>>719971036
They don't like it because it's the most Ninja Gaiden of the Ninja Gaidens. It's the hardest most demanding one with the most to offer that is the most punishing of those who want to coast by with a few overpowered moves. Even its own cheese tactics are more demanding, less reliable and less rewarding than the other games, despite them trying to lie about it. And they lie about every part of it, the few areas they say its weaker in are either not true at all or still far better than the rest of the series. The only genuine criticisms that could be floated are having less weapons than S2 even with how many more moves each weapon does have.
It's simply the best.