In Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, God Hand, ect., the protagonist is made wacky and crazy while the world is at least semi-serious. But in Ninja Gaiden, the world is made wacky and crazy while Ryu is serious at all times.

"If cocaine was playable, this is it" back of the game case quote right there lmao

Every lazy journalist nowadays say hard game is "dark souls hard" when i was younger hard games were compared and it was said its "ninja gaiden hard"

*Statue of Liberty comes to life and boss battle music starts playing* More studios need to be like Team Ninja

The sheer love of video games you exhibit in every video makes you a delight to watch

From soft: “Dark souls is hard but fair” Team ninja: “ninja garden ll is unfair to the point you love it”

Ninja Gaiden 2 is like walking to work, and the second you open the door, BAM you get hit with a pipe. Then, when you take your lunch break, BAM the same guy beans you again with a spiked bat. Then, on your washroom time, the door gets kicked in and he shoots three explosive crossbow bolts straight into your crotch and then does an izuna drop on your body as you get juggled by the explosions. By this point you’ve had enough. You attack him when you leave for work, dodging his attack and breaking his arm. At which point, he screams wildly, leaps towards your throat, and kamikazes himself. And you do this EVERY SINGLE DAY.

The pure amount of amazingnes in this game shows why this was the true and worthy rival/counterpart to Devil May Cry.

I remember having this game at our uni house. It kicked everyone's arses, mine included, with the sole exception being our mate Chungy. Watching him was just like watching a master at work. Where we struggled to keep our health bars from hitting zero, he was actually toying with the enemies and showing off to us. I think there's a relatively high barrier to entry for this game, which is why your description of Sigma sounds very appealing to me, but I can see how alluring and satisfying that high level play must be (albeit secondhand).

I'm glad Ninja Gaiden doesn't take stuff from other action games and rather does it's own thing mainly thanks to Itagaki's stern design philosopy. Itagaki wanted to make his own set of action games and he did. People forget him and Kamiya also had a feud back in the day.

I want to mention that Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive share the same universe.

13:18 We did it boys we shamed Brit into never speaking the unholy name. I love how we went from, "Wow Brit is mentioning DMC a lot," to, "Haha there's that good old DMC mention!" to, "Why does Brit mention DMC in mysterious ways?" Eventually I think it'll reach full circle and there will be a person coming to the channel to the first time being like, "You could've mentioned DMC4 y'know..." It's gonna be great.

They really really REAALLY need to make a "Definitive bundle" of these games. Imagine Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 with the gore of the original's yet better zoomed out camera, extra bosses, better checkpoints, extra weapons/characters of Sigma (the difficulty changes dont really matter much at higher levels I finding they both still kick my ass, but I guess I prefer Sigma since I dont like the unblock able exploding shuriken spam in 2, granted I havent played that far yet [playing it now actually having beaten the orignal 2 a handful of times]) And just throw in Razor's Edge version of 3 for the hell of it. (of course all with a much better frame-rate)

My favourite Xbox 360 game bar none. No other game has ever made you feel like such a badass. The slowdown just adds to the drama - particularly the temple steps where the wind magic let you see scores of limbs dismembered at 5fps. Brilliant.

Legend has it that only like 10 people beat master mode... They sold their lives lol.

>No mention of DMC Who are you and what have you done with our Boi

This is a very funny way to spell Code Veronica, the SEGA exclusive only on Dreamcast

This just makes me sad at the fact we don't have any Ninja Gaiden 4 and we're unlikely to ever have it. I mean the pantheon of the genre is made of DMC3. Bayonetta and Ninja Gaiden Black; and it's likely that Ninja Gaiden Black was the first I played out of these ones. I loved these games (still do). Here's hoping Nioh 2 is pretty good.

You can be the Ninja Gaiden guy when you finally beat these games on Master Ninja mode.

Also Ninja Gaiden II Sigma only happened because the director for the first two games, Tomonobu Itagaki left the studio :/

this game is fantastic is on my top 3 action game with DMC3 and BAYONETTA 2 pains me that they ruined 3 and yaiba, i hope for a ninja gaiden return like DMC did

*This game was so fun! But I did enjoy the multiplayer in NG3. They should make these backwards compatible* ✅🙂

The fact that this game is not on pc is a war crime.

