So I bought Ninja Gaiden 2 tonight

June 5th, 2008 • xbox

And then I remembered how stupidly hard the first one was on the Xbox and then realized — after about an hour — how this one is essentially a gory button masher. I still think the game is fun but it’s definitely not as hard as the first one was, not by a long shot. Of course, this helps bring casual gamers into the fold a little easier but can essentially kill the replay value for hardcore gamers that helped NG1 become such a smash. I guess Team Ninja really had a toss up between shifting more units for Tecmo or keeping more in line with what Ninja Gaiden was always about: being hard as hell. But they definitely upped the bloody and gory killer moves, which do get repetitive, and added new weapons. It’s like “more of the same+” but still, it’s fun to be the world’s best ninja and kill lots of stuff.

I also snagged LEGO Indiana Jones but haven’t played it yet. I know my girlfriend is pretty eager to play though, she never played my LEGO Star Wars II game but is dying to play this one. Odd? Yes.

Crap! It’s almost 4AM and I still need to clean up Marley’s fresh head wound she got in some scuffle last night. It’s oozing all sorts of pus and I’m worried that her vision may be affected if not properly treated. Where’s her owner (again)? No freakin’ idea, we’re thinking of just taking her somewhere at this point.