Reinvented Blog

Release Date: 2008

Consoles: X360

Publisher: Team Ninja

Why it will Rock: Ninjas!!

What an evolution Ninja Gaiden has had since it first appeared: when it appeared for the NES it was a common, fun and reeeeeally hard game...In 2004 a game called Ninja Gaiden appeared for the Xbox, it was, in two words: fun and violent...so violent...Now, Ninja Gaiden II is going to fill our screens with gore and ninja madness.

Locations in the other Gaiden were fantasy, but now some new places have been revealed ranging from a city much like Venice, Italy, Japan, and even New York. The official web page also promises a new health system with semi-permanent damage restored at save points, improved iterations of previous weapons as well as new ones, a 30-hour-long story mode, and a new installment of the Master Ninja tournament.

The game is now far more gruesome, bloodier, and gorier than the last installment, as several screen-shots show Ryu not only decapitating his unfortunate foes but cutting off their arms and legs and even ripping their bodies apart as well. The effect is not a mere aesthetic choice as dismemberment will handicap or immobilize an enemy, but not necessarily kill him. Combat in effect will be more strategic as players will have to further exploit the respective enemies' weak points and be more cautious.

The list so far:

#10 Mario Kart Wii

#9 EndWar

#8 Left 4 Dead

#7 No More Heroes

#6 Devil May Cry 4

#5 Silent Hill V

#4 Ninja Gaiden II

Soon...the top three!