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Whatever you do, don’t call Ninja Gaiden Sigma a remake. It’s not a straight-up port, either. The game’s director, Yosuke Hayashi, wants people to know that his team had higher aspirations. The game takes all of the content in Ninja Gaiden Black and adds new weapons, characters and a lot more. Hayashi says his team wanted his game to be the best action game on the PlayStation 3 this year, as well as the best-looking title on the platform thus far. It’s a lofty goal, but it’s one that certainly seems within reach. We spoke with Hayashi about the game, PlayStation 3 development and how it is to work with the prickly Itagaki.

Game Informer: When you started out your presentation, you gave us an explanation why this isn’t a remake. Do you find it hard that you have to explain how Sigma is different from Black and why people should play this as well?

Yosuke Hayashi: Of course, we knew that the subject of, “Is this another remake?” was going to come up, and we don’t want it just to be thought of as that. That’s one of the reasons why we’ve been so careful in making sure that the graphics were up to next-generation standards, so we could come in and say, “The game speaks for itself.” You can tell that it’s not a remake. We’re shooting for the best graphics on the PS3 right now. The same thing goes for the action. We still think we have a really compelling action game in the original Ninja Gaiden, but we wanted to improve, like adding a new weapon and having Rachel in there, in order to say, “Hey, look, the action is very much relevant. It’s the best action game on PS3 in 2007 as well.” So that way, people can’t just point to it and say, “This is a remake.” We don’t even want to use the word remake, because of how much effort has gone into it.

GI: Is this a good way to build the ground base for Ninja Gaiden 2 for next-gen consoles?

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Isn't this the game that reportedly blew up a few Xbox 360's?

(Hey, you changed your name!)

Yes I had to go slim since the Ninja's found out where I lived.....

This game wasn't on the 360. This is (to me) a remake of the original Xbox game "Ninja Gaiden" with new characters, swords, and other crap. This is pretty much for the people who didn't have an Xbox and wanted to play Ninja Gaiden... it's sad they had to wait until the PS3 but at least they get to play right? The 360 on the other hand is getting "Ninja Gaiden 2" which is a completely new adventure.

Before I get flame raped, NG2 isn't exactly comfirmed for the 360 but if you think about it for 2 seconds, you can tell it'll be released for the Microsoft's successful system.

It was actually DOA4 that blew up some Xbox 360's.

"Tecmo has given word that the Ninja Gaiden series will indeed make it to the PS3 as Ninja Gaiden Sigma. This will include the full versions of the third person action games Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden Black for the original Xbox. These two games were both given great reviews when they were first released...

Since these are simply remade versions of the past games fans of the series will notice many of the same characters such as Rachel and all of the original bosses. Team Ninja has slightly altered the bosses to give returning fans something new to look forward to and give them an entirely new challenge.

Team Ninja has developed entirely new sequences for the game as well. This version is supposed to be a more complete. Sigma will include many new features such as new moves, actions, and even weapons. Ryu is even seen wielding two blades simultaneously. These new features and almost everything else in the game, such as character visuals and the surrounding environment are supposed to take advantage of the PS3’s capabilities.

Rumor Mill: Rachel will also be available as a playable character in certain areas

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