Customer Reviews

Ninja Gaiden Sigma GH

5 star:		(30)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I bought this game because I had played the previous versions of Ninja Gaiden in other old platforms, and, surprisingly, this was much less expensive than I expected.

This is a much better game than so many I have seen. It is not easy, the enemies attack in group, adapt the offensive and get tougher with time. Your character dies all the time and you have to try again countless times, but once you finish off a chapter boss you feel a real sensation of accomplishment.

What I like the most about this Ninja Gaiden version is that you can't expect the enemies to behave the same, even when you are trying again and encountering the same group of foes in the same situation you had before. The AI is very good. Depending on how you face them, your first strike, your character's position, etc, they will change the strategy. Also, as other reviewers mentioned, most enemies have some attacks that can't be blocked (you must try to evade them), if you block for too long or at the wrong time, they will break it and if you use the same attacks many times without varying, the enemies will adapt, blocking or evading them.

The graphics and sounds are good, but not too impressive, but I prefer challenging AI with good/average graphics to weak AI with mesmerizing graphics any day.

If you want real tough action, try this title (there is a demo at the Playstation store), but if you get frustrated easily, don't bother. There are easier titles around.

One criticism I have is that the saved game loading (when your character dies and you want to continue) and chapter loading (once you complete the previous one) are slow (at least, for me), even after installing the game in the hard drive (though it does improve it). But, it is a minor issue that don't affect the rest.

Advice: master the combo techniques. There are several of them and some require a sequence of 6 buttons to work. Your path will be smoother and the chapter bosses fall faster.

In the end, a great title.

Over all, this game is pretty awesome. Im deployed to Iraq right now and i've played some pretty good games, but this one is a for sure top 5 on my list. The graphics are sweet and just the gameplay over all is awesome. And the price really isnt bad....recommend to all.

This is a great game, nothing but a fun ride all the way through the MANY levels. It also has tons of extras to be unlocked, so this is a highly playable game over and over again. It just never gets tired. Sure if you have played Ninja Gaiden Black for the xbox it may seem a little recycled but that was for a different platform. The Sigma series is something you need to play for yourself. A great addition to the Ryu Hayabusa story line. The graphics and story line are amazing not to mention brutal gameplay with a wide array of weapons. You won't be disappointed and it's at a great price now that it's a greatest hit. Get this game.

One of the greatest games of all time. Has strategy, difficulty, graphics and is fun. I love a game that is challenging but not cheap or tough for the wrong reasons. In other words, I like a game that Is hard because I messed up, not because the game didn't respond right or was cheap. This game is definitely that. I like that it is a challenge so when I played it today after years of having it, I can enjoy it instead of just running through it. It is definitely an all time classic. Much better than #2 from the feel of it. I didn't even bother to buy that one even though I have almost every game known to man. Bit of a turnoff too that the sigma version for #2 wasn't much different. Not here though. The graphics are the best of any version and so is the gameplay. You get some cool additions and the level design and battles are true classics. This is the version to get and at 17 dollars, it is a must buy that you will be playing 10 years from now along with the Metal Gear Series, saying "Wow, they don't make em like this anymore!" A true classic in the spirit of old school games with a high difficulty (It will ask you if you want to "abandon the way of the ninja" and let you play in very easy mode if you keep dying) that is rewarding to plod through. The only game of this generation and this style that can compete with NGS is Devil May Cry 4, which is very cool but a much different spirit of rebellion and not as serious. Plus NINJAS ARE AWESOME! The main Character RYU's suit you change into after the first round actually reminds me of a Metal Gear Solid outfit. The enemies would look at home in MGS as well, SOCOM Type pistols included. VERY COOL! Anyway, I hope you like this game and I'd recommend it (only for mature adults - NO KIDS please!!!!) to anyone who likes a challenge and is a true fan of gaming, a hardcore gamer, a fan of japanese style games, or anyone who wants a game that will still be worth playing 10 years down the road. Good luck and God bless!

