Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
Ryu Hayabusa returns to battle an ancient evil wielding the Chaos Sword, introducing shadow clones and wall-climbing mechanics across 7 punishing stages with cinematic cutscenes.
Platform
NES
Year
1990
Genre
Action-Platformer
Developer
Tecmo
Controls
About This Game
Innovative 'Shadow Clone' system allows creating AI duplicates that mimic your movements - a series first later adopted in fighting games.
Expands platforming with multi-layered wall jumps and ceiling hangs, demanding pixel-perfect precision from players.
Notorious for brutal difficulty spikes, particularly the final tower ascent with respawning enemies and disappearing platforms.
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