March 25th, 2012
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“Which console handles the latest Ninja Gaiden best?”
| System Breakdown | Xbox 360 Stats | PlayStation 3 Stats |
| Resolutions: | Up to 1080p | Up to 720p |
| # of Discs: | single | single |
| HD Install: | Optional | No Install |
| Metacritic: |  |
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Welcome back for another exciting Head2Head! A few days ago we showed you the graphical differences between both retail versions of Team Ninja’s Ninja Gaiden 3 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Today we’ve finished up our performance analysis and are ready to give you the details. Did Team Ninja deliver for platform parity to multiconsole owners? Read on to find out.
Graphics: The visual side of things seems to be pretty one sided. In this particular case, the 360 version has some serious blur going on when compared to its much sharper PS3 counterpart. It is also apparent that some spots are just plain more detailed overall on Sony’s side as well, though it is nothing too extreme. Another thing the PS3 has going for it would be the softer shadows that can be found. One could argue that they prefer the sharper shadows found in the 360 version, however in the end they look generally more realistic and consistent on the PS3. Furthermore there are instances where the PS3 seems to show a slight advantage in draw distance as well.
Anti Aliasing on the other hand is quite equal for the most part, but does tend to lean toward the 360 from time to time. At first it may look like the extra blur may have contributed to this, but after further investigation it is apparent that the method used on the 360 version is just plain better overall. Regardless of this however, the differences here are small and hard to point out without looking at them side by side. In addition to the only thing the 360 has going for it being very small, Microsoft’s console also has poorer gamma correction. You can always change your settings to remedy this, but that won’t fix the other problems that the 360 version has.
In terms of raw visuals alone, the verdict is obvious. The sharper image, extra detail, and more realistic shadows of the PS3 version by far outweigh the slight Anti Aliasing advantage found on the 360 version. With that being said, Sony will take this category.
Performance: Performance is a weird topic in this case. In the very beginning of the video comparison, you will see the PS3 frame rate struggle greatly with little screen tearing. On the flip side however the 360 version maintains a steady frame rate while tearing HORRIBLY. As the game progresses, both versions improve a great deal. Nothing is consistent with either version as both versions will drop below the other in frames and both versions have less tearing in some spots. It is worth noting however that more often than not the PS3 will have a very slight tearing advantage while the 360 holds a very slight frame rate advantage. Especially when taking the start of the video into consideration, this seems to be a case where one console has advantages in certain aspects while lagging behind in others. With that in mind, this category will end with a tie where the gamers can pick their poison.
| Xbox 360 Frame Analysis | PlayStation 3 Frame Analysis |
| Clip 1 info: Length of clip: 1499 frames Average FPS of clip: 51.09 Percent of torn frames: 27.98 |
Clip 1 info: Length of clip: 1499 frames Average FPS of clip: 39.42 Percent of torn frames: 0.43 |
| Clip 2 info: Length of clip: 2309 frames Average FPS of clip: 51.10 Percent of torn frames: 15.43 |
Clip 2 info: Length of clip: 2309 frames Average FPS of clip: 51.24 Percent of torn frames: 4.33 |
| Clip 3 info: Length of clip: 9110 frames Average FPS of clip: 58.02 Percent of torn frames: 4.75 |
Clip 3 info: Length of clip: 9110 frames Average FPS of clip: 58.28 Percent of torn frames: 4.02 |
| Clip 4 info: Length of clip: 1909 frames Average FPS of clip: 54.64 Percent of torn frames: 2.15 |
Clip 4 info: Length of clip: 1909 frames Average FPS of clip: 54.03 Percent of torn frames: 1.31 |
| Global percent of torn frames:13.43 Global average FPS: 55.81 |
Global percent of torn frames: 6.08 Global average FPS: 54.73 |
Loading: Loading is pretty even throughout, but the 360 is always a second or two ahead. In any case, neither version will be making you wait very long to play as they both stay under twenty second loading periods. It is also worth noting that the PS3 DID NOT have a mandatory install and the 360 load times were also determined by running the game off the disk. The results can be found in the chart below.
