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Deal of the Week Announced - Gaiden Gets the Chop

Deal of the Week Announced - Gaiden Gets the Chop
Written Monday, March 02, 2009 by Dan Webb

Major Nelson just posted details of this week's Xbox Live deal of the week on his blog and for one week only, you can pick up Ninja Gaiden 2's Mission Mode pack, which is normally 800 points, for the modest 560 points, a saving of 33%.

As the promotion title points out, the deal is only on for a week (go figure!), so if this is on your radar, snap it up as soon as you can. The mission mode for those unaware, according to Xbox.com is:

"... a brand-new gameplay expansion for the acclaimed action game Ninja Gaiden II. In this all new game mode, challenge your skills in self-contained missions featuring trials and tribulations not found in the standard story mode. Karma Attack missions task you with obtaining the highest score, while Survival missions give you a single weapon to fight off as many enemies as possible. Take your high scores online with Xbox LIVE and compete with players around the world on the mission leaderboards!"



User Comments
Comment #1 by mageinator
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:20:48 AM

Pretty small reduction really... i was expecting something more like 400 or maybe even less..

Comment #2 by Opayk
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:22:25 AM

Yeah, 560 is a hella odd number. I don't think I've seen much else that's priced like this.

Comment #3 by Tysonpwns
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:24:42 AM

imagine if you had 550 you wud be pissed lol
i have 510 i think lol

Comment #4 by The Bum-Mobile
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:25:32 AM

I would consider getting this but 560 points is a bit random and that WaW map pack is just around the corner...

Comment #5 by Poisonheadcrab
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:26:23 AM

I'm pretty sure 95+% of the people that would want this already own it, so it's not gonna really do that much to cut the price...if you ask me...

Comment #6 by dementedlullaby
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:28:05 AM

lol got it

Comment #7 by wh1tel1ght
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:29:08 AM

I just stick with my ninja gaiden compton edition a.k.a. Afro Samurai. : )

Comment #8 by Infomouse
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:33:50 AM

Yea all they do is take crappy things like the mission mode and reduce the price 33% but it probably wasn't worth the 800 points in the first place.

Comment #9 by ibeatnu69
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:35:58 AM

It wasn't worth 800 and isn't even worth 560.@5 you're right about that.

Comment #10 by The Lovat Scout
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:47:14 AM

..."33%?" Is that the percentage they came up with to keep them safe? 560. HA! What a bargin.........not

Comment #11 by JJ Bombay
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:48:06 AM

They should call it the "Weak Deal of the Week".

Comment #12 by Greg0fTheDead
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:50:30 AM

bleh. pass.

Comment #13 by I RYAN 3 I
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 09:52:58 AM

i think everyone who owned it is already bored and have went onto other games now.

Comment #14 by dreamweaver1984
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 10:03:06 AM

this just in 0 people will take this special "cough" crappy "cough offer

Comment #15 by MakoBallistic
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 10:04:30 AM

this game was just a giant pain in the ass n e way, i would never want to prolong the experience

Comment #16 by silentbob0
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 10:06:05 AM

33% off? Thats it? I thought Microsoft would reduce the prices of these deals more than that. What a waste of time, Microsoft won't let up on there prices even on these deals.

Comment #17 by SebastianSB
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 10:07:55 AM

lol it's not even actually 33% off

800 points is $10.00 and 560 is $7.00 so it's just 30% off

Comment #18 by ELCapitainPayne
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 10:12:26 AM

i am going to save that $7 and buy Sega Mega Collection instead. Alot more fun and a lot more games!

Comment #19 by Khaos86
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 10:23:06 AM

@18

Good idea

Comment #20 by CaMmY95
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 10:27:11 AM

by the way you guys (and girls) are speaking i might get this if it ever goes down but i dont really like the game so maybe a pass from me

Comment #21 by nrask7
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 10:29:04 AM

Blah!

Comment #22 by Yondersoup
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 10:40:24 AM

Awesome! (just trying to be different)

Comment #23 by [Waggly Bean]
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 10:50:15 AM

Hmm. I was expected these deals of the week to be an XBLA game each time. Then at least ANYBODY can enjoy the deal. This is a stupid thing to have on deal as it limits the people who'd want it to only the ones that own Ninja Gaiden...

lasts weeks Braid at 800 points was awesome, this weeks deal is terrible by comparison. I wasn't holding out for Castle Crashers for 800MSP or anything, but maybe an old XBLA title for 400/600 instead of 800 or something..? :(

Comment #24 by ChadtheChosen
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 11:15:46 AM

was hoping it was another arcade game that I would be somewhat interested in :( I already bought this pack awhile back for NG2. I'm like the person above figured it would be a arcade game a week as well.

