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Xbox 360 News by Tom Bramwell
Ninja Blade producer Masanori Takeuchi has revealed more about From Software's upcoming Ninja Blade, announced yesterday, and reckons it will distinguish itself from Xbox 360 exclusive stable-mate Ninja Gaiden II.
"Unlike most games that bounce between slow-moving cut scenes and twitchy gameplay, Ninja Blade offers a seamless action-movie experience that keeps you in control," Takeuchi told IGN following a question about Tecmo's recent alternative.
He also explained that the player-character, a budding ninja called Ken, will unlock special powers as you progress, and already has one inherent advantage. "Ninja Vision is a powerful technique that reveals hidden information, like enemy weak spots or navigation clues," Takeuchi explained. "Of course, such great power comes with a price. You'll need to be careful to calculate when and how to use it best."
You will have around 12 hours of single-player within which to be calculating, said Takeuchi, during which you will also claim crystals from downed enemies (mostly zombies, apparently) in order to upgrade your weapons. Xbox Live features will be revealed soon.
The developer is "definitely considering" a pre-release demo, Takeuchi said.
Check out the Ninja Blade launch trailer
on Eurogamer TV. Hopefully Ninja Blade will fare better than From's last ninja outing, the rather dreadful Tenchu Z, when it comes out next year.
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Vice.Destroyer
02/09/08 @ 07:44
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I don't know. Ninja Gaiden 2 was quite special. Ninja vision does not scream fast and furious gameplay to me. But, I want to be proven wrong. I want more quality Ninja games.
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NegativeZero
02/09/08 @ 07:51
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You know, this would probably seem a lot more interesting and exciting if it wasn't being developed by From Software. They've tried to do ninja games before. Tenchu was never very good, and they've only gone downhill.
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captainrentboy
02/09/08 @ 09:03
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Ahhhh Ken, one of the most intimidating ninja names out there.
I literally shivered with fear whilst typing it.... KEN. |
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Dark_Stranger
02/09/08 @ 10:23
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and his trusty sidekick, Derek, both in a battle against the evil overlord Malcolm.
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BillyBrush
02/09/08 @ 10:54
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owwww
cool, you cannot have too many Ninja Games, and Tench Z is ace, 50 missions or ninja killing with a camera so sweet to swing around it feels like AN EXTENSION OF YOUR EYES! ....teh fools, better than EG 8/10 wrath of heavan, and if you bothered playing both and comparing know this would you.. waaaa Not sure it'll be as good as NG2, but From imo are decent, Otogi was fun, Tench was fun, hopefully this'll be fun |
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BillyBrush
02/09/08 @ 11:01
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And since From got bought by Capcom i would assume their access to budget and engine goodness just improved markedly..
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muscleblade
02/09/08 @ 16:56
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"So Ninja Gaiden has Ryu, and Ninja Blade has Ken? "
Not a coinsidence im sure. |
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