Kotaku: mission mode

Xbox Live Deal Of The Week: Ninja Missions On The Cheap

Mike Fahey — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:40:00 MST

Microsoft second offering in their recently revived Deal of the Week program grants Xbox Live Gold members a special price on the Mission Mode add-on for Ninja Gaiden 2.

The Deal of the Week is Microsoft's way of saying thank you to Xbox Live Gold customers by offering them content they more than likely already purchased at a discounted price. The service kicked off in December of last year, returning on a permanent basis last week with a discount on Braid. This week's deal is the Ninja Gaiden 2 Mission Mode, priced to sell at 560 Microsoft points, or 33% cheaper than the original 800 point price.

Mission Mode originally dropped in July of last year, so chance are if you were going to pick it up, you already have. If you haven't? Well never let it be said that procrastination never paid off.

This weeks Deal: Ninja Gaiden 2 ‘Mission Mode' [Xbox Live's Major Nelson]

25 New Missions Tomorrow For Ninja Gaiden II

Mike Fahey — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:40:00 MDT

We knew Ninja Gaiden II Mission Mode was coming on July 25th, but what exactly is Mission Mode? Mission Mode is a pack of 25 new missions for the game, broken up into two sets. Karma missions involve trying to get the highest possible score, while survival missions are all about taking on hordes of enemies with a single weapon to see how long you last.

The pack will be available tomorrow for 800 Microsoft points, or the price of your standard Xbox Live Arcade title. Is it worth it? Not a clue. A real ninja does not pay to go on missions - we get paid for them, and then kill the guy who pays us, taking the rest of his money.

More Ninja Gaiden II Missions for Your Pleasure! [Gamerscore Blog]

Ninja Gaiden II Mission Mode Coming This Month

Mike Fahey — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:20:00 MDT

July is Ninja Month! So says Xbox Live, which now randomly sports a Ninja Live ad which takes you to ninja paradise. Well, not exactly ninja paradise. In ninja paradise, you'd all be dead. Instead, you get links to ninja movies and television shows, ninja games, ninja style, and this particular Ninja Gaiden II page, which displays the dates for new Ninja Gaiden II content. July 11th sees the release of NGII Skull videos, and then on the 25th the game gets its Mission Mode on righteously.

I personally want to thank Microsoft for making Ninja Month every bit as special as they did Pirate Month. Oh wait, there wasn't a Pirate Month, now was there? FACE!