The Time for Vengeance Has Arrived – Ninja Gaiden II Now in Stores
By Stephany on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 at 1:16 PM PST In Game Companies, Gamer Life, Games, Microsoft
Microsoft and TECMO/Team NINJA announced today that Ninja Gaiden II is now shipping to retailers throughout North America.Featuring a new and improved game engine, developed from the ground up exclusively for Xbox 360, in Ninja Gaiden II gamers must guide Ryu Hayabusa on a mission to avenge his clan and prevent the destruction of the human race. Armed with an assortment of ninja weaponry, players must help Ryu skillfully maneuver through a world fraught with peril. An all new auto-health regeneration system has been introduced, along with exciting new levels, adventures, enemies and thrilling combat. The newly added “Ninja Cinema” feature will allow gamers to record Ryu’s combat exploits as movie clips on their Xbox 360 and the ability to upload their clips to Xbox LIVE for everyone to download and view.
Fans are also encouraged to participate in the “Ninja Gaiden II, Weekend of Vengeance” from June 13-15. There will be an Achieve & Win sweepstakes where one lucky fan will win a Ninja Gaiden II Custom Elite Xbox 360 Console and a Ninja Gaiden II Swiss Army Victorinox console/laptop bag. Other prizes include 1600 Microsoft Point Cards, Xbox 360 120GB hard drives, 12-month Xbox LIVE Gold Subscriptions, Ninja Gaiden II T-shirts and much more.
Gold members must register and then play Ninja Gaiden II during the June 13-15 Vengeance Weekend. Also that weekend, to help celebrate ninjas, Gold members can watch free classic ninja movies, including “Ninja Hunter,” “A Life of Ninja” and “Ninja in the Deadly Trap.”
Finally, all seven hilarious Ask A Ninja episodes and the hour-long documentary “Way of the Warrior: Ninja Gaiden II” will also be available as free downloads to all Xbox LIVE subscribers, Silver and Gold.
Via: Press Release
I wish it really was in stores right now but everything says it is shipping out today which basically means that it will be on store shelves tomorrow…..sucks…I wanted to start kicking ass tonight but alas, I will have to wait another day longer…..
It is probably for the best anyway, I’m going to the Braves/Marlins game tonight….
Go Marlins!!!!
That is strange ManOfTeal because I just picked mine up a few minutes ago.
Then Best Buy, LameStop, and Target are all lying to me saying that they won’t get it in until tomorrow……
Go Marlins!!!!