Ninja Gaiden punishes you for sucking. :P
But yeah, it's freakishly hard, and really requires you to become skilled with it. None of the bosses are 'unbeatable', but they'll probably take several tries for you to find weaknesses in the patterns. And when you finally *do* beat them, it's quite a rewarding feeling. After I finished that game, most other action games were instantly mediocre.
Nothing is perfect.
With that being said i would choose
Shadow of the Colossus
and
Ico
metal gear solid....all of them jus kick major ass...
Sephiro this here.
I would consider Final Fantasy VII & VIII to be perfect.
The Mario series are classic perfection.
I also think the Tomb Raider series. I love that series.
Gran Turismo would have to be held as the perfect car-racing game out.
Games i thought were perfect:
- Final Fantasy VIII - Best game ever invented.
- Super Mario Brothers 3 (NES)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Revenge of Shinobi (Sega)
- Syphon Filter 2
- Dungeon Keeper (PC)
- Warzone 2100 (PC)
- Kingdom Hearts (In the process of completing II and that looks like it could be a welcome edition to this list)
Str8 Pimpin'
Metal Gears Solid 3 : Subsistence
Ocarina of Time
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Majora's Mask
Halo 2
Battlefield 2: modern Combat
Knights of the Old Republic
Those all rock.