Comment #25 by Judge Bergan
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 11:21:18 AM

Braid was actually worth it because if you didnt want to spend 1200, 800 was a deal and a half. I bought Braid because it was a steal...this weeks is just stupid and random. Not only has Ninja Gaiden 2 been out for a hella long time, but if someone was going to pick up this add on they would have already... come on, give us a good deal like last week.

Comment #26 by stevedb79
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 11:25:11 AM

this was brought out years ago...lets face it if you still have n.gaiden thenyou prob brought this so the reason they can reduce the price is cause they know no one is left to buy it!!!
giv us some decent reductions on stuff we actually have a chance of not having

Comment #27 by COBOLisCOOL
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 11:25:14 AM

It is only a 30% reduction.
The price should be 536, if they are going to claim a 33% reduction.

Comment #28 by MG6490
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 11:29:49 AM

Why didnt they make it 500 points? For those with no MS points at this moment in time they have to buy 1000 points!
At least 500 would be one purchase and feel more of a bargain.

Comment #29 by panicky
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 11:31:16 AM

can't expect something good every week, you know microsoft.

Comment #30 by NoodleII
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 11:48:50 AM

Totally agree with #23 - I would have rather seen a price reduction on ANY arcade game than this kind of junk. I would at least entertain the thought of checking out the game at reduced cost instead of flat out ignoring the deal since I don't even have the game it is for...

Comment #31 by TheGoldenReaper
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 12:38:03 PM

@#30
Any arcade title?
Lol I can see it now
Aegis Wing is now twice as free as before. Download aegis wing while it is 50% off. Originally 0 MS points but now it's 00 ms points. Download now while the deal lasts.

Comment #32 by MrXtr3me
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 12:38:51 PM

This is pretty poor, this 'DLC' should have been part of the full game in the first place. money grabbing sods

Comment #33 by S1lent B Deadly
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 12:53:29 PM

wow a mode that should have shipped with the game for a buck off and seriously screwing up your points left over and forcing you to buy gamer pics or some other useless crap to even them out. boo

Comment #34 by zyxomma100
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 12:57:43 PM

Agreed with #33. They shouldn't have charged for this or even made this DLC in the first place. It should've shipped with the game. I would've bought the game if it did, because I was on the fence about it in the first place.

Comment #35 by Spandex Stiffy
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 01:03:57 PM

What a bunch of cry-babies.

Waah! Microsoft should buy all my games for me! They offer something for sale and 30 people have to bitch about it...

Comment #36 by CaptainKicker
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 01:20:12 PM

Ah well, i would rather spent 500 MS points, than 800.. Thanks MS,.

Comment #37 by eddie cheeseman
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 01:22:53 PM

Was gonna get it, but 560 points?
The 60 extra points will just fuck my shit up.

Comment #38 by jts3792
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 01:47:58 PM

MS is so cheap you know they have so much money but they just see this as an opportunity to make you buy more microsoft points.
For example, say you have 800, and you spend 560- 240 points cant buy you another arcade game so you have to spend at least another $6.25 to buy something else

Comment #39 by CLB Left 4 Dead
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 01:56:53 PM

I agree with #37 about the extra 60 points, and like #38 says it's just so Microsoft can lure us into buying more.

Comment #40 by Gext3r
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 02:17:42 PM

Ninja Gaiden 2 is hard enough...

Comment #41 by ninjaraiden2003
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 02:57:57 PM

It'd be bought if I hadn't already bought it the day it came out, got my 1250 in in it already ^_^

Comment #42 by njoymgmt
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 05:14:09 PM

so you need this for the full 1250????

Comment #43 by Itsbrown4606
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 05:31:50 PM

33% of 1200 = A lot.
33% of 800 = Not a lot.

If you are going to be cutting prices by 33%, do it on the big stuff, or give more of a price cut on the cheaper stuff. This is nothing compared to last week.

BTW, wasn't this glitched as hell?

Comment #44 by Neon Lynx
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 06:11:39 PM

just bought this and then came on here to see all you naysayers slagging it...
ruined my apres-retail therapy buzz you miserable lot!!
i'm going to restore my good mood with some new acheivments and crack this open now!!

Comment #45 by crunchb3rry
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 06:41:04 PM

Never thought I'd have to pay somebody money to get my ass kicked.


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US: June 03, 2008
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