Ninja Gaiden II 2008

Released: June 3, 2008
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
Platform: Xbox 360
Developer: Team NINJA
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
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Is it still worth playing?

Team Ninja's 2008 action adventure for the Xbox 360, the last game directed by Tomonobu Itagaki before he left Tecmo. Its new combat system lets Ryu dismember enemies. A severed limb weakens or slows an enemy without necessarily killing it, and an injured enemy may turn to suicide tactics, so it has to be finished quickly with an Obliteration Technique. Ryu is as vulnerable as the enemies are. Essence from defeated enemies heals him, restores his ki or adds to his cash, and he can draw it in to unleash powerful attacks called Ultimate Techniques. On the PlayStation 3, an alternative version, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, came in 2009. Wounded enemies who turn desperate still make every kill matter today.