Ninja Gaiden 2 Black has made its way to the Xbox Game Pass right after its launch. The original came out on March 2, 2004. However, the current release is an Unreal Engine 5 remake of the original title by Team Ninja.
After years, Team Ninja re-launched the Ninja Gaiden 2 Black on January 23, 2025. They brought it to the Xbox Game Pass on Day One. The game takes place in Japan, in the fictional Western Asian nation of the Vigoor Empire.
Xbox Game Pass players Can Now Enjoy Ninja Gaiden 2 Black
The original Ninja Gaiden 2 came out on March 2, 2004, but Team Ninja brought the game back using Unreal Engine 5. They named it separately as “Ninja Gaiden 2 Black” on January 23, 2025.
The Game came out on Xbox Game Pass on Day One. Gamers who are trying to play the game without buying can give it a try through the Xbox Game Pass.
The Pass costs around Rs. 829 per month (Xbox Game Pass Ultimate) and Rs. 449 per month (PC Game pass). Players can also buy the game from the Xbox Store for Rs. 3,474.
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is a single-player game, released not only for the Xbox Series X/S but also for the Windows and PlayStation 5 respectively.
Why Are Ninja Gaiden Games So Popular?
The First Ninja Gaiden game was released on December, 1988, in Japan, in March 1989 in the United States, and on August, 1991 in Europe. The game was popularised among gamers for its catchy background music and was also quite appreciated for the game being one of the first ones to include cinematic cutscenes during that time.
The game was originally released on the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), the success of the game led the makers to release two more sequels namely: Ninja Gaiden II: Dark Sword of Chaos and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom.
After the 3 original games a ‘Ninja Gaiden Trilogy’ was released in SNES in 1995 featuring all three games. But after a long gap, Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo launched Ninja Gaiden for Xbox in 2004, followed by Ninja Gaiden II which was released for Xbox 360 and published by Microsoft Game Studios.
In the same year Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 was released on PlayStation 3 after that in 2013 Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus was released on PlayStation Vita. After that Koei Tecmo in the Tokyo Game Show of 2010 announced the release of Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor Edge.
What More to Expect From the Franchise?
Apart from Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, the makers of the remake also announced the scheduled release of Ninja Gaiden 4 by the middle or end of 2025. Like Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, this game will also be released for Xbox Series X/S and it will also be released on PlayStation 5, and PC respectively.
