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The Official Ninja Gaiden DS thread of scratching ninjas to death
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sixteen-bit
Member
Draft said:
I was stuck on this for a while. Talk to him. Physically. Through the mic. So Awesome.
rockman zx
Member
a Master Ninja said:
I belive that Itagaki told to the press that he was the director, maybe he move to other game and let Hayashi be the director. I can belive the fact that Itagaki directed DOAX2 and not NGII and NGDS.
This game is so awesome.
Finished the first couple chapters, and am shocked how well this game controls with the stylus. Make no mistake about it, Ninja Gaiden DS is tailored towards the DS fanbase meaning it is somewhat easy for us Ninja Gaiden vets, but it doesn't detract from the fun. It is nice to see how much of a real game this is as well and not some sort of side project. I like how the story takes place 6 months after the events of Ninja Gaiden Xbox and continues on from there.
Such an amazing package tailor made for the DS, yet it doesn't lose its sensibilities in the process. Go get this game.
Oh, and having a remix NES musical theme at the start of each chapter is a great nostalgic touch.
After playing this I would love to see what Team Ninja could do with the Wii and a Ninja Gaiden game on that platform.
Finished the first couple chapters, and am shocked how well this game controls with the stylus. Make no mistake about it, Ninja Gaiden DS is tailored towards the DS fanbase meaning it is somewhat easy for us Ninja Gaiden vets, but it doesn't detract from the fun. It is nice to see how much of a real game this is as well and not some sort of side project. I like how the story takes place 6 months after the events of Ninja Gaiden Xbox and continues on from there.
Such an amazing package tailor made for the DS, yet it doesn't lose its sensibilities in the process. Go get this game.
Oh, and having a remix NES musical theme at the start of each chapter is a great nostalgic touch.
After playing this I would love to see what Team Ninja could do with the Wii and a Ninja Gaiden game on that platform.
cicero
Member
It took you how long to figure out how to hold the game so you could see and not simply blindly chicken scratch at the screen to kill enemies, which you then complained weren't difficult enough? But now the myriad of whiny complaints is reduced down to "it's not the Xbox version or anything close."??QVT said:
Go finish your homework or something. Seriously.
cicero said:
let me be clear here.
I was under the impression there was no left handed option. There is. That fixed the problem of having my hand over the screen so it wasn't visible. The game isn't difficult enough on normal. They should have allowed you to choose at least hard from the start.
And it anything close to the Xbox version. My dislike for it doesn't change how much fun you can have with it.
Also unskippable cutscenes.
Nemesis_
Member
I'm already stuck. I've beaten the second boss in the Monastey and now I'm in some underworld place where there's a lot of stone circles. One of them activates, I go back to my village and find two people. The little boy explains how to kill some swallow thing and then I do that, get a Wood Amulet, and now I'm stuck. I'm able to move between both worlds but got nothing / nowhere to go.
Yeah.
Blow on the mic.
Goddamnit, Nintendo DS.
Anyway, this game took me a few minutes to warm up to, but now I am pretty hooked.
Some of the mechanics were weird for me at first. I kept trying to draw lines from Ryu through the enemy I wanted to slash, but that wasn't really working out. Once I figured out that he'll move on his own towards something I slash, I started to chop stuff up much neater.
The only power move I have so far is the Izuna Drop, but it's satisfying to pull off.
I really enjoy this game. It is not Ninja Gaiden. I mean it is, it has the setting and the characters and you can feel some of the console Ninja Gaiden influence, but it's very much it's own beast, and that's a good thing!
Blow on the mic.
Goddamnit, Nintendo DS.
Anyway, this game took me a few minutes to warm up to, but now I am pretty hooked.
Some of the mechanics were weird for me at first. I kept trying to draw lines from Ryu through the enemy I wanted to slash, but that wasn't really working out. Once I figured out that he'll move on his own towards something I slash, I started to chop stuff up much neater.
