[360, PS3] Ninja Gaiden 2

[aselto]

That comparison video is fairly old by now anyway. NG2 engine has shown what it is capable of in the GDC level.

 

[Hazuki Ryu]

That comparison video is fairly old by now anyway. NG2 engine has shown what it is capable of in the GDC level.

Yes it looks very nice http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30853.html

 

[PARANOiA]

Isn't this picture just comically good?

More at: http://www.gamersyde.com/news_6273.html

 

[betan]

Isn't this picture just comically good?

More at: http://www.gamersyde.com/news_6273.html

which one?

edit: I see you need to get gamersyde cookies first.
maybe this works:
http://www.gamersyde.com/pop_image.html?G=8146&N=14

 

[PARANOiA]

I have the sendrefferer flag turned off on Firefox, possibly why I could see it without any issues. Highly suggested feature of this great browser

 

[Hazuki Ryu]

Isn't this picture just comically good?

Dont know about the comic part but looks really nice

 

[betan]

Dont know about the comic part but looks really nice

I disagree.
The scale there reminds me of GoW and PoP, and since NG2 probably won't have explicit QTEs,
it is likely a hint of very good gameplay,

However, I fricking hate the plastic monsters of NG. Admittedly I dislike monster fighting too, but what kind of artist designs such soulless stuff one wonders.

 

[AlNom]

Some new footage at Gamespy: http://www.gamespy.com/video/av.htm...astle_042408_flvhighwide.flv&object_ID=686645

Gory stuff.

 

[RobertR1]

I want the demo to make sure it's not too overwhelming for me.

 

[Zassk]

New information:

EuroGamer preview gives it a pretty glowing report (see below)

Six cutscene previews (scroll down) and lots of screenshots

The first thing that hits you about Ninja Gaiden II is the level of polish lavished upon it. When we last saw the game at the Tokyo Game Show, we expressed some concerns that the game didn't quite look at strikingly beautiful as, say, Devil May Cry 4. Since that time, Team Ninja has evidently gone to town with the 360's hardware, creating one of the most assured, confident action games seen to date.

Another massive improvement in evidence is the total absence of loading during each level. Once you kick off, that's it, and you can roam around the lavish environments without a pause, enjoy the new free camera system, and backtrack without fear of being nailed by respawning denizens.

 

[AlNom]

Gamersyde has those videos too, but in 720p & 60fps

http://www.gamersyde.com/news_6445_en.html

 

[Rockster]

Launch trailer is up on XBox Live Marketplace. Looks good!

 

[Arwin]

Eurogamer review, a little less glowing:

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=143163&page=2 7/10

 

[Zassk]

Eurogamer seems to be the low water mark so far.

Gamedaily: 9
Gametap: 9
VideoGamer: 9
IGN: 8.7
CVG: 8
xboxonline: 7.5
GamesRadar: 7
Eurogamer: 7

 

[Hazuki Ryu]

Anyone knows of the release date for the demo ?
Ign score seems to be fair but the others.. American reviwers have been too harsh on japanese games lately, ofcourse I have yet to play the game to judge that.

 

[deepbrown]

Anyone knows of the release date for the demo ?
Ign score seems to be fair but the others.. American reviwers have been too harsh on japanese games lately, ofcourse I have yet to play the game to judge that.

Eurogamer are from...Europe

 

[el_rika]

Is it just me or this game has virtually no realtime ligting (i'm looking at the Gamersyde footage)? It looks shiny and all, but the lack of advanced lighting makes it look just like the XBox1 version simply in HD.
Maybe it's 'cose it is Beta though.

 

[DrJay24]

Is it just me or this game has virtually no realtime ligting (i'm looking at the Gamersyde footage)? It looks shiny and all, but the lack of advanced lighting makes it look just like the XBox1 version simply in HD.
Maybe it's 'cose it is Beta though.

Gamersyde agrees.

Another bad point, the game isn't perfectly smooth. Most of the time it runs at a perfect 60 fps and all is good, but during heavy action scenes I've seen some tearing and even some major slowdowns happens. It's rare thankfully, but still disappointing. Also disappointing, and we've become used to this coming from Team Ninja, the shadowing and lighting is still very basic and doesn't seem to be that much different from the Xbox games.

 

[obonicus]

Anyone knows of the release date for the demo ?
Ign score seems to be fair but the others.. American reviwers have been too harsh on japanese games lately, ofcourse I have yet to play the game to judge that.

In my experience IGN has the worst reviews of the bunch; it's been that way for a decade, if not more.

Their complaints about the difficulty are harsh, but it's possible different people have different perspectives on that. I don't doubt the camera sucks, though, since they haven't really improved it in 3 different versions of NG. And in the gameplay videos I also saw stuttering, so I'm guessing their framerate complaints aren't far off.

Anyone know if Edge has reviewed the game?

 

[Kittonwy]

Eurogamer review, a little less glowing:

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=143163&page=2 7/10

A 7 from Eurogamer means it's at least decent but not great, but the 7 from gamesradar is much more alarming, just a scathing review.