Summary

  • Enjoy other Ninja Gaiden games, Metal Gear Rising, and Devil May Cry 3 for similar action-packed experiences.
  • Check out Nioh 2 for a different action RPG approach, providing unlimited stamina and engaging combat.
  • Play Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time for great boss fights and fluid combat, even if you're not a fan of the show.

The Unreal Engine 5 remaster of Ninja Gaiden 2, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, has been pl🌊ayed by many and is a lot of people's first experience with the Ninja Gaiden series. It's awesome to see people loving this series that's been absent for a long time, ܫand there are many titles like it that you should also enjoy.

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Whether it be 168澳ꦗ洲幸运5开奖网:other Ninja Gaiden games you must che🅘ck out, acti🎉on games made by the same developer, or similar action games that feel just as good, there's a bunch of stuff to play if you've just finished Ninja Gaiden 2 Black.

8 Nioh 2

A More Action-Focused Soulslike

4.0/5

Released
March 13, 2020 ꧂
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Suggestive Themes, Violence ꦿ
Publisher(s)
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Koei Tecmo, Sony Interactive E🐻ntertainment ♌
Multiplayer
✤ Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer ဣ
Franchise
Nioh
How Long To Beat
45 Hours
Legendary Edition Available
Complete Editioﷺn
Metascore
85
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty

Ninja Gaiden is the complete opposite of Dark Souls in terms of combat, but if you're more familiar/comfortable with soulslikes and want more of an action game edge, Nioh 2 is a perfect game. Developed by Team Ninja, Nioh 2 has all the bells and whistles you'd expect from𒅌 the genre but definitely leans more on the acti🐈on.

It's to the point where the trademark stamina bar, which is a core staple of soulslikes, becomes a non-issue since you essentially have unlimited stamina if you know what you're doing. Nioh 2 is a great game to play if you don't w๊ant🌼 to head immediately into pure action titles like NG and want to experience more of a mixture of pure action and action RPGs.

7 🧸 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

The Spiritual Predecessor To Ninja Gaiden 4

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Action

Released
𝔍 𒀰 February 19, 2013
ESRB
🎶 M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
Publisher(s)
Konami
Platform(s)
PS3, Xbox 360, PC
How Long To Beat
7 Hours
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty

A solid action game to play after Ninja Ga♕iden 2 Black is Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance for numerous rea🍎sons. For one, the game packs a ton of fun, depth, challenge, and hype in a rather short campaign. If you don't have a lot of time on your hands, Metal Gear Rising will be the most enjoyable short-action game experience you can play in the genre.

However, suppose you really click with the combat. In that case, there's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a lot of replayability here with multiple difficulties, getting the best 𒊎rank, or even challenge runs for the truly elite. With the gameplay of Ninja Gaiden 4 being quite similar to Rising, it's also a🌳 solid title to play before you jump into the fourth instalment.

6 ಌ ♐Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

A Definite Hidden Gem

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time
Action

Released
🙈 🏅 August 21, 2020
ESRB
t
Developer(s)
Soleil
Publisher(s)
Adult Swim Games 🌳 💟
Franchise
Samurai🌄 Jack
Platform(s)
Xbox One, Switch, PS4, PC
How Long To Beat
6 Hours
OpenCritic Rating
Fair

Yes, Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is based on a popular animated show, but the good news is that you don't need to be a fan of the show to enjoy the game. Developed by Soleil, a studio that contains many original devs of the first two Ninja Gaiden games, Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time has an awesome cartoony art style, great level design with various secrets to finds, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:and solid combat, as well.

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The bosses are really good, too, and a significant improvement over the usual quality of bosses you'd find in Ninja Gaiden. There's one problem, though. The game's delisted. Thankfully, physical copies are available on PS4 and ꦺSwitch, so you can play this action game hidden gem.

5 Devil ✤May Cry 3

An Action Game GOAT

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Hack and Slash
Action-Adventure
Beat 'Em Up
4.5/5

Released
꧟ February 17, 2005
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ // Blood, Sug♑gestive Themes, ♌Violence
Developer(s)
Capcom
Publisher(s)
Capcom, Ubisoft
Multiplayer
🤡 🐈 Online Multiplayer
PC Release Date
October 16ಌ, 2006
Nintendo Switch Release Date
💝 Febr൩uary 20, 2020
How Long To Beat
12 hours

Along with Ninja Gaiden 2, Devil May Cry 3 is usually regarded as one of the greatest actio🐷n titles of all time, and for good reason. From start to finish, the campaign is absolutely incredible with its cut❀scenes, story, music, awesome characters, and, most importantly, the gameplay.

