Itagaki presents Ninja Gaiden 2 at Microsoft pre-TGS 2007 conference

Posted Sep 16, 2007 at 5:41PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Microsoft, Ryu Hayabusa, Team Ninja, Tomonobu Itagaki
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Like a real sneaky ninja, Tomonobu Itagaki came out of nowhere to reveal an Xbox 360 exclusive that should get action fans off their seats. Ryu Hayabusa is coming back for another adventure in Ninja Gaiden 2, and here's Team Ninja's leader at Microsoft's pre-Tokyo Game Show 2007 press conference unveiling their latest title.

After proudly dubbing Dead or Alive 4 as the premiere fighting game on Xbox 360, Itagaki promised a better Ninja Gaiden this time around thanks to the power of the new platform it's appearing on. In fact, he proclaimed Ninja Gaiden 2 as the best action game in the world even before it appears on shelves.

Itagaki's claim, while arguable, is not baseless. A demo played in real-time was shown on stage and it didn't fail to impress. Gorgeous graphics, fast-paced action, and glorious gore combine to make Ninja Gaiden 2 something worth watching out for. Find out what we're talking about by watching the video below.



 
 
 

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by TheGlow - 2007-09-16 13:10
by DVSDevise - 2007-09-16 13:36
» ...

Welcome home baby! Can't wait for this.

by Kingofdaberbz - 2007-09-16 13:38
» THIS GAME LOOKS REALLLY GOOOOD!!!!

this is a modern day ninja,modern day God Of War n a M rated naruto n X-men i gotta get this game n the graphix iz insane

by vitz3 - 2007-09-16 15:06
» why?

I really hate Itagaki. I would pay someone a lot of money to let me kick his ass.



His games are baseless and bouncy with no shred of game design talent.



Ninja Gaiden Sigma. The only good Team Ninja game. Was done by someone else.

by DVSDevise - 2007-09-16 16:23
» lol

PS3 Fanboizm at it's best. Sigma is a port of an Xbox 1 game. Obviously u dont know crap about the series.

by Stealth! - 2007-09-16 17:52
» Marvelous

Im not a big fan of the 360 but when i see sick a.s.s games like this, its hard not to like the game. I think i found my reason to finally get my 360, besides halo 3 of course. Well done team ninja, hope to see a cool new NG game for PS3 in a couple of years. I love Sigma but this looks freaking sweet.

by vitz3 - 2007-09-16 21:06
» Xbot reply

Uhh... No freaking duh!



I already knew that.



What I'm getting at is that the port to the PS3 added a lot of nice touches and much of the new stuff was thought up by the lead designer instead of Itagaki.



Once again. I would love to beat him up. Daily.

by Kingofdaberbz - 2007-09-16 23:39
» yep

@Stealth! ya i agree i bought my 360 last month it's great n i can't wait 2 get this game but I'm glad i bought my ps3 first now i can get sony & microsoft exclusives it's a win win.

by DVSDevise - 2007-09-17 00:09
» ...

Most of the game is based on Itagaki's work. Seems strange to dis the guy for that and praise the guy that only had to add some extra sauce. Itagaki said he wasn't totally happy with NG Black because of time and money holding him back. That's the reason he choose MS as the publisher for NG2, cause they have big pockets. Both him and Yousuke Hayashi talk a lot of crap. Itagaki said that Tekken sucks, and Hayashi bashed DMC. Lot more people hate them for that.

by Stealth! - 2007-09-17 19:45
» Yup

It is a win win. Thats the probably the only game besides halo 3 i truly want for the 360.

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