I was given a PS5 code from Publisher, Developer Koei Tecmo Games @koeitecmoeurope
This is released in the UK on 23/01/2025 and in the UK is priced at £39.99.
INTRODUCTION
You are Ryu Hayabusa a ninja who inherited the legendary Dragon Sword and takes on battles across the world.
FEATURES
- The world of “NINJA GAIDEN 2” remastered with rich visuals!
The stages, characters, effects, and lighting have been completely redesigned and remastered to provide realistic visuals. Unreal Engine 5 has been utilized to create stunning current-generation graphics, allowing players to immerse themselves more deeply in the story’s world. - High-speed x violent action further evolved with the latest graphic expressions!
Gore elements such as dismemberment and blood have been remastered to enhance the action experience. Players can enjoy high-speed, violent action using a wide variety of weapons and techniques, including Japanese swords, shurikens, Kusari-gamas, and tonfas.
Note: The dismemberment feature can be toggled on and off in the Options menu. - Additional characters, mode for beginners, and elements from subsequent spin-off titles are also included!
This remaster includes additional elements from spin-off titles released after the original. Players can control three additional characters: Momiji, Ayane, and Rachel. The game also includes “HERO PLAY STYLE” mode that provides automatic support in challenging situations, making it accessible for those who may not be confident in their action skills.
FAN ART
Levels are fun and interesting to explore with secrets too find such as upgrades to health and magic and more.
Story is interesting and fun.
Enemies all have own look and own attacks to them to learn in order to counter and defeat them.
Difficulty options are nice and gives alot of choice to suit everyone and is still challenging even on easy setting.
Weapons are cool as all have own feel to them and can be upgraded which change look and all are fun to use liked the staff as keeps enemies at range and great for groups as has wide arc in attacks.
Controls are easy to understand and easy to learn and very responsive.
Pretty art style and very detailed love that can lop off enemies legs and more then they creep along after you
Skills that you can learn are impressive as alot of them and all own feel to them loved the throw ability as was great pushing enemies off you when they group up.
Alot of skills to learn can be daunting as alot to remember all the inputs need to pull of certain skills.
OVERALL SUMMARY
Overall can be alot to remember as alot of skills to learn. However for £39.99, the levels are fun to explore and find secrets that can give you benefits such as more health or more magic and the story is fun and interesting with the enemies that you meet all have own look and attacks to learn in order to defeat them and has nice difficulty options that are still challenging even on easy setting and loads of skills to learn that have own feel with cool weapons that have own feel and are upgradeable and changes look of weapon when you upgrade them and has fast fun combat with a nice detailed art style. I LOVED THIS GAME.
I RECOMMEND THIS GAME.
Levels are fun to explore, secrets find.
Story is interesting and fun.
Enemies own look, attacks to learn.
Difficulty options great still challenging on easy.
Weapons own look, feel, upgradeable.
Combat is fun, fast paced, intense.
Controls is easy pick up and learn.
Pretty art style, detailed style.
Skills learn impressive own feel.
Alot of skills to learn can be alot remember.
Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.
https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE
VIDEO REVIEW
https://youtu.be/v29Fz62MJI8?si=f2J-jg1sBXglNMXU
PLAYLIST
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPweCuHf0GpWhWuNYnwHdaPl&si=7iIuMos0uJgaXUug
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