if you're typically into this kind of game, then DMC 3 is probably a safe bet for you.  as for me, i'm more on the fence.  i usually like FPS games, but i enjoyed spartan: total warrior a lot.  i thought god of war was rather disappointing.

luckily this game is better than god of war.  however, it makes some mistakes.  first of all, an action game should be all about action, right?  don't get me all in a sweat fighting monsters just to make me press start and scroll through menus to take a freaking life thingy so i don't die!!!  make it faster, dammit.  for that matter, what's with buying life thingys in the first place?  why not only be able to buy better moves & guns?  (that part is cool) and make the difficulty easier so you don't need extra health?  why place more obstacles in the way of action?

also when you die, the screen loading takes too long and you don't get to start again right away.  i want to play a game, not wade through cut-scenes i already watched.

now my issues with the action..  the picture is too small and by that i mean, it's too easy for dante and the enemy(ies) to not be shown in the same damn screen!!  sometimes i'm shooting at enemies i can't even see!  what's up with that?  it would be so much better if you could see what you're doing at all times.  also all the different moves kind of get on my nerves.  i don't like having to memorize a lot of moves, not to mention, even when you learn them, they don't always work!  you might have to try a move 3 times and it works the third time.

i've never played ninja gaiden, but it seems quiet similar and if it's better than this, i'd like to try it.  this game is pretty good but it's not capturing my interest for very long.
if you're typically into this kind of game, then DMC 3 is probably a safe bet for you. as for me, i'm more on the fence. i usually like FPS games, but i enjoyed spartan: total warrior a lot. i thought god of war was rather disappointing. luckily this game is better than god of war. however, it makes some mistakes. first of all, an action game should be all about action, right? don't get me all in a sweat fighting monsters just to make me press start and scroll through menus to take a freaking life thingy so i don't die!!! make it faster, dammit. for that matter, what's with buying life thingys in the first place? why not only be able to buy better moves & guns? (that part is cool) and make the difficulty easier so you don't need extra health? why place more obstacles in the way of action? also when you die, the screen loading takes too long and you don't get to start again right away. i want to play a game, not wade through cut-scenes i already watched. now my issues with the action.. the picture is too small and by that i mean, it's too easy for dante and the enemy(ies) to not be shown in the same damn screen!! sometimes i'm shooting at enemies i can't even see! what's up with that? it would be so much better if you could see what you're doing at all times. also all the different moves kind of get on my nerves. i don't like having to memorize a lot of moves, not to mention, even when you learn them, they don't always work! you might have to try a move 3 times and it works the third time. i've never played ninja gaiden, but it seems quiet similar and if it's better than this, i'd like to try it. this game is pretty good but it's not capturing my interest for very long.