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Ninja Gaiden II (2008 video gmaes )

gmaes Genre(s) Action-adventure, Hack and Slash
gmaes Mode(s) Single player
gmaes Rating(s) ESRB: M OFLC: MA15+ BBFC: 18
gmaes Media DVD-ROM
gmaes Input methods Xbox 360 Controller

Ninja Gaiden II is an upcoming sequel to Ninja Gaiden for the Xbox 360, due for release in June 2008. It is being developed by Team Ninja and published by Microsoft Game Studios exclusively for the Xbox 360. This is the first time that a Team Ninja developed game will not be published by Tecmo. While sharing the number as the NES game Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, it is not a conversion of that older title.

Development History
Images of Ninja Gaiden II have surfaced on the Japanese official Xbox 360 website. After the pictures surfaced, they were removed from the site within a matter of hours. The screens tell what appeared to be new weapons such as a scythe and a pair of three-bladed claws and bladed shoes on Ryu Hayabusa's person. New locales were also shown, though they were of a more Eastern origin than the previous gmaes . The gmaes was shown at the Tokyo gmaes Show 2007. The scythe and 'talons' have since been confirmed, in the first trailer released. Ninja Gaiden II was previewed at Microsoft's Tokyo gmaes Show Press Conference and was confirmed as an Xbox 360 Exclusive. Itagaki was quoted during the event as saying "Now please enjoy the world's best action gmaes , running on the world's best hardware".

The official page on the Xbox 360 website was at first a page with a Japanese archway and lanterns with the phrase "Brutally Fun" and a countdown. At 11:00 P.M. PDT the official page launched with screenshots of Ryu fighting various enemies, mostly with his new weapons and series creator Tomonobu Itagaki revealed the gmaes at Microsoft's pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference. Locations were also revealed ranging from a city much like Venice, Italy, Japan, and New York. The official web page also mentions a new health system with semi-permanent damage restored at save points, improved iterations of previous weapons as well as new ones, a 30-hour-long story mode, and a new installment of the Master Ninja tournament. A trailer was also shown with Ryu kneeling among a field of swords stabbed into the ground before hearing approaching footsteps and readying his scythe.

Stages shown in the at the Tokyo Game Show conference include Aqua Capital, Northern Purgatory, Lifeblood Shrine and Niflheim.

At the gmaes Developer's Conference(2008) many new features have been confirmed. Tonfas, a scythe, and the Falcon's Talons were shown as new weapons, while the Lunar, the Dragon's Claw and Tiger's Fang dual blades, and the bow return. Like melee weapons, the bow can now be charged with essence to fire essence-powered arrows. Players may now save films of gameplay at save locations to upload and show their friends. On March 27, the Ninja Gaiden 2 official website announced that exclusive content will be released on April 15, however it has been delayed until April 22. The demo which was hinted by Tomonobu Itagaki, has been announced to be released in May.

The gmaes will consist of four difficulties: Path Of The Acolyte being the easiest, followed by Path Of The Warrior, Path Of The Mentor, and Path Of The Master Ninja being the hardest.

The game features more gore and graphic violence than the previous installment, as several screen-shots show Ryu decapitating his enemies as well as cutting off their arms and legs and ripping their bodies apart. Dismemberment will handicap or immobilize an enemy, but not necessarily kill him, except when he is decapitated. This has been confirmed to be a Mature rated title.

A new female character named Sonia was recently shown. She apparently works for the CIA and is looking for Ryu due to the Arch-fiend's revival as well as a demon statue. On May 5th, videos from IGN showed a new character named Genshin, the overlord of the Black Spider Ninja Clan. He will stop at nothing to destroy Ryu, including making an uneasy alliance with the Fiends. Another video showed another new character, Elizabet, who's task is to steal an important artifact from Ryu's village that, in turn, sets off a motion of events that will threaten the very existence of the human race.

New released screens show a kusarigama as a new weapon, a troll-like boss and black ninja dogs as new enemies.

New videos on official site show Vigoorians Flails and Windmill Shuriken return; also they show Ultimate Techniques for Windmill Shuriken,Incendiary Shurikens and Fiend's Bane Bow and new Art of Phoenix Flames and Art of Piercing Void.

Characters

Ryu Hayabusa
The current leader and protector of the Dragon Sword and the Hayabusa village. He was the sole ninja responsible for the destruction of the Vigoor Empire and all of its leaders, including Doku and Murai.


Joe Hayabusa
The father of Ryu Hayabusa, Joe has returned from training in distant lands to resume his duties as the leader of the Hayabusa Ninja Clan, only to be injured in one of his many battles against the forces of evil. He lays in rest at his home in the Castle of the Dragon, unaware that the evil shadow of the Black Spider Clan slowly descends upon his village.

Genshin
Overlord of the Black Spider Ninja Clan, Genshin's lust for power is matched only by his hatred of Ryu Hayabusa and his bloodline. Hoping to gain an upper hand in the struggle for Ninja superiority, Genshin enters into an uneasy allegiance with the Fiends. He will stop at nothing to destroy Ryu and put an end to this centuries-old feud once and for all.

Elizebet
Ruler of Blood and Queen of the Greater Fiends, Elizébet is tasked with retrieving an important ancient artifact from the ancestral village of Ryu Hayabusa, setting into motion a sequence of events that will threaten the very existence of the human race.

Volf
Ruler of Storms and one of the Four Greater Fiends, Volf is a vicious warrior who seeks an opponent worthy of himself. His Lycanthrope underlings have taken over the canal-lined streets of the tranquil Aqua Capital as he sits in his throne in the castle above