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Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword Reviews Summary

Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword stylus based controls with a sideways action view is a refreshing gaming change on the Nintendo DS. You use the stylus to move, attack, shoot projectiles and use magic. To block your enemies attacks, you use the buttons or the D-pad. Here’s what the online gaming sites have to say about Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword.

1. GameSpot (Score: 8.5 out of 10) - … Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword is still a spicy and savory mix of familiar combat and sweet stylus action, and it pulls you into its world of dastardly fiends and mysterious, shuriken-slinging martial artists.
2. IGN (Score: 8.6 out of 10) - Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword kicks a whole lot of butt on the Nintendo DS. Visually, the game’s a stunner, and the action is intense and almost non-stop. I don’t think the game makes the ultimate case for touch-screen exclusive control in action games, and I certainly don’t think stylus control is better than traditional control for the Ninja Gaiden design. But what Team Ninja created for the Nintendo DS definitely works in turning something traditional into something different and unique without forgetting about the fun, too.
3. 1Up.com (Grade: A-) - It’s clearly among the best-looking titles for the DS platform, and it’s a refreshingly mature change of pace on a console known for its kid-friendly fare. … While this game won’t have quite the impact its console forbearer did, Dragon Sword remains a solid example of how to forge a modern action game for DS. Other developers and publishers should take note….
4. GameSpy (Score: 4 out of 5) - As good as Dragon Sword is, the game is over way too soon. Seven or eight hours may seem like a decent length for a portable game, but once you’re finished, there’s very little incentive to return. Only the most dedicated players will want to go through the game again on its significantly more difficult mode. Even so, this is a great game and something that we’re not used to seeing on the DS. Here’s hoping that Tecmo sees fit to produce a sequel sometime soon. We’ll be sure to stock up on screen protectors beforehand next time.