Ninja Gaiden Black (Prima Official Game Guide) [Paperback]

Eric Mylonas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 20, 2005 | Series: Prima Official Game Guide

Ninja Gaiden Black

Don't get dogged!

• Maps and walkthrough with item and weapon locations
• Crucial strategy for defeating every enemy and boss
• Tips for victory in all 46 missions in Master Ninja mode
• Training section detailing essential moves, techniques, and weapons
• Secret weapons and armlets revealed

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Prima Games (September 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761552111
• ISBN-13: 978-0761552116
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,583,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy it if you just want a basic visual walkthrough, November 8, 2005

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Joshua - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ninja Gaiden Black (Prima Official Game Guide) (Paperback)

My comments:-

Use of matte paper that produce dull color quality. The glossy type used by Prima for its other game guides are much more punchy.

Poor image quality - sometimes can't even figure out what the pictures are illustrating. This is especially so when the guide is trying to show you the combo moves of the various weapons.

The book could be vastly improved with more information - such as by providing convenient lists of special items (ie. golden scarabs and weapons) and the locations/quests to obtain them. The section on the special fighting techniques also does not cover all of the weapons. The illustrations for the specific weapons are also rather skimpy.

Most of the time, the tips for the Boss fights are too brief and don't work for me. I found tips from free guides available on the internet to be more thorough and effective for tackling the nasty bosses.

Buy the Prima game guide for Ninja Gaiden Black if you just want a basic walkthrough with pictures. I bought the book but still need to supplement from the internet with information that are not in (or those that cannot be easily found) the book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very good, February 24, 2006

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Skip (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ninja Gaiden Black (Prima Official Game Guide) (Paperback)

This is good for just a general guide. It provides little information on the boss fights in the game and little on tips on how to beat them. I used this and a Free game FAQ walkthrough while playing (and am still playing by the way), and the walkthrough had loads of information on item locations and how to defeat Bosses and other enemies as well. I don't regret buying this guide as it has had some benefits, but unless you have money to burn, I would get a free walkthrough and use that.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Almost useless., August 21, 2006

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Christopher Luedtke "neon47" (ManitoRock, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ninja Gaiden Black (Prima Official Game Guide) (Paperback)

I can't help but agree with most of the reviews on this page; this guide is nearly useless. The Prima (the leader in half-assing every guide they've ever gotten their hands on) guide "walks" us through a game where chest locations are off and inaccurate, enemies don't appear in the right spots, the data on the Fiend Challenges is basically: "kill the guys that um... you know, attack... uh yeah." There's misspellings in a few cases and grammatical errors. Also keep in mind: their boss strategies aren't crucial to your survival, I bearly used 'em. The only slightly useful piece of this guide is the Golden Scarabs. One note on that, once you find the 50th GO BACK AND TURN THEM IN. I made the mistake of not trudging back to town due to being anxious about beating the game. In summery: don't buy this unless you really need feel you need a very small amount of visual support. You're better off on your own.