Ninja Gaiden Sigma

Available on: PS Vita, PS3

Ninja Gaiden Sigma: Team Ninja using touchscreen for Vita version

Gesture attacks to make death by Katana more immersive

Words: Tom_Goulter on September 22, 2011

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For the upcoming PlayStation Vita version of Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Team Ninja head Yosuke Hayashi has confirmed that touchscreen attacks will be added to the repertoire of hero Ryu Hayabusa. The series has flirted with such controls before – the DS game Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword was largely stylus-based, and the Wii U version of Ninja Gaiden 3 will employ a similar control scheme – but this marks the first time an existing entry in the series has been converted for touch-compatibility.

The DS version of Ninja Gaiden was well-received: we gave it an 8/10 score in our review and praised the controls (except when they were being unreasonably exacting). The game didn't sell as well as other installments. Sadly, the Nintendogs crowd didn't take to a new installment of one of gaming's most legendarily tough franchises, even one with a friendlier-than-usual difficulty curve – but this announcement could bring tough-guy players to the Vita. On the other hand, Ninja Gaiden fans may not welcome a whole new set of controls to master (it's not known whether classic controls will be offered). How do you feel about the announcement?

Sep 22, 2011

Source: Siliconera

Platforms:

PS Vita, PS3

Topics:

Ninja, Team

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noblehouse - September 23, 2011 1:08 p.m.

Team Ninja - don't you think you've re-released this game enough now. It was a great game (one of my favourites) but do something new now instead of these old re-runs. It's starting to look like the only AAA game Team Ninja will ever make is this game. Hope they prove me wrong with Ninja Gaiden 3.
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samsneeze - September 23, 2011 7:43 a.m.

Expect dumbed down difficulty in order to make the controls more practical.
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TheRandomFool - September 22, 2011 7:11 p.m.

NG:S was the best, this gives me even more of a reason to get Vita!
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