Ninja Gaiden (Screenshots - Discussion)

I have to admit, when I first heard about Ninja Gaiden, I was shocked because I had played and beaten the first ones on the SNES and had loved the series.  Then I saw the video trailer from E3 and was less than underwhelmed.  I mean, the way the characters moved and the way the battles took place looked far too much to have that same DOA3 feel in a graphical sense only surrounded by many enemies and now carrying a sword.  I felt there was no way that it could possible revive those feelings I once had when I originally watched that first opening scene in the original Ninja Gaiden with the two ninjas jumping at each other in the moonlight.

Now, with this new batch of screenshots, I can\'t say that the magic of Ninja Gaiden has been revived, but I can say that my anticipation for this game as a title in one of itself rather then as a sequel or recreation of the classic has grown considerably.  Anyways, enjoy these screenshots and discuss the game below.

pffft who he think he is  ? walking around with that sword on his back...some sort of ninja? Either way, Kenshin would 0wn him and then some.

Well, it certainly looks nice. A bit like DOA3 I would say, but nice.

no thx

gimme onimusha 2 or tenchu 3 anyday

[Bobs_Hardware]

the graphics are fantastic  i am curious as to how it plays, any descriptions?  are the levels small (to maintain that level of graphics) or what?

God damnit, Tecmo.. where is your GameCube lineup? You apparently forgot it on the bus! Seriously.. I\'m strongly disappointed that Tecmo has failed to deliver Nintendo fans the Ninja Gaiden sequel they rightfully deserve!

Ninja Gaiden: NES
Ninja Gaiden II: NES
Ninja Gaiden III: NES
Ninja Gaiden IV: Xbox. Wha..? They bribed us!

Those screens actually look impressive...

Usin\' the DOA2 engine too.

uhh.. how about some gameplay screenshots, and not this crap

Oh my God...Who ever did the main charater modle should be shot !



FFS it must of been the same person who made Barry in the Resident Evil REMAKE (NGC) look like a Paedophile

Originally posted by mm
no thx
gimme onimusha 2 or tenchu 3 anyday

I\'ll take those two AND ninja gaiden!!!

Originally posted by ooseven
Oh my God...Who ever did the main charater modle should be shot !



 

LOL I think his suit looks a bit like Raiden\'s in MGS2.
And if that were a good thing :rolleyes:

These look really good, I wonder if they are in-game shots or not.  They look about on par with DOA3 so I wouldn\'t doubt it...

It looks good, but again I worry how it\'ll play--and chrono those are certainly in game shots--it\'s not far removed from DOA3.

As for Onimusha, I don\'t know how you can make that determination.  For one you\'ve never played this game, and anyone who played the original had to love it.  There is reason to believe that they can recapture that magic.  And two, Onimusha was a good game, but hardly revolutionary, very easy, incredibly short and prerendered all over the place.  I am looking forward to Onimu 2, but I don\'t see how you can categorically dismiss this game.

Yah, these shots may not be actual gameplay, but they are definitely ingame, kind of like MGS2 screenshots from the cutscenes.  Not actual gameplay, but in game nonetheless.

As for how it plays, that doesn\'t matter much but I highly doubt that there is any comparison between this game and Onimusha 2.  One is like an adventure game and the other looks to be an action game.  I think Shinobi would be a mush better comparison along with Tenchu 3.  Although Onimusha 2 will be neat, I really don\'t think it\'ll be better than Tenchu, which is imo, going to be the greatest of all the "ninja" type games being released this fiscal year.