on master and this game is just boring as hell.