-Anjiel

Two words to describe this game, so hard, actually three words, so very hard. This game is the most unforgiving, and toughest game I have ever played on any platform. While the story line itself is fairly interesting; the gameplay itself is at time extremely frustrating and unforgiving. You will find yourself pulling out your own hair trying to time the perfect jump or understand what part of a particular puzzle you are missing. This game remind me alot of the old school prince of persia PC games. Its a lot of jumping around, timing your jumps, going back and force to collect a key or some sort of missing piece of a puzzle. And the bosses at each level is very much like to old school games where the bosses do a preprogrammed set of moves that if you can time fairly well will be easy to beat. Overall not an impressive game but fairly fun once you complete it as you will have a sense that accomplished something, kind of like the feeling you finally mowed your lawn or cleaned out an epic mess.

I know I'm a bit late to the roller coaster ride known as Ninja Gaiden, but I finally made it. Ever since I played Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening I've used that game's difficulty as a benchmark to which I compare the difficulty of other games. I have several games that range from challenging to difficult, such as Jak II, Jak 3, The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Prototype, and of course the original Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 4. However, none of those games came close to the extreme difficulty of DMC 3... but then along came Ninja Gaiden Sigma. I've never played the X-box version, so if you want comparisons between that one and the PS3 version, then look somewhere else. Anyway, this game is as hard as the legends say, a close cousin to DMC 3. Ninja Gaiden Sigma is all about relentless, brutal, fast paced, in your face action that will constantly demand players to be at the top of their game; the second you slow yourself down or relax... you're dead. You are Ryu Hayabusa, wielder of the legendary Dragon Sword and leader of the Hayabusa Ninja Clan, and after his village is decimated by evil forces, Ryu goes on his quest to retrieve the stolen Dark Dragon Blade and take his revenge on those who have royally pissed him off. The story is your basic cookie-cutter affair which was quite literally just tacked on to this game for necessity's sake. There's basically no character development and the plot is thinner than a reality t.v. modeling contestant. You'll find more story elements in the game manual than in the actual game itself, and Ryu literally has only about 10 to 15 lines of dialogue in the game... the ENTIRE game. But I knew going in that the focus of NGS was the gameplay, so I won't hold the lack of story against it. Ryu is a deadly, modern day ninja who is a master of weaponry and ninpo (ninja magic), but his enemies are just as deadly. He'll fight other ninjas, samurais, soldiers, cyborgs, and ugly monsters known as Fiends; and they're all a bunch of supreme jerks. Knowing when to stop attacking and then go to blocking and dodging are the keys to survival in this game, and it must be done with PRECISE timing. From the lowliest enemy soldier to the most powerful of Fiends, all the enemies in this game will beat the crap out of you repeatedly, until you pick up their patterns and learn when to slash and bash them to pieces. Ryu is certainly not short on weaponry with which to do terrible things to his enemies: he'll have a sword, twin swords, a staff, flails, shurikens, a bow and arrows (normal and explosive), and more. He'll also use his ninja magic to attack enemies with fire, ice, and lightning spells.

You also play a few missions as Rachel, a Fiend Hunter with a large hammer and a pair of honkers that are nearly just as large. Her attacks typically do more damage than Ryu's, but she's also comparatively slower, plus she can't wall run like Ryu can. Out of the 19 chapters in this game, you only play as Rachel for about 4 of them, which was enough. Even though Rachel's strong, her more limited mobility and the fact that she only has one main weapon makes it easier for enemies to adapt to her attacks and get around them. Ryu's many different weapons offer him numerous styles of attacks and certain weapons work better against certain enemies, making him a superior warrior all around. Aside from slaying enemies, NGS has many puzzles for players to tackle, most of them involving finding special items to activate machinery and open doors. Since several of the levels you go through are interconnected and the game isn't always very specific about what your next goal is or where your next destination lies, you may find yourself getting lost from time to time. As difficult as this game is, it probably wouldn't have been quite so infuriating if the camera wasn't out to get you just as much as your enemies. It can be adjusted most of the time, but other times it is fixed... unfavorably. Several times, especially during the boss battles, Ryu was knocked towards the camera, then he disappeared from sight and was ruthlessly pummeled offscreen. Even during a couple of the platforming sections of this game the camera annoyingly looks away from the next spot you need to jump or wall run to, usually leading to Ryu falling into a conveniently placed pool of liquid hot MAG-MA! Even learning how to properly make Ryu dodge and jump correctly takes time to get used to, but once you do it makes things easier (somewhat). Save points are frequent enough that even when you die, you normally won't have to replay too much before you get back to where you were killed. I was greatly annoyed however at how the game no longer gives you access to an upgrade statue in which to buy things like health items and arrows during the last two missions, even though you fight many enemies and bosses in a row. Also, the fact that Ryu is unable to absorb soul essences from fallen enemies while he is blocking and attacking is just plain stupid since you really need that stuff to gain health, magic, and currency. Those are just downright sadistic gameplay mechanics. Again, much like Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, Ninja Gaiden Sigma is brutally difficult and cheap, but it can be very rewarding when you're finally able to defeat the very tough enemies that are thrown at you. So all in all, this game is fun and has lots of cool looking characters and enemies, with plenty of fantastical ninja swordplay. NGS is not for casual gamers and is more fit for hardcore masochists; I fall somewhere between casual and hardcore, so if you're like me, it's probably better that you play this game only if you're a big fan of ninjas and action games in general. Either way, be wary.

