Ninja Gaiden 2 Black was the shadow drop of the Xbox Developer Direct showcase back in January, and it's continued to improve since its release with a few new updates - including one this week that adds multiple new features.
Most notably, the game now includes a New Game Plus option along with a Photo Mode. There are plenty of other neat tweaks and bug fixes as well, including the ability to hide your projectile weapon when it's carried on your back.
We'll throw all the patch notes down below, but if you haven't played Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, we recommend checking out the Pure Xbox review of it as well - we were impressed, dishing out a "Great" score of 8/10!
Here are the full patch notes for Ninja Gaiden 2 Black update 1.003.000:
Additional Content:
- New Game+
Added the ability to begin a new game on a difficulty level you have previously cleared with the weapons and Ninpo you obtained in your previous playthrough already unlocked. When starting a new game this way, your weapons and Ninpo will be reverted to level 1.
- Photo Mode
Added Photo Mode to the in-game Options Menu. You can move the camera around within a set limit to take screenshots.
- Ability to Hide Projectile Weapon
Added a "Show Projectile Weapon" option under "Game Settings" in the Options Menu, which allows you to hide your projectile weapon while it is carried on your back.
Adjustments:
- Lowered the HP of enemies in Ch. 8, "City of the Fallen Goddess"
- Lowered the HP of enemies in Ch. 11, "Night in the City of Water"
- Raised the number of enemies in Ch. 13, "The Temple of Sacrifice"
- Raised the number of enemies in Ch. 14, "A Tempered Gravestone"
- Raised the damage dealt by some of Ayane's attacks.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed control issues that occurred when playing at over 120 FPS or while under high computing load.
- Fixed an issue where controllers would not vibrate based on computing load or FPS settings.
- Fixed bugs that caused the player to go out of bounds during certain chapters.
- Fixed bugs that made it impossible to progress during certain chapters.
- Fixed a bug which caused the game to crash during long play sessions.
Other minor bug fixes
How are you getting on with Ninja Gaiden 2 Black on Xbox Game Pass? Tell us down below.
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I've already finished the game, had a really great time. I played it on normal mode and the difficulty is already enough for me, at least. The Lunar Staff and the Tiger Claws are my favorite weapons. Thanks, Xbox and the Game Pass!
I was going to start this tonight, good timing.
Or should i wait if they keep adding to it? hmm.
@johnK Go ahead, the game is really great, very well done technically, and there are some truly sublime moments.
@johnK What @fatpunkslim said. I played it at launch and it was polished but, most of all, it's a game you can play in easy ("hero") mode and you'll likely want to replay it in harder difficulty modes. The changes so far have been balancing the difficulty and the New Game Plus is always welcome! It's the first Ninja Gaiden game I have played and I think it's great. It has a fighting genre vibe in it despite being defined as hack and slash. That is exactly why I don't find it repetitive.
Ha, just tried this game, not for me. The camera system is horrible, running along walls is annoying and the game is too fast, it's not easy keeping track of which character you are on the screen.
Man, lowering HP on some enemies in those chapters after I just finished those recently 😳. Oh well. I did it nonetheless.
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