First let me just say that this is one of favorite franchises. Its a button masher I know but I still love both these games (including the Xbox 360 one) and news out of the TGS that a third one is on the way.
First a quick console history, Ninja Gaiden first appeared on the NES and made through its through the consoles up to the previous generation (Xbox) and it hit the Xbox in two games. Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden Black (or as it would be called now Ninja Gaiden: Game of the Year) brought out the best in players on the Xbox. Years later the PS3 one upped the ante on the Xbox version by calling it Ninja Gaiden Sigma (the ad slogan was the reason you bought a PS3) and gave the game a next gen update. Not to be outdone NG2 appeared as a limited console exclusive to the Xbox 360 and NGS2 was released roughly a year later on the PS3. If you want the ins and outs of the history of Ninja Gaiden visit the Wiki page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_Gaiden.
The game is known to be difficult even on the "easier" levels. For me its a joystick smashing good time with epic Boss Battles, upgrading weapons and more cleavage then one needs to see. The story for each of these incarnations are terrible (Volf the Wolf really?) but the graphics are great. The graphics have aged a little but in 2007 NGS was one of the best games on the PS3.
To make this short and sweet if you liked God of War, chances are you will like the NG series. I felt the second one was a little watered down on the PS3, they eliminated some of the busy work from the Xbox 360 version and of course cut out the blood (I did not care but it seems everyone else did). If you were a fan of the series on any system pick up all 3.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma - PS3 - A
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 - PS3 - B
Ninja Gaiden II - Xbox 360 - A
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