I have to say that everything I have played on this title so far is excellent. Ninja Gaiden on the DS runs smooth, controls great and looks terrific. The cut scenes are all done in an anime style and show off well on the DS screens. Holding the DS sideways to control things is not awkward and gives you more vertical room to run around. The stylus control, which is 100% of how you control the action, is fluid and lets you get off some sick combos. My best combo so far has been a 65 hit combo, so using the stylus only does not hinder the action at all. Even Ninpo magic is controlled via the stylus by tracing the character symbol on screen, all comes off perfect and is a lot of fun. The game does seem a bit easier than the console versions although that isn’t saying much since the console versions were so F$%^ing hard!

Unfortunately mine didn’t come with the sword stylus, but we still have a lot of Ninja love for this title so look for a full review of this game shortly.