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Ninja Gaiden DS!!!!

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Nitro Total Posts : 11960 Reward points : 44065 Joined: Dec 30, 2005	Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 28, 2007 19:52

Vx Chemical Total Posts : 5534 Reward points : 6695 Joined: Sep 09, 2005	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 28, 2007 19:56 thats one annoying magazine,

Shikashi Total Posts : 196 Reward points : 0 Joined: Oct 04, 2006	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 28, 2007 21:05 Vx speaks the truth, what' s up with the purple crap? Jesus, Ryu looks way too Anime' ish anyway. I don' t like it. Lol @ Itagaki, he' s gonna kill you.

Byakko Total Posts : 599 Reward points : 0 Joined: May 03, 2006	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 29, 2007 05:43 Okay, (most) of those screenshots in the background simply CAN' T be the DS version. The article mentions the PSP. I' m guessing most of the shots are from there =/ Face it, the DS could never have a really good 3D action title...at least one that doesn' t look it' s from the early Playstation era.

Bishonen Total Posts : 1718 Reward points : 0 Joined: Nov 13, 2005 Location: Everywhere	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 29, 2007 06:06 ...it has to be DS... ...' gaki' s been promising his daughter he' ll make a proper DS game for ages, although i am surprised he chose the rather violent Ninja Gaiden series.... ...this dun feel right... ...isn' t it April 1 pretty soon?..... Currently accepting Article & Review requests

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RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 29, 2007 06:09

I' m not saying there WON' T be a DS version; simply that naturally, the too-good screenshots just have to be from the PSP version.

Especially since PSP is clearly mentioned in the article.

For the DS version though, instead of pure action...they might go for the card-battle-system route ala Metal Gear Ac!d

I would love it if it would look/play kinda like the original Soul Reaver, or something similar though...

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RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 29, 2007 06:42

ORIGINAL: Byakko

Okay, (most) of those screenshots in the background simply CAN' T be the DS version.

The article mentions the PSP. I' m guessing most of the shots are from there =/

Face it, the DS could never have a really good 3D action title...at least one that doesn' t look it' s from the early Playstation era.

He mentions that the ability to use the stylus is what made him decide to develop the game for DS and not PSP. That' s the only time PSP is mentioned.

The screens are DS, and they' re an odd shaped because the game will be played like Brain Training; holding it like a book.

The game will be isometric 2.5D and will play using just the stylus, and the only buttons used are to block.

You guide Hayabusa with the stylus, launch enemies into the air y slashing up/down, tap twice to jump, tap enemies to throw shurikens at them, and perform Ninpo actions by drawing the shapes onscreen.

The right screen (bottom) will act as the main display and the left (top) used for maps and item/weapon/Ninpo selection.

The game starts with you controlling someone else; a female Ninja. You play as her through the tutorial sequence and then again later in the game.

Itagaki said that the game will be 100% pure action.

Should be awesome.

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RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 29, 2007 06:50

I' m not saying there WON' T be a DS version; simply that naturally, the too-good screenshots just have to be from the PSP version.

Especially since PSP is clearly mentioned in the article.

....do not underestimate the power of Team Ninja missy...

..plus ' Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword' (as it appears to be titled) surely could not be developed on both systems simultaneously... ...the two systems are much too different... ..no?

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RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 29, 2007 07:09

DS isn' t that underpowered. It' s only limitation compared to Playstation, Saturn and N64 is possible texture size, although Rare managed to do amazing things with multi-layer textures on N64 so workarounds are possible.

Many developers, for one reason or another, fail to take full advantage of Nintendo hardware. Team Ninja are one of the most capable Japanese studios, second only to Capcom in my book and will be able to do wonders with DS.

Plus, DS only suffers reduced performance if both screens are outputting 3D. This will only use one and even then it' s not fully 3D, but instead an isometric 2.5D.

I do kinda wish he' d gone down the sidescroller route in a Castlevania-esque fashion though. But i' m sure they' ll pull this off. Itagaki is a genius.

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RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 29, 2007 07:40

Plus, DS only suffers reduced performance if both screens are outputting 3D.

Makes me think that (more) developers should be willing to make purely single-screen (or at least, majorly single-screen) games, somewhat like FF3' s battle sequences; so they can maximize the DS' graphic processing power.

Anyway, according to a 1up article, most, if not all, actions are done with the stylus. I' m guessing all that slashing, kinda reminds me of Phantom Hourglass.

Anyone wonder how jumping is going to be enabled? I' m assuming it' ll be a mostly top-down game...

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RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 29, 2007 07:51

Jump?

I already posted this...

He mentions that the ability to use the stylus is what made him decide to develop the game for DS and not PSP. That' s the only time PSP is mentioned.

