Ninja Gaiden II cheats and hints

 Ultimate costumes (Xbox Live):

After installing the Hurricane Pack from Xbox Live, hold down the black button before picking a mission in master tournament to unlock the Evil Ryu costume. Hold down the white button before picking a mission in master tournament for the Dead of Alive Ninja costume.

Additional Content through Xbox Live:

You can receive additional levels and content for this Tecmo title by logging into Xbox Live via the Master Tournament option in the game and selecting the download content (Hurricane Pack) option once you have logged on. In these additional levels you will be able to retrieve more weapons, costumes, etc

Catwomen from Hurricane Pack (Xbox Live):

These additional characters from the hurricane pack have a certain range and are polarized by distances (faulty AI or by design). Therefore get out of their range by climbing on stairs and utilize a long range attack (windmill shruiken).

Finish the game under normal or hard difficulties. Then, hold L when picking the "New Game" option at the opening menu to wear the Ninja Of The Future costume.

Finish the game under normal difficulty. Then, hold L when picking the "New Game" option at the opening menu to wear the Ninja Of The Future costume. A new sword called the Plasma Saber (which resembles a lightsaber from Star Wars) will take the place of the Dragon Sword.

Press Start, A, Start to advance past an FMV sequence. REMEMBER: This does not work all of the time.

Press Y + B to unleash a super attack that will seriously hurt anyone.