“I already know the game is going to be amazing so this is one demo I won’t be bothering playing.” - Monkey_Puncher, 2008.

That one sentence sums up my entire feeling towards Ninja Gaiden 2. I could post it with no explanation and feel my sentiments on the upcoming title were fulfilled.

When any new game is coming out, we all have our hopes and our doubts. Will it be as spectacular as the screen shots portray? Have they really massively upgraded the enemy A.I.? Well, the answer when it comes to Ninja Gaiden 2 is: I really haven’t even thought about it. I would happily play this game if it was just the same as the last one (the fact that I have played the first one in its three different flavours of original, black, and sigma is a good testament to this statement). I will play it. I will die a lot. I will enjoy finding only 49 of the damn 50 scarabs. I will earn new skills and discover new weapons. That is all. It will be a game and I will be a gamer, and there will be no worries.

I have worried about games in the past. I was worried that Burnout Paradise would be too free-roaming for me, and it was. I was worried that Nero would ruin Devil May Cry, but he didn’t. However I am not worried now. Team Ninja will place a beautifully crafted piece of their handiwork in front of me this Friday and I will sit back and enjoy.

If only everything in life could be this simple.