$20 game of the week: Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox)

2 years ago, Tecmo released what was not only one of the most anticipated games on Xbox, but an addition to one of thier most beloved franchises, Ninja Gaiden.� It had some of the finest graphics of the current console generation, a deep weapon upgrade and combat system, a large variety of enemies, and an insane difficulty level which makes even easy mode a challenge, it became an instant classic with many gamers.� Tecmo also released two ‘hurricane pack’ downloads over Xbox Live.� The first of these two downloads added new weapons, new bosses, and an adjustable camera while the second pack added a challenge mode.� Last fall, Tecmo released this update with both of the hurricane packs, a new mission mode, a new difficulty mode, new cinemas, and an unlockable version of the arcade ninja gaiden.� In short, it’s heaven for an action gamer.� You know a game is great when it’s hard as hell, but you still keep trying to play it just to get to the next part.� I have to warn you though, if you wimp out at a high difficulty, then THIS IS NOT THE GAME FOR YOU!