Ninja Gaiden 2 is aging me before my time.

Ninja Gaiden Black was a great game.   Scratch that NGB was a kick ass game.  That's why I felt it was a no brainer to pick up team ninjas sequel to the original without following my cardinal rule.  Rent before you buy.   It's a rule I stand by and one I rarely break except for titles which seem like a sure thing.     I should have seen the signs of something not being right by the lack of a demo also there didn’t seem to be a review of the game until a couple days after release a trend I have seen more and more of lately.   Well firing the game up I realized why.   NG2 is a  mess. 

       It has one of the worst camera systems I have seen in a long time.    I can’t tell you how many times I have died because a foe is off screen and attacks me from behind.   I have since adopted a constant holding of the block button for just this issue.   Which works sometimes but with the block breaking attacks that some enemies possess you will be seeing the game over screen way more then sanity can take.   I swear once I'm finished with this piece of pretty garbage I am selling it.   I will have to be more disciplined about my gaming purchases from now on.  

Or at least until Gears 2 and Fallout 3 are released.  Here's hoping I dont get burned again.  :)

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