probably one of the most hair-tearing games made. the difficulty of this game can make any casual gamer nuts.
but for hardcore gamers? AAAAH ! Games should b made like this. even in the 1st level ,u face enemies so tough that most other games have such enemies only in the last level. :D unrelenting, brutally tough, punishing...unless u r strong enuf to face this & become a ninja at heart. then the rewards of this game are long lasting, there are times u really feel like u r a real ninja, the amt of awareness & concentration required to play this game can probably start u off on the long journey of ninja awareness. games like this are hard to come by. nowadays u only get some lame-ass games made for the mass population,not for hardcore gamers. recently, i played other "hit" action games which are just button-spammers. u can press any buttons at random & blaze thru the game. if u try button spamming in ninja gaiden, u wont last 10 minutes, u wont even make it thru the 1st level. IMO, thats how "real" games shud B.
i'm giving 4 stars for the overall gameplay experience, only 1 star gone cos by todays standards, the graphics in some places look a bit outdated. overall , must play for any hardcore gamers. casual gamers,little kids,wimps,moms & dads stay away from this.

I was never a big Ninja Gaiden fan, but after playing this game I have become one. This game has everything that an action game should should have.

-Great graphics
- great action
- stellar boss battles
- and much more

Being the first installment, I suggest getting this game, if you are a fan of action games. Because you will most likely want to get sigma 2 after. The difficultly is somewhat annoying at time, but nothing to get hung up on, i.e. the ghost fish are a pain in the a**.

- the gameplay is great
- the story is ok
- and the characters are pretty cool.

There is little that is actually wrong with this game. I would actually give it 4.5 stars. I do not love this game, because I don't love games. I just find them entertaining, and that is what this game is. This game will give you some entertainment for a good ten to 12 hours in one sit through. Maybe more, that is just the story. There is modes after that you can play, and if you have online you can see where you can rank. Like I said, I suggest this game

The cons

- little bugs in the gameplay
- the ghost fish (I do not think they are fun in anyway). They should come up with a way to make them attack where they only consume up to half of your health at most. Watching Ryu being eaten to death by fish is just plain stupid. This is no reason not to get the game. It does happen a lot but not too much.

As you can see there are a lot more pros then cons to me. There is nothing perfect in this world, so if you are thinking about it. You should get it.

I'm half way through the game. If it were one word I had to use to describe it, I'd say challenging. It's not your typical button mashing hack n slash. As stated by others, it takes technique. It also takes alot of patience. I could see some people breaking their controllers out of frustration. But that doesn't take away from the fun. Finding new weapons and upgrading them is a plus. The only negative I have is the camera angle. Sometimes it can be a little weird. Unlike alot of games these days the storyline is worth paying attention to. The graphics are also nice. 9.5 out of 10 in my book.

This game is Excellent! The scenaries are very detailed. The graphics are amazing. The fightings are greate. The weapons are very good. I am very satisfied with it.