PS3 - BLES-00072 [Ninja Gaiden Sigma]

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Ninja Gaiden® Sigma

The title gets its third release in Ninja Gaiden Sigma exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Sigma is essentially a remix of the original game and Black, offering up some of Black's additions like the Mission mode, while going back to the original's difficulty level (though it's still certainly not easy). There are also new enemies to be found, some new areas, various gameplay tweaks and, most notably, the ability to play as Rachel.

The end result is that Ninja Gaiden Sigma is, as expected, the best of the bunch and a fantastic title all around. It's somewhat amazing how well the core game holds up three years after its release and a generation later. Many of us around the IGN offices were massive fans of the original game, and our time with Sigma was easily just as much fun as we had three years ago. If you didn't like the original there won't be enough here to change your opinion, but fans of the game will find a ton of fond memories here.

The gameplay in Ninja Gaiden Sigma is extremely fast-paced, maybe even faster than the original release. It's very quick and requires a lot of dexterity to handle, and new players may find a bit of a learning to overcome as they get used to how to properly fight, but once you have it down you'll be lopping heads off left and right. Old timers who've beaten the old releases will find that much of the game feels easier this time around. But in large part it's simply because after you've worked through the game once, your skills have necessarily become so honed that the early (and seemingly difficult at first) stages are essentially a breeze.

As mentioned, the biggest addition in Sigma is the ability to play as Rachel, a Fiend Hunter who made various appearances in the first game, but only as a non-playable character. In Sigma, you're able to play her efforts as she heads off in search of demons to slay. These missions are a bit of a hit and miss. On the one hand, they help flesh out the story a little more in certain areas. Ninja Gaiden's story never made a ton of sense, but her sections help clarify a few events.
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