<![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> @I_Hate_This_Place: You have ridiculously large traps.

Gladman

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> @Pezdispenser: You fail, sir!!!

KM91

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> i'll just go back to playing N.

joelface

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> @Wyld: Right... cos Kimono's and Karate Gis are "stereotypical" articles of clothing, right?

They're actually just time-pieces. If you saw Kung Fu flicks with them, it's usually cos it's taking place during a specific era of Japanese/Chinese culture (whatever you consider it, since you're all over the spectrum.. and apparently think all asian cultures are the same).

RemyDuvalle

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> i will stick with ask a ninja. every other ninja thing has been a let down for me.

_Ted_

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> shovel-where? heheh... see what i did?

comedy

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> My personal thoughts on the Wii version, how much of a rip-off is this thing? The Nunchuck game is more or less batting things away, unless they add something to it other than bashing things thrown at you and avoiding various kinds of strikes. The Katana battles are buggy and a little hard to understand, but actually work in the clunkard kind of way. The fly catching chopsticks game is ripped from Karate Kid. There's no other way around it, just catch and drag to the "spinning" bowl. The Shuriken mini-game is actually different from point and shoot. Instead it's point, lock on and flick remote to destroy a paper target. The Koi catching game is more or less pinch the remote (hit A and B buttons) when they surface, which only happen when you hold your hand over them a period of time. Oh and the firefly catching "game" which is nothing more than "how fast can you hit the A button". Don't have to aim, don't have to do anything, just hit the button when they light up. Not even sure if that even counts as a game, but I guess they couldn't think of a mini-game version of sneaking, killing, or even using a Bo staff.

Other than that, that's more or less it. I mean, they set out to mate Wii Sports with ninjutsu. However it seems they couldn't find any ninjas, so they overdosed on old Asian Kung-Fu B-movies with an honorable showing of Karate Kid just for something more current without dragging in anything Jet Li (who's a wuss that can't do his own stunts). Who knows, maybe they had nothing but Chinese take-out for food, but at the end of it all Sanzaru Games showed just how much gaijins, er... Americans know about anything Ninja.

One thing that kinda annoyed me was not having any idea on how to play when you jump into the multiplayer mode. Alot of times, I'll end up playing a multiplayer game, and some one doesn't know how to play. Instead of offering a quick screen telling how it's played, it just tells you if the game's played in turns or not. It's expecting all players to have actually played through each minigame at least once before taking on anyone else in a katana battle. Somewhat understandable, but it puts others at a bit of a disadvantage for when they frantically swing the remote around like some sort of stupid gaijin trying to be a ninja.

Anyway, to abuse a line I originally heard from Dr Evil, the game is more or less the Diet Coke of ninjutsu. Just one mask, not ninja enough. Sure it sounds like a thrilling concept and could possibly be fun, but after a while it's dropped for something more productive, like unlocking Wolf in Smash Bros Brawl, or catching up with The House of The Dead 2 & 3 Return. To make things worse, they had the nerve to slap "ninja" on it, when "karate" would of been more fitting. For allowing this dishonor, I say EA should commit seppuku (even though we all know that's never going to happen).

bugashi

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> "(Unless, of course, the Gaiden variety is released on it.)"

There already THREE of "the Gaiden variety" on the Wii. And those aren't plagued by a broken camera system ;)

ajay42

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> "As a wii owner, regardless of premise, I avoid all mini-game compilations. Except for MP8, only because the wife had to have it."

Yes, getting your wife into videogames is not something to be taken lightly. Unless she's into Smash Bros.

Mine isn't!

rdaneel72

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> I tried the DS version. The Katana portion sucks just as much, if not more.

jeffx

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> @Torgen thinks AAA means "Costs $60": and at least MP8 was good.

frank0127

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> This actually doesn't sound nearly as bad as I expected it to be. Still not going to shell out $40 for more mini-games though. Maybe someday if/when it hits the bargain bins.

slacker164

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> Catching flies with chopsticks is a karate discipline.

Mav

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> Great just what the Wii needs, more people swinging the Wiimote around like a real sword/nunchaku!

gunstarhero

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> This could have been sooooo much better if they just went with Pirates instead. ;)

Pezdispenser

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> For some reason, the front page says there are 3 comments for this article, yet everytime I click on it,I only see mine. I hate when this happens.

I_Hate_This_Place

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> This game seems like those "western way of seing japan" like old kung fu movies where chinese wore kimonos, and karate kid, and such right?

Or maybe I´m wrong and it´s form a Japanese developer....

Anyway got the DS one, was playing a bit... wierd silly nunchuck minigame...

Wyld

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> @I_Hate_This_Place: At least MP8 had a board game.

Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> Fahey, you need to learn to stop playing "Ninja" games on the Wii. It will only lead to disappointment!

(Unless, of course, the Gaiden variety is released on it.)

Neo Deus

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> With this game can i call myself a Ninja?

Friendly_Nemesis

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> "Use your other hand" doesn't really count as its own game.

Man, if I had a nickel for every time I heard that one...

spinch

]]> <![CDATA[Ninja Reflex Review: Cut To The Quick]]> It's a another mini-game. On the Wii. That's all that needs to be said.
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As a wii owner, regardless of premise, I avoid all mini-game compilations. Except for MP8, only because the wife had to have it.


I_Hate_This_Place

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