| PlayStation 3 Load Times | Xbox 360 Load Times |
| Sample 1: 14 Seconds | Sample 1: 12 Seconds |
| Sample 2: 18 Seconds | Sample 2: 17 Seconds |
| Sample 3: 18 Seconds | Sample 3: 18 Seconds |
| Sample 4: 15.2 Seconds | Sample 4: 13 Seconds |
| Sample 5: 17.2 Seconds | Sample 5: 15 Seconds |
| Sample Average: 16.4 Seconds | Sample Average: 15 Seconds |
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Nice one,now Resident evil:ORC analysis please
@Buying1999
How many shitty games have you jumped for joy getting a 360 win. Exactly. Hypocrite.
There’s something wrong with these pictures, the version of the xbox 360 is blurry because of the excessive brightness and contrast, for this reason the ps3 version looks better.
But everything is fixed, just putting the level of black in expanded (reference levels) xbox 360, look much better after that.
Nice victory………….but a shallow one. Apparently the game is horrendous!
NOT Apparently…the game is REALLY HORRENDOUS and dissapointing
I have to agree with Zolrak.This IS a victory for the over priced internet ready blu ray player but I don’t think that I’d be too proud on this one. But, nerver the less, it’s still a win for the over priced internet ready blu ray player. Congrats.
“Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
“The virginity is strong in BUYING1999.” -Everyone
@BUYING1999 And this IS still another loss for the EXTREMELY over priced maintenance ready DVD toaster. Don’t forget that the PS3 won this one mister “360 wins 99% of the head2heads on this site”. Why don’t you take a gander on towards the h2h index and count up exactly how many 360 wins ther are compared to PS3 wins and ties and tell us if it actually equates to 99% you epic tard. ROFL. Who am I kidding? Judging by the nature of your past comments, I can safely assume that you can’t possibly have no more than a 3rd grade education. LOL. You heard it here folks. The Microsoft Defense Force playbook rule #1 from the #1 Microsoft Defense Force member/fanboy/troll: “When all available evidence points to the contrary, repeat the lie”. LMAO FAIL.
I guess 360 couldn’t keep up with the vastly SUPERIOR PlayStation 3 this time around huh CRYING? I like how you always spout that garbage even when 360 just gets a marginal win or when the 360 version looks better to your retarded ass in the initial screenshot comparison(like when you thought FFXIII-2 looked better on 360 only to find out later in the analysis that the two versions graphics are virtually identical). LOL Idiot.
Do us all a favor and stop leaving your ridiculous, innacurate, and absurd childish ramblings as comments when 360 wins. It is both annoying and retarded as hell. I guess I can’t blame you when I think about it. What better use is there for your time when all you do is stay at home in your mom’s basement trolling the internet and humping your Xbox.
How’s that for a taste of your own medicine you douche. P.S. Have fun continuing to play your Xbox in the future and enjoy your M-A-N-D-A-T-O-R-Y $60 Xbox live gold membership fee every year! ROLF
“BUYING1999 is the WORST fanboy EVER to be farted out of a crack whore’s diseased womb.” – 99% of all LOT Members and John Carmack
PS3 takes no glory wining with this shit..THE GAME IS HORRENDOUS, the screen tear found in the xbox version is HORRENDOUS, the gameplay is like dinasty warriors, enemies attack with no grace and skill, all charging at you at once like DW, both versions looks and PLAY like crap, if you like to play with Ryu Hayabusa, from prevoius NG tittles, you wont see him in NG3 fighting with grace and acrobatic style, using button comnibations to enjoy the huge combo list each weapon used to have…ITS GONE.. NOT ANYMORE…JUST HIT ATTACK BUTTON REPETEADLY and its done…
- no fighting eye candy
- no acrobatics
- enemies that knows hot to inflict damage BUT not how to attack with evil intelligence
- NO MURAMASA SHOP
- NO WEAPONS
- NO NIMPO VARIETY
- NO ESSENCE/ ABSORTION/USE MONEY
- CRAPPY ONLINE
- ONLINE PASS (I dont buy/support online pass games)
- NO GEORGEUS BABE (the ninja gaiden girl here has no bouncing big breast…LOOKS LIKE HER BRA IS ABOUT TO COMMIT SUICIDE FOR HAVING SICH AN EMPTY LIFE)
- TOO LINEAL
- RYU’S COSTUME LOOKS GAY in ninja gaiden 3
- No console parity, xbox 360 washed out and HORRENDOUS SCREEN TEARING, PS3 VERSION CAPPED TO 720p AND INTENSE FRAME DROPS
- graphic art on both versions: VERY DISSAPOINTING
- TOTALLY AMERICANIZED
- STUPID PLOT
- The Ryu’s morality is the main topic…hinders the action..I WANT TO SLASH AND KILL..NO TO THINK WHO I KILL OR NOT..NINJA NEVER QUESTION THEIR ACTS…AND IN A GAME?? RIDICULOUS!
