It was crafted by a team of ninja.

There are a number of classic titles included in the Xbox Game Pass library and the "Surprise Me" button has seen fit to call upon one of those classics for this episode. Developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo Koei way back in 2009, this action-adventure game was originally a PS3 port of Xbox 360's Ninja Gaiden 2. While Tom is quite familiar with the game from his ancient GameStop days, it's pretty impressive that he never got around to playing it. We suppose that's fortunate because that lack of prior play left it on the table as a candidate to review for this show! Will it be worth the wait or will he learn that the years have been rather unkind? Join Tom as he connects with his cohost with the most Chris to kick open this crate and devour the nuggets of wisdom within!

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Recruiting all extreme event enthusiasts!

Developed by Ubisoft Annecy, the same folks that brought us Steep, comes this Massively Multiplayer Online Extreme Sports title. Weaving together seven national parks into one seamless world that can be traversed and explored using all manner of extreme sports gear, these developers have crafted quite the sandbox. The Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button has now put it on our radar and it's time for our hosts to gear up and take it for a spin. Will the standard hour be enough to scratch the surface of this content-rich title? Will the mechanics of extreme sports games and open world games combine into a beautiful spectacle, or will it fumble and fall over the handlebars and onto its face? Join Tom and Chris as they break down their extreme experiences of avoiding breaking their own necks!

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Would you believe the title is even longer in Japanese?

Developed by MONKEYCRAFT Co Ltd and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc, the remaster of the second title in the quirky puzzle franchise is the Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button's selection for this episode. Tom played some of the original game way back when the Playstations were only two in number, but now he will finally try (an admittedly modernized version of) the sequel. Has a lot changed in the domain of rolling a sticky ball over countless objects in the last few decades? Has the presentation and the story become even weirder? Join Tom and his partner in collections crime Chris as they roll through various environments and discover who has the bigger balls... of stuff. More importantly, will this action puzzler be comprised of elements that make it deserving of your valuable time or will it be a real ball of junk? Let's roll up our sleeves and sort out their final decision!

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