Japan Gaming Guide

I took the Ninja Blade Demo for a spin today. Mixed feelings about it to be honest. The graphics are pretty nice, although the imagery is cliched techno-ninja fare. The gameplay seems to sit half way between Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry. You have a selection of weapons with which to mash up the hordes of undead monstrosities seeking to maim you. The combat is broken up by quick time event sections which look nice but are easy to fail. Failing brings up an instant restart screen which let’s you restart the same event again immediately. The system breaks up the game flow without offering any challenge which is a shame. Sadly a few technical deficiencies further distract from the atmosphere. Lip syncing in the intro movie is about half a second off. There are small pauses between accessing menus and switching sections which disrupt the fast paced flow the game aims to maintain.

Having said that this is a demo and it’s possible they’ll fix the glitches before release, but this certainly isn’t looking like a Ninja Gaiden beater, or even a Naruto beater for that matter.

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