Last week we gave the PS3 love and this week with Kinnect right around the corner I decided it was time to do some quick reviews for the Xbox 360. The first game up for review is Ninja Blade. The best way to describe this game is Ninja Gaiden meet God of War lite. The mechanics of this game are similar to Ninja Gaiden (the reason I bought it) with quite a few quick time events and just like God of War they can get annoying at time because there are so many. The story on this one starts well enough but gets worse as it goes on. This is your typical button masher with big boss battles but the best part of this game is the price. Usually you can find it in the 29.99 or less bin. This game is an ideal title to tide you over between games you are waiting for. This game does do plenty right and was kind of a sleeper Xbox exclusive and is great if you are buying an Xbox and looking to expand the game library without going broke.
Grade - B
Monopoly seems to come out for every system every time. I remember having this for the Sega Master System so many moons ago and the problem is it really hasn't changed. There are new ways to play the game and the game still takes a while. The AI has only improved slightly even at the most difficult level. The deals they propose are usually terrible for one player sometimes including them. The control scheme is a bit troublesome also. There is a light at the end of this tunnel: the new mini games on this Monopoly are fun and kept friends and family entertained for sometime. This game screams rental though, once you have gone through the mini game once or twice it gets kind of old and playing single player seems kind of dull.
Grade - C
On Thursday Microsoft releases Kinnect for the Xbox 360 and there are a few deals out there but it sounds like finding the thing is going to be tough enough. Kmart offers a $25 coupon/reward for buying it there and an additional $15 coupon for a game purchased with it. The new book is out at TRU and has $10 off $75 on the back page so that is an option also. Looking at games Target has Buy 2 get 1 Free and looks like Amazon is going to match that deal but do not use 1 click when when buying. Later this week more Xbox games and I will be reviewing Kinnect more toward the middle of the month. Any questions please ask...
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