When this game came out, I hated it. I hated the flood of enemies, the new level hopping design, the ridiculous set pieces and the bullshit moments. Over time, it grew on me. However, the way you compared it to old NES games makes me...really kind of appreciate it in a way I never did. It seems like that's exactly what the developers were going for.

finally, a video about best ninja gaiden

Favorite game of all time.

Devs: Story? Here just take this bad ass scythe and fight werewolves.

This is probably your best video to date! Hilarious! Thanks for having the best video game show on KZfaq

4:45 insert LoonyToons sound effect here.

You actually nailed this one on the fucking head man. Ninja Gaiden being my favorite series ever. It's so nice and gratifying seeing a series like this. Thank you.

Can you review Imagine Party Babyz? I’ve heard it’s better than God Hand.

NINJA GAIDEN II... One of the GREATEST games ever made!!!!!!

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is my favourite Ninja Gaiden game bar none.

Those games NEED to be on PC. We don't want to buy an original Xbox/Xbox 360 for just one game.

Can't believe this game isn't backwards compatible yet, I would honestly buy a Xbox One X to play this game. Edit : Ninja Gaiden 2 was just announced to be backwards compatible! Never understood the flak this game gets for its graphics though. Unlike most games from the genre Ninja Gaiden 2 actually had dismemberment, blood and gore with dead bodies in the environment that often don't vanish, and far more enemies on screen than the most notable competition. Even though the game wasn't as polished as it should of been, the game still had more notable attention to detail going on than most.

It's so sad that this was the last Ninja Gaiden game.

I'm down with you being the Ninja Gaiden guy as long as you don't stop also being the DMC guy

This is the greatest action game of all time. Still waiting for tecmo koei to release a pc collection version

Here's to hoping that the success of dmc5 will bring a resurgence in mechanically deep character action games

So basically hard video game combined with comedy genre + SNES format

We need more games that are just games

Like the vid and you describe the game well, but it always bothers me when a NG2 review doesn't mention or describe the unlockable difficulties. It seems to me that this review is based on a single Path of the Warrior run, which for a first play through is no walk in the park, but the difficulty skyrockets on Mentor and then some on Master Ninja. Anyway, nice to see a fresh review in 2018. Still play it to this day.

You can tell how hard he’s trying not to say DMC

NG2 is a masterpiece in it's own rights, I beat it countless times and haven't got the slightest idea of what the story is, and the game is riddled with cheap deaths and design mishaps, but it's simply unparalelled when it comes to sheer, intense, pure, over the top fucking hack n' slash action, it's the epitome of it's genre, it makes you feel like a god every time you beat even a small group of enemies. The fluidity of the combat againts a fast moving a relentless AI that simply doesn't hold back, almost requires that you enter in a state of trance in order to simply be able to advance through the level, filling you with a constant pump of adrenaline through the whole game. Sure, the Devil May Crys, God of Wars and Bayonetta's of today have polished the formula, the pacing and even the narrative of the games, but in terms of sheer fun, Ninja Gaiden 2 remains the best on the genre by far.

this game needs to become backwards compatible, the Xbox One or at least the X surely could iron out the slowdowns btw. did u know that the Vita version of Sigma 2 is uncensored? weird I know...

Ninja Gaiden 2 was just announced to be backwards compatible, I guess I have to consider buying a Xbox one X now.

The Best Ninja Gaiden analysis video I watched in years. Thank you GamingBritShow. I am new and I just subbed and turned on the bell for your amazing content. I'll happily share your channel to other gamers.

My favorite game ever. Beating this on Master Ninja (360 version) is probably my proudest moment in gaming.

insert character action joke here

And this has more dismemberment than ALL modern hack and slash

I found this channel last weekend and have spent the week binging everything it has to offer. Good channel. I like your stuff.

