In-game
reset:
Press Start + Back during game play to return to the main
menu.
Alternate
costumes:
Successfully complete the game under the normal or hard difficulty settings.
Then, hold L while selecting the "New Game" option at the
opening menu to wear the Ninja Of The Future costume.
Successfully complete the game
under the very hard difficulty setting to unlock Ryu's Fiend costume. It is
the same blue skin obtained in Chapter 14 after defeating Doku for the
second time.
After installing the Hurricane
Pack: Volumes 1 or 2 on Xbox Live, hold Black while selecting a level
in master tournament for the Evil Ryu costume. Hold White while
selecting a level in master tournament for the Dead Or Alive Ninja
costume.
Plasma
Saber:
Successfully complete the game under the normal difficulty setting. Then,
hold L while selecting the "New Game" option at the opening
menu to wear the Ninja Of The Future costume. A new sword called the Plasma
Saber (which resembles a lightsaber from Star Wars) will take the place of
the Dragon Sword.
Plasma
Saber Mk. II:
When you are wearing the alternate Future Ninja costume upgrade the Plasma
Saber in the cemetery, as you would have with that jewel for the Dragon
Sword. After putting the jewel into the Plasma Saber from the grave, it
changes the name to Plasma Saber MKII.
Alternately, successfully
complete the game under the very hard difficulty setting.
Skip
FMV sequences:
Press Start, A, Start to advance past an FMV sequence.
Note: This does not work all of the time.
All
FMV sequences:
Successfully complete the game under the normal or hard difficulty settings
to unlock all FMV sequences.
Very
hard difficulty:
Successfully complete the game under the normal or hard difficulty settings
to unlock the very hard difficulty setting.
Classic
Ninja Gaiden mini-game: Give 50 Scarabs to Muramasa. This does not have to be done in a
single game play-through. You can continue from a completed game save and
collect the Scarabs that were originally missed until you have the required
50 Scarabs. After giving them to Muramasa, you will get the Ninja Gaiden
disc to be used at the arcade machine at Han's Bar's first floor.
Classic
Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword Of Chaos mini-game:
Get a "Master Ninja" rank in all levels under the normal
difficulty setting.
Alternately, first unlock Ninja
Gaiden. Then go to the Clock Tower Plaza of Tairon. Get on the ledge
above the multicolored door that leads to Pleasure Street (where you flip
the switch to unlock that door). Aim your bow at the clock tower across the
street. Shoot the face of the clock and a treasure chest will appear on the
building that is across the street. Jump down, and enter the doorway across
the street with the stairs. Climb to the top, and open the chest to unlock
the Ninja Gaiden 2 disc.
Classic
Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship Of Doom mini game:
Get a "Master Ninja" rank in all levels under the hard or very
hard difficulty settings.
Alternately, first unlock Ninja
Gaiden 2. Go to the Peristyle Passage (the ceremonial room in the
Aqueducts, just before the Boss fight with the giant fossil bird). It is
next to the Hall of Balance. Triangle Jump back up to the top of the broken
pillar where a Scarab was previously hidden. You will now find the disc for Ninja
Gaiden 3 at that location.
Playing
classic games easier:
Instead of going to the first floor of Han's Bar, use the following trick to
start the games from the main menu. Successfully complete the main game
while any classic Ninja Gaiden disc is in Ryu's inventory. This will
unlock another main menu option that will allow you to play the classic
games from there, without going to Han's Bar.
Japanese
classic games:
Enter the options screen and set the text and subtitles to Japanese. When
any of the three mini-games are played, it will be their Famicom
counterpart.
Hint:
Special attack:
Press Y + B to unleash a super attack that will seriously hurt
anyone.
Hint:
Kill enemies quickly:
To kill an enemy very fast, jump towards them fairly close using A,
then quickly tap Y immediately before you hit them. You should either
throw them with the guillotine throw or slice their heads off. If they keep
trying to get off the ground, tap Y again to pin them down or cut
their head off. This is useful when you need some extra money, are almost
dead, or when you just simply want to get through the section quickly
because of frustration.
Hint:
Finishing kill:
While a foe is on the ground, walk up to it and press Y. This will
instantly kill almost any foe.
Hint:
Less battle damage: When you are grabbed by an enemy or a Boss such as the Dragon,
mash the buttons quickly to escape without taking full damage.
