Plus LionGames.com has a deal, Ninja Gaiden Sigma for $48.99.

You're a helpless addict Nei.

... sigh, I know.

It looks nice, but I'm not sure it looks "Next Gen" enough to justify such a price.

Bingo! I mean, what else are you going to play? flOw?

For whatever reason I never got around to playing Ninja Gaiden on the Xbox. Tried out the PS3 demo last night and really liked what I saw. The game is gorgeous although I still really dislike Team Ninja's character models... can't stand the plasticy look. Other than that it certainly seemed fun.

Let me know when she's 17 and I'll...

Aww forget it, your wrath is not worth my petty immature jokes.

Just pass along that I think she has exquisite taste in videogames, unlike some of the uncultured masses that populate this site.

No, 17 is when she's old enough to play this game and Metal Gear Solid 4.

The girls have had their own jobs for over a year, but they spend most of their money on anime disks.

And Stylz, I'll let her know.

Finally got to try the demo...

The game is pretty much a port of Ninja Gaiden Black. In terms of cut-scenes and some of the difficulty- enemy scalability... like if you go for hard or higher, you will see enemies that would normally appear later on in the game (ref.: Black Spider Ninjas in Chapter 1).

The demo level is the Ninja Fortress, the same as always. However the level design, although mostly the same but with few little tweaks. Like for example... right at the start of the game, instead of waterfall now is just a cliff with a small path that leads to a chest. Another one would be, the rocky path that leads to the fortress got a little bit tighter than before... --but like I said nothing major, just minor tweaks... I'd like to see the rest of the game though.

Enemy positioning also got few tweaks. Like before, the very first encounter with other ninja was once you get to the elevated area... now you get attacked by 2 ninjas right away, as soon the game starts. Few other slight changes are in the fortress, like the area where a Samurai armor... instead of 2 ninjas now 4. Plus now they will re-spawn when you exchange Fangs for the Key. Also to note is that the room past Samurai armor... there are now 2 chests and enemies don't drop from the ceiling. Now they enter the room once you cut the paper that grants you entry to the next room.

Item placement... you no longer get Talisman of Rebirth. At least not in the demo.

Combat it self is pretty much the same, tight, fast and brutal. AI, seems slightly beefed up but I have not played old ninja gaiden for some time so I could be just imagining things. Few things that kind of trouble me regarding the controls... one is, few times my character become unresponsive for few sec. It's not a big deal but that is enough time to get killed... especially when playing on Very Hard.
...and two, pointless implementation of motion sensing feature. When using Nippo... shake the controller to make the attack even stronger. Yay! Although I could not get to use nippo, I forgot how to activate it...

Speaking of difficulty, Murai on Hard is now easier to beat... when fighting him on hard, 2 white ninjas will attack you at same time.

Now, UI. The interface has been changed to display everything in one screen... no more tab views. One new addition to the game is that they have quick access menu... using a D-pad now during combat or just in the game you can cycle between and use 4 different items like potions, etc... helps to keep action going, since you don't need to go to the inventory screen.

Sound... same.

Graphics, are a mix of new and updated. Some textures, look old but look better in higher resolution... some textures are new, considering the level has more of a fall season look. One thing I notice is that some areas of the level got a lot darker than before... nothing game-play hindering but different none the less.

btw, the demo has new weapon to play with... duel katanas. They are nice, but I still prefer Dragon Sword.

Last, they open a quick mission option once you beat the demo... one level to try out Rachel.

Over all, I liked it... for $50, is it worth it? May be, but I'll be picking it up since like Mr.G put it... I'm an addict.

-- edit --

Forgot to grab the stats... so I made a quick run through.

Time: 14:51
Kills: 72
Karma: 327099

...could be better.

Great game but I won't touch it again until they fix the camera controls. It's pretty much unplayable for me...

Those are some huge breasts.

Well, First Review Score:

EGM - Ninja Gaiden Sigma: 9, 9, 8

The PS3 demo was awesome, it run really well and looks great doing it. I'm looking forward to giving it a fresh chance with the improved camera over the original Xbox version.

I'm looking forward to renting this as soon as I get my PS3 (early next month, I hope!)

Just finish the demo and it will unlock mission mode!