 - 18 chapters, 25 missions and a new playable character - Rachael
- 70 new characters, including bosses - all with enhanced AI
- All-new combos and special moves, like running & fighting on water
- Dual-wield katanas & other swords, while using new kinds of Ninja magic
- Innovative new fighting and motion system using the SIX-AXIS controller
List Price: $59.99
Lowest Price: $36.69 
Product Description: Ninja Gaiden Sigma puts realistic battle and acrobatic ninja moves at your fingertips. As Ryu Hayabusa, you are seek revenge after your clan is massacred by the Vigor Empire. All you have are your wits, sword and skills. Your weapons & combat skills are great, but only time will tell if they're enough to beat the Holy Emperor and reclaim the magic sword named "Ryuken". Upload your Karma scores on the Playstation network & compare leader boards Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-29
Pretty fun but crippled by basic problems
Ninja Gaiden Sigma was a baptism of fire, to say the least. It throws you into a flurry of shurikens and blades the instant you begin to play, and the difficulty level does not waver throughout the game at all. For someone like me who crunches through games like a fiend, I was hoping that Ninja Gaiden Sigma would put up a fight.
This game was fun, but tough. You will definitely get the snot kicked out of you many times but that makes the victory that much more rewarding. This game is not for causal gamers or people who get frustrated easily. You will repeat a lot of fights either because of respawns or deaths.
My number one qualm about this game is the camera. It is one of the worst cameras I have ever had the displeasure of maneuvering in a game. Camera failures will disable your ability to focus on the proper targets, see around corners, and be sneaky...like a ninja is supposed to be. Camera adjustments are possible, but the controls are unresponsive as the game tries to focus on things for you and fails miserably.
Your opponents are supposed to cause your death, not a camera. This is the type of game where every last drop of health counts, and when your camera doesn't enable you to target any of the four enemies that are pumping you full of lead, your death will come quickly.
I expected more out of Tecmo for this port. The crappy camera is what made the fun factor 4/5 rather than a perfect 5. The game's challenge actually adds to the fun. It takes effort to win. But again, this fundamental flaw puts a damper on what the game could and should have been. Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-23
Ryu is a supper high speed ninja power, oh wait I forgot lethal!
Playing the game was an overall great experience. I particularly enjoyed the high speed fights with all the plenty of combos to master, and I was a bit surprised to the meticulous work done on the storyline, considering this is a "Ninja" game. The game becomes really hard as you acquaint the next bosses, so if you don't want to throw your controller on the wall, I strongly suggest for some tactics hints found on the official game guide. Rating:
Date: 2008-06-22
It's pretty great game!!!
I love this game and it's great game. It's one of my favorite game. The images were great. The story was nice. I enjoy the game. Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-18
great game
its not perfect, but it plays and handles supperbly. Good story, and quite a challenge, due to its difficulty level. The game it self was perfect, but cant say the same for everything else, i got shipped in a black broken box, no manual, no nothing, but the disc was in perfect condition, not what i expected for 30$ Rating:
Date: 2008-06-13
The Original Masterpiece... Now Even Better
Ninja Gaiden and NG: Black made their 'current-gen' debut on the Microsoft XBox to great acclaim. Ninja Gaiden featured cutting edge console graphics, fantastic gameplay, an engaging story and is known for it's challenging difficulty.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma takes all of these features and improves upon them on the Sony Playstation 3. The graphics have been revamped and improved upon in almost every conceivable way. Details that were simply not possible before are now everywhere. Character models move fluidly at a constant 60 frames-per-second.
The addition of several "side-chapters" as the character Rachel are also included in Sigma. Along with the side-chapters, Sigma features an extreme challenge mode that is available after finishing the game once. Essentially, it is a group of increasingly challenging battles that range from boss fights to endurance fights against groups of enemies. Also available via Playstation Network are several downloads for extra content and gameplay modes.
For new players and old fans alike this is a must have game and continues to set the bar high for the action game genre.
The only detraction from this game is that it does recycle cut-scenes from the XBox original. The interesting thing to note is that this is truly a game where the player controlled sequences look better than the FMV sequences. |