Hint:
Temporarily disable opponent: When facing an enemy, tap A repeatedly. You will disable
the opponent temporarily. This allows you to attack them easier.
Hint:
Defeating Alma: To defeat Alma (red greater fiend), equip the Vigorian Flails. It
is recommended that they be completely leveled up. With the Vigorian Flail,
you can still hurt Alma greatly even when she is in the air. Note: The
shuriken, incendiary shuriken, and bow cannot hurt her; they just bounce
off.
In order to defeat Alma's
second form you must be patient and dodge her attacks as in the first form.
Wait for her attack dodge, then attack with a three to five hit combo.
Beware of her grapple attack, as it is more powerful than before.
Hint:
Defeating Black Spider Ninjas: Jump off the wall and use the X attack to smash down on
top off them. Use this repeatedly, but be careful of the incendiary
shurikens that they throw.
Keep blocking, then keep
countering and use the moves Guillotine Throw and Izura Drop. This will kill
them in one shot, or hurt them badly.
Hint:
Defeating Doku: Keep using the Flying Swallow attack (A towards the enemy,
then Y). Every time you hit him, roll back, then jump. After that,
try the Electric Ninpo attack. Then, repeat the process. If Doku keeps
blocking the Flying Swallow attack, keep attacking him with it until it hits
him. When he throws his sword, you can either jump over it, or roll and jump
backwards. When he is doing his combo attack, attack him when he is at the
last attack of his combo.
Hint:
Defeating Ghost Fish: when you go near a group of Ghost Fish, jump into the fishes and
press X to do a whirlwind attack. Repeat this process after you land
and the fishes will not be able to touch you. If you do get caught, do an
Ice Ninpo to get them off. This is especially useful on your way up the
tower in Chapter 15.
Equip the Vigoorian Flails.
When encountering Ghost Fish, they will pause before attacking you all at
once. Wait until one moves then tap X a few times until they are
dead. More will appear. Wait until their first movement to attack, or you
will attack too early and will stop twirling the flails before they are all
dead. It is possible to get a combo of 46 hits in the group of Ghost Fish
next to the doorway that opens to the long staircase going down to the great
bridge.
Hint:
Defeating Lava Dragon: There is a way, when the Lava Dragon tries to bite you and holds
his head for a few seconds while you can attack him, you can jump on top of
his head and stand there briefly and attack him further. Do the homing jump
(A + X), but this not happen consistently. Either way,
whenever you can do it, it hurts him a lot. Also try doing a Ninpo attack on
top of its head.
Hint:
Defeating Muria: In Chapter 16 when you fight Muria with the Dark Dragon sword,
the easiest way to defeat him is to use the Flying Swallow. When he uses the
Dark Dragon technique, use an Art Of The Inferno to do some damage and not
get hurt.
Hint:
Defeating Red Dragons: When you get to the coliseum where you first fought Doku, there
are sixty Red Dragons. Stand on one of the lower platforms and use the Y
attack to kill them.
Hint:
Defeating Spirit Doku: To defeat Doku the second time you fight him quickly and without
getting hit, simply use the Ninpo attack "The Art Of The Inferno".
If it is level 3, you can kill him in about six hits.
Hint:
Defeating the Dragon Boss: To defeat him, try to level up your Lightning Ninpo to the
maximum. Constantly run left or right. When he flaps his wings you will take
a little block damage. The only way to hit him without getting in the lava
is to hit his head when he lays it down momentarily. Try using the Flying
Air Dash attack. He will try to grab you immediately afterwards; throw in a
Ninpo just after that attack. If you need to use a Great Devil Elixer, it
will be useful.
Hint:
Defeating the Flame Dragon Boss: Use the Unlabored Flawlessness and let your health get slightly
low in order to see the red glowing Japanese writing on the sword.
Hint:
Defeating the field of flowers Boss: When Ryu enters the field of flowers then chants to make a stone
circle holding him fly into the air, the Boss is easy to defeat if timed
correctly. If you have maxed out Art Of The Inferno, use this to inflict
severe damage on him. It might require between five or six hits for him to
go down using this Ninpo.
