Ninja Gaiden Sigma for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

Sigma has been renewed graphically from its previous incarnation on last gen machines. Thats about the only significant improvement, however some levels seemed longer than before. One thing that stands out is that the difficulty is still frustratingly extreme.

My favorite part was purchasing upgrades encouraged by defeating numerous foes. Though it can be tedious at times, it is worth some effort to get the upgrades, and probably necessary if you ever want a shot at beating any bosses later in the game.

Sigma is a good game, basically a sword hack and slash button mashing effort. The best combat moves become massive button combos; square, square,square,square,tria- ngle,square,square...blah blah blah..thats lame. You rarely have enough time to press the buttons in the heat of any battle much less get it right. In a particularly aggravating instance there is a great move to behead your enemy by holding the triangle button for a few seconds. Neat! If you enemy holds perfectly still and waits to be decapitated. trying this maneuver works sometimes, and really well, but mostly it is just a great way to become a sitting duck because no one waits to lose his head by your sword.
The camera control in awfully, it frequently leaves you confused, and turned around mid battle losing sight of your enemy, and that proves fatal more often than not.

So with all these issues Sigma still delivers seat of your pants action, a fair story, pretty levels, and a hot chick with issues and tiny outfits. If you are going to buy this, you can pick it up anywhere new for $30, or used for about $18. Rent sigma knowing this is a huge challenge, and aims to frustrate, but its worth some patients.