- Too short
- horrible ending
- enemies talk a lot of shit while engaging into combat
- NO DISMEMBERMENT NOR DECAPITATIONS
- enemies in NG2 are VERY dangerous when mutilated, in NG3 enemies start to walk hurt begging for their lives…RIDUCULOUS!!
- Dialga id happy with this H2H
- Ps3Fanboy is happy with this H2H
CONCLUSION:
WITHOUT ITAGAKI = NINJA GAIDEN DEATH
Totally agree with you man ! What a carnage they’ve done with this fabulous licence… T_T
So far the only people here who seem to be all over this H2H are the 360 fanboys ZOLRAK.
“So far the only people here who seem to be all over this H@H are the 360 fanboys”
Burn!!!
So I know this game probably isn’t very good, and even though it’s a “victory” for the ps3, I still have to question how the phuck the performance category is a tie when the xbox version has more than double the average screen tearing than the ps3 version , while sporting only 1% higher on the framerate.
Averages alone can be quite deceiving. If you look at the video itself you will see that they are quite equal. The tearing on the 360 for example comes mostly from the first clip, which is also where the PS3 would drop to extremely low frame rates. In any case this was the only spot that had such problems on both consoles during the analysis. For the most part things were close, and advantages were inconsistent.
I wonder if this team smokes on the job. If they do, I want some.
I just started my account here today. Here is a simple introduction as you guys will get to know me more on this forum from here on. I tend to hang out on the Neo Geo and PCEngineFX forums a lot. So, you can tell I am primarily an oldschool gamer with different taste in older and newer games as well. I like pretty much all game systems and am very open minded with games as long as they don’t suck. I enjoy my PS3 and Xbox 360 the same. I didn’t get my PS3 till 5 years after my 360, now that there are much more exclusive series like Heavy Rain, inFamous, MGS4, Uncharted, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, KillZone, etc…
Now on to the game:
A clear PS3 win in this case. I got this for PS3 3 days ago. Due to the Sigma releases, I had a feeling it would be the version to pick.
OK, before I say anything about the game itself… yes I am disappointed in this game for many obvious reasons. No in depth gameplay, upgrades, exploration, etc…. Still, I managed to enjoy the game somewhat. I can’t believe it myself, but it is true. It is definitely a major step backwards from the other games. You can actually do more combos than you think. You have to experiment a little, but it still lacks compared to the other games.
Using the sword only, doesn’t bother me as many others that have played the game. I tend to use the Dragon Ninja Sword the most anyways, as it is the most balanced weapon to use overall. I break out the Scythe on NG2 to kill bigger enemies and use the other weapons to switch it up for the fun of it. Still, it sucks ass not being able to level up and change weapons. I will not deny that. There is free DLC coming very soon for the Scythe and Claws at least. So most likely, there will be more weapons via DLC later on.
The linearity of the game is the part I dislike the most, but I sometimes don’t mind it. I actually didn’t mind it when I played Final Fantasy XIII all that much. Sometimes, I am in the mood for a Arcade like style game. A lot of people seem to think that all games of this generation have to be in depth with exploring. Well, with Ninja Gaiden, I definitely favor exploring more than linearity.
