Although he can still use it to absorb souls and slaughter folk, he can’t execute quite so many at a time, and the “cinematic” camera angles accompanying each kill have been toned down somewhat. Ryu’s magic red arm, which allowed him to instantly kill opponents in the original release, has been given a few alterations as well. By spending Karma, players can gain more health, the ability to self-heal, and cool (if useless) moves such as combat throws and head stomps.
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The added weapon variety is also accompanied by an all-new upgrade system, where Ryu can spend karma to gain new combo moves, special abilities, and enhance Ninpo magic attacks.
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Guarding and dodging now have a greater emphasis, evoking memories of older Ninja Gaiden titles, and making the game slightly more challenging.ĭownloadable weapons from the original release, plus two new ones in the form of the Dual Katanas and Lunar Staff, are available during the course of the campaign without having to wait for them to appear on a digital marketplace, meaning Ryu will not be stuck with his sword for the majority of the experience. While they’re still not quite the smartest cats in the cradle, NG3‘s perpetually angry soldiers at least spend a little less time queuing up to receive their blood-drenched retribution from Ryu’s hungry blade. At face value, Razor’s Edge goes out of its way to be the game Ninja Gaiden 3 should have been.įor a start, combat is granted a higher degree of challenge with more aggressive opposition. Variety has been ramped up, along with greater intensity from enemies, and a decent offering of fresh content. To its credit, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge demonstrates how aware Team Ninja is of the original game’s faults, since the studio really has done its best to fix those areas that let it down so badly in March of 2012. In essence, it aims to do what the proverbs say is impossible, and polish a turd.
With the Wii U on the horizon, Tecmo Koei has another chance to disappoint audiences with Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, an overhauled version that seeks to address complaints found in the original release, and provide a deeper, more nuanced experience. Ninja Gaiden 3 was remarkable in its lack of remarkability. Team Ninja’s ability to drop the ball with its franchise so spectacularly was damn near impressive, even if the result was a monotonous and exhausting slog through one of the most soul-crushingly dull adventures released this year.
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