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01-31-2008, 01:44 AM
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NGII: Bringing You Joygasm After Joygasm
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Ninja Gaiden 2: Bad Moon Rising
The lunar staff is back and bloodier than ever. Get your first look at the second coming here.
by Erik Brudvig
January 30, 2008 - Many great fictional heroes have used the staff to great effect. Donatello of the mutant ninja turtles used it to pummel the foot clan. Gambit of the X-men put a Cajun flair on the eastern weapon. In a pinch, we'd take Mr. Ryu Hayabusa and his lunar staff over all of them. IGN's favorite weapon from Ninja Gaiden is back and we have the screens and movies to prove it.
The lunar staff wasn't included on the first Ninja Gaiden revival for Xbox at first. It didn't make its appearance until the Hurricane Pack download was released through Xbox Live. The download, which got its name from the charged essence attack the lunar performs, added a significant level of difficulty to the game along with a nasty cat fiend that liked to attack in packs. The lunar was your only saving grace. Great for combos and with a wide attack range, the lunar was fantastic for taking on a single foe or an entire crowd.
Just like last generation's version of Ninja Gaiden, you'll have to level the lunar staff up to reach its full effectiveness. The screenshots we have here show how it looks when you first obtain it at level 1. The three videos (find them all in the gallery) give you a glimpse at what you'll be wielding when it reaches level 2.
We know Team Ninja is reworking the move lists and altering the look of the attacks that carry over, but we don't have any word yet on how the lunar will change in effectiveness or control. Take a look at the movies and you'll see that even the blunt staff can remove a limb here or there and it definitely has no trouble painting the walls red.
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. When the descriptions come directly from Team Ninja like they do for the screenshots below, a few sentences is all you need.
After a jump in front of the beautiful fountain, Ryu is just about stabbing his foe with Lunar Staff over his head. This is nothing but a rightful way to attack.
Spirit Ninja holds a traditional Chinese-style weapon in his hands. He uses his middle finger as axis to spin the weapon and falls on Ryu with dazzling attacks. The movement is elegant yet extremely sharp.
Rasetsu is berserker of Black Spider Ninja Clan. Although they is a part of Black Spider, Ninjas of this group are all deformed and have clear features as Fiends. They are ferociously brutal and blessed with extreme power to block Ryu Hayabusa. The Super Ninja jumped up and knocked down the stiff enemies. The Castle is echoing with roars of Rasetsu.
Stay tuned as Ninja Gaiden 2 week continues at IGN. You don't want to miss the brand new enemy reveal coming soon.
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This game is going to be rad. I love seeing all these new images and videos.  
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