This is a pretty accurate description of my NG2 experience! I would've loved though if you talked about the differences between NG2 and Sigma 2 on Master Ninja, because that's where these games get the most crazy (and the most different too.) I'd like to point out some things though: while it's nice to have a visual confirmation of the counter-attack technique in NG2, the truth is that it's a visual confirmation of a whiffed move, which means recovery frames, which then means vulnerability. So I would say it's actually a nerf, because the move being activable only on hit confirmation means 0f of you being punishable on whiff, which means it's always safer. Also, I'm pretty sure you can follow up a counter-attack with an izuna drop. At least, I remember doing it. Also, about the flying swallow, while it's also nice to have it performed anytime you want, I wouldn't say it's a substantial improvement. If that was implemented back in NGB, I think your hitrate wouldn't change much. FS only triggered if you were in its range. I think that's safe, because that way, you wouldn't be right in the face on an enemy while recovering from it. I get that you have a hard time judging the distance in NG, the low camera can make it hard indeed. I can agree to have a proper lock-on system for that move and have a color system that confirms whether or not you're in-range, but vets might say it's hand-holdy.

The thumb wars comparison is spot-on

Its now backwards compatible and 4K enhanced in Xbox One X.

“-and yes, while it is kind of that, it’s also a game made by insane people.” The first few minutes of this video were fucking _killing me_

I lost it when you started talking about the level 4 charge move 😂 We can hear you slowly lose your mind to it and I love it

I think Yahtzee summed up the story the best for this game: ”Frankly, fuck you if you want a story. Here’s your story: Demons over there, KILL THEY ASS.” Always cracks me up.

I miss these kinds of games, just simple 3D hack and slash action. I'm usually not into this type of game but this series makes it super fun

"If cocain was playable, this would be it" LMAO

When questioning the world you never asked the question that's always on my mind when demons are destroying everything: What are all the other DOA characters doing right now?

Games that are goofy and too serious for their own good at times but don't or rarely show self awareness are just awesome, this Sonic or Ratchet and Clank, just something that takes it's self seriously even when it is ridiculous and would be shunned if it was anything other than a video game, we need more games that are trying less to be Game of Thrones and more Transformers

Gotta play NG2 on X1X/Series X for that sweet sweet action uncompromised.

That edit at 9:58 between the first and second Elizabet fight was amazing

Oh yes! I was hoping you would make a video abouut NG2 some day. Very nice

NG1 Ryu: I’m not superhuman, just badass. NG2: ..............

watch this video on 2x speed for REAL COCAIN NINJA EXPERIENCE!!!

13:45 OK! You get that glitched enemy, too. Every time that group of enemies showed up, one of them would be like that where it just slides upward and disappears to do it again. And it only has a hitbox when it reaches the peak of its altitude. Really sucks when you have to kill them all in the acid pools.

What are your thoughts on Nioh's combat, or something like Monster hunter?

Ah yes the game script era of God of war, those were the days. They're gone now.

I love how insane this game is! More action games need to be like Ninja Gaiden II.

This review still makes me smile. Love you gamingbrit

I have just started this video and I have to say that I absolutely adored this game when it was initially released. It was one of my favorite games at 15 years old and really got me into loving difficult/challenging video games.

Okay, great video, I have a nearly irrelevant comment. Guys They put Izuna Drop in Nioh Also as it turns out they also put the world's favorite 4 seconds of invincibility, Izuna himself, in Nioh. hhehehiofdsdghsadoih I just had to tell someone.

This game is criminally underrated

I really liked the chill, relaxed vibe you went for with this review Good stuff

Glad to see someone bringing attention to this game. So many great memories with it. Awesome video by the way man! :)

I remember fighting the two dragons with only a bow and arrow towards the middle of the game, and dying so many times I unlocked a 5 gamerscore achievement for dying a certain amount of times........... after getting that I knew the game was not fucking around. Loved it through so much rage and hatred, would replay it all over again, sadly copies of the game are hard to get a hold of these days and my 360 is no longer too functional either :( ah the days.

Why does the base game look like legendary dark knight difficulty?

"Yeah that seems like a lot of enemies......add more" I died.

Only just started watching your reviews. But I can't wait for you to talk about Ninja Gaiden 3 and Yaiba

still playing it ... i mostly play mission mode , sometimes I go and beat the story mode on master ninja difficulty , the game is soo good and one of the reasons that I bought a 360 , actually the main reason for me to buy a 360 was DOA4 , nevertheless , 10 years later I still find NG2 one of the best games in the genre, PS4 and XB1 came out and I didn't buy either , no more hardcore DOA game or even a NG game produced by Tomonobu Itagaki , I play on my PC and that's it . 2008 was the last year that some exclusive games on a specific console forces you to buy it and enjoy the experience , I just bought a 360 , didn't have any reason to buy PS3 . I bought ps2 to play socom and doa2 , original xbox for NG and doa3 and doa ultimate , ps1 for Syphon filter , resident evil , DOA 1 , Soul Blade .