The only power move I have so far is the Izuna Drop, but it's satisfying to pull off.
I really enjoy this game. It is not Ninja Gaiden. I mean it is, it has the setting and the characters and you can feel some of the console Ninja Gaiden influence, but it's very much it's own beast, and that's a good thing!
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Mrbob said:
picks self up off of the floor
Did you really just say that? Coming from you, that is a bit of a stunner.
But I also agree.
Superblatt
Member
Pretty shocking how little attention this one has gotten. I guess everyone is playing Crisis Core on their PSP's this week, eh?
Jazzy Network
Member
Superblatt said:
If they like boring games then I can understand why they're not playing this.
So what do you guys think of the regenerative health feature?
I see we get a preview of the NG2 health regeneration in Ninja Gaiden DS. I really don't think it is needed in the DS version since the game really isn't that tough, but will be a nice touch with Ninja Gaiden 2 since the game will be much harder. Won't have to worry about using health potions as much, just slice up enemies as you go and move onto the next set.
I see we get a preview of the NG2 health regeneration in Ninja Gaiden DS. I really don't think it is needed in the DS version since the game really isn't that tough, but will be a nice touch with Ninja Gaiden 2 since the game will be much harder. Won't have to worry about using health potions as much, just slice up enemies as you go and move onto the next set.
Mrbob said:
It is pretty nice. I was worried it would make things too easy, but honestly, it has saved my butt a few times. I think the game has a pretty nice intro difficulty. I've only died like 3 times, but I've come close to death a lot. The healing ninpo saves my butt too.
it'll be better in NG2--anything that keeps you away from constantly using the menu is good. It'll be balanced with the difficulty too, so those aren't 100% hardcore will appreciate it.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
McHuj said:
Just tap the mic then, that's how I do it
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
*finished Chapter One*
Oh I likes what i'm touching here, pretty fun
they probably gonna tell me but, How do you do air combos? Up than what?
Oh I likes what i'm touching here, pretty fun
they probably gonna tell me but, How do you do air combos? Up than what?
Splash Wave
Member
I'm pretty confused as to how to do the Izuna Drop. I can get them into the air, but how do I bring them down? I've only done it once on accident.
Vyse The Legend
Member
Bebpo said:
Move the stylus left and right rapidly over Ryu, then he will start to charge up. Just stop moving to release the UT.
I'm on chapter 5 at the moment (playing now and then when the store is empty as there is really nothing I can do here today) and I'm digging it so far. A bit too easy, but I'll most likely play through again on hard. I do wish there was more unlockables than just a higher difficulty, though.
I really like it so far, but I feel kind of out of control at times...like Meteos or something, scribbling quickly often can achieve better results than I feel I'm capable of playing normally.
I do like doing the izuna drop! The flying swallow is nice, but the one move where you jump and slash downward is kind of too...lock-on ish.
Still, this is really like the fastest paced handheld action game ever.
I do like doing the izuna drop! The flying swallow is nice, but the one move where you jump and slash downward is kind of too...lock-on ish.
Still, this is really like the fastest paced handheld action game ever.
The Way of KunoichiMikey 2x4 said:
To play through the enitre game as Momiji, select the hard difficulty level, survive the fight with Ryu and successfully defeat the dragon boss. A new difficulty will be unlocked - The Way of Kunoichi. Begin a new game to access it.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/code/938848.html
Relaxed Muscle
Member
McDragon said:
Wat?
The Boss Dragon kicked my ass with 3 hits, and you almost don't do damage to him, and that on Normal.
There's the gift for the hardcore players of the series.
I just got to the beginning of chapter 7. Chapter 6 had a couple of moments where I was a bit stuck but them remembered about having to blow into the mic. Awesome, but since its not normal for action games I usually end up forgetting all about it. The boss battle at the end of chapter 6 was a pretty cool throwback (and a bit of a bitch until I finally realized the pattern). I'm still enjoying the game, though. Looking forward to the higher difficulty, though.