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Wanted: Dead |OT| Ex-Team Ninja Gun Fu

It got Godhanded upon release. It's genuinely a fun game that doesn't take itself seriously. The combat system, once you get the hang of it, flows really well, with the exception of some of the bosses. That helicopter guy........
Its also the closest thing we have to Ninja Gaiden 2 from a gameplay perspective. Not so much the melee but the way tons of enemies are thrown at the player.
 

El Muerto

Member
Its also the closest thing we have to Ninja Gaiden 2 from a gameplay perspective. Not so much the melee but the way tons of enemies are thrown at the player.
The game was developed by ex Ninja Gaiden devs and which made it a selling point when it released.
I'm playing this for the first time on Steam Deck. Great stuff. I jumped in mostly blind and loving it. Harder than I thought it would be.
It was insanely harder before the big update. I played it on hard when it first came out and if you didnt parry the ninjas perfectly every time you would die.
 

Arsic

Loves his juicy stink trail scent
It’s 6 bucks on PSN. Bought it for ps5 to go again. Loved it on PC. We need a sequel or spiritual successor. This is my kind of game.
 

Miles708

Member
I always loved team ninja games but this here is just too janky, too unbalanced, too undercooked and too unfair to be enjoyable.
I don't have the patience not the time anymore to try and find the good in so much dirt .

There IS something good beneath it all, but I'm afraid this is just not worth it.
My opinion.
 

Crayon

Member
btw, if anyone thinks this will be like ninja gaiden or any other character action, it's really not. You've got 7th gen tps with melee combat that imo traces back farther than that.

The melee is a lot more restrictive than most character action. Took me several hours to get a real feel for it but I like it a lot now.
 

Crayon

Member
I always loved team ninja games but this here is just too janky, too unbalanced, too undercooked and too unfair to be enjoyable.
I don't have the patience not the time anymore to try and find the good in so much dirt .

There IS something good beneath it all, but I'm afraid this is just not worth it.
My opinion.

Fair. Gameplay feels unique enough to me that I can live with a lot of little weaknesses, but they are all over.
 

RedC

Member
I always loved team ninja games but this here is just too janky, too unbalanced, too undercooked and too unfair to be enjoyable.
I don't have the patience not the time anymore to try and find the good in so much dirt .

There IS something good beneath it all, but I'm afraid this is just not worth it.
My opinion.
If you already own it, watching this video and applying the techniques will allow you to find the flow in gameplay.

 
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6 Eurodollars is the right price for this shite, the fucking gall they had releasing this at 60, lol, LMAO even...

Listen, everyone has his preferences - and especially tolerances when it comes to bad games , but, between the atrocious and REPETITIVE VO's ("GrEnAaAaDE !!!"/"CoMe hErE FuCKaaHH!"), mediocre as fuck graphics, mediocre, limited and repetitive gameplay (you're gonna be using the same, 2 most efficient combos all the time), bad direction and general jankiness, there's not much to like here, in fact 90% of the game's budget must have gone for the Maserati logo usage and licensed tracks.
Said it before but this game feels like a money laundering scam, to think this is anywhere close to "good" would be just for the sake of being a contrarian, there's nothing "endearing" about it, there's nothing fun nor funny, it's not even a "so bad it's good" type of game , it's just a C- product and that's being generous.

For 6-10 bucks max I suppose you could have 1-2 evenings of "fun" (ie, satisfying a morbid curiosity).

To even propose that this is anywhere near good like Ninja Gaiden 2 though is pure blasphemy
 
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Crayon

Member
6 Eurodollars is the right price for this shite, the fucking gall they had releasing this at 60, lol, LMAO even...

Listen, everyone has his preferences - and especially tolerances when it comes to bad games , but, between the atrocious and REPETITIVE VO's ("GrEnAaAaDE !!!"/"CoMe hErE FuCKaaHH!"), mediocre as fuck graphics, mediocre, limited and repetitive gameplay (you're gonna be using the same, 2 most efficient combos all the time), bad direction and general jankiness, there's not much to like here, in fact 90% of the game's budget must have gone for the Maserati logo usage and licensed tracks.
Said it before but this game feels like a money laundering scam, to think this is anywhere close to "good" would be just for the sake of being a contrarian, there's nothing "endearing" about it, there's nothing fun nor funny, it's not even a "so bad it's good" type of game , it's just a C- product and that's being generous.

For 6-10 bucks max I suppose you could have 1-2 evenings of "fun" (ie, satisfying a morbid curiosity).

To even propose that this is anywhere near good like Ninja Gaiden 2 though is pure blasphemy

This is going to be exactly the takeaway for a lot of people. Got destroyed in reviews. I'd have major caveats about recommending at full price because it's going to be live/hate. Having played the game now, I would have paid full and been happy.
 
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