Game: Ninja Gaiden Sigma ~ PS3

This is my 1st PS3 game post. Ninja Gaiden Sigma, made by Team Ninja is one of the most enjoyable game I’ve played in PS3.

Normally, I don’t play this type of game, I prefer RPG games (like Suikoden, Final Fantasy, etc) and strategy RPG (disgaea, final fantasy tactics), but at the moment PS3 lacks this type of game ^^.

This game was released around June 2007 in Japan and July 2007 in US/Europe. This game is a remake from XBox (not 360, but the original XBox) Ninja Gaiden Black. The story remains the same, but several chapters are modified, removed and added.

Xbox (up) and PS3 (below) Graphic comparison (larger image)

Good things about this game

• Fun to play, it’s not easy, but very doable (I play on normal difficulty ^^)

• It has a little bit of RPG feeling on it, while the story progress, your hit points will be bigger, weapons will get stronger.

• Self accomplishment feeling, some of the bosses are hard, but not really frustrating, and this game is far from button mashing, you have to know what you do in order to perfectly beat some bosses.

1st chapter boss

10th Chapter boss, one of the easiest

• The movement is very fast, very ninjaish (minus stealth! seems like all the ninja here can’t stealth), once you played Ryu, you will say Kratos (God of War), Dante (Devil May Cry), and also Nariko (Heavenly Sword, Demo) move like turtles :p

• The combat system is very fun, it’s like playing fighting game, lots of moves and each weapons have different moves/combos.

• You can play Rachel (but she isn’t as fast as Ryu.. but she’s definitely powerful) ^^;

Bad things about this game

• Camera! the auto camera sucks big time… it’s good they provide auto center camera button.. I guess they have this kind of issue because the camera position is not as far as other games. But I do like bigger character on the screen =\

• Videos.. the video is still using the XBOX version! looks awful compared to the in-game CGI. Several of the videos are replaced with in-game CGI (thank god)

• Mission mode unlocked when you completed the main story, so no mission mode if you haven’t finished the story.

• The storyline is so-so..

• Rachel.. her lips is too thick… >_<

Game Scores

• Gamespot: 9.0 out of 10.0.
• IGN: 9.3 out of 10.0
• Famitsu: 33 out of 40
• EGM: 8.63 out of 10 (some points lost due of the camera issue)
• Game Informer: 9.0 out of 10
• Gametrailers: 9.1 out of 10

• My score: 8.5 out of 10 (Not my kind of game tho, but this game is gooood!)

Figurines

Kotobukiya has nice 1/6 Ninja Gaiden figurines, Ryu, Rachel, Ayane and Kureha, too bad all of them except Kureha are out of stock and discontinued :(.

1/6 Ryu Hayabusa

1/6 Rachel

1/6 Ayane

Game Info

Developer

Team Ninja / Tecmo

Platform

Playstation 3

Language

English/Japanese voice with English sub

Release date

June 2007 (Japan/Asia) - Jul 2007 (US/Europe)

RRP

US$ 59.90 (Asia Version) @ Play-Asia

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