For whatever reason, I've had very little interest in Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword for DS. (Maybe it was because Itagaki laughed at me.) But this new gameplay footage, while not necessarily the most epic battle in history, looks both fun and technically impressive. Not to be a graphics whore, but man, look at those graphics! Not too shabby for a DS title!
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword Boss Gameplay
1:40 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Mark Wilson
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That is pretty impressive for the DS.
Admit it, Mark, you're a graphics whore.
Seems like your standard big and scary boss, that is a snap to fell with easy.
I played the demo of it, and it was pretty sweet to me.
bought, no question. Can we get some more DS love like this?
Wow, pretty. Definitely gonna get this :)
Impressive but it doesn't seems fun
I almost want to get a DS just for this. Only problem is, Ninja Gaiden causes controller-throwing. In the case of handhelds, the entire console (and game) gets thrown. Not good.
Looks fun. And looks nice! Is the whole game played with the DS sideways like Brain Age?
Definitely getting this. One more side-scrolling ninja gaiden would be awesome too, as would a side-scrolling metroid. But until those exist this will do nicely.
I coulda swore you could hold it in any orientation. I can't play like that. Touch screen left, top screen right. I like Touch Screen Right, Top Screen Left. Maybe that's just how the person that recorded it played... I shall see.
What the!? How did I mis that "Justify your game", tahts gotta be the best one yet!
I still don't understand how this game is controlled... I hear it's mostly stylus?
@liquid_kore: I apologize for my failed spelling. That's not the first time I have done that today either. All together now "Kotaku needs an edit button!"
I'm impressed at those graphics. I was unaware the DS could process those kind of polys.
Game = Sweet
The DS it's running on = Sweeter
Soooo goooood.
I cannot wait.
I need this game, it's too bad about it's short length. Most reviewers say 5-7 hours.
Holy moley :U
When I heard about a Ninja Gaiden for DS, I was expecting a side scroller.
You can change the screen for lefties or righties. The stylus based control works very well. Everyone should go download a demo to their DS and see for themselves.
@Project Thanatos:
:-\
Good 3d games come so infrequently for the DS it seems people completely forget its even capable of this stuff.
Does noone remember "Metroid Prime: Hunters"?
[www.gametrailers.com]
@brent_w:
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
+ Watch video
Mario 64 DS
[www.gametrailers.com]
um ...
I can't think of many more ... :-\
I don't like this new Sonic Rush.
Seems boring as all hell to me...
I had this pre-ordered from the first day I played the demo at EB...plus you get a kick ass katana stylus
Damn. This will be my first DS purchase in at least a year.
The sideways-ness confuses me.
It seems pretty boring and repetitive for me. After awhile I zoned out. I popped back in later on, and it looked as though he was performing the same move.
The game doesn't look like anything special.
@ShaggE: You also have to remember that Nintendo products are durable. Only God knows how many times that I've dropped my DS on the ground and tossed it on the bed and it still works well.
@Apollo: like your mom, ziiing! Just kidding :0
@brent_w: no they don't which is such a shame considering MP:Hunters looks like a lower resolution, lower polygon GC Metroid Prime. the same could be said for Zelda: PH too.
@Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.: Sadly MP:Hunters didn't play like a lower resolution, lower polygon GC Metroid Prime.
@Seiven: I want one of those sooo baddddd.
But I don't think GameCrazy is giving them away with the purchase of the game.
Hum, the graphics really are impressive, but i don't think this game is really all that fun you know...
@Torgen thinks AAA means "Costs $60": uh , which is why it's called "hunters" duuuuh :-)
@goliathvv: sweeeeet, Your time machine is still working and you beat the game already. Can I borrow it so I can jump ahead a few months and get Resistance 2 tomorrow? My time machine broke when my dog took a shit in it.
@Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.: My problem was that the name wrote a cheque the game couldn't cash.
I can't wait for this game. Reminds me of Phantom Hourglass controls but much faster with NINJAS. You can't say no to ninjas...
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