Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfI6IYca_kvOowOVh1rM5c2qVJvZTeVYx

Rachel returns from Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1, and she plays a lot better in this game. Like Momiji, she lacks a few basic tools like the Wind Path and a gap closer, but she makes up for it a bit better with some powerful combos and her machine gun, which can shred enemies at long range. She has scythe-like UT as well, but it doesn't seem nearly as good - not doing as much damage or delimbing enemies as much as its counterpart.

That said, I think this is the worst chapter in the game. There are only two enemy types, the stage design consists of a short run through the streets until you get to long elevator ride, and it's all capped off by possibly the hardest boss in the game.

By himself, Marbus is easy to deal with. The problem comes from the three imps he has at the start of the fight, who then respawn when you get him down to 50% and 25% HP. It's hard to get an opening to safely deal with them because Marbus is always attack, so your only relatively safe options are to shoot them after you evade one of Marbus' attacks, or hit them with an XXXB combo. The final attack with the machine gun is fully invincible, and you almost always have a chance to dodge any attack that may be coming at you afterward. Rachel's ninpo is incredibly weak too, hardly doing any damage and rarely delimbing the imps, so I just figured I wouldn't use it.

Now the only other fight I'm worried about doing without taking damage is Zedonius, but ninpo will make that a lot simpler if I decide to use it...

0:00 Intro
1:09 Gameplay
13:39 Marbus
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Beat 'em Ups (e.g. Final Fight): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfI6IYca_kvMhpG1GR9sk8OYiWQMZZTgl
2D Action (e.g. Metal Slug): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfI6IYca_kvNFjpnJ59Th6N0IU1PSpD3d
STG/Shmups (e.g. Dodonpachi): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFE6B3779BE759F71