Very
Hard Difficulty
Beat the game once
on Normal or Hard.
Skip
Cut-Scenes
You can skip most
of the cut-scenes in Ninja Gaiden by pressing START, A, START.
Movie
Gallery
Beat the game on Normal or Hard to unlock all CG movies.
Plasma
Saber
Beat the game on Normal to unlock a new costume and plasma saber
(Luke, you are now a ninja). To use the new costume, hold down the LEFT TRIGGER
and select New Game.
Unlock
Plasma Saber Mark II
Win the entire game
on very hard difficulty.
Keep
the Original Blue Ninja Costume
Highlight "New
Game" and hold down the L + R triggers and press the A button. You will
hear a scream to confirm entry. You will now keep the original blue costume
that Hayabusa starts with beyond the second chapter.
Ultimate
Wooden Sword
You must buy the
wooden sword first and then rack up the essence to upgrade it completely (a
little over the 99,999 essence you can hold at once so make a couple trips) it
will change into something called "unlabored flawlessness". It will
kill anything besides a boss with 2 good whacks.
Alternate
costume
Successfully
complete the game under the normal difficult setting. Then, hold L while
selecting the "New Game" option at the opening menu. Successfully
complete the game under the very hard difficulty setting to unlock yet another
costume.
In-game
reset
Press Start + Back
during game play to return to the main menu.
Special
attack
Press Y + B to
unleash a super attack that will seriously hurt anyone.
Unlock
Classic Ninja Gaiden mini-game
Give 50 scarabs to
Maramusa.
Unlock
Classic Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword Of Chaos mini-game
Get a "Master
Ninja" rank in all levels under the normal difficulty setting.
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.
Special
attack
Press Y + B to
unleash a super attack that will seriously hurt anyone.
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.
Finishing
kill
While a foe is on
the ground, walk up to it and press Y. This will instantly kill almost any foe.
Defeating
Zombies
Use the diving Y
attack that takes off their head. It will not kill them, but they will be
blind.
Dark
Dragon Blade
Start a new game
with an already completed save file. Visit Muramasa's shop in Chapter 13 to
find the blade.
Easy
Ninja Gaiden 2/3 Trilogy Games
After getting
access to Ninja Gaiden, play the game on very hard. When on Chapter 4 and
you're in the Clock Tower Plaza you will see a door with a pink jewled eye.
Above it will be a platform with a chest. Make you way up to the chest. Once
there turn around and you should see the Clock Tower. Shoot the face of the
clock with your arrows and another chest should appear next to you. Open to
find (Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos). Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient
Ship of Doom is in Chapter 10. Once you enter the Hall of Balance. Enter the
door (not the one behind the waterfall) and when you get into the room run to
the right and inbetween the two podeums do a Flying Bird Flip to reach the top.
There you will find Ninja Gaiden 3 rather than the previous Scarab that was
there. Whoever said you had to get Master Ninja in every level should have
wished they known this !
Easy
Boss #1
The first boss you
come to which is murai. You can't really attack head on. So go to one of the
walls and face the wall and wait for murai to get close. Then do a wall run
straight up the wall bye pressing A and then holding up on the anlog stick.
Once you are above his head press A to jump off the and right after jumping off
press X to deliver an attack to murai. Then as soon you reach the ground roll
away. This won't always hit murai he'll dodge it sometimes. But the attack will
hit about 70% of the time. Just keep repeating this process for an easy win.
How
to beat 2nd boss
To beat the second
boss you need the art of the inferno. Your just run up to him and jump and
press y to stab down at him and keep repeating the Art of Inferno. The Art of
Inferno should be equipped if not equipped, or it could equip automatically.
Now you have to chop him up a little bit more until you beat him.
Breathe
Underwater
Approach a large
body of water and just as you hit it tap A to run on the water. Keep running
until you hit a wall and start sinking slowly. Eventually you will hit the
bottom and if you keep running you will be able to breathe underwater.
Run
on Water
Anywhere there is
water, simply walk Ryu onto the water and then repeatedly tap the A button to
run across the water.
Play
Japanese Versions of Classic Ninja Gaiden Games
Put the Text and
Subtitles to Japanese from the Options menu, and you can play the Japanese
versions of the first 3 classic Ninja Gaiden games "Ninja Ryukenden".
Kill
Rachel
This is a neat
little thing I found. It turns out that you can kill Rachel when she's hanging
above the pyramid before Alma V2, or in the volcano cave before Evil Murai.
Just shoot her with an arrow and you'll get a game over.
Retain
Health with Kitetsu
While using the
Kitetsu sword, equip the Tranquility Bracelet--earned by finding 40 scarabs--to
counter the health drain effect of the sword.
Easy
Cash
Did this at the
Clocktower in Tairon, but I'm sure it should work at any store. Simply go up
the set of stairs marked by the blue border, and take care of the three enemies
in the stairway. Now, go back down the stairs and return back up to kill the
same three guys again. Collect the loot or health and repeat as desired! I
found that if you use the Nunchaku, you can score around 30 or 40 hit combos,
giving you up to 1,000 cash points at a time.
