There are like 4 videogames I'd ever be caught in public playing, and this is one of them.

The story is a joke, and that's saying alot considering how bad the first (well first Xbox) Ninja Gaiden was story/character-wise.

The camera is a little worse because the hallways and corridors are alot narrower for the most part.

The combat is fast fast fast though, definitely an improvement over the first one.

My only major complaint are the bosses. Nowhere near as memorable or well-made as the first one. They are either too easy or too cheap, which is ridiculous. Even Alma in the first one could be beat fairly with some practice. Ninja Gaiden is about getting your ass kicked and eventually getting so good your friends wonder how the fuck you pulled it off. Not fighting some flying fucking worm thing that has like 3 unescapable attacks and you just keep dying and restarting until you get lucky.