Ninja Gaiden 2 Black - Unreal Engine 5 powers a brand-new remaster and 120fps is the target... but is it achievable?

During the Xbox Developer Direct January 2025, Koei Tecmo surprised-dropped Ninja Gaiden 2 Black for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. The game is also available on Xbox Game Pass.

Players are having a blast with the newly shadow-dropped Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, but it's come with a surprising issue for Game Pass players.

Team Ninja takes to the Xbox Developer Direct 2025 to announce the long-awaited fourth mainline entry in the Ninja Gaiden series.

At the end of the reveal of Ninja Gaiden 4, Team Ninja revealed that they remastered Ninja Gaiden 2 with Unreal Engine 5, and this new version was Microsoft’s second ever stealth drop, after Hi-Fi Rush. They call this version of the game Ninja Gaiden 2 Black.

Say what you will about Ninja Gaiden 2, the game commits to its ridiculous over-the-top action tone. I never grew up with Ninja Gaiden. The original games came before my time, and the rebooted franchise was synonymous with the Xbox 360,

Ninja Gaiden is one of the most popular and longest-enduring ninja game franchises. Ryu Hayabusa's exploits began in the arcades in 1988 and have continued across numerous console generations. The modern trilogy of Ninja Gaiden games began with the reboot in 2004.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black disappointed some fans due to it keeping Sigma's reduced enemy count. A talented fan has already fixed that with a mod that restores the original game's spawn rate. The mod also lets players improve the delimbing rate and deadliness of the Guillotine Throw.