Got an email from MS that my Live account has been returned to me intact! YAY! There was no suspicious activity in my account so they simply gave it back. They actually emailed me at the end of last week but I didn't check that email so I had no clue I had it back over the Columbus Day weekend. I guess they should've called me but they didn't. O well. Anyways, glad to have my account back, now I can play a day of Live before Uncharted 2 arrives this week, lol.

I started playing Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (PS3) over the weekend. I'm playing Way of the Warrior and boy is it EASY! Hell, Warrior mode in Sigma 2 is easier than Acolyte mode in the 360 version. I wish the harder difficulties were unlocked already so NGII veterans like myself could get some challenge. I was able to sail through most of the game easily and I didn't even need to use my health items that much. The only issues I had were with the new bosses since I had to learn their patterns (which wasn't too hard after one or two retries). I'm slowly taking my time with the game.

Oh yea, I miss the gore alot. The new glowing effects are nice but the lack of blood makes the Ultimate and Obliteration techniques less exciting to watch. They also took out some enemy moves and attacks to make the game way easier as well. This version definitely feels much tamer than the 360 one. The lack of blood sorta reminds me when I first played MK on the SNES. Meh.

Anyways, there are lots of nice improvements to the gameplay that makes the game less frustrating. For example, you now have unlimited arrows for your bow. It's good to not look for arrows or buy them anymore. BUT they took out the ability to charge up which BLOWS CHUNKS! It was fun charging up my arrows to take out some bosses strategically but I guess if you have unlimited arrows, why include this feature? Guh.

I enjoyed playing the new characters like Momoji and Rachel too. They added some variety to the game and expanded the story a bit. But the level design for these characters are simply retreads with some new sections which turned out kinda boring. But at least you got some new stuff to lengthen the gameplay. And I don't mind being able to look at some hot video game chicks once in a while.

So far, the game is fun but I don't think I'm enjoying it quite as much as the 360 version because of the easy difficulty. I can't wait to beat the game on Warrior mode and jump into the higher difficulties later. I need the challenge when I play Ninja Gaiden and Sigma 2 is just not doing it for me. I'll do a more detailed 360 vs PS3 comparison later when I finish the game. But with Uncharted 2 coming this week, I'm not sure when I'll post that blog. ^^;;