Ninja
Gaiden I Passwords
Act I: L, X, A, Y,
A, X
Act II: A, X, X, R, Y, A
Act III: X, Y, B, R, L, X
Act IV: B, R, A, B, Y, Y
Act V: X, A, Y, X, L, L
Act VI: R, Y, R, L, A, X
Ninja
Gaiden II Passwords
Act I: A, A, B, X,
Y, R
Act II: X, L, R, B, B, A
Act III: L, Y, B, A, R, R
Act IV: A, L, X, Y, Y, B
Act V: R, A, A, B, X, L
Act VI: Y, L, R, A, Y, R
Act VII: B, B, X, Y, A, L
Ninja
Gaiden III Passwords
Act I: B, Y, R, L,
X, A
Act II: A, R, R, Y, A, L
Act III: L, B, R, Y, L, Y
Act IV: R, R, B, A, Y, X
Act V: Y, A, B, X, R, X
Act VI: B, X, X, A, X, Y
Act VII: X, R, X, Y, Y, L
Beat
level three boss
Some players tend
to have trouble with this boss mainly because of his massive power on attacks.
Basically, he's equipped with a gigantic electric gun, that shoots out blasts
of electrical charges in small intervals. What you should do is keep distance
between him and yourself. Keep running in circles, but DO NOT jump (makes you
an easier target). You can try rolling, but keep running in circles until he
fires about 5 laser blasts. Suddenly, his gun will discharge, and it'll be
jammed for a few seconds. Quickly sprint in, and lay down a few power slashes.
If you want, you can also cast Ninpo magic to assist in causing more damage.
Just repeat this strategy, and keep retreating/approaching. If you stay close
too long, he'll grab you, and shoot you point blank with the weapon. Also, try
to keep several potions on hand when facing him. You might take a few hard hits
along the way. Aside from that though, he's not as challenging when compared to
other bosses faced.
Evil
Ryu
Complete the game
on Very Hard.
Futuristic
Outfit
Complete the game
on Normal or Hard difficulty and start a new game
while holding L.
Bat
cash
This is pretty
simple. In chapter 6 once you get under the monastery. There's cave that has a
very large number of bats in. Now the first time you are in the cave there
these wierd red flying mutants. But after you beat the skeletal dragon. you'll
see him in a frozen state. Anyways after you beat him. That cave becomes full
of bats. Have your normal shuriken equiped. Kill two bats with the shuriken.
And then press and hold the Y button to asorb the two yellow essence into ryu
sword. After you have asorbed the two essence into ryu's sword release the Y
button to deliver ryu's ultimate attack. This results into each bat leaving a
huge yellow essence gather them. Leave the cave then enter the cave again. Then
this trick all again. Keep repeating this trick for about an hour and your will
reach the max cash ryu can carry witch is 99,999.
Bat
cash 2
Found another spot
that you can do the bat cash trick. In chapter 12 there's an entrance to a bat
cave that is hidden by a waterfall and on the other side of pool of water. To
get to the cave look for three large stone heads and there's a save point to
the left of the stone heads. Follow the stone heads to the pool of water and
you will see the waterfall that is hiddening the entrance to the bat cave. Go
through the waterfall and you be in a short tunnel and at the end is the bat
cave. Jump down to the bat cave floor. Then start doing the bat cash by having
your normal shuriken equiped. Kill two bats with the shuriken. And then press
and hold the Y button to asorb the two yellow essence into ryu's sword. After
you have asorbed the two essence into ryu's sword release the Y button to
deliver ryu's ultimate attack. This results into each bat leaving a huge yellow
essence gather them. This time around you do the trick probably 3 or 4 times
before exiting the cave since this cave has a lot more bats in it. To exit do a
wall run where you see the hole. Once back in the tunnel go to the waterfall
and then turn around at the waterfall and head back to the cave and it will be
filled with backs once more. And repeat this trick for about an hour and you
will have the max cash the ryu can carry which is 99,999.
Skip
to Final Boss on level 16
On level 16, get to
the boss, and lose to him. Now, continue, and get to the Dark Dragon Blade.
During the cutscene when you get it, press start, and the cutscene where you go
to the final boss will play.
Dabilahro
Sword
Give 20 Scarabs to
Muramasa. Note: In successive mode you do not get it again until you give 43
Scarabs to Muramasa.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Unlock
safe in 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.
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 6
7. Monastery Annex
8. Underground Cemetery (upper area)
Chapter 7
9. Suspension bridge room
10. Monk's safe (second time)
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 10
2. Aqueduct 3 (take elevator down)
Chapter 11
3. Monks safe (third time)
Chapter 12
4. Ice Cavern (after defeating ice beast)
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)
Boss
number 2 made easy
This way is much
easier then using nimpo, he might look tough but he is owned by the bow, make
sure that you have the bow in your inventory (kindly donated by a dead
ninja)and the max of 15 arrows ( pick these up from the dead ninja in the
clearing where you fight the three samurai warriors ) when you confront him
pump him with all 15 arrows and this will take most of his life then just go
for the kill, N.B if you find yourself short of life then just kill his little
floaty friends to get blue eccence.
