NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Action · Jan 23, 2025

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99−60%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio2 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The AI is somewhat predictable due to the game’s older design, but still well above average and surprisingly effective when the combat flows.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It sometimes DOES have that unmistakable "Unreal" look to it, but most of the time the game is definitely gorgeous with its lighting, shadows, and colour vibrance.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I also feel like they learn from my playstyle and adapt, to an extent where if I'm using the same combo multiple times they will have a deflective reaction to it and will punish me.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Unwanted destruction of their reproductive organs, thanks to an uncooperative camera aside, I do like that there are 4 playable characters in the main story.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Yes its a carbon copy of the original for the xbox (should've used the ps3/ sigma version imo) but the graphics and sound design are cranked to the max with every little jiggle physic and bicep detail (bisexual yearnings)!
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Pro Tip to help deal with this: The Camera Reset Button (RB on controller) is your best friend, so make liberal use of it.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat93 reviews
Graphics62 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Characters7 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Controls5 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
79% still recommend
Performance
51% still recommend
Story
85% still recommend
Optimization
60% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Co-op
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • HDR available
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$19.99$49.99−60%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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