Maybe we'll get a new update on the 1st when they are supposedly going to release a new costume pack. Keeping my fingers crossed. I've been holding off on continuing my mentor game until a new update comes out and I'm hoping it's soon because Ninja Gaiden 2 is my favorite 360 game.

I hope so too.
I haven't had the game for long but I hope there is a new update.
So I won't have to worry when I progress in the game. 

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I can't wait to see the new costumes!

So I take it the game still freezes?

Like me and others here I think you are speculating & guessing. You say team Ninja were perfectionists. DOA4 had a save game glitch that was never fixed and is still there. With Itagaki there and TN in place after 2 years they didn't fix it. I believe this NG2 glitch was not known and now that the team has changed and Tecmo is in crisis the fix isn't top priority or possibly hard for them to iron out (if they are working on it at all.)

Also NG had the hurricane pack which was a free DL. It makes sense to me that with the 360 and the marketplace the old idea saw new light as NG2 DLC u pay for. Makes sense to me. That's my guestimate.

You make some interesting point but I'm not convinced that mission mode was forced as DLC on Itagaki.

 Fin of Eireann wrote:

 Corum wrote:

 How do you know it wasn't meant to be DLC? Where is a link to officially back that up? I haven't heard that b4.

Because it (the "Mission Mode") was included & listed in the pre-release "Official" Prima Guide as part of the game itself...

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/ninjagaidenii/show_msgs.php?topic_id=m-1-44207107&pid=943273

 Corum wrote:

Does it take long to DL? If so it's not on the disc. Itagaki left after the game discs were already pressed. Itagaki left the eve b4 it was released. They forced this on him, to remove it from the game and keep it as DLC b4 he left??

No, Itagaki ANNOUNCED his (as did many of Team Ninja's) resignation on the eve of the game's release.

But if you go back and study how this whole thing broke badly, it all stemmed from the 1 million (PLUS) dollars that Tecmo owed Itagaki for DOA4.

I'm thinking everything was in place & planned with Itagaki's consent but they were unaware of the glitch and now with all the turmoil and departures, fixing it either isn't a priority or its a  problem(cause the main dudes who designed the game quit an the company has a lot of problems atm.) Yoshi the prez of tecmo, the guy Itagaki had problems with just stepped down and quit himself hasn't he? This may be low on the crisis list for them atm is my thought.

Possibly, but I doubt it.

Itagaki & Team Ninja were perfectionist (as many Japanese are). Itagaki & Team Ninja have built a reputation as continually improving the games they develop long after the initial game release. They didn't do that after DOA4 or NG2, which lends itself to the "exception to the rule".

In other words, something changed. Either they lost their enthusiasm or were restricted in finishing their product. Something neither of us will probably know, until Itagaki, Team Ninja & the 300+ Tecmo employees resolve all THREE of their concurrent lawsuits.

Here is a good place to start, as to reading the legal briefs regarding this matter...

http://kotaku.com/tag/Itagaki-vs'-Tecmo/

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http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/17440/Ninja-Gaiden-II-Sells-Over-One-Million-Copies/

its a pity the *** arn't proud to announce that there will be a game saving update

 collie1 wrote:

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/17440/Ninja-Gaiden-II-Sells-Over-One-Million-Copies/

its a pity the *** arn't proud to announce that there will be a game saving update

LOL.  If I were closer to chapter 14 in my Mentor Runs, I wouldn't be laughing.  Comedy.

Wow, that does kind of **** me off. That they would brag about that with the game being broken is annoying.

 The1Raven wrote:

 collie1 wrote:

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/17440/Ninja-Gaiden-II-Sells-Over-One-Million-Copies/

its a pity the *** arn't proud to announce that there will be a game saving update

LOL.  If I were closer to chapter 14 in my Mentor Runs, I wouldn't be laughing.  Comedy.

LOL its not a comedy, its a tragedy

as i said in a previous thread, you've got GTA4. you download an update that you need to play the "episodic content". then you realise that you cant play the game bcause of the update, but at the same time you need the update to play the downloadable content. imagine if that were to happen to GTA4, do you all think MS will brush it under the carpet like they are doing with NG2? me thinks not. or even, god forbid, MS's precious Halo franchise?(piece of *** anyway)NO. at they end of the day we wont see a solution to this anytime soon 

 collie1 wrote:

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/17440/Ninja-Gaiden-II-Sells-Over-One-Million-Copies/

its a pity the *** arn't proud to announce that there will be a game saving update

Talk about *** up. They can talk about the amount of money they are making, but cannot talk about the patch.

