The Vigoorian Flail works like the Nunchaku, but is clearly to a replacement for it. Generally, each new weapon in Ninja Gaiden can be easily put into a category and understood as improvement in that. The other exclusion in the following graphic is the seventh weapon, which is sort of “hidden”: By upgrading the wooden sword, that is apparently way too weak for any sensible application, all the way up to level 7 (costing a signifcant amount of money), you get the strongest heavy weapon in the game, the Unlabored Flawlessness (it sounds cooler in Kanjis). The staff, Lunar, is an exception, being introduced only later in the expanded Ninja Gaiden Black.
By looking at them closely, we’ll notice why. NG1 has seven (melee) weapons and NG2 eight, but the latter feels too much while the first does not. By comparing the two, one should be able to find out what ‘broke’ it, and maybe how it could be improved.įirst, difference in weapon quantity. On the other hand, this is actually a good opportunity for game design as we have two games that are in principle the same, but with a notable difference in quality. (Which turns out to be a sad testament to the genre, considering its shortcomings). I knew from reviews that this is less good than the predecessor, and the consensus seems to be that ‘it’s still the best of its breed”. I’m a big fan of the predecessor, but had realstic expectations when getting this game. Some words before we dive in so you can better frame my perspective.
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