The Music of Ninja Gaiden II

32 songs here. Go for it!

ProtonJonSA plays Ninja Gaiden 2 - Act 7, Part 3

Enjoy your ending.

Ryu gets Irene and high-tails it out of there. The Tower of Lahja falls apart. Ryu laments the death of Irene when the Dragon Sword glows and turns into a sparkle of light. It travels towards Irene and revives her. They both watch the sun set.

ProtonJonSA plays Ninja Gaiden 2 - Act 7, Part 2

In this episode, an all-too-familiar face returns from the dead...

Act 7 (continued)

When you make it to the end of 7-2, you'll meet - of all people - Jaquio from the first game. Turns out you never really killed him. Instead, you killed the demon and therefore resurrected him. Turns out defeating that demon gave rise to the true spirits of evil. Apparently Ashtar was a pawn all along...

Jaquio basically fights like he did in the last game. He just flies around in a circular pattern all across the room and shoots flames at you. Thankfulyl, having Shadow Clones, a lot of Ninjitsu and a good power-up will make beating him easier. If you run out of Ninjitsu, just slash at him when he comes close to the ground and get away from him quickly. Also, let your Shadow Clones slash at him whenever necessary.

Beating him saves Irene from having her energy sapped out of her to summon even more demons from the Gate of Darkness. Before you can destroy the altar and get out of there, though, Jaquio's blood awakens the Sword of Chaos. Jaquio is revived, turns into a giant alien wall, and then proceeds to attack you.

Slash at the face and use Ninjitsu on it. Avoid the droplets of acid that come out of the ceiling, and pay attention to it to see where the droplets will come out from. This battle will require some practice and will definitely take a while.


You'll then have to face one more boss, and he looks a lot like the final boss from the last game. Slash at his face and duck avoid the upper hand. Stay away from the stuff that thing spits out. Since you won't be able to keep jumping and avoid the lower hand, just run all the way to the left. The lower hand won't be able to touch you from there. When you destroy the head, you'll have to destroy the heart, which is the orb in the middle of its body. Avoid the stuff that comes out of where its head used to be and keep slashing at that orb. When you destroy this thing, you've done it! You've beaten Ninja Gaiden II!

ProtonJonSA plays Ninja Gaiden 2 - Act 7, Part 1

Well, here it is. The final act! And this level looks pretty wacky...

Act 7

You'll have to stop the Gate of Darkness from opening if you don't want the tribe to come in from the other side and cause chaos.

Anyway, as you try not to be hypnotized by the giant green waterfall in the background while taking on more of all the enemies you've faced thus far, you'll be climbing up for a while. You'll meet a new enemy that runs at you, jumps up and throws daggers down at you, then run towards you again and throws some more down at you. Jerk.

As you're making your way to the Gate, Robert's getting creamed and he's about ready to die. Crap.

Section 2 switches between the first level music and the train music, which is actually pretty nice because I like both songs. If the columns with the three birds actually give you trouble (use your Ninjitsu!), you'll be able to replenish your health right after it. Thanks, game.


Anyway, Section 2 looks very Contra-ish. There are what look like the demon statues from the first game in the bigger platforms, and the wall actually has beating hearts inside of it.

ProtonJonSA plays Ninja Gaiden 2 - Act 6

Time for the shortest act of the game.

Act 6

Irene will tell you that there is an altar that you must destroy. Robert will then take Irene and get out of here, at Ryu's request.

Anyway, this stage has foreground elements! That's pretty interesting, since the only other game I can think of on the top of my head is Mega Man 3 with the second half of the Dr. Wily stage. This, however, reminds me of some stuff for Super Nintendo. Way to go, Tecmo.

When you make it to the end of the stage, Robert and Irene will make it out only to meet up with the real final boss.


The second section is now outside the tower. When you enter the cave, you'll meet the twin statue bosses from the first game. You can beat him the exact same way, too. When you beat it, you'll meet Robert. They've got Irene again!

Ninja Gaiden II - for DOS

Why in god name is Ryu wearing red while the clones are wearing the proper color? Oh, dear lord.

At least it's halfway decent, even if Manley & Associates are involved.

ProtonJonSA plays Ninja Gaiden 2 - Act 5

In this episode, we'll experience one of the most awkward video game scene changes.

Act 5

The first section looks more or less like the second section from the last act. That doesn't last long, as you'll soon enter a cave full of spikes. You'll be dealing with spikes, fire, and scorpions as you try to catch up with Ashtar.

The second section takes place in...the Arctic. What.

Anyway, as we meet Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger Soundboard, you'll have icy platforms and loads of enemies in the wrong places that just make your path from Point A to Point B harder than it should be. When you get through that, you'll meet up with Ashtar again. He gives you Irene, then he stabs her with the Sword of Chaos. Robert shows up, but he's too late. Ashtar zaps him with the sword.

Both the Sword of Chaos and the Dragon Sword begin to glow...

You'll then fight Ashtar. He isn't very hard. He teleports in and out and shoots fireballs in eight directions. You can slash the fireballs out of existance when they're coming to him so he can launch them. The Orange Flame power-up makes quick work of him, especially if you still have some Shadow Clones with you.


When you beat him, though, it's not over...

ProtonJonSA plays Ninja Gaiden 2 - Act 4

Funny how there's something from just about any other video game on the planet that can remind you of NG2's storyline.

