Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

 Xbox 360
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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 49 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 21 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 49
  3. Negative: 19 out of 49
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  1. JohnWitten
    Apr 18, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. [Condensed]

    Nothing sucks more than a complete loss of progress, and that’s pretty much how I felt about the majority of my experience with the game. I was really looking forward to a fun experience, and although some of my wishes were met, I felt like I always took two steps back to every one forward. You’ll have more fun, especially the first time through, on lower difficulties and get more out of the experience. But there’s also really nothing that prompts a second playthrough, unless you’re a really hardcore fan I guess. The combat related glitches are less noticeable on easier difficulties, but they don’t go away. If you do feel like playing through again, at least rest easy in the fact that any and all of your upgrades and collected items carry across between playthroughs on each difficulty, so you can easily level up completely before attempting it again on a harder setting. There is also a small, side arcade mode that unlocks after playing through, and is an interesting diversion when you’ve become too frustrated with the main content- short though it is.

    Concept: Zombie-killing cyborg ninja master! Being a jerk! I hate Ryu, apparently! Yeah, zombies! Did I mention zombie ninja pirate things? Just kidding- no pirates!

    Graphics: Adopts a cartoonish style instead of the series specific, slightly more realistic one. Isn’t a bad look, but can make things hard to distinguish during fast-paced combat at times.

    Sound: I wouldn’t say the voice acting sucks per se, but the lines the actors were given pretty much made me cringe the entire way through. You could mute the game and still have about the same or a better experience basically.

    Playability: The controls normally work well, but will occasionally glitch up and get you killed- especially if you thought the counter system was actually going to work this time around…

    Entertainment: It has its moments, however it also has a lot of extra crappy baggage on board as well. You’ve been warned.

    Replay Value: Low.

    Overall Score: 6.0    … Expand
  2. TheQuietGamer
    May 25, 2014
    7
    Kind of like this year's Lollipop Chainsaw, only not quite as good, and instead of a skimpily-dressed cheerleader you get a vengeful ninja. With it's goofy concept, immature sense of humor, and cell-shaded graphics, this game bares a lot in common with a Suda 51 title. However the game doesn't have the humor or polished gameplay that I've come to expect from Suda titles. There are someKind of like this year's Lollipop Chainsaw, only not quite as good, and instead of a skimpily-dressed cheerleader you get a vengeful ninja. With it's goofy concept, immature sense of humor, and cell-shaded graphics, this game bares a lot in common with a Suda 51 title. However the game doesn't have the humor or polished gameplay that I've come to expect from Suda titles. There are some issues and irritating moments that keep this title from reaching the heights other action games have achieved.

    Every now and then the camera will obscure enemies, you'll lose sight of yourself in a horde of zombies, and thanks to a lack of a lock-on system it can be hard to focus your attacks on the biggest threat. The game can also be quite frustrating at times when dealing with more than one special enemy at a time thanks to their overpowered attacks. While these issues do make the game more irritating than it should be at times, they don't ruin it. It can be a heck of a lot of fun to button-mash your way through hordes of zombies, and the game manages to stay quite entertaining for a playthrough or two on the easier difficulties. So if you're a zombie fanatic or just someone who's curious about the game, it's worth at least a rental. It's not perfect by any means, but it offers enough off the wall type entertainment to be worth a look. My total score is a 7.5/10=Good.    … Expand
  3. aljirik1992
    Feb 17, 2018
    6
    "Я оставил тебеееееее-э-э-э. Паловинку себя!"

    Серия NG со времён бородатой NES была той ещё нервовыжималкой в хорошем смысле этого слова. Чистый, слешарный хардкор, вплоть до 2012 года! Именно тогда вышла NG3, сделав ХАРАКИРИ абсолютно всем фанатам. Затем её расширенная версия для WiiU, как глобальнейшая работа над ошибками, попыталась вернуть былую славу, но было слишком поздно.    "Я оставил тебеееееее-э-э-э. Паловинку себя!"

    Серия NG со времён бородатой NES была той ещё нервовыжималкой в хорошем смысле этого слова. Чистый, слешарный хардкор, вплоть до 2012 года! Именно тогда вышла NG3, сделав ХАРАКИРИ абсолютно всем фанатам. Затем её расширенная версия для WiiU, как глобальнейшая работа над ошибками, попыталась вернуть былую славу, но было слишком поздно.
    Спин-офф же пошёл по скользкой дорожке, решив стать стильным, модным, молодёжным, в точности как перезапуск DMC и отчасти получилось даже хорошо! Сочная, кровавая картинка, циничный юморок главного героя, обилие комбо-приёмов, ЖЁСТКИЕ боссы и зомборуссиш-клюквиш-калоритиш работают как надо, НО!
    Игра скатывается в треш, платформинг в игре однокленточен и попросту банален. Рубить, давить и лупить цепью зомбосоотечественников - "мило", вот только из одной клюквы варенья не сварить, а подсластить эдаким, ой как не мешало бы!    … Expand
  4. YokoHugo
    Aug 1, 2022
    7
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#43 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2014
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Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 20
  3. Negative: 10 out of 20
  1. CD-Action
    Jul 23, 2014
    40
    I would turn a blind eye to a non-existing level of challenge posed by Yaiba and to excessively simplified combat system, but why is the hero such a yokel?! [06/2014, p.50]
  2. GameOver.gr
    Apr 17, 2014
    40
    A mess of a game that doesn't really know what it is trying to achieve. Fans of the legendary Ninja Gaiden franchise should keep their distance from this one.
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  3. Everyeye.it
    Apr 15, 2014
    63
    Yaiba could have been an interesting take on the genre: unfortunately, it fails on the long run, resulting in a quite boring action game.
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