Ninja Gaiden II

When you think of hard games, you bring up Contra 3, Super Ghouls ‘N Ghosts, Silver Surfer and, of course, the Ninja Gaiden trilogy. The Ninja Gaiden trilogy for the NES was and still is awesome (except the third one - it was okay but was way more frustrating than challenging). Nothing but nostalgia from there on. There was also 3D Ninja Gaiden for the original Xbox. Damn good tribute to nostalgia, I say. Its one tricky mofo, much harder than God of War and Devil May Cry, but still an awesome game everyone with either an original Xbox or a 360 should give a shot (and there’s always Sigma for PS3 owners). So after doing away with Ninja Gaiden Alpha Turbo Dub Edition Remix, the developers started tinkering with some new stuff for a sequel. When it came out and everybody played it, they noticed that it was a good sequel, but needed about 4 or so months of development since it got glitchy at times. Nothing that makes the game unplayable (yeah, cop that Sonic 06), but some blemishes...

THE GOOD:
Some pretty solid gameplay
Stunning visuals in environments
Very diverse environments
Enough variety in weapons to keep everyone happy

THE BAD:
Camera can make you want to ingest paint
Some mechanics seem broken, such as swimming and other controls
Things can get very hectic, with difficulty spikes randomly
Some bosses are so easy you can blow through them without damage, others take you hours.
Story can get confusing

SUMMARY:
Let me say this now; this isn't a bad game. In fact, if some minor things had been worked out, this would have been a favorite of mine. As it stands now, however, it's just a game I play casually to get stress out, and to have the satisfaction of beating it.

I'll get my praise out of the way now. I love how much variety they use in the weapons of the game. No matter what you're playing style is, you'll find a weapon that you can fall in love with. I personally spent...