Ninja Gaiden Cheats

In-game reset:
Press Start + Back while playing the game to return to the main menu.

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.
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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.
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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).
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Alternate costumes:
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.

After finishing the game under very hard difficulty you will unlock Ryu's Fiend costume. It is the same blue skin obtained in Chapter 14 after defeating Doku for the second time.

Plasma Saber:
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.

Plasma Saber Mk. II:
Finish the game under very hard difficulty.

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

All FMV sequences:
Finish the game under normal or hard difficulties to unlock all FMV sequences.

Very hard difficulty:
Finish the game under normal or hard difficulties to unlock the very hard difficulty.

Classic Ninja Gaiden mini-game:
Give 50 Scarabs to Muramasa. This does not have to be done in a single game play-through. You can continue from a completed game save and collect the Scarabs that were originally missed until you have the required 50 Scarabs. After giving them to Muramasa, you will get the Ninja Gaiden disc to be used at the arcade machine at Han's Bar's first floor.

Classic Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword Of Chaos mini-game:
Get a "Master Ninja" rank in all levels under normal difficulty.

Classic Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship Of Doom mini game:
Get a "Master Ninja" rank in all levels under hard or very hard difficulties.

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

Finishing kill:
While a foe is on the ground, walk up to it and press Y. This will instantly kill almost any foe.

Less battle damage:
When you are grabbed by an enemy or a Boss such as the Dragon, mash the buttons quickly to escape without taking full damage.

Easy Essence:
Killing a foe without using Y will give you five times more Essence.

More items:
Do not pass up the dead ninjas that are lying around. They have items on them.

Armlet Of Benediction:
Give 15 Scarabs to Muramasa.

Armlet Of Fortune:
Give 30 Scarabs to Muramasa.

Armlet Of Tranquillity:
Give 40 Scarabs to Muramasa.

Dabilahro Sword:
Give 20 Scarabs to Muramasa. REMEMBER: In successive mode you do not get it again until you give 43 Scarabs to Muramasa.

Healing Bracelet:
Give 40 Scarabs to the shopkeeper for a healing bracelet that will slowly replenish your health. If you donot care about time, you can just stand in a no enemy area and just heal away.

Sprit of the Devils:
Give 10 Scarabs to Muramasa.

Obtaining rewards:
Talk to the shopkeeper every time you see him. This is when he will collect your Golden Scarabs. He will give you rewards after every several Scarabs.

Longer wall running:
When you are about to fall from wall running too far, jump forward towards the wall again. You will start to wall run again.

Item locations:

Lives Of 1000 Gods
Chapter 1
1. Ninja Fortress

Chapter 4
2. Area of Tairon near Lily Door (hang from blue rail, then cross on blue wire)
3. After defeating Chapter 6 Boss

Chapter 7
4. Kill 60 Fiends in the area where you got the Holy Grail (before flooding)
5. After defeating Suspension Bridge room Boss

Chapter 10
6. Kill 60 Fiends in the Peristyle Passage (Hall of Balance 1)

Chapter 12
7. Kill 60 Fiends in the area that you fought Doku (platform puzzle)
8. Kill 60 Fiends at the bottom of stairway to Imperial Palace (long stairway)
9. After defeating Flame Dragon Boss

Chapter 13
10. Tairon - after portal activation (go into portal near Great Bridge)- kill 60 fiends

Life Of The Gods
Chapter 2
1. Broken bridge (just before Hayabusa village, water jump to get across)
2. Hayabusa Village (place statue head on statue)

Chapter 3
3. Main Deck (small room)
4. Fore Cabin

Chapter 4
5. Flip over blue rail (next to note Ayane gives you about paying attention to the color blue)
6. 1, 2, or 3 Scarabs

Chapter 6
7. Monastery Annex
8. Underground Cemetery (upper area)

Chapter 7
9. Suspension bridge room
10. Monk's safe (second time)

Chapter 9
11. Military Warehouse (break box on floor)
12. Military Base (bottom of stairs in control room)
13. In chest after train wreck

Chapter 10
14. Hall of Balance 2 (in chest)
15. In worm hole after defeating two worms
16. Entrance to Underground Sanctuary (wall run across door)

Chapter 11
17. Moat of Zarkhan (next to save point)
18. Moat of Zarkhan (underwater labrynth, right before silver medallion)

Chapter 12
19. Room you fought Doku (upper level)
20. Room you fought Doku (upper level)
21. Break statue head with hammer
22. Underwater near Zarkhan Falls
23. Magma Cavern (Path of the Flame)

Chapter 13
24. After defeating Flame Dragon (Magma Cavern)
25. In chest after breaking door near Great Bridge (wall run)
26. Pyramid (in chest)

Chapter 14
27. Labrynth

Jewel Of The Demon Seal
Chapter 7
1. Suspension Bridge Room (throne)

Chapter 10
2. Aqueduct 3 (take elevator down)

Chapter 11
3. Monks safe (third time)

Chapter 12
4. Ice Cavern (after defeating ice beast)

Chapter 13
5. Hayabusa Village (break door with hammer)
6. Pyramid (light altar with Fire Ninpo)

Weapons
Chapter 2
1. Bow (Hayabusa village, same room as Masamura's shop icon)

Chapter 4
2. Nunchaku (found on dead ninja near clock tower)
3. Windmill Shuriken (alley near Han's Bar)

Chapter 6
4. Vigaroon Flail (Underground Cemetery; near Ritual Room)

Chapter 8
5. War Hammer (go back into Monastery after defeating Alma)
6. Strongbow (across from Military Gate, get there with Skull key)

Chapter 9
7. Dabilahro (received after 20 Scarabs)

Chapter 11
8. Speargun (on dead ninja near Masamura's shop icon)

Chapter 12
9. Kitetsu (pick up after defeating Doku)

How to Beat Red Dragon Fiends (Chapter 5):
Near the end of Chapter 5, you will be attacked by your first fiends, and they\'re tough! Make sure you have a good amount of health, possibly some spiritual elixers and plenty on ninpo power and elixers. The easiest thing to do is to wait for one to charge at you. Right before it hits you, hit Y+B to use your Art of the Inferno Ninpo, which you should have bought at the shop. The will run into a firewall rather than you. If they attempt to attack you at this time, you cannot be hurt, which is all the reason why Ninpo rocks! When you shoot your fireball at them, it probably won\'t be quite enough to finsih them off, so attack them with some quick... very quick combos. Do this to each one to be done with them. To conserve elixers, kill the first two using your ninpo, then duke it out with the other while blocking his scratching and tail whipping moves, and dodging his charge (this can make Ryu flinch if blocked, possibly leaving you open for attack) and bite moves (since you cannot block the bite). The Flying Swallow move will be your savior here, so never underestimate it.
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