Styles were introduced in DMC3, adding more possibilities than ever before in the series, and the combat felt so crisp and tight to control. The depth of the combat is unreal, and you can still learn stuff you can do in this game all these years later. You can get DMC3 on all modern platforms, as well, with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the HD Collection on Steam being noteworthy due to mod support.

4 Bayonetta

Another Action Game Classic

Released
October 29, 🥂2009
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence𝓡, Partial Nudity, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes
Publisher(s)
Sega
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty

If you still haven't played through th🤪e original Bayonetta, what are you doing? It's one of those essential action games that everybody has to play, and still up there with the best titles from PlatinumGames. The combat still plays phenomenally to this day, especially on the more hectic higher difficulties.

On those higher modes, it reaches near the intensity of Ninja Gaiden 2 in terms of just 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:how fast everything's moving. Unlikeꦐ the sequels, which are ꦉNintendo exclusive, Bayonetta 1 is practically everywhere, with the Steam version being the go-to for most players.

3 Sifu

Modern Action Gaming At Its Finest

4.0/5

Released
Fe♊bruary 8, 2022
ESRB
🦄 M for Mature: Blood, Drug Reference, Strong Language, Violence ⭕
Developer(s)
Sloclap
Publisher(s)
Sloclap
Franchise
Sifu
How Long To Beat
9 Hours
Metascore
81
PS Plus Availability
N/A
OpenCritic Rating
Strong

The best pure action game to come out in recent years has to be Sifu. It brings the genre back to its roots with satisfying as-all-hell combat and brutal difficulty, like the 3D Ninja Gaidens. While the campaign's fun, Areꦐna mode is where you'll spend most of your playtime.

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There a🍬re tons of missions to play, filled with gauntlets of enemies that🍌 vary in type. If you love Mission mode in Ninja Gaiden, this will be right up your alley, and, in fact, you might actually like this mode better.

2 ෴ Ninja Gaiden Black

One Of The Best Games On The Original Xbox

Ninja Gaiden Black
Hack and Slash
10.0/10

Released
🍎 September 20, 2005
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, In💯tense Violence
Publisher(s)
Tecmo
How Long To Beat
16 Hours

After playing Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, you must check out the orig༺inal game's Black version. Unlike the sequel, NGB actually is the definitive version of Ninja Gaiden 1, and while many state that NGB is just the original title, with the DLC content and other bonus stuff included, that couldn't be further from the truth.

NGB completely rebalances the game with new enemies, items, difficulty modes, and a plethora of other changes. All these, 💮except the sadly missing Ninja of the Future outfit, are incredible additions and refine the game to its best possible form. Plus, you get the best ve💫rsion of Mission mode in the series. What more can you ask for? Sadly, it remains an Xbox exclusive, so you're out of luck if you play on other platforms.

1 Ninja Gꦉai🐈den 2

The True Version Of NG2

Ninja Gaiden II
Action-Adventure
Hack and Slash

Released
ꦗ June 3, 2008
ESRB
m
Publisher(s)
🐼 Microsoft Game Studios ﷽
Platform(s)
Xbox 360
Publisher
🐻 🧜 Tecmo, Xbox Game Studios, KOEI TECMO AMERICA Corporation
How Long To Beat
30 hours

There's a reason why so many hardcore fans dislike Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, as it still doesn't capture the original game, which remains an Xbox 360 exclusive. The vanilla Ninja Gaiden 2 has such chaotic enemy encounters with a vast amount of enemies that it still feels fresh to this day. The enemy count makes a huge difference in why the original is a lot m🔜ore fun.

Plus, most of the projectile weapons were removed in Black, and they're a treat in the original, especially the destruc💦tive Windmill Shuriken. It's also much more challenging as well, but what if you're worried about the graphics? Don't worry because on Xbox One X or Xbox Series X, the game runs at 4K resolution, making it 🎃hold up extremely well.

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Your Rating

168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Ninja Gaiden 2 Black
Action
Adventure
Systems
Top Critic Avg: 81/100 Critics Rec: 93%
Released
January 23, 2025
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ // I🍎ntense Violence, 🔴Blood and Gore, Suggestive Themes, Partial Nudity, Strong Language
Developer(s)
✃ Koei Tecmo Gam൲es Co., Ltd.
Publisher(s)
♎ Koei Te❀cmo Games Co., Ltd.
Number of Players
1
PC Release Date
January 23, 2025

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL

Xbox Series X|S Release Date
January ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ23, 2025
PS5 Release Date
🌟 January 23, 2025
Platform(s)
Xbox Series X|S, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation 5, PC
How Long To Beat
10 Hours
X|S Optimized
Yes
File Size Xbox Series
85.99 GB