The story of these games never were anything to really go “OMFG” over, so I didn’t mind the one in this game. Although, I do like the story more with the other two.
BTW, the multiplayer is not worth messing with, so the online pass (making people mad that there is one) problem is pretty much irrelevant in this game’s case.
Overall, the game is a disappointment when compared to the others. I still found the game enjoyable, but I got no where near the level of enjoyment as I did from the previous titles. I say it is pretty mediocre, but still worth playing. I just feel that paying $65 for it is not worth it. I say, get the game when it is real cheap, or rent and play through it one good time. It isn’t all that bad really.
How comes that the Japanese games are often better for the PS3 while it is the opposite with the western games? This site more than about hardware differences is a proof about how bad the developers can be with a platform or the other.
The difference in image quality between the 2 versions is huge. The 360 version looks so sub-hd in some screens it’s almost shocking. I don’t think the AA method has anything to do with it.
No doubt a ps3 win and they are welcome to it lol.
Hopefully LOT will do a h2h on the ps2 hd ports Metal gear and the silent hill hd collection.
Mainly because the reports are saying they are running better on 360 than ps3.
Which would be equivalent to xbox1 hd games running better on ps3 than 360(amusing in other words).
After spending sometimes asking folks around the community, I came to the conclusion that both versions are simply inferior to the PS2 version. Heh, apparently Hijinx Studios is simply so incompetent, they can’t even manage to use the PC version and port it over to the PS3 and Xbox 360 properly. Either way, why waste time trying to find out which pile of feces is stinkier? A Head2Head for Armored Core V, Blades of Time, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, or Silent Hill: Downpour would make more sense than that (even if most of them are quite…)
By all accounts Android, it’s hardly running well on 360 either. The similarity between ps2 and ps3 architecture is non existent too, and that’s why early ps3′s had emulation hardware to provide backwards compatibility, which was later removed.
The problem seems to be that Highjinks have attempted to do emulation via ps3 and 360, and the original software just isnt compatible with the hardware. In other words , it’s a piss poor attempt at a hd remake.
I am greatly disappointed that the “HD” collection was a bust since I never finished/started those games in the previous gen. I may have to track down an copy now
. I would love a comparison article featuring the PC/PS2/Xbox/Remake versions of Silent Hill 2.
They’ve still forgotten about the AMALUR H2H…
Digital foundry made it:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-kingdoms-of-amalur-face-off
It’s a tie. The PS3 has no blur making the images crispier (at the cost of no motion blur and no AA), the X360 seems to perform slightly worse in term of performances. But the performances drops are not very noticeable. Also looking at the videos I don’t see any relevant difference.
@BUYING1999 You must be very poor, and you can only afford a 360
(A poor man’s PC).. calling PS3 overpriced.
I mean… the 360 is basically an expensive DVD scratching roaster.
I could get way better roaster for alot cheaper.
Not to mention 360 is much more expensive if you want MP. Which is like 50% of the experience at least. Then take into account all the accesories you have to buy. And THEN take into account how much better the PS3 and, well I’ll just let the numbers speak for themselves:
360 cost like 1000$ and gives you like 2 utils (measurement of enjoyment) wheras the PS3 cost like 200$ and gives you 10023 utils. So with the PS3 you get 50,115 utils per dollar whereas the pathetic 360 gives you only 0,002 utils per dollar!
It’s all there people. Look at the numbers and science.
Ahhh the irony considering this was once an Xbox exclusive franchise.
I might just wait for mgr revengeance instead of this crap
It’s incredible the power of Itagaki.
After playing NG3 I see how important Itagaki was to the franchise. NG3 is a piece of crap. Oh! How I miss the days of the original Xbox NG and even NG2 on 360 with the cutting off of limbs. Man that was amazing.
Sad, sad day for NG fans.
I am going to buy a Vita now for the original NG.
Peace!
