personally, I thougt that the unlabored flawlessness in the first ninja gaiden was pretty amazing, which was the wooden sword leveled all the way up. However in ninja gaiden 2 I found the Lunar staff one of my best used weapons along with the vigor flail. I can't use the kusarigama to well, and I'm not fond of the talons either way any weapon choice is a good one; it just depends on what your style is. What do you all think?