Hint:
Defeating the Giant Skull Spider Boss: When facing this Boss, make sure you have full projectile weapon
ammunition and at least one extra Great Devil Elixir. When the Boss is just
standing around in the lava, use the Incendiary Shurikens so they have a
better chance of hitting. When he is walking around, use the Metal Arrows or
the Explosive Arrows. Use the normal arrows when they are all that you have
remaining. If he is still alive and walking around in the lava and you are
out of ranged weapons, you can either try using Ninpo attacks, throw the
Windmill Shuriken at him, or run out in the lava and try to fight him. When
he attacks with the barrage of skeleton heads, you will get annihilated if
you do not know what to do. To prevent this from happening, you can try to
roll and jump around, but are probably going to get beat down. You can use
the Vigoorian Flail and swing away. You can also try using a Ninpo attack,
such as the Ice Shards. When the main head comes in to attack, be in a Ninpo
attack so that it does not eat you, or try rolling and jumping to the side
and he will miss. When it is almost dead, it jumps onto the rock with you
and you can finish it off.
Hint:
Defeating the first Holy Vigoor Emperor form: To defeat the first form of the Holy Vigoor Emperor without using
Elixirs, Nipo, or projectile weapons, dodge his laser attack then attack
him. Equipping the Armlet Of Sun and True Dragon Sword is recommended;
attack him at the arms and chest with blade of Twin Headed Dragons or Dragon
Tear and Blade Of Dragons Tail.
Hint:
Defeating Spirit Piranha: These enemies can kill you very quickly and are extremely
difficult to get away from. They tend to leave a high amount of red Ki orbs.
Simply use the Fire Wheels Ninpo and run through them. You should get enough
red orbs to replenish your Ki. Also, use the Bracelet that enhances the red
orbs.
When at the core of the place,
after each room you will go upstairs. Instead of burning up all your Ninpo
attacks, equip the Vigorian Flails (maxed out) and the Armlet Of
Tranquillity. Usually, you have to face 25 to 30 on each stairway. Wail away
using the Vigoian Flail and you will be rewarded with a lot of Essence. Rest
afterwards if needed to replenish the life bar. This also keeps you from
using up all of your Spirit Elixirs.
Hint: Defeating the Vigorian
Emperor's second form (Giant Skull Spider):
In order to defeat the final form of the Vigorian Emperor, you must have at
least two Great Devil Elixirs and your projectiles maxed out. Equip the Ice
Ninpo. Wait for him to start shooting out skulls at you. As soon as you see
those fly out of him, hit your Ninpo attack. This will protect you and
damage him at the same time. As soon as the skulls are done flying, he comes
in for a grapple attack that causes instant death. If you time the Ninpo
correctly, this will be blocked. After each Ninpo attack, hit him with
either explosive shurikens or arrows, which will also inflict some damage.
Keep alternating between these attacks. After about five times of doing
this, he should be defeated.
Hint:
Defeating Worms: You will fight several of these Worms. They can be cheap if you
do not know what to do. Using the Whirlwind Shiruken is the key. Throw out a
maximum of three when they appear from the holes, then block or dodge.
Repeat this for an easy victory.
Hint:
Defeating Zombies: Use the diving Y attack that takes off their head. It will
not kill them, but they will be blind.
When facing the zombies under
the cathedral and one of them happen to lunge at you and starts biting,
press X + A as quickly as possible to kick it off and reduce
the amount of damage that you receive.
Hint:
Easy kills: An easy way to kill enemies such as foot soldiers is to equip the
Dragon Sword and run up a wall with an enemy directly behind you. Hold X
and if done correctly, you will chop off their head. Another way is to equip
the Windmill Shurkin and bounce off their head so that they are stunned, You
should chop off their heads. If they block your attack, try again.
Hint:
Chapter 3: Hidden Scarab: There is a secret Scarab in the gas chamber room. After you fight
the two white ninja on the top of the stairs and run up the wired fence
wall, fight the black ninja and the two white ninja. You will see a big blue
looking box. Run up on it where three are no metal beams. Then, run up the
balloon fabric there. You will land on a walkway, like the one later where
you fight two more white ninja. On the platform, you will see a golden
Scarab.
Hint:
Chapter 4: Hidden Scarab: When you go through the door with the three green eyes before
going into the room to fight the black ninjas, go to Ryu's left. In the
thing that looks like a bathtub full of water, you will find a Scarab.
