Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.
Platforms
PC PS5 Series X|SGenres
Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em upThemes
ActionLanguages: English and 7 more
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Critic Reviews
By Simone Cantini
If you had doubts about Ryo Hayabusa's condition, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is a great way to test the Team Ninja warrior's form. The return of this action game icon is still enjoyable in almost all its aspects (except for the camera issues), with its frenetic and satisfying gameplay delighting fans of demon-slaying action. Despite its high price and the controversial use of the Sigma version, these minor issues do not detract much from the quality of a production that remains a milestone in the genre, even 17 years after its original debut.
- 29 Jan, 2025
By Bruno Galvão
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is undoubtedly a good option, even if for purists the Xbox 360 version of Ninja Gaiden 2 played on the Xbox Series X is still the preferred method of time travel. It is a reminder of an essence that was feared lost, a violent game in which dismemberment is part of the game strategy, in which you are punished mercilessly if you fail with the controls.
- 28 Jan, 2025
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Ninja Gaiden 2 Black isn't the most definitive version of the classic but it will remind you why it's so well-regarded in the first place.
- 28 Jan, 2025
By George Foster
Even with the confusing cut content that hopefully gets added back in at a later date, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is the perfect way for newcomers to get into the series with its most action-packed and visceral entry. Veterans are still likely to prefer the ridiculous cruelty of the original game, but most fans are just going to be happy to see Ryu return and right most of Sigma’s wrongs.
- 28 Jan, 2025
By Danilo Dellafrana
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is not perfect. It tries to make up for the dastardly mistakes made by the Sigma series, but it succeeds only partially and fails to replicate that perfect intensity that Tomonobu Itagaki managed to get right in 2008. It remains, however, the best version of the game currently available on modern systems, thanks in part to Unreal Engine 5, which enhances its aesthetics to excellent levels. It may not be entirely worthy of the Black suffix, but this Ninja Gaiden 2 still deserves your attention as you await the fourth chapter.
- 28 Jan, 2025
