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In Ninja Gaiden, you're Ryu Hayabusa, the legendary ninja assassin. And, as you'll have no doubt noticed, this is one of the hardest, and best games out there for the XBox. And you're going to need some help to get the most out of it. So read all about it in the XBox Ninja Gaiden Guide.
While you'll be itching to get to grips with those great traditional ninja weapons of nunchuk, sword or shuriken (throwing stars), you first need to master a few basic concepts before you'll be able to get anywhere in this game. In fact, the game may seem crazily fast to begin with - don't worry. You need to learn to get to grips with the control system first.
You move via the gamepad, with your left thumbstick. There are two attack buttons, along with a blocking button. One thing to watch out for is that once you start an attack move, you can't simply abandon it in mid-flight. Some gamers find this to be much harder to get to grips with than other games which allow attack moves to be changed after initiating them.
To defend yourself, you can attempt to block an attack, or you can dodge it by rolling away. The problem with blocking an attack move is that some stronger opponents may just smash through your block or grab you, so you should make sure you're always ready to dodge out of the way - you'll find this an invaluable tactic against the first boss you encounter.
Okay, on to the fun bit in our XBox Ninja Gaiden Guide: your weapons! For close-combat, you can use light weapons such as one-handed swords for speed or, to inflict more damage on opponents use heavier weapons. For long-distant enemies, you'll need to use shuriken (you have an unlimited amount) or shoot them with your bow and arrows. Each weapons has its own advantages and disadvantages of course; usually along the lines of heavy damage but slow, or fast action but light damage.
In addition to all the great weapons at your disposal, you can also collect the energy of your vanquished foes to let loose your Ultimate Technique attacks! That way you can inflict huge damage to other opponents and also make yourself temporarily invincible. You can also deploy spells, known as ninpos. However, if you don't use magic to clear a level you'll gain extra bonus points.
Don't forget, you're a ninja. You can run up walls, swing from pole to pole, and even run across water.
Now, master those techniques, along with all the rest in our XBox Ninja Gaiden Guide and become a ninja legend!
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