Hint:
Chapter 4: Windmill Shuriken and Xbox: Near Han's Bar in Chapter 4, there is an alley where you can find
the Windmill Shuriken and a silver Xbox that completely refills your life
and Ki. When you find it, start running towards the right-hand wall in the
alley from a distance. Wallrun the first right wall then jump to the left
wall and run it where it changes angles. Jump when you get to the end of the
wall. The ledge directly across that wall at the top has the two items. If
you need help getting onto the platform, when close in the air to getting on
there, use the shuriken attack to get a little extra glide.
Hint:
Chapter 7: Elixirs: Just before battling Alma, when you exit the monk's room and
enter the cathedral room (top floor), you should see two catwalks leading to
the big window towards the cathedral entrance on both sides of the room.
There is a chest in each of them. They contain one Great Devil Elixir and
one Great Spirit Elixir.
Hint:
Chapter 8: Hidden Scarab: After you get the Strong Bow and hitting the green eye, go back
to the ledge. Before jumping off the ledge do a wall run to Ryu's left. You
should find a Scarab on the ledge.
Hint:
Chapter 8: Helicopter: While you cannot defeat the helicopter that arrives at the end of
Chapter 8, you can save yourself the trouble of endlessly dodging around and
getting smacked around by its missiles. When the helicopter intermission
sequence ends, just hold Block. For some reason if you do not move,
the helicopter will not shoot its missiles at you. Just hold Block
against the machine gun fire until the helicopter goes away. You will not
receive any damage for blocking bullets.
Hint:
Chapter 9: Hidden Scarab: After fighting the mini helicopters and you begin to go to the
other side, you will notice a Scarab on top of one of the trains. Get that,
but before entering the room to get the military base map and door card. Run
straight up the door. On top of that little office, you will find a Scarab.
Hint:
Chapter 10: Defeating the Boss: The Boss is similar to a big skeletal bird. He mainly uses a
laser-type attack, and it is fairly simple to dodge. After dodging his
attacks, quickly run up to him and position yourself between his legs.tUse
The Art Of The Ice Storm Ninpo. This is very effective. He will either fly
to the other end of the room or position himself on a platform above you.
Just keep dodging any attack he throws your way. If he was on the platform,
he will eventually come back down to the floor. Repeat this tactic as many
times as needed. You should go into this battle with at least two Devil
Elixirs. After doing this tactic a few times, he should be defeated.
Hint:
Chapter 10: Life Of The Thousand Gods: After you defeat the two Worms, before you fight the Dragon
Fiend, there is a hallway that generates a seemingly endless amount of the
Pink Fiends. If you can last about five to ten minutes in there without
leaving, the Fiends will stop spawning, and a chest will appear with a
useful reward.
Hint:
Chapter 16: Skip last platform jumping sequence: Once you begin Chapter 16, you must reach the Dark Dragon Blade.
When you reach it, press Start continuously and you will skip the FMV
sequence and also advance past the last platform jumping sequence (to reach
Rachel). Note: This may not work the first time you see the FMV sequence.
Hint:
Hidden Underground: Bridge: After fighting the Skeleton Dinosaur there is a long bridge. Do
not pass through it or you will fall after it crumbles down. Instead, jump
down after saving and later it will be available for saving or for buying
items.
Hint:
Unlocking underwater door: To unlock the underwater door, enter the combination
"0917".
Hint:
Unlocking the safe in the monk's room: To unlock the safe in the monk's room for the first time you need
to enter this combination: press Analog-Stick Left until you reach
"2", then press X. Press Analog-stick Right until
"7", then press X. Press Analog-stick Right until
"1", then press X. Press Analog-stick Left until
"2", then press X. If done correctly, each time you press X
a blue light should turn on, until you see four blue lights and the elevator
to the underground cemetery opens. The combination is the Monk's birthday as
he states in the diary (27th day on the 12th month). You can now get the
Book Of The Eons from the safe.
When opening the monk's safe
for Life Of The Gods, the combination is different. The code is left to 1,
right to 4, left to 1, and right to 0.
After the flood drops you into
the room with the elevator and the long tunnel you can swim through, take
the underwater elevator up to the monk's room. Dispatch the three Spider
Ninja and go to the safe. The new combination is right to 1, left to 4,
right to 1, left to 0. If you also reread his diary, it will mention that
you ripped him off and will then tell you that the new password is his
daughter's birthday.
