N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

For a game with such an obnoxiously long title, N3II really doesn't pack the punch it should.

Set in a fantasy world like most other hack/slashes N3II has the unique aspect of playing the same story through 5 different perspectives (one for each character.) The storyline is rather simplistic, but there are plenty of cinematic with cutting edge graphics and beautiful women so it more than most games offer in that front.

This would really be a perfect game if not for the difficulty. There is a difference between "hard" and "stupid". Some of you may have learned the difference in "Demon's Souls". While this game is not quite as tough as Demon's Souls, it certainly packs the same frustration when you die and have to start everything all over again. Beginning the game on Normal mode is common sense for experienced gamers. But normal mode in this is like legendary mode in god of war, only, they don't tell you that. So you'll want to start on easy and level up your characters. You can switch over to normal later if you'd like, but I assure you easy is hard enough.

The game plays a bit like a combination of Devil May Cry meets the Dynasty Warriors Franchise with a hint of Gauntlet Legends in there. There is online Co-op available as well. Like Dynasty warriors you will control one guy. or girl, fighting pretty much an entire army. Hoards of enemies on the field at a time, none of whom on their own can really hurt you. Then you've got your larger, less frequent enemies, who can really tear you to shreds if your not careful. There are pots you can break for health, and you'll need to save them for when you really need them because if you die, there are VERY FEW check points and you'll have to start the level all over again retaining nothing. Can you imagine playing a level for 35+ minutes, then dying and having to do it all over again? I'm sure you've had that happen to you before except with N3II, every level is like this. Buy this if you love H/Ss at your own risk.