It took me 4 years to get all the achievements un this game..... when you beat the master ninja difficulty, trust me, you won’t be the same person. There is no going back and for the better ! Youll be fearless ! Ninja gaiden 2 on the 360 is my ultimate best nuclear game of the millenium century of my entier life ( along side the lords of shadow trilogy) ! What a unique experience, man.

After DMC5 are you going Directly to Ninja Gaiden 3 or are you going to look the DS one as well?

Man ive missed your vids, this was fun!

Itagaki later admitted and apologized that they didn't test the game as much as they should've. He was eager to leave Tecmo by the end of the quarter then. That resulted in.. well, jellyfish enemies and glitches remaining. You may want to check out an old Digital Foundry article comparing NGII to Sigma 2. The former did push the eDRAM and the 360's geometry rendering very hard, to the point where the resolution was IIRC 1152x585 (Sigma 2 was 720p). eDRAM emulation is hard and the game was CPU bound so I suspect that being the reason why we haven't seen it yet on the Xbox One BC list.

I thought Ninja Gaiden 2 was decent when I played it, but I'm gonna lie this video makes me kinda wanna re-visit it despite some of the BS difficulty original 2 has.

Great vid tgb i love these series vids

still so fun , timeless fighting mechanic . i love 1 and 2 play through at least once a year and will never get rid of them.

To be honest, I loved playing this game. The game was extremely addictive. I remember having dreams on how to defeat an enemy.

Well... i just bought a 360 and a copy of NG2 because of this video... Damn you TGBS!

DUDE this game was my jam back in the day. There was just something so inherently fun about it that I couldn't pin down, like the entire game itself was just built around the idea of having fun.

This game is incredible man. I got into Ninja Gaiden thanks to your first vid on it and I beat the first game after a lot of struggle and learning. It was a supremely triumphant and unforgettable experience. But 2 is on a whole new level, like it equals DMC3 and 5 in its absurdity and high octane fun. One of the all time great action games for damn sure. Thanks for getting me into the Gaiden Brit 👍

This is a game with SsethTzeenach energy

tHIS IS LITTERALLY THE BEST HACK N SLASH GAME EVER

@15:40 the look on that kid’s face was perfectly timed 👌😆

it's like 3-D Contra: Hard Corps... and i absolutely adore it!

Hahah oh my god, and I thought DMC could look a bit hectic at times. The kinda lacking graphics, retro gamey sensibilities and _Venezia_ are all giving me such hard God Hand flasbacks that I'm incresingly getting the need to dive into these games, they look like a fun time if I can meet the difficulty half way

Changing the upgrade system actually affected gameplay a lot. There's a whole gameplay mechanic with essence where you get different orbs and different amount based on your actions, like doing an OT finisher will never give you red\blue essence and chaning UTs give you more. It doesn't really matter in Sigma 2 since your upgrades are free. Sigma 2 also fucked up the balance, first game was built around deadly but relatively weak enemies which can be killed in few hits. Sigma 2 reduced the enemy count and increased their health and damage breaking the original damage. Things got much worse in the Razor's Edge. Instakill grabs are probably the worst balance change ever, in NG2 on Master Ninja difficuly grabs will do about 25% of damage so missing a parry move for example is risky but viable. In Sigma 2 missing a parry can result in instakill grab for no good reason, so doing those moves is too risky. Oh, and Sigma 2 actually runs WORSE then original if there's same amount of enemies on screen. I can't really say it's subjective, Sigma 2 is clearly inferior version. Few QoL additions won't make up for all the retarded changes. The sad part, if we'll ever get the remaster it'll be Sigma 2 most likely.

No more slowdown in NG2 with the backwards compatibility for Xbox 1. It plays at a smooth 60fps and upscale depending on the model for resolution

What do you think of the microtransaction in dmc 5