Before you go to Doku for the
first time, go in the underwater elevator and you will be in the monk's
room. Kill the ninjas then go to the safe. The code is left to 1, left to 2,
right to 2, and left to 3.
Hint:
Absorbing Essence: It takes one Yellow Essence to do a medium ultimate attack and
two to do the max ultimate attack . However, if you absorb one Red or Blue
Essence, you can do an ultimate attack.
Hint:
Easy Essence: Killing a foe without using Y will give you five times
more Essence.
In Chapters 6 and 7, you will
encounter the skeleton dino Boss. After you defeat him, climb down towards
the new opening he made in the floor, but stop at the save location. Turn
around with your Nunchakun and jump up to the bats. Once you reach them,
kill no more than two to four bats and charge your super attack taking in
two Essence Orbs. Then, unleash the attack and gather up to 2,000 Essence
each time. To replenish the bats, jump back to the save point and repeat.
The bats will not hurt you enough to kill, and will randomly give you
health. Once you gather all the Essence desired, you can whatever desired.
The maximum amount of Essence that can be held is 99,999.
In Chapter 6, in the cave
before you encounter the skeleton dragon, you can get 99,999 Essence. Enter
the bat cave and kill a few bats, then charge up and release your strong
attack upon the rest of the bats. You will receive a substantial amount of
Essence. Then, run back to the save point area which is a short distance
away and continue to do this. If done enough times very quickly, each time
hitting as much bats as you can with the attack, you can achieve 99,999
Essence in about 35 minutes. Then, save the game and slaughter the skeleton
dragon.
The "Easy Essence"
trick that can be done on Chapters 6 and 7 also works on Chapter 10. Go to
the room in which you come down the ladder at the start of the level. It is
also the room that leads into the first aqueduct.
In the Hayabusa Ninja Village
before the fight with the Samurai Horsemen, there are three square targets
just beside a dead ninja. Backtrack a little until you see a parallel wood
with the three targets. Shoot the first two targets with the bow for easy
Red and Yellow Essence.
Go to Han's bar in Tairon, just
after the military invades the city in Chapter 8. There will be four
soldiers that you can kill there. Use the Vigorian Flail to kill them all,
using only the Cremator attack to kill each one. You will typically gain
1,500 to 2,000 Essence for killing all four of them. Enter Han's bar, then
exit it to have them respawn. You can repeat the process as many times as
desired. There is also a save point next to Han's bar. Save the game every
few times you do this in case you die.
In Chapter 12 when you enter
the room that you put the iron in the vat to make the cog, there is a little
tunnel that bats regenerate in. Use the Amulet Of Benediction and you can
get about 4,000 Essence each time. The Nunchaku or Vigorian Flails work
best. Equip either one, then throw two shurikens to kill two bats and absorb
the Essence.
There is a location in the
Labyrinth of Vigor that can be used to get easy Essence. There is a tunnel
just after a save point, Muramasa statue, and chest and just before a warp
stone. Bats regenerate in the middle of this tunnel.
Once you begin on Chapter 10,
you will start down the manhole where there is a save point. Ten bats will
fly down. With your Dragon Sword. slice only once and you should kill two or
three. Then, do not slice anymore. Instead, hold Y and do an Ultimate
attack to kill the rest of them. You should usually get at least 1,500
Essence. Go back up the ladder then drop back down. Ten more bats should be
there. Repeat the process until you get 99,999 Essence. You can keep going
back to this location to refill on Essence throughout the rest of the game;
once you hit Chapter 10, you never have to worry about running out of
Essence again.
At Han's Bar (after getting the
ticket), just enter and exit the building and there will be re-spawning
enemies.
After exiting the aqueducts and
when you go back to Tairon, there will be new enemies. They look like pink
zombies with holes in their stomach and they shoot fireballs. When you go
back to Tairon and to Han's Bar, you can enter and exit and they will
respawn. Use the Inazuma Ninpo Magic on the first three you see then use
your Ultimate Technique on the last (fourth) one and spawns (the fourth,
spawns after you kill the first three). Then, after you use the Ultimate
Technique it will give you an average of 1500 Essence. For better results,
equip yourself with the Armlet of Benediction. You can also return to Han's
Bar after you have obtained the True Dragon Sword and do the Ultimate
Technique on the last enemy for even more Essence.