Act 4

Anyway, Sunglasses Guy tells you about the Sword of Chaos, which was grown out of the bone of the Demon (much like how the Dragon Sword is made from the fang of a dragon). He then reveals that his name is Robert, and that he's part of Special Intelligence in the U.S. Army. Ashtar must be stopped before the Sword of Chaos can reach full power.

And when we start the level...

HOLY FUCK.

This...is...awesome.

Anyway, you'll have to slash to hit some of the demons on the floor, and the Ninja Gaiden Bird is officially replaced with the Ninja Gaiden Bat. No wonder they introduced the birds early.

You'll be dealing with those ghost flames again, and you'll also have to contend with rocks that split into four when they rise out of the bottomless pits. Add in some more precision platform jumping and you have yourself a challenge!

The second section takes place in a much cooler and much wetter area. The water here will act like conveyor belts, and it even runs on walls to make your wall-climbing prowess a bit slower. You'll also have some more enemies to contend with - some of them are from the first game, like some of those small bats and those guys with the weird masks (who now carry an axe). You also have guys running towards you with swords out like they have a death wish or something.

The boss here is really easy. Just stay on the platform you start the battle at and throw shurikens at the head. Worst. Boss. Ever.


After you beat the boss, Ashtar taunts you a second time like those Frenchman in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. What a jerk.

ProtonJonSA plays Ninja Gaiden 2 - Act 3

This was the farthest I could ever make it as a kid. Man, I sucked.

Act 3

The level is kinda dark, and the lightning flashes every couple of seconds, helping you figure out where all the platforms are and everything. Probably the most annoying enemy in this first section is the ghost flame. These things pop up every so often and follow you around, even if you jump over them.

In the second section, you'll finally be in the Tower of Lahja. At the start of the section, you'll be introduced to the blade-throwing guy. He can throw his blade in any direction, which can make dealing with him (or avoiding him) a real pain.

Along with spiders that spit at you and undead warriors, you'll also meet guys with shields that shoot fireballs at you. These guys take three sword slashes to kill, and they bear a resemblance to Marth from the first game.

The boss here is some sort of cyborg-looking alien thing that flies around and shoots at you, then drops down and shoots missiles into the air. If you have two Shadow Clones, this guy is pretty easy. All you have to do is have one Clone in the air so that you can slash at him when he comes back up. If you have the Orange Flame, you can use that against him numerous times to kill him even faster, especially if you have the Shadow Clones with you.


After beating the boss, you'll meet Irene, only to be interrupted by Ashtar. He zaps you with a sword, but the guy with blonde hair and sunglasses shoots him in the back. Ashtar is unfazed, and he teleports into the Maze of Darkness with Irene in tow.

ProtonJonSA plays Ninja Gaiden 2 - Act 2

Well, so far, so good. In this episode, we deal with strong wind gusts, spiders and slashing people on trains.

Act 2

Oh, boy. Enemies include Jason look-alikes and...those goddamn birds. Yes, they're back, and they come back much earlier. At least you can't fall into pits because all the cars are connected. Kinda funny how you can also jump onto the lead car, but you have to go into it to exit.

The second section has you traversing a mountain (I guess). Watch the snow for the wind, so you can know when to jump and when not to jump.

During this section, you'll find a blue scroll. Pick it up and you'll increase the maximum amount of Ninjitsu power you can carry by 10.

One of the jumps near the end of the second section involves have the wind blow towards your back so you can make it. If it's not blowing at all, you're not going to make it (even though it looks like you can).

The boss here is some guy that jumps up and down and throws spiders at you. These spiders can come after you and climb the walls, making them very annoying. If you have that Orange Flame power-up and at least one Shadow Clone, you can use it on him as much as you can to get some extra damage in. You can slash at him, but he'll either jump down or jump back up to the platform depending on where you are.


You'll find out that the boss is one of several tribesmen from the World of Chaos, led by the Emperor of Darkness, Ashtar.

ProtonJonSA plays Ninja Gaiden 2 - Act 1

We finally cover the sequel! Time to see what Numero Dos has to offer!

Act 1

The most interesting addition to the sequel is the fact that you can climb on the walls regardless of whether there's a ladder there or not.

Instead of going up to 99 Ninjistu, you have a limit of how much Ninjitsu power you can carry at any specific time. You start with a limit of 40.

A new power-up for this game is the Shadow Clone, which is a red, flashing clone of Ryu Hayabusa. The icon for it is a red picture of Ryu. You can have up to two, and they follow you from behind and follow your movements exactly. They slash when you slash and use Ninjitsu powers when you use them, so you can hit enemies that are either above, below or behind you. It's really nice.

It should be noted that the Act I boss from the last game is now a normal enemy. You'll see a few other bosses get downgraded to normal enemies, too. Ashtar must not be very impressed...

Unlike the last game, orange pick-ups now do more. Orange Ninjitsu ammo now fully recharges your Ninjitsu energy.

The boss here is really simple. Slash him a few times, and when he nears the center of the screen, that's your cue to run to the wall and jump into it to latch on, so he won't run you over. He's dead simple.


In the cutscene, Ryu meets some guy with blonde hair and sunglasses. He tells you to head to the Tower of Lahja, and you'll also find out he knows Irene Lew. He then shoots the boss when he tries to get up behind your back.