Video: See Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 co-op in action
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Jul 27th 2009 at 6:30PM } 
It certainly looks like a good deal of fun, though we can't help but notice that player two seems to spend an awful lot of time off screen during the offline co-op video (find it after the break). Looks like online is the best way to go.
Gallery: Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (7/21/09)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jacksons @ Jul 27th 2009 6:36PM
Gotta love those ridiculous slice sound effects.
supersonic159 @ Jul 27th 2009 6:37PM
looks cool, but the load time to start the mission was beyond brutal..
dice (psn: dicea55) @ Jul 27th 2009 7:12PM
i was thinking the exact same thing, i thought the damn video froze the first time
Neo Asuma @ Jul 27th 2009 10:32PM
Yeah, that load time was super long. They'll most likely have an install option to alleviate that.
Z (uburi) @ Jul 28th 2009 1:43AM
Don't worry about it - just go and grab a sandwich.
emperorzeroxx @ Jul 28th 2009 10:19AM
lol gotta hate the speed of blu-ray discs....
[tre the unlucky schoolboy] [blogs at trespeak.tumblr.com] @ Jul 27th 2009 6:37PM
Ha ha. Ninpo sounds like a short version of nincompoop, which my school was filled to the brim with today!
Lucky me. Stuck for 1 whole year there...
Kristopher gonzalez @ Jul 27th 2009 6:40PM
A 30 second load screen? I hope the install will lower that to 5 or something.
shadowhowl1900 @ Jul 27th 2009 6:41PM
they could have editted out the loading screen but it looks ok i guess. only problem i see is that the loading is too long
mike @ Jul 27th 2009 6:54PM
Offline = system link, not split-screen.
Emophia @ Jul 27th 2009 7:38PM
PS3 doesn't system link I'm pretty sure.
Peter @ Jul 27th 2009 7:59PM
Offline Coop = You + AI controlled partner
Old_Snake @ Jul 27th 2009 7:09PM
Looks interesting, even if it's not up to snuff I'm sure the single player will be great
Sega Uranus @ Jul 27th 2009 7:20PM
I was certain people were overreacting when they said the series would suck without Itagaki's help.
I was wrong. It is still better than stuff like Devil May Cry I guess, but they removed most of the best concepts of the first two games and are using new features that are just there to make it flashy and not necessarily add to the fun.
What annoys me the most is they finally add in multiplayers modes, and that is something I have been asking forever for!
Jin Saotome @ Jul 27th 2009 7:38PM
Yeah, it's really odd that the first 2 games didn't have co-op mode since they had XBL service available to use.
Emophia @ Jul 27th 2009 7:39PM
DMC 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All the Ninja Gaiden games >>>>>>> DMC1/2/4.
Emophia @ Jul 27th 2009 7:40PM
2D Ninja Gaiden > DMC3 tho.
devilsei @ Jul 27th 2009 8:03PM
I wouldn't say that, this could very well be the "DMC 2" of Ninja Gaiden, which would make the series equal, though personally I always liked DMC over Gaiden.
And yay for bringing in a greatsword for Ryu to use, I miss the Dabilaharo! Though I hope to god they add more than one "Ultimate Ninpo" attack, that one looks kind of bland...
ryan @ Jul 28th 2009 1:56PM
Shinobi 3 >>>2d Ninja Gaiden
and
DMC1>>>NGB>>>>DMC3>>>NGSigma>>>>NG2>>>DMC4>>>>NGS2>>>>DMC2
Jin Saotome @ Jul 27th 2009 7:37PM
Ninja Gaiden's always had long loading times. I think that's just one of those things that we're gonna have to live with.
Emophia @ Jul 27th 2009 7:40PM
Sigma didn't, even without the install installed.
ryan @ Jul 28th 2009 1:56PM
It still had a bunch of mid fight loading, Emophia.
Xeones25 @ Jul 27th 2009 7:46PM
Wow, it would suck to be the second player in offline mode.... You might as well not exist, the camera only focused on the first player.
I find it amusing how, now that they took the blood spray out, puddles of blood just appear out of nowhere on the ground.
Cyber-Tyrant @ Jul 27th 2009 8:16PM
Load load times are long.
You better not screw up...
The worst part may be now that two players can get their asses kicked at once...
Or Is It Alton Brown? @ Jul 27th 2009 9:22PM
I feel that Vanilla Ice's magnum opus "Ninja Rap" is apropos.
*ahem*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLGRidfFo4
Kdiggy @ Jul 27th 2009 10:03PM
Awesome!
Vcize @ Jul 27th 2009 10:18PM
Super long load times be damned, that looked like a hella good time.
Peter @ Jul 27th 2009 10:55PM
Definatly, can't wait for this to be released!
garnsr @ Jul 27th 2009 11:18PM
I picked up the first one early on when I got a PS3, but haven't gotten around to it yet. This one looks interesting, but I don't know if I really want a super hard game, it's not how I really want to play games any more.
Levi @ Jul 29th 2009 10:16PM
question:
God of War vs. Ninja Gaiden?
I've played neither, but have both.
Except the NES games. I played those. I'm talking about the new ones.