Ninja Gaiden 2 was a sequel to the beloved reboot of Team Ninja’s franchise that took crazy ninja action to a whole new level. Beloved by fans of the hack and slash genre, Ninja Gaiden 2 was heralded as a fantastic addition to the series with a difficulty level that pushed anyone to their limit. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 was the rerelease on PlayStation 3 that added additional content for fans of the game while still maintaining the aspects that many gamers fell in love with the first time. Now Sony is looking to bring the crazy ninja action to portables with the release of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus, a follow-up to the previously released Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus for the PlayStation Vita. Is the tale of Ryu Hayabusa still worthy of a third round? Sony and Team Ninja are hoping that newly added content and game modes can still keep fans coming back for more, while at the same time bringing in newcomers to the series.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "Despite being the most powerful handheld console to be released in 2011, and being more than capable of handling ports of PS2, PS3, and even PS4 titles when the developers put the effort in, not every company was willing to take the time to ensure that the Vita version of their games turned out well - and as such a large number of games are hugely disappointing on the handheld simply due to the way they run.
In this article, I aim to examine these ports – what was disappointing about them (and why they should have been better than they were), as well as possible explanations on why they turned out the way they did - and ultimately come to a conclusion as to how well the Vita did as a machine capable of handling console ports during its lifespan."
NZGamer - "The PlayStation Vita, despite being a powerful, and great-looking piece of hardware, has been struggling in the market ever since it released. This is perhaps no better underlined than in this very article; not only did we not have ten "top" games to review on the system this year, we didn't post ten reviews full stop - so the list is made up of our top five (or seven, depending on how you count, as there's a three-way tie for 5th place) instead."
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This week in PlayStation Plus, you’ll find the fantastic Bit.Trip presents Runner 2 (sporting one of the longer names in gaming) free for PS Plus members, along with PS Vita content on sale as part of the PS Vita Japanese Games sale . With the likes of Soul Sacrifice, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus, and Touch My Katamari, there’s plenty of content to download to your PS Vita this week.
As a Vita owner myself, I'm not too impressed by the lack of quality titles. Glad to know many are on the way later this year, but so far a pretty disappointing launch imo.
Another reason to get the vita. :)
Decent review. I still have to finish Sigma Plus on the Vita, but plan to get this when I can score it for $20... Or maybe I'll get lucky and get it with PS+ by the time it hits that price point. Sigma is probably in my current top 10 of Vita games, so either way is fine. I think Ninja Gaiden is perfect for on the go gaming.