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That's cool. I had forgotten that Razer's Edge had come out for the 360 and PS3. I still think of it as a Wii U game. Which did you get it for? I still need to play Ninja Gaiden Sigma...

Got it for the 360,Daft! Can't wait to play it. Ninja mayhem! (Go ninja,go ninja,go??)

well, if you di a couple times in the first board of Ninja Gaiden Black/Sigma it automatically goes to "Ninja Dog" difficulty....  which is still hard. 

Still, the original Ninja Gaiden Black/Sigma is really really great, as it's not unfair, just tough.  I've played it countless times and love it.  I want to play it on Vita though eventually. 

Missed out on the greatness of NG and NG Sigma on account I didn't have an Xbox,Matt. Sounds fun though. Love the rank "ninja dog". Funny,heh!

I prefer medium difficulties most of the time. I'm a middle-of-the-road person.

Same here. Sometimes I start on easy before moving up to normal but other times I skip easy all together.

Oh man. I didn't know that there was a modern version of 4-2 in Ninja Gaiden 3. I love that song! It almost makes me want to buy the game.... almost.    I heard a lot of bad stuff about NG 3, but apparently there are different versions of that game.

Well Aaron, as far as I heard, the PS3 and 360 versions have problems, but I don't know what are them and I think the Wii U port is the more well received version as it fixes the problems of the other versions. I don't know what are the problems, so i'll let Ben or someone else handle this.

Razor's edge is reputedely better than vanilla NG 3. I can't say how it stacks up to pass iterations though. I remember I almost got NG 2 but was pissed that there was the Sigma version on the PS3 that had additional playable characters and more extras. (Though I believe that version lacked blood. Weird.)

Alejandro may also be right about the Wii U port being the best. It's just I have no Wii U so I cannot say for sure!

Yeah I have Sigma 2 on PS3, and I don't think there's any blood. I wasn't trying to be a party pooper Ben. I just remembered reading reviews about NG 3 and was wondering. Sigma 1 and 2 were fun although pretty damn hard. They are still not as hard as NG on NES lol.

Dude, NG on the nes was murder. lol. Somehow I was able to soldier through them. (At least 1 & 2. I never beat the third NG on the nes though.) The difference is I might not have the same steel resolve anymore. If I can beat Razor's Edge on normal that will probably be enough for me. I also don't care if the 360 port of Razor's edge has a few problems so long as it's a decent experience overall. If I encounter any weird bugs,glitches, or slow down I'll be sure to relay that information to the rest of you!

one question: does it have online pass? can't find anything saying it does on the box or in game reviews. that's whats keeping me in my Online Pass Watching write up on the game.

I don't know anything about an online pass, Nsonic. I'll tell you if I find out it does though. According to the tracking info it should arrive sometime tommorow!

For the record, the version I'm getting has all the extra content on the disc. I don't know if the same content was all released as dlc for the vanilla version of NG3.

All indications point to yes on the DLC front. Basically your getting the "proper" version of Ninja Gaiden III before it was gimped into the pale imitation of a game that it was on the Xbox 360/PS3. KoeiTecmo's attempt in trying to "modernize" their franchise by removing core parts of the game only to sell back as DLC didn't do them well that go around, thus I figure they don't dare mess up the Wii U release that way. But don't mind my suspiscious mind...Looking forward to see if it does have Online Pass. I need another game to rip apart besides God of War: Acension.

God Eater looks pretty intereting, if you know what I mean.

My review of Fatal Frame will be up shortly.

Look forward to it,Cary! Hope you enjoyed FF despite being scared. lol.

Here's the review:

http://www.gamerdad.com/blog/2013/05/15/fatal-frame-ps2-classic-on-psn/

I dropped by,mate! Also left a reply.

Too old for hardcore mode!! Yeah me too Ben, long gone are the days when I want to throw my controller around the room in a fit of rage, plus I get bored if I'm stuck on a section for too long. I ve only played Ninja Gaiden 1 which was obvioulsy some time ago, when I finally get my X Box back I may have to catch up on the series.

I believe my friends Wisdom and Gavin have Ninja Gaiden,assuming they haven't sold their original Xboxes. lol.

I remember the nes NGs had no "selected difficulty". Back in those days there was an unwritten rule most nes and sega master system games were extremely difficult. Every once in awhile we got something easier but that wasn't the norm.

By contrast today I can't handle something like the original Contra or Battle-Toads anymore. You might get me to play Dracula's curse but only on account I love games with gothic atmosphere. I also never got sour towards the original Mega-Man games. Something about them is addictive to this day!

Regardless, I'm going to play Razor's edge just for fun! I'm not trying to prove anything. lol.

I got a couple things to point out to you about Ninja Gaiden:

"All I know is most Team-Ninja fans masturbate to Ninja Gaiden on the Xbox simply because it’s very difficult and is about Ryu Hayabusa"

You're absolutely right, I totally masturbated the moment I saw Ryu's name pop up in your blog.. Oh no.. I typed his name.. BRB!!

lol

"Will I play it on hard mode?"

Ugh....
DON'T!!

I've been stuck for nearly two weeks and I've been playing on Normal mode. I say definitely go through on Normal mode first (If not easy) just to get a feel for the game, then maybe adventure into the harder difficulties!

Regardless though, keep me updated!

And perhaps we can check out the Multiplayer mode together?

Sure thing, Chris. Or get back to our RE 6 session. That's sort of why I picked up another 360 game. To bring myself back to the fold so to speak. lol. I've been on Xbox live here or there but I wouldn't call that consistent. However, usually when I get a new game I stay planted for awhile. (Aka, it becomes much easier to get ahold of me)

It's okay, bro! We all masturbate to Ryu (THE DRAGON) Hayabusa! Notice how anyone named Ryu is a complete bad ass?

I think NG3 has some Co-Op missions we can try as well!

AND....
When you start it, let me know how you beat Day 2.. I've been stuck there for weeks.. lol!

Hopefully I will not get stuck there too,Chris. lol. Ugh, I have a feeling this game is going to beat my ass.

Found God Eater Burst last week. Thanks for clueing me in on such a good game. The Ninja Gaiden game looks fantastic. I truly suck at NG games,but I still love them.

The bullet crafting in God Eater Burst is like its own little game.  I haven't put in the time to learn the system yet (it doesn't help that the game continues to add MORE options as you progress the story), but I have tinkered with it and noticed the impressive possibilities.  The only thing I've been able to design on my own so far was a high-powered healing shot.  I'm still terribly lost on how to deal effective damage to the Aragami, though, with the gun.  I do know I need to design special ordnance for each enemy type, which directly follows the Monster Hunter school of design, but the time commitment to do so is enormous.

As for Ninja Gaiden, the inclusion of that remix in Warriors Orochi 3 put a smile on my face.  Hayabusa and that piece of music fit the game perfectly, so I hope they keep him around if they decide to continue the Orochi saga.