Secrets

This movie shows the easy way to unlock Ninja Gaiden II - you must have NG1 first, however.

Very Hard Difficulty

Complete the game on normal or hard difficulty

Movie Gallery

Complete the game on normal or hard difficulty

Get the Dark Dragon Blade

Beat the game, and play through it again on your successive save. Visit Muramasa's shop in Chapter 13.

Who'd win in a fight? Darth Vader or Ryu?

Cyber Ninja Costume with Plasma Saber

Beat the game on normal or hard, then go to the main menu and hold down the L trigger while starting a new game. You'll hear Ryu grunt after pressing start if you did the code correctly. The plasma saber glows green and makes a cool, Star Wars-like buzzing noise through the air. It's not any stronger than a regular sword, unfortunately.

Keep Traditional Ninja Outfit

If you don't like the modern, sleeveless ninja outfit that Ryu puts on after Chapter 2, there's a way to keep his traditional ninja garb on. Go to the main menu and highlight "New Game." Hold down both triggers and press A. If you did the code correctly Ryu will grunt. Start the new game.

Unlock Ninja Gaiden 1

Muramasa gives you this after you hand over all 50 scarabs.

Get all 50 golden scarabs and visit Muramasa's shop. You don't need to do them all in one play session. Continue your game from a successive save, and you start off with all the scarabs you picked up the last time. Now you can pick up the scarabs you missed. The spots of the scarabs you got in the previous game are now empty. When you hand over all 50, Muramasa will give you the Ninja Gaiden game disc that you can use in the arcade machine on the first floor of Han's Bar.

Unlock Ninja Gaiden 2, the Easy Way

From this platform above the door to Pleasure Street, shoot an arrow at the clock face to unlock Ninja Gaiden 2.

Been slaving away, trying to get Master Ninja on every chapter? Get Ninja Gaiden 2 the easy way! After you get Ninja Gaiden 1, go to the Clock Tower Plaza of Tairon. Get up on the ledge above the multicolored door that takes you to Pleasure Street. This is the same ledge where you flip the switch to unlock that door. Pull out your bow and aim at the clock tower across the street. Shoot the face of the clock and a treasure chest will appear on the building across the street. Jump down, and go into the doorway across the street with the stairs. Ascend to the top, and find the chest there containing the Ninja Gaiden 2 game disc. You heard it on GameSpot first.

Unlock Ninja Gaiden 3, the Easy Way

To get Ninja Gaiden 3 the easy way, you must get Ninja Gaiden 2 first. Once you have that, go to the Peristyle Passage, which is the ceremonial room in the Aquaducts, just before your boss fight with the giant fossil bird. It's adjacent to the Hall of Balance. Remember the golden scarab you got on top of the broken pillar? Triangle jump back up there and you'll find the Ninja Gaiden 3 game disc. You heard it on GameSpot first.

Play Classic Ninja Gaiden Games From the Main Menu

You must go to Han's Bar to play the Ninja Gaiden games at first, but there is a way to get the classic games accessible from the main menu. Just beat Xbox Ninja Gaiden while having a classic Ninja Gaiden disc in Ryu's inventory. A new option will be added to the main menu that will allow you to play the old-school Ninja Gaiden games without visiting Han's Bar.

Golden Scarab Locations by Chapter

Chapter 1: No scarabs
Chapter 2: No scarabs
Chapter 3: Three scarabs
Chapter 4: Three scarabs
Chapter 5: Three scarabs
Chapter 6: Six scarabs
Chapter 7: Four scarabs
Chapter 8: Two scarabs
Chapter 9: Four scarabs
Chapter 10: Nine scarabs
Chapter 11: Five scarabs
Chapter 12: Eight scarabs
Chapter 13: No scarabs
Chapter 14: Two scarabs
Chapter 15: One scarab
Chapter 16: No scarabs