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Itagaki did an iterview with 1up.com just recently, and in it he says absolutely nothing about NG2 or it's problems, or about Tecmo - or anything else we actually care about. Seems he's moved on pretty fast. You can read the interview here, if you're interested:

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3169608

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1250/1250 points on NG2, legit

Yeah... pretty shameless to put out a press release bragging about the sales of a broken game that they still haven't fixed after a month.

New update this morning which fixed the chapter 14 freeze......Rah, Rah, Rah.

 karmacosis wrote:

Itagaki did an iterview with 1up.com just recently, and in it he says absolutely nothing about NG2 or it's problems, or about Tecmo - or anything else we actually care about. Seems he's moved on pretty fast. You can read the interview here, if you're interested:

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3169608

I'm pretty sure the reason he said nothing is due to the law suit he's brought against Tecmo.

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 The1Raven wrote:

New update this morning which fixed the chapter 14 freeze......Rah, Rah, Rah.

i thought you were taking the ****, BUT it seems that they actually fixed it.im playing online as i type this. no freezing.

 collie1 wrote:

 The1Raven wrote:

New update this morning which fixed the chapter 14 freeze......Rah, Rah, Rah.

i thought you were taking the ****, BUT it seems that they actually fixed it.im playing online as i type this. no freezing.

I can see how you might think that...but I'm bein' totally honest.  It's fixed.  Only took 5 weeks..I don't know what we were all worried about  : P

 The1Raven wrote:

 collie1 wrote:

 The1Raven wrote:

New update this morning which fixed the chapter 14 freeze......Rah, Rah, Rah.

i thought you were taking the ****, BUT it seems that they actually fixed it.im playing online as i type this. no freezing.

I can see how you might think that...but I'm bein' totally honest.  It's fixed.  Only took 5 weeks..I don't know what we were all worried about  : P

Can that be? Can it really be true? OMG, great news! Now let's see who can find the NEW glitches that come with the update (just kidding...hopefully) ;-)

 karmacosis wrote:

Itagaki did an iterview with 1up.com just recently, and in it he says absolutely nothing about NG2 or it's problems, or about Tecmo - or anything else we actually care about. Seems he's moved on pretty fast. You can read the interview here, if you're interested:

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3169608

Tecmo issued a gag order, he's not aloud to talk about anything! Which is a shame, I want directors commentary!

I've just recieved another update for Ninja Gaiden 2.
Could this be the fix?

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Yaaay! (Said like the crankyankers guy)

Now I can finish the game - only problem is I quit playing when the problems started, so I am out of practice. Took a while to be fixed, but better late than never.

 

Thanks Tecmo and XBOX!

So for real, (i am at work right now) is it fixed?

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Got the update today, finished the game today!!! I luv Microsoft!!!!!

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

 devastator360 wrote:

Got the update today, finished the game today!!! I luv Microsoft!!!!!

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

OMG! Did they really fix this?!? Sorry, after all this time, it's just hard to believe it could actually be done... lol

If it is- awesome! and I'll pick up the DLC now.

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TA

This is ***! I just borrowed my buddies NG2 and I'm trying to start a new game but it never gets passed the loading screen. Am I gonna have to clear the cache?

it seems to be true for the moment. last chapter and the first cut scene before degra dai is working!! we'll see if it's completely fixed right now.

It's almost too good to be true...hurray!!

 devastator360 wrote:

Got the update today, finished the game today!!! I luv Microsoft!!!!!

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

Well, happy news indeed, but let's not forget the long wait, zero communication and missed opportunities along the way! They did their job, and here's hoping they learn for the next time.
Happy, but not in love ;-)

So its all good in the world of NG??

Any official words from the higher ups?

Eh, too little too late really. I quit this game long ago and I doubt I'll ever get back to it really.
Not just out of practice, but simply moved on to other games. And as long as new games keep releasing (with the holiday season coming up there's no doubt about that) I'll never even have the need to go back to it.

Oh well, too bad it had to turn out this way.

I'll pop this in as soon as I get my lawn mowed, see if it works for me.

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