Immediately before entering the
Aqueducts, after you have exited the train wreck walk around until the sewer
pipes open up. After defeating the zombies, enter the sewer and you will be
greeted by bats. After killing two of them, they will give you some Essence.
Use the Essence for your ultimate technique (spin Analog-stick and
hold Y). This attack will absorb all Essence and Ryu will make a
tornado of attacks, giving you a log of Essence. Just climb the ladder and
jump back down and they will respawn. Note: There is a save point in same
area.
Just before you enter the
Caverns, after swimming through the water in the waterfall there is a ledge.
Jump down to find many bats they come in waves of three to four. After
killing two of them, absorb (Ultimate Technique: Spin Analog-stick
and hold Y), then repeat. You can climb up the ledge which you fell
from and go back to save.
Upgrade your Viggorian Flails
to level 2, then go to the Labyrinth. Go to the area where the "ghost
piranhas" first appear. When using the flails, the piranhas will never
touch you. Use you Ultimate Essence attack every chance you get. It only
takes about two minutes to clean out the area, and you can get at least
10,000 Yellow Essence. There is also a save point and shop a short distance
from this area.
Go to the place just before you
fight the level 6 Boss(where you fought the flying bees). There will be a
group of bats here. Kill two, then charge up an Ultimate technique and let
it fly. It should kill the majority of the bats and you will get 1000 to
2000 Essence. Leave the room, go to the save point, then do it all over
again.
In level 13 there will be
Fiends that look like strange little guys who have skin right down to the
bone. Go to the Great Bridge area and equip your Viggorian Flails. Note:
They must be fully upgraded. Then, use the Cremator combo by holding Forward
and tapping X repeatedly. You should get about thirty hits per
opponent. It does not kill them -- do it again. You should be able to get
about a 100 to 200 hit combo. Once they die you will get about 2,000 Essence
because of the high combo. Leave the area, return, and repeat.
Throughout the game there are
black crows. If you kill them (shooting with arrows is easiest), they will
leave a blue health Essence behind.
Before you go into The
Labyrinth, there is a save point and Shop Keeper. Save your game and proceed
to unlock the gate at the entrance of the Labyrinth. At the entrance you'
will encounter your first Ghost Piranha. Arm yourself with the Vigoorain
Flail (full level) and kill them all with as many special attacks (Y
to absorb Yellow Essence) as possible. Red Essence will also be awarded --
keep your Ki up. If you get swamped with Ghost Piranha, use the Inazuma
Ninpo. Each time you do this, you can earn up to 7,000 Essence points. Then,
go back and buy all the goods possible from the Shop Keeper. Save your
progress as you go. Go back do this as many times as possible as you
progress through the Core of The Imperial Palace. There are many Bosses to
kill and you will need all the goods for the final showdown.
Hint:
Easy Scarabs: After you defeat Marai, talk to him. He will show you a few
moves. After that, get out of there. When you first fight the new troops,
kill two, charge up, and take two of the Essence to do a powerful move. Then
when you are at the village, go to the shop and buy a lot of items until you
cannot buy anything further. The man will give you 50 Scarabs.
Hint:
More items: Do not pass up the dead ninjas that are lying around. They have
items on them.
Hint:
Armlet Of Benediction: Give 15 Scarabs to Muramasa.
Hint:
Armlet Of Fortune: Give 30 Scarabs to Muramasa.
Hint:
Armlet Of Tranquillity: Give 40 Scarabs to Muramasa.
Hint:
Dabilahro Sword: Give 20 Scarabs to Muramasa. Note: In successive mode you do not
get it again until you give 43 Scarabs to Muramasa.
Hint:
Dark Dragon Blade: Successfully complete the game under any difficulty setting.
Start an already completed game and kill anything in your path. The more
people that you kill, the more likely you will get the Dark Dragon Blade.
When you reach the part to upgrade your Dragon Sword to the final level,
jump into the open house and stay on the top level. The Dark Dragon Blade
should now be into the ground, ready for you to unleash its power.
On your second time through the
game or in successive play, in Chapter 13 when you return to the Hayabusa
Village, go to the second floor of the building the Maramusa statue is in.
The Dark Dragon Blade will be sitting there. Press X to pick it up.
Note: You may use it as a weapon.
Hint:
Dragon sword extra attacks:
Quick Charge: Press Y
after you have landed on the ground.
