ORIGINAL: Virtua fighter 5
GOW is shit, made for skil-less white boys, to think they are good at games.. Japanese games like NGB, DMC kill it.
The combat in Devil May Cry and Ninja Gaiden is " superior" , and requires actual " skill" , especially on the harder difficulty levels, but as an overall experience i' d probably take God of War II over the others. The story and character progression is far better and more of a focus than in the other games.
God of War is easily my favorite Sony developed franchise. It' s epic, and the 2nd game completely destroys the 1st in terms of scale and " badass-ness"
From a combat perspective Devil May Cry is the deeper game, but Ninja Gaiden gives a better sense of accomplishment when you complete a level, kill a boss or whatever. God of War on the otherhand is an easier game and it' s not as balanced or as deep but it' s definitely " fun" .
God of War II is graphically better than DMC3 and Ninja Gaiden, it' s as long as Ninja Gaiden and has more of an atmosphere. If i was forced to choose between playing just the one i' d probably choose God of War II, even though i adore Ninja Gaiden.
But then
i don' t have a stupid elite-ist attitude towards games and gaming platforms, i play these different games for the vastly different experiences and note that all three are flawed and all three have amazing qualities.
Fortunately i can play all three as i own both next-gen platforms. Now if Capcom would hurry up and re-affirm DMC for PSP i' ll be covered for all three series' on handhelds too.