The screens are DS, and they' re an odd shaped because the game will be played like Brain Training; holding it like a book.

The game will be isometric 2.5D and will play using just the stylus, and the only buttons used are to block.

You guide Hayabusa with the stylus, launch enemies into the air y slashing up/down, tap twice to jump, tap enemies to throw shurikens at them, and perform Ninpo actions by drawing the shapes onscreen.

The right screen (bottom) will act as the main display and the left (top) used for maps and item/weapon/Ninpo selection.

The game starts with you controlling someone else; a female Ninja. You play as her through the tutorial sequence and then again later in the game.

Itagaki said that the game will be 100% pure action.

Should be awesome.

Eddie_the_Hated Total Posts : 8015 Reward points : 15335 Joined: Jan 17, 2006 Location: Wayne, MI	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 29, 2007 07:59 Not quite sure how I feel about this yet. I' m gonna catch some Z' s & come to some conclusion when I wake up.

Nitro Total Posts : 11960 Reward points : 44065 Joined: Dec 30, 2005	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 30, 2007 00:46 The backgrounds (levels) appear to be pre-rendered, but i' m not certain. If they are actually 3D then this will probably be the best looking DS game yet. This game will be awesome! < Message edited by NITRO -- 29 Mar 07 16:50:24 >

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RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 31, 2007 02:34

...dun?

...looks like NG:DS is 100% legit...

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...i' m not happy at all because A) you know what i think about handhelds, and B) this could mean no Code Cronus and either another NG game, or another DOA

...i love both franchises, but Team Ninja really need to branch out... ...NG was a great start, but they could really blow the roof off with a certain epic free-roaming adventure/rpg title...

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Nitro Total Posts : 11960 Reward points : 44065 Joined: Dec 30, 2005	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Mar 31, 2007 08:31 I don' t believe for one minute that Team Ninja have their B tea working on Sigma and their A team only working on this. Then again, DS titles don' t have long development spans so we should see something in July. But after Sigma and Dragon Sword, it obviously won' t be Ninja Gaiden 2, ...making you right, again.

Nitro Total Posts : 11960 Reward points : 44065 Joined: Dec 30, 2005	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 02, 2007 21:36

Duffman Total Posts : 1096 Reward points : 5600 Joined: Apr 28, 2006 Location: Ireland (Eire)	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 02, 2007 22:23 The game looks amazing!!!!!!!! I think this could take Metroid Prime Hunters crown as the best looking DS game yet.

Silentbomber Total Posts : 4673 Reward points : 44970 Joined: Dec 17, 2004	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 02, 2007 23:22 Your not playing the ds for its graphics. Game looks cool tough Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine. Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

Virtua fighter 5 Total Posts : 1327 Reward points : 4650 Joined: Mar 31, 2007	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 03, 2007 02:12 Footage

Adam Doree Total Posts : 1113 Reward points : 46250 Joined: Feb 19, 2003 Location: Leicester Square	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 03, 2007 02:14 Looks awesome.

ginjirou Total Posts : 4836 Reward points : 16545 Joined: Jul 16, 2005 Location: Sweden	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 03, 2007 02:37 It doesn' t look like the levels are in full 3D. Or are they?

Nitro Total Posts : 11960 Reward points : 44065 Joined: Dec 30, 2005	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 03, 2007 05:59 ORIGINAL: ginjirou It doesn' t look like the levels are in full 3D. Or are they? No, they appear to be static 2D, but to be quite honest i don' t really care either way. I have tremendous respect for Itagaki and his team and i have no doubts about the game whatsoever.

Nitro Total Posts : 11960 Reward points : 44065 Joined: Dec 30, 2005	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 03, 2007 22:19 New [better] video... ...PURE AWESOMENESS!!!

Agent Ghost Total Posts : 5486 Reward points : 12425 Joined: Aug 09, 2006	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 03, 2007 22:29 Must own DS game.

Nitro Total Posts : 11960 Reward points : 44065 Joined: Dec 30, 2005	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 03, 2007 22:39 The temple guardian boss fight looks amazing. It' s insane how many times they can use the same game (NG/NGB/NGS/NGDS - discounting the original game)

Bishonen Total Posts : 1718 Reward points : 0 Joined: Nov 13, 2005 Location: Everywhere	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 04, 2007 02:46 ...PURE AWESOMENESS!!! ...great clip man, TN > round eye dweebs :D loved Hayashi' s âˆ‘ footage at the end too.... Currently accepting Article & Review requests

Virtua fighter 5 Total Posts : 1327 Reward points : 4650 Joined: Mar 31, 2007	RE: Ninja Gaiden DS!!!! - Apr 04, 2007 05:01 Streaming that video is a nightmare anyone got any tips on how to download it / watch it all in one.