While not as good as NG1&2, it’s a very solid action game and a very nice addition to the series IMO. Gameplay is very fast-paced, Ryu has an incredible set of new moves and the game offers challenging ennemies, online is well done…
Just don’t do the same mistake as most reviewers and try playing the game directly in harder difficulty modes and you’ll see how fun this game can be.
I rate it 8 out of 10.
Nice. So far it’s a tie between PS3 and 360 in terms of H2H. Although this is not a big win for PS3 it’s obviously a much bigger win than Ass Effect 3. So so far PS3 really is in the lead.
So so far PS3 really is in the lead…. As winner of the years worst game
There, fixed it for ya
Ahh Android, double standards as usual. Youre first to remind people when a shite game wins on 360 that it’s a win regardless.
Ultimately all this does is show that a lead format and ultimately the engine used, is decisive in most cases on what’s the winning version.
ME3 leads on 360 , using UE3 and it wins. This game is lead on ps3 and wins.
Yes Mass effect 3 was a good game to win, this however is probably a good game to lose.
The 360 is on a roll
Haha Hope those 360 fanboys enjoy that Ass Effect 3 win. It would be extremely embarrassing for the 360 to lose that H2H for one of the highest rated franchises that was once exclusive to the 360. I can still taste all those sweet sweet tears when Ass Effect 2 was announced for the PS3.
Even though you don’t have to change discs every second and the shadowing is much better I still don’t think that’s enough to call Mass Effect 3 better on PS3. But hey whatever floats your boat. I guess this means PS3 has won 3 H2H now.
ugh…could this game be any more horrible? What have they done to my beloved Ninja Gaiden franchise?
Just another PS3 win….
Some are a bunch of sheeps here.You buy a game for his reviews and not for your fun???? Man that’s pathetic and your weak lol! Cuz im near the end of NG3 and the game is very nice,f..k IGN(gnorant) These guys works with tips! 10/10 for a Mario game and 9.5 for an Halo game hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Yeah,you can eat my shorts man. 3/10 for NG3 and 4/10 for Resident evil:ORC ?????? Sure man,of course you can eat it all! It’s a gift
A lot are easy to brain wash haha! Dont have to tell the names,you know who you are
And Xbots,you s..k
Do you know what Xbots reminds me????? Carey Price fans! They want to convince themselves that they’re the best but in reality? Inferior to others
So ridiculous! Im not a sheep and will never be! Xbots power 
Im a fan of NG since the first one on the NES and all i can say is: This game rock! 60 fps,awesome textures for the first time in a NG game and the framerate is hyper solid! Hey Xbots,go back and play with your crappy Halo and inferior console
Hypocrite Xbots lol 3/10 for this game,and 9.5 for Bayonetta(Laughing) And NG3 is so much better! Bayonetta was overrated,high scores from Xbots reviewers because PS3 got a shitty port and they did this just for having the gamers attention. Hey common man,a 3/10 haha! Nonsense… For sure guys Bayonetta,Halo,Call of duty,Splatterhouse,Prototype,Duke Nukem,etc are better than NG3 and Resident Evil:ORC ???? Really ?????? lolllllllllll! Some people gives a good show,i have to admit Haha Ninja Gaiden 3 on PS3,have a very solid framerate 60 fps with a lot of action,a lot .Beautiful graphics,great cut scenes and history,amazing big and challenging bosses! Too bad for naive sheeps
But if your a fan of Ninja Gaiden,then its a no brainer 
Some reviewers gave a 8.5/10 But anyway,i judge by myself now cuz theres too much biased people with their sheeps following them everywhere.Xbots lol
Im an xbox36o only owner. In this battle, the Ps3 wins. Graphically.
Head 2 Head Record Battles
360/ps3
Sniper Elite V2 – PS3 Wins 0-1
I Am Alive – Xbox360 Wins 1-1
Prototype 2 – Xbox360 wins 2-1
Dragons Dogma – Xbox360 wins 3-1
O Racoon City – Xbox360 wins 4-1
Ninja Gaiden – Ps3 Wins 4-2
Why don’t you count Battlefield 3 and Assassin’s Creed Revelations?
Ps3 Wins 4-4