KOEI TECMO Europe and developer Team NINJA’s Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is now available on Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 5 and PC. Originally released back in 2008, this highly acclaimed title has been remastered and is now available for a new generation of gamers to enjoy the breathtaking and frenetic ninja action.

The original Ninja Gaiden 2 featured 14 total chapters, while Black offers 17. You get three new chapters, each with a different playable female character. You play as Rachel from

Ninja Gaiden is one of the most popular and longest-enduring ninja game franchises. Ryu Hayabusa's exploits began in the arcades in 1988 and have continued across numerous console generations. The modern trilogy of Ninja Gaiden games began with the reboot in 2004.

Alongside the all-new Ninja Gaiden 4, publisher Koei Tecmo has revealed and simultaneously released a PS5 remaster of the action classic Ninja Gaiden 2, named Ninja Gaiden 2 Black. It's available now on the PS Store, priced at £39.99 / $49.99. Catch the trailer above to see it in action.

Ninja Gaiden 2 has been reborn for a modern age with revamped graphics and all additional content as Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, now available for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Game Pass

This week, Digital Foundry has been back at it, testing out the recent Ninja Gaiden 2 Black remaster that shadow dropped onto Xbox Game Pass last month. In short, DF says that this new version of the Xbox 360 classic "isn't perfect - but it's the best version yet", which we'll absolutely take.

Say what you will about Ninja Gaiden 2, the game commits to its ridiculous over-the-top action tone. I never grew up with Ninja Gaiden. The original games came before my time, and the rebooted franchise was synonymous with the Xbox 360,