360 Turn: Press X
after you have landed on the ground. You can do several combos starting
with X after this blow.
Roll Attack Plus Violent
Gale: Press Right (or another direction), Right + X, X(3);
level 2.
Roll Attack Plus Izuna Drop:
Press Right, Right + X, X, Y, X(3),
Y; level 2, you must have bought the Izuna Drop Scroll in order to
do this attack.
Hint:
Golden Scabbard: After you defeat the first Thunder Worm, walk in his hole, turn
around, and wall run up the wall. You should flip up and get a Golden
Scabbard.
Hint:
Healing Bracelet: Give 40 Scarabs to the shopkeeper for a healing bracelet that
will slowly replenish your health. If you donot care about time, you can
just stand in a no enemy area and just heal away.
Hint:
Kitetsu Sword: After defeating the Armored Doku (the first time you fight Doku),
he drops his sword. Before you leave the room, make sure to get his sword,
the Kitetsu. This sword has moves different from the Dragon Sword, and it
can also drain an enemy's life and restore yours by a small amount with this
combo: X(2), Right, X(8), Y . Also, the basic Y
tap attack throws the sword similarly to how Doku threw it at you during the
fight. The only drawback to this weapon is that when equipped, your life
will slowly deplete.
if you equip the Armlet Of Tranquillity, this will not happen because it
restores your life at the same rate the Kitetsu drains it.
After you defeat Doku for the
first time, Doku will drop the Kitetsu. Equip the it and the Armlet of
Tranquillity so that your health will not be drained.
Hint:
Life Of The Gods: Give one Scarab to Muramasa.
When you reach the broken
bridge in Hayabusa Village, there is a chest behind some debris. To reach
this, rapidly press A when you touch the water, and you will walk on
it. You will be rewarded with a Life Of The Gods.
In level 8, Near Great Bridge
Square go through the blue cracked concrete wall by using the War Hammer.
Run along the walls to get to the windows.
Hint:
Sprit of the Devils: Give 10 Scarabs to Muramasa.
Hint:
Unlabored Flawlessness: Upgrade the wooden sword completely to receive its true form, the
Unlabored Flawlessness. It is a large weapon which you swing like the war
hammer and Dabilahro, and has a very powerful Ki attack. This weapon makes
Boss fights easy.
Hint:
War Hammer: After defeating the flying female Boss that breaks through the
stained glass, immediately when you start the next level run back into the
doors. Go past all the debris and you can find the War Hammer in the area
where you fought the Boss.
Hint:
Windmill Shuruken: Go to Han's bar but do not go in the front of the club. There is
an alley that has blue striped walls. Run on these blue stripes and it
should lead you to a platform with an silver Xbox that replenishes your
health and a metal plate that holds the Windmill Shuruken.
Hint:
Obtaining rewards: Talk to the shopkeeper every time you see him. This is when he
will collect your Golden Scarabs. He will give you rewards after every
several Scarabs.
Note: When the Hurricane Pack
from Xbox Live is installed, the Scarab rewards will change to the
following.
Wooden Sword: 5 Scarabs
Armlet of Fortune: 10 Scarabs
Vigoorian Flail: 15 Scarabs
Armlet of the Moon: 20 Scarabs
Dabilahro: 25 Scarabs
Armlet of the Sun: 30 Scarabs
Armlet of Benediction: 35 Scarabs
Jewel of Demon Seal: 40 Scarabs
Armlet of Tranquility: 45 Scarabs
Dark Dragon Blade: 50 Scarabs
Hint:
Kill Rachel: After you get the True Dragon Sword and go through all the magic
circles, exit the last one before the battle with Alma's second form. You
can see the pyramid in the distance with Rachel on top. If you shoot at her
with an arrow, you will hear her scream and you will receive a game over.
Hint:
Longer wall running: When you are about to fall from wall running too far, jump
forward towards the wall again. You will start to wall run again.
