Ninja Sneaking 2

Ninja Sneaking 2 – Demo Impressions

Ninja Sneaking 2 is a 2D platformer on Xbox Live Indie Game Marketplace (XBLIGM) where sneaking and stealth are paramount. WINGLAY are the developers and publishers to this ninja inspired indie game. The game released on Xbox Live Indie Games Marketplace on January 26, 2012. WINGLAY as a developer isn’t a some new developer in my case. I have played a few of their games on XBLIGM in the past like Ninja Sneaking and Sky Ninja War. I haven’t played Ninja Recapture yet.

I guess i’ll get the formalities out of the way first. The main menu screen of Ninja Sneaking 2 has Gamestart, How to Play, Sound, Language, Release Information and Exit options. The default button layout for the Xbox 360 gamepad: D-pad/LS-move, Start-menu, RT-attack and A-jump. The controls are a mixed bag in Ninja Sneaking 2. I died so many times trying to avoid the spike section in the demo. It was as if the controls were too sensitive.

Practically everytime i thought i jumped over or around a spike i got killed. Crawling on top of walls (holding X) was great as well a useful tactic in Ninja Sneaking 2. I understand this game was designed to be a difficult platformer. I think its alittle cheap sometimes to be blunt. If you die or get caught once you have to start the stage all of way over. The story behind Ninja Sneaking 2 revolves around a red-head protagonist ninja girl sneaking into Karakuri residence to rescue Big Sister. She cannot be seen or else she will fail.

There are 3 stages and an extra Chaos stage available in the full game. It isn’t alote of content but will provide a challenge i am sure. The music is always good in WINGLAY’s games and Ninja Sneaking 2 is no different. The sound design and music gives you an old Japanese atmosphere as you infiltrate Karakuri residence.  The visual artsyle is pretty much the same regarding the red-hair protagonist ninja. The bad guys look pretty much the same as well. The huge yellow flashlights always lets you know the enmies field of vision so you can avoid them.

Ninja Sneaking 2 is a 2D sneaking game. Its actually a small/simple game. You won’t see a million enemies on-screen at once. Its a methodical action game where taking your time is paramount. You must avoid every guard and every trap of every stage. It doesn’t seem easy judging from the demo in my opinion. You can sneak under some areas avoiding guards entirely. Karakuri are everywhere even under huts sometimes so you can’t always just crawl under them. Sometimes you have to crawl above them on ceilings. Crawling on ceilings is effective but stay out of any Karakuri’s light’s line of sight. There will be areas where you have to time your jumps and leap over Karakuris.

The presentation of Ninja Sneaking 2′s demo tells me its an ok game. Its a challenging platformer with little content. It did have a nice visual and music presentation and sneaking as a ninja is fun. For 80 msp Ninja Sneaking 2 can be yours. Thanks for reading.