Ninja Gaiden II - Xbox 360

Ninja Gaiden II received a positive critical reception, with praise towards its difficulty, fast-paced combat and level of violence, but failed to recapture the acclaim of its predecessor, and was criticized for not being a substantial improvement over its predecessor.[7][8][9][10] It was considered a commercial success, selling over one million copies by August 28th, 2008.[11] A sequel, Ninja Gaiden 3, was released in March 20, 2012, without the involvement of Tomonobu Itagaki.Ninja Gaiden II's new combat system allows the player character Ryu to dismember his enemies, severing their limbs and tearing their bodies apart covering his equipment and everything around with blood. Compared to Ninja Gaiden, the sequel contains more gore and graphic violence.[12] Dismemberment will weaken or slow down an enemy, depending on if an arm or leg is severed, but not necessarily kill it. In fact, an injured enemy will be prone to use suicide tactics such as pinning Ryu down and planting an incendiary shuriken on him, forcing the player to quickly finish off his opponents using new, brutal Obliteration Techniques before injured enemies can get the upper hand.[13] This new mechanic can also be triggered in the presence of boss characters. Compared to other action-adventure titles, the player can be just as vulnerable to attack as the enemies can during fight encounters.