Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos - PlayChoice 10 - USA - Arcade Playthrough
0Publisher - Tecmo
Developer - Tecmo
Release Date - May 1989
Plot
After the events of the first Ninja Gaiden game, in the Realm of Darkness, Ashtar, the evil lord who controlled Jaquio, is informed of Jaquio's defeat; he devises a plan to rule over Earth by opening the Gate of Darkness.
Box Text:
- Dynamic Action Scenes!!
Split your body into three, destroy all enemies with the Invincible Fire Wheel and other new Ninja fighting techniques. Ninja Gaiden II gives you the feel of real NINJUTSU.
- Exciting Cinema Display Format!!
Ninja Gaiden II Uses the same Cinema Display format as the original. The fiendish plot unfolds in a movie like sequence. Action, drama revenge. Just wait until you get to the end!
Character Profile
known as "the Super Ninja" or "the Singular Super Ninja", "Dragon Ninja", "the Modern Day Ninja" and "the Ultimate Ninja". The son of Jô Hayabusa, Ryu was born into the Dragon Lineage legacy; as required, he would be trained from childhood to walk the path of a ninja, a way of life plagued with danger, pain and sorrow. As a child Ryu learned many crucial survival skills under the guidance and watchful eye of Omitsu, the caretaker of the Hayabusa clan's children. Under Omitsu's care Ryu quickly befriended Kureha and the two became inseparable. Training intensified as he grew older, adapting to these difficulties, Ryu quickly excelled among his peers, becoming one of the clan's top students. His skill would earn him the right to bear the name Hayabusa as his own, mastering many ninja skills, to the delight of his father.
Irene Lew
Irene is captured by Ashtar and held at the Tower of Lahja. She proves to be a distraction to Ryu which lets Ashtar take advantage of to ambush Ryu. Although Robert manages to save Ryu, Ashtar manages to bring Irene away with him through the Maze of Darkness. When Ryu finally reaches her, it is for naught, as Ashtar maniacally stabs her from behind. Irene survives the blow, and tasks Ryu to destroy an altar. While she is being escorted out by Robert, they are ambushed by the Jaquio. Taken hostage by him, Irene is to be sacrificed as a bait for the demons of the dark world when the Sword of Chaos awakens. However, she is resurrected by the Dragon Sword's magic.
Robert T. Sturgeon
At the start, he informs Ryu of Irene's abduction and whereabouts, setting off the latter's quest. He shadows Ryu to the Tower of Lahja, where he surrounds the Tower with US Army forces and distracts Ashtar from finishing off Ryu in a sneak attack. Robert then heads into the Chaos World with Ryu as Ashtar flees with Irene still his hostage. After Ashtar is defeated, he escorts Irene while Ryu sets out to a nearby altar. However they are attacked by the Jaquio, and Robert is left injured. He informs Ryu of Irene's capture and makes a stand to hold off the tribesmen of Chaos while Ryu goes off to finish off Jaquio. His final fate in left ambiguous, but he is revealed to have survived in the OVA.