Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos/Act 1

Stage 1-1


Ryu starts the stage with 10 Ninja power, and the throwing star item. This stage is easy, and should pose no difficulty. The most threat is from just a few ambushes that only hinder first-time players.

The first item is Fire Dragon Balls, next two items are blue ninja powers, and fourth is the windmill throwing star. These may be skipped.

The upper building has red ninja power, fire wheel, and a red bonus. After the drop is another red bonus.

The second section has a body split powerup above, and blue ninja below. Another dragon ball is at the end of the rooftop, at the building. Jump the walls to reach the top, and continue - invincible fire wheel appears at the drop.

The next building has two bonuses below, and red ninja and fire wheel at the top. The first ambush are two ninjas that jump from below and throw one star each. The second ambush appears when Ryu is about to jump up again, where enemies drop from above.

The last three items on the rooftops is blue ninja, body split, and red bonus. Head to the end, and climb down the ladders until you reach the ground.

Head right when on the ground. The last thugs are easily handled, and the items are a blue bonus, blue ninja power, and red bonus.

Stage 1-2


The boss is feeble, with the fastest tactic is using the Fire Wheel combined with the split body for a quick kill.

If the opponent is not killed quickly, he will charge forward quickly when he reaches the mid-point of the arena.