Ninja Gaiden 2 strikes swiftly, sells a million copies
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Aug 29th 2008 at 6:15PM }
Ninja Gaiden II was well received when it released, but was criticized for not being as balanced as the original and for failing to rectify the hilariously wonky camera positioning. Game sales are great, but here's what we really want to know: How many people bought the Ninja Gaiden II "horse armor" on XBLM?
Gallery: Ninja Gaiden II
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Slayer @ Aug 29th 2008 6:27PM
Anyone know this game as difficult as the first one?
Diskoboy @ Aug 29th 2008 6:31PM
No. It's alot easier than the first.
And I love the game, myself. But Tecmo needs to get off their asses and fix the broken Mission Mode DLC.
Slayer @ Aug 29th 2008 6:37PM
Well that certainly sucks. That's one of the main reasons I liked the first Ninja Gaiden. I'll still pick this game up when I get my 360 back.
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Aug 29th 2008 7:19PM
Woah woah woah. Just because it's easier doesn't mean the game won't still kick your ass.
Slayer @ Aug 29th 2008 7:30PM
Theres nothing like a difficult game that makes you pitch your controller out the window in a fit of rage. :)
Red Leader @ Aug 30th 2008 3:13AM
The gameplay is pretty much the same as before. Most of us who played the original came in knowing what to expect with 2, so it's no surprise they think it's a bit easier. I personally think the game hasn't improved over the last one at all. If you beat the original, save your money and skip 2.
Debikul @ Aug 29th 2008 6:29PM
Awesome news. I'll be making that number 1,000,001 next week.
I am pissed though that every store I go to Too Human is sold out and to get a copy I have to drive an hour and a half to another state to get one. What's up with that? I thought everyone was "mehh" on Too Human.
BTW I guess I'm one of the few that loved the demo despite some small flaws.
Cyro @ Aug 29th 2008 6:58PM
Too Human is awsome to play. Its extremely fun and action packed. If you want to buy into the hate, fine, but I am half way through the game and I love it.
Its not AAA game, but its good to say the least.
Immortal Technique PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Aug 29th 2008 7:09PM
maybe the store didn't order anymore ... mmhhh youck youck ... As for NJII ... I got a copy for my birthday and still haven't opened it up yet. Just hate to turn the 360 on but Madden 09 is changing that
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Aug 29th 2008 7:34PM
"I thought everyone was "mehh" on Too Human."
You know, in retrospect, Dyack is a fucking genius. He generates his own hype by trashing all over people who talked shit about the game, making sites like Joystiq constantly talk about Too Human. And as more people talk about it, the more people are interested in it. So even though it's a mediocre game. A shit load of people are going to buy it simply because of the hype created by Dyack.
Sesur @ Aug 29th 2008 6:33PM
damnit, I still need to get this; I am too obsessed with final fantasy 4 on my DS to do anything else.
daniel808 @ Aug 29th 2008 6:37PM
"but was criticized for not being as balanced as the original"
what does this mean??
Gehodra @ Aug 29th 2008 7:08PM
It means in the first one when you died you went "Damn, I need to get better."
In this one when you die you go "Damn, that was gay."
OTAM @ Aug 29th 2008 7:28PM
And by horse armor,I hope you're referring to the mission mode "downloadable content".
It was included in Ninja Gaiden Black,so it wasnt a new idea. Not to mention it would probably take them more than month to do ALL that,so they probably had it already finished and on the shelf,meaning they could have put on the fucking disc.
But no,stupid people will buy anything off the market place with a smile. SOAPWAS people. What's SOAPWAS?
Standard operating anal procedure with a smile! :)
Hyams @ Aug 29th 2008 8:20PM
They're talking about the different costumes.
altron271 @ Aug 29th 2008 7:35PM
Well the most recent patch of the game caused chapter 11 to freeze making the game unplayable without first deleting your cache on your XBOX. That was quite awhile ago and they still haven't fixed it.
I didn't mind the game before that happened.
juju187 @ Aug 29th 2008 9:14PM
whats the new name for tecmo and sqenix?
tec-sqenix?
Misfit Toy @ Aug 29th 2008 10:58PM
I steered clear of the NG horse armor.
kick808 @ Oct 7th 2008 1:39PM
Stop hatin yall know that game was stupid hard especially the bosses.The graphics were generated by the dead or alive 4 engine so its waaaayyy much more pretty than the average 360 or ps3 game.The gameplay is genuis and the inventory collectables as well.ninja gaiden 1,sigma,black is no where near the vicinity of toppin this.
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