Special
Shurikan
To the left of
Han's Bar there is an alleyway and when you walk towards it Ayane will throw a
note which reads something like "i have hidden a special weapon down a
alley where only a ninja can reach", if you look up you will see the blue
stripes, do a continuous wall run around the corner and jump onto the ledge
(might take a couple of tries) you will find a weird xbox type of machine that
will heal you and your nimpo completley, also there is a 4 bladed shurikan that
when thrown returns like a boomerang.
Defeat
Samurai horsemen easily
In the Hayabusa
ninja village you will encounter some annoying horsemen. To easily dispose of
them, just use the Inferno ninpo (gained in Muramasa's shop)One blast of
Inferno will throw them off their horse, making it easy to dispatch of them.
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Cheat: Keep the Original Blue Ninja Costume:
Hilight "New
Game" and hold down the L + R triggers and press the A. You will hear a
scream to confirm entry. You will now keep the original blue costume that
Hayabusa starts with beyond the second chapter.
Cheat: Skip Cut-Scenes:
You can skip most
of the cut-scenes in Ninja Gaiden by pressing START, A, START.
Unlockable: Dark Dragon Blade:
Start a new game
with an already completed save file. Visit Muramasa's shop in Chapter 13 to
find the blade.
Unlockable: Evil Ryu:
Complete the game
on Very Hard.
Unlockable: Futuristic Outfit:
Complete the game
on Normal or Hard difficulty and start a new game
while holding L.
Unlockable: Movie Gallery:
Beat the game on Normal or Hard to unlock all CG movies.
Unlockable: Music in Sound Test:
Complete the game
on Normal or Hard difficulty.
Unlockable: NES Ninja Gaiden Games:
- Unlock NES Ninja
Gaiden: Collect all 50 Scarabs.
- Unlock Ninja
Gaiden 2 - Method 1: Achieve Master Ranking in all chapters of Normal difficulty.
- Unlock Ninja
Gaiden 2 - Method 2: After earning Ninja Gaiden 1, head to the Clock Tower Plaza in Tairon (you can do this in successive
play, if you want) and aim your arrow at the clock face on the tower. Head
through the door to the clock down and get to the opening to find the chest
with NG 2 inside.
- Unlock Ninja
Gaiden 3 - Method 1: Achieve Master Ranking in all chapters on Hard or Very
Hard difficulty.
- Unlock Ninja
Gaiden 3 - Method 2: After unlocking Ninja Gaiden 2, when you are in the
Peristyle Passage, Mario jump between the first and second columns to the left
of the entrance (when facing the entrance). On top of the broken column is NG
3.
Unlockable: Plasma Saber:
Beat the game on Normal to unlock a new costume and plasma saber
(Luke, you are now a ninja). To use the new costume, hold down the LEFT TRIGGER
and select New Game.
Unlockable: Plasma Saber Mk II:
When you re-visit
the cemetery in Chapter 13, your Plasma Saber is upgraded to the much more
powerful (and cool-looking) Mk II.
Unlockable: Very Hard Difficulty:
Beat the game once
on Normal or Hard.
Hint: Easy Cash:
I did this at the
Clocktower in Tairon, but I'm sure it should work at any store. Simply go up
the set of stairs marked by the blue border, and take care of the three enemies
in the stairway. Now, go back down the stairs and return back up to kill the
same three guys again. Collect the loot or health and repeat as desired! I
found that if you use the Nunchaku, you can score around 30 or 40 hit combos,
giving you up to 1,000 cash points at a time!
Hint: Ninja Gaiden I Passwords:
Act I: L, X, A, Y,
A, X
Act II: A, X, X, R,
Y, A
Act III: X, Y, B, R, L, X Act IV: B, R, A, B, Y, Y
Act V: X, A, Y, X,
L, L
Act VI: R, Y, R, L,
A, X
Hint: Ninja Gaiden II Passwords:
Act I: A, A, B, X,
Y, R
Act II: X, L, R, B,
B, A
Act III: L, Y, B, A, R, R
Act IV: A, L, X, Y,
Y, B
Act V: R, A, A, B,
X, L
Act VI: Y, L, R, A,
Y, R
Act VII: B, B, X, Y, A, L
Hint: Ninja Gaiden III Passwords:
Act I: B, Y, R, L,
X, A
Act II: A, R, R, Y,
A, L
Act III: L, B, R, Y, L, Y
Act IV: R, R, B, A,
Y, X
Act V: Y, A, B, X,
R, X
Act VI: B, X, X, A,
X, Y
Act VII: X, R, X, Y, Y, L
Hint: Retain Health with Kitetsu:
While using the
Kitetsu sword, equip the Tranquility Bracelet--earned by finding 40 scarabs--to
counter the health drain effect of the sword.
Hint:
Run on Water:
Anywhere there is
water, simply walk Ryu onto the water and then repeatedly tap the A button to
run across the water.