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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Fast, satisfying combat” (49 of 103 reviews) and “Brutal but satisfying challenge” (18); the most common complaint is “Sluggish camera and inputs” (30). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-30 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“this game is pretty good if you’re into blood-crazed anime boys in gimp suits going on a murderous rampage”
“Ninjas, Huge t*ts and gore. Its a great game”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I have played Metal Gear Rising so many times it should be considered an addiction, however, with every addiction comes the yearning for a bigger kick...... Meet your new addiction, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black! Think MGR but…”
“One of the best games ever and I was so happy to see "Black" in the title of the remake! combos are easy and satisfying and I love the graphics. Blood and gore is so good. I played the first game when I was like 6 and…”
“Very well done remaster (because this is what it is, not a remake). I played the 360 version back in the days and this feels a lot easier, probably a mixture of OG and Sigma. It's well balanced and a lot of fun. Combat…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“One of the best games ever and I was so happy to see "Black" in the title of the remake! combos are easy and satisfying and I love the graphics. Blood and gore is so good. I played the first game when I was like 6 and…”
“This is just Sigma 2 with a brand new Color Paint. Looks amazing but controls, camera and general gameplay are the same and as clunky as ever, also more than 15 years later since the original release and still they…”
“NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black arrives as a modernized reworking of one of the most notoriously demanding action games ever created, and it occupies an interesting space between preservation and reinterpretation. Rather than…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Very well done remaster (because this is what it is, not a remake). I played the 360 version back in the days and this feels a lot easier, probably a mixture of OG and Sigma. It's well balanced and a lot of fun. Combat…”
“Great game! If you like high-octane combat, hack and slashes, action and etc, you'll enjoy this series. Yea the camera in these games are not the best but if you're playing these games you have to understand that not…”
“Game is tight once you install performance mod to improve optimization and reduce input latency,”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“What I really liked about the game was how fast wat the combat and how many combos I can do and the spells also with multiple storylines telling from different parts. I finished the game on the first difficulty only…”
“Enjoying Ninja Gaiden Black II through the first 7 Chapters so far. Combat has been smooth and not complex learning curve. Enemies produce enough challenge though I'm not playing on the hard difficulty, if you are…”
30 of the 103 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“There's no words to explain how bad the camera and controls are. Its taking me the longest time just to finish normal difficulty, i need to take breaks every chapter just because of the motion sickness and frustration…”
“Dropped after 2 hours . I don't know how to explain my frustration about this UE5 generic REMASTER Yes you have additional playable characters , adjusted balance and a lot of BLOOD But how do you make Ryu so wacky and…”
“I've tried and really want to enjoy the Ninja Gaiden games on most platforms and most versions that came out, how come it is never fun to actually play compared to other hack and slash titles? Then they try to make you…”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Dropped after 2 hours . I don't know how to explain my frustration about this UE5 generic REMASTER Yes you have additional playable characters , adjusted balance and a lot of BLOOD But how do you make Ryu so wacky and…”
“anyone thinks this game is fun should be accepted into a psychiatric hospital”
“I've tried and really want to enjoy the Ninja Gaiden games on most platforms and most versions that came out, how come it is never fun to actually play compared to other hack and slash titles? Then they try to make you…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“if you really want to play a version that's not the OG, just play sigma 2. this is a really ugly piece of ♥♥♥♥ that runs like ♥♥♥♥ and crashes constantly. sigma 2 is the same game just looks better and doesn't run…”
“Ninja Gaiden 2 Black runs absolutely terribly. I had initially bought the game last year, but I read people had some issues, so I waited until March 2026. Within the first few missions I first noticed slight input lag…”
“I got after barely getting through the tutorial, because the game is horrendously optimized, and I want my refund. I was coming back to NG2 kinda excited, I played this and the first one a lot back in the day. But even…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“if you really want to play a version that's not the OG, just play sigma 2. this is a really ugly piece of ♥♥♥♥ that runs like ♥♥♥♥ and crashes constantly. sigma 2 is the same game just looks better and doesn't run…”
“This is just Sigma 2 with a brand new Color Paint. Looks amazing but controls, camera and general gameplay are the same and as clunky as ever, also more than 15 years later since the original release and still they…”
“Bought this game on sale recently, and boy does it feel practically unplayable. All of my inputs feel off, the main character's movement feels clunky and unresponsive, and never attacks where I want. Above all, it feels…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“There's no words to explain how bad the camera and controls are. Its taking me the longest time just to finish normal difficulty, i need to take breaks every chapter just because of the motion sickness and frustration…”
“Incredible combat, atrocious wall running platforming, not worth your sanity if you don't like old school platforming, otherwise very fun murder-fest”
“This game is easily my top worst games I have ever played in 2026. Who thought it would be great if the enemies had a lot of HP even on normal mode, it feels like an eternity for them to be killed? It was very…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 78.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“The OG version is the best action game of all time, probably tied with NG Black as a matter of personal taste. 1 is more tactical and 2 more frantic. A bit of background is important: In the Sigma editions Team Ninja, at the orders of a spiteful and resentful Koei Tecmo who had…”
— a player, Steam review · 76 hrs played“Pros: - Combat is fun, - graphics are good. - Minimal graphical issues. - Good soundtrack - Fun story - Fast paced combat (if you like that sort of thing) - 3 new missions - tag missions - Chapter select challenge mode (but see below) - They brought back the blood (but you can…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“Dear Tecmo, learn from CAPCOM - release original NG2, same way CAPCOM release OG RE games as well as Remakes for fans to get best of both worlds. This game is getting thumbs down, rightly so from fans of OG NG2. The OG game was decades ahead of it's time. This is poor remaster…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Action · Martial Arts · Ninja · Hack and Slash · Third Person · Gore · Action-Adventure · Swordplay · Adventure · Violent · Singleplayer · Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · HDR available |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 38 |
| Official site | https://teamninja-studio.com/ng2black/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10/11, 64bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-8400以上, AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G 以上 Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB以上, AMD Radeon™ RX 590 8GB以上 ※VRAM6GB以上必須 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 85 GB available space Sound Card: 48000Hz、16bit、ステレオ Additional Notes: SSD必須, 1280x720 60FPS (アップスケーリング「TSR」使用)、品質「軽量」