Shinobi

[Despair]

Originally posted by sggg
I don't think I ever died there.

Good for you man, since that level pissed us off alot

[MajinRyu]

Originally posted by sggg
I can back up Mech on that... like with many of the bosses, he seems impossible for a while but once it clicks, beating him is very possible. Hard, but possible. Its a great challenge.

I have not played in a while. I look forward to taking on that bitch in hard mode.

Hard mode is easy, Hiruko super is another history, that f@#$%r will make you cry like a bitch

[Kidnemo]

I died about a half-dozen times to the Fire stage/moth boss and haven't played since.

[Will]

Originally posted by Despair
Rygar has a BUSY levels? Man, That was a good laugh.

I guess I was going for more "ornate" or better stylized levels. You have to admit, the levels in Rygar looked gorgeous and they went along with the music perfectly. Especially the water shrine and the asteroid-feild-of-rocks level.

I know the stages are in ruin and everything in Shinobi and it gives it a distinctive 'colder' feel but they could be better. Maybe with more neon signs, color and lighting.

[Despair]

Well, Rygar's art direction and environments were amazing. They are definately better done than Shinobi's Tokyo in Ruins worlds.

Too bad that most of the Rygar's levels were devoid of enemies Where Shinobi levels were full of monster(or at least you didnt really had much time to stop by and look around since your sword was eating your life away and you had to be constantly moving and fighting to feed it.

[gameoverDude]

PS2 Shinobi is not bad, but in a way it is to the other Shinobi titles as Ninja Gaiden Arcade is to other NGs- with more emphasis on close quarters combat.

In level 5A, it's kind of a downer that Hotsuma will instantly drown on contact with the water. Ahem, a Ninja cannot swim? Right. This stage has gotten my goat a good few times.

[sggg]

Maybe there was a wicked current.

[Despair]

Uh-hu. Right

Maybe he just skipped few of swimming classes, back at Ninja school?

[Kinopio]

Yeah, Shinobi has a quite a few design flaws where you could tell the team was being lazy instead of creative. You can run along wall, as long as they aren't black? Surely they could have come up with something better than that.

[MechDeus]

Originally posted by Kinopio
You can run along wall, as long as they aren't black? Surely they could have come up with something better than that.

You're right. They should've used invisible barriers like most companies.

That bit concerned, it may not have made much sense realistically (ignoring the content of the game) but from a gameplay standpoint it allowed you to fairly easily see where you could and couldn't go while letting the designers setup the level to their liking.