Koei Tecmo Stealth Releases Ninja Gaiden 2 Black

Koei Tecmo announced Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, a remaster of the classic Xbox 360 game developed by Team Ninja releasing today for Xbox Series X and PC as well as available via Game Pass. The game was revealed during the latest Xbox Developer Direct 2025.

This re-release of the classic character action game was remastered using Unreal Engine 5. Alongside protagonist Ryu Hayabusa, the game also adds Ayane, Momiji, and Rachel as playable characters similarly to how they were added to the Ninja Gaiden 2 Sigma PS3 version of the original.

You can watch the reveal trailer for Ninja Gaiden 2 Black here:

This announcement came after the reveal of Ninja Gaiden 4, a brand new title in the series featuring a new protagonist and being co-developed by PlatinumGames. As a reminder, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound was announced at The Game Awards 2025 and is a side-scrolling action platformer developed by The Game Kitchen, known for the Blasphemous series.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is readily available on Xbox Series X and PC. The game is also on Game Pass. Ninja Gaiden 2 Sigma is also available via the Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.