Hint:
Item locations:
Lives Of 1000 Gods Chapter 1 1. Ninja Fortress
Chapter 4 2. Area of Tairon near Lily Door (hang from blue rail, then cross on
blue wire)
3. After defeating Chapter 6 Boss
Chapter 7 4. Kill 60 Fiends in the area where you got the Holy Grail (before
flooding)
5. After defeating Suspension Bridge room Boss
Chapter 10 6. Kill 60 Fiends in the Peristyle Passage (Hall of Balance 1)
Chapter 12 7. Kill 60 Fiends in the area that you fought Doku (platform puzzle)
8. Kill 60 Fiends at the bottom of stairway to Imperial Palace (long
stairway)
9. After defeating Flame Dragon Boss
Chapter 13 10. Tairon - after portal activation (go into portal near Great
Bridge)- kill 60 fiends
Life Of The Gods Chapter 2 1. Broken bridge (just before Hayabusa village, water jump to get
across)
2. Hayabusa Village (place statue head on statue)
Chapter 3 3. Main Deck (small room)
4. Fore Cabin
Chapter 4 5. Flip over blue rail (next to note Ayane gives you about paying
attention to the color blue)
6. 1, 2, or 3 Scarabs
Chapter 9 11. Military Warehouse (break box on floor)
12. Military Base (bottom of stairs in control room)
13. In chest after train wreck
Chapter 10 14. Hall of Balance 2 (in chest)
15. In worm hole after defeating two worms
16. Entrance to Underground Sanctuary (wall run across door)
Chapter 11
17. Moat of Zarkhan (next to save point)
18. Moat of Zarkhan (underwater labrynth, right before silver medallion)
Chapter 12 19. Room you fought Doku (upper level)
20. Room you fought Doku (upper level)
21. Break statue head with hammer
22. Underwater near Zarkhan Falls
23. Magma Cavern (Path of the Flame)
Chapter 13 24. After defeating Flame Dragon (Magma Cavern)
25. In chest after breaking door near Great Bridge (wall run)
26. Pyramid (in chest)
Chapter 14 27. Labrynth
Jewel Of The Demon Seal Chapter 7 1. Suspension Bridge Room (throne)
Chapter 13 5. Hayabusa Village (break door with hammer)
6. Pyramid (light altar with Fire Ninpo)
Weapons Chapter 2 1. Bow (Hayabusa village, same room as Masamura's shop icon)
Chapter 4 2. Nunchaku (found on dead ninja near clock tower)
3. Windmill Shuriken (alley near Han's Bar)
Chapter 6 4. Vigaroon Flail (Underground Cemetery; near Ritual Room)
Chapter 8 5. War Hammer (go back into Monastery after defeating Alma)
6. Strongbow (across from Military Gate, get there with Skull key)
Chapter 9 7. Dabilahro (received after 20 Scarabs)
Chapter 11 8. Speargun (on dead ninja near Masamura's shop icon)
Chapter 12 9. Kitetsu (pick up after defeating Doku)
Hint:
Rankings (demo version): There are four rankings available in the demo version: Lesser
Ninja, Greater Ninja, Head Ninja, and Master Ninja. To get a "Master
Ninja" rank, you must complete the game in about six to seven minutes.
For a "Head Ninja" rank, complete the game in about seven to eight
minutes. For a "Greater Ninja" rank, complete the game in about
eight to fifteen minutes. For a "Lesser Ninja" rank, complete the
game in more than fifteen minutes. For best speed, do not try to kill every
enemy. Run from all the non-mandatory enemies, defeat the boss with the big
sword, using Y counters during his 3-hit combo.
Hint: Ninja
Gaiden passwords:
Level
Password
1
L, X, A, Y, A, X
2
A, X, X, R, Y, A
3
X, Y, B, R, L, X
4
B, R, A, B, Y, Y
5
X, A, Y, X, L, L
6
R, Y, R, L, A, X
Hint: Ninja Gaiden 2
passwords:
Level
Password
1
A, A, B, X, Y, R
2
X, L, R, B, B, A
3
L, Y, B, A, R, R
4
A, L, X, Y, Y, B
5
R, A, A, B, X, L
6
Y, L, R, A, Y, R
7
B, B, X, Y, A, L
Hint: Ninja Gaiden 3
passwords:
Level
Password
1
B, Y, R, L, X, A
2
A, R, R, Y, A, L
3
L, B, R, Y, L, Y
4
R, R, B, A, Y, X
5
Y, A, B, X, R, X
6
B, X, X, A, X, Y
7
X, R, X, Y, Y, L
Please
select the first letter of the game's title below. If the word
"The" appears at the start of a title, ignore it and search for
the second word in the title:
