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Ninja Gaiden Black
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GameSpy
When it was released early in 2004, Tecmo's
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DarkStation
The hard-as-nails Ninja Gaiden is back, with improved camera system, a new mission mode and bonus game. At a budget price, you'd be crazy not let own this gem.
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HonestGamers
Ninja Gaiden told the story of the World's Greatest Super Ninja: Ryu Hayabusa, owner of the unimaginatively-named "Dragon Sword". Set two years before the first Dead or Alive tournament, Ryu's original
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Into Liquid Sky
Everything the original was but better. In fact, Ninja Gaiden Black proves to be one of the best action titles of this generation.
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Gamer Within
Most games leave capacity for significant improvement, developers getting an opportunity to get it right on the second time around – if the first effort sold well enough. This is seen clearly in games like BloodRayne 2, where feedback from fans leads
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Digital Entertainment News
The new content alone more than makes it a worthy purchase even for those who have played the original release. A year on, Ninja Gaiden is still an extraordinary game. Game of the Year? Insulting. Game of the Generation.
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1UP
If it were simply the original Ninja Gaiden with just some mission modes tacked on, it would still be worth full price. But chiming in at around $30 with new missions, new difficulty settings, new cinemas and new costumes to unlock -- on top of the
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GotNext
It's easy to spot someone who's been playing too much Ninja Gaiden Black. They often cringe or jump at loud noises -- maybe they somersault when entering a room, or you might even see them storing food in their pockets, claiming they're saving it "just
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ZTGameDomain
For the price you simply will not find a better deal this year. Even if you beat the first game to death including both Hurricane Packs, NGB is still worth owning.
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GamePro
Ninja Magic: Ninja Gaiden Black becomes easier and harder all at the same time.
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UnderGroundOnline
If you are one of the few people who never played Ninja Gaiden or tried to play but couldn't get very far, feel alienated no longer. Ninja Gaiden, quite possibly my favorite Xbox title to date, was a notoriously unforgiving title. Its control scheme and
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Game Chronicles
It’s not very often I can recommend a game with virtually no reservation, but Ninja Gaiden Black is one of those few titles that everyone with an Xbox should at least play and probably own.
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VGPub
Ninja Gaiden Black may very well be the pinnacle of video gaming this generation.
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GameZone
9.8Ninja Gaiden Black is one of the best-looking games that you will find on any current generation system. The game is just oozing with graphical eye candy from the character models, animations, and enviro
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Worth Playing
One of the greatest action games in recent memory. Upon further examination, it may be one of the best of all time.
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Game Info Wire
Thank god for ninjas. Without that mostly mythical cadre of martial arts assassins, the game world would be in a sorry state. The ninja concept is, after all, almost tailor made for gaming: where else can you find such a perfect combination of martial
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Lawrence
In every activity there are times or situations that put you in perfect harmony with whatever you are doing. This state has sometimes been referred to as Zen like state. A game that is able to transport the player into this state ends up feeling more
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Game XC
When people look back on the Xbox and try to choose the very best games that came out, some titles will be immediately mentioned. After all, you can't have an Xbox without Halo and Halo 2, both KotOR's, and the three Splinter Cell games (yes, they came
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GameSpot
Ninja Gaiden Black fulfills the potential of its predecessor, delivering a transcendentally amazing action game.
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Armchair Empire
Prepare to be challenged like you’ve never been challenged before to complete an action-adventure game. If you make it through Ninja Gaiden Black, be proud, because it definitely is one of the hardest games to complete that you’ll ever play.
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IGN
Being a ninja is still fun. Go figure.
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Game Revolution
Kudos to Tecmo and Team Ninja for adding some great enhancements to an already great game. We just wish they would have released it like this in the first place.
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GamingExcellence
Ninja Gaiden has been a fan favorite ever since the early days of the 8-bit Nintendo. Building on this cult favourite, Tecmo decided to put a modern spin on the original and released Ninja Gaiden for the Xbox last March. The title was widely hailed as a
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AllGame
The almost universally acclaimed (and by all accounts, supremely challenging) Asian action-adventure returns to Xbox in this enhanced edition. Along with the main campaign and play modes of the 2004 original, Ninja Gaiden Black offers new missions, new
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Computer and Video Games
will owe you a beer, or milk if you're under 18. You'll find very few games out there that'll give you nearly the same buzz when you've finished them. There are hours and hours of fantastic gameplay to be had, and yet more hours of screaming in a foaming
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Cheat Code Central
No one ever said that being a ninja was easy, but I can tell you for certain that being a ninja has never been this much fun. Don't wait, get your mitts on this game immediately.
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GamerDad
So, someone destroys your village, kills all your ninja friends and family, and makes off with a family heirloom that could end the world. Some days, it just doesn't pay to strap on the sword. Take on the role of Ryu Hyabusa, a young ninja set on revenge
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Extreme Gamer
Just beware that you have to run through the game to unlock the new mission modes, but if you're a big fan, you will probably welcome the idea.
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Video Game Talk
If you haven’t played Ninja Gaiden by now, then there’s probably no hope for you as an Xbox owner. Maybe you just got the console, or maybe you were scared because you heard about just how hard the game actually is. Whatever your excuse is, you have
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My Gamer
An incredible game, but there are other, cheaper options that are available to cash-strapped gamers.
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The Video Game Critic
As one of the most noteworthy titles in the Xbox library, Ninja Gaiden is also one of the most overrated. Yes, this engaging fighter has A+ potential, but it's practically ruined by its outrageous difficulty level. A hack-and-slash platformer with
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The Bovine Conspiracy
So, against my better judgment I picked up Ninja Gaiden Black. I had Gameflyed the original Ninja Gaiden when it first came out, and eventually found myself turned off by a combination of the punishing difficulty and the camera that couldn't seem to keep
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eToychest
The most notable addition over the first outing is the aforementioned Mission Mode, though since it does not become available until completing the game once, many players are likely to throw in the towl long before even seeing this new content. Some
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