Ninja Gaiden 2 Cheats (Xbox360)

The Rod Of Trial is an item that grants access to the Test Of Valor, which is a series of
challenges found in several chapters that, upon completion of a test, will reward the
victor with rare and useful items. In order to get the Rod Of Trial, defeat all the
enemies running down from the stairs and into the yard. When you have killed all the
ninjas, the candles behind the fence will light up, and the Rod Of Trial will appear. If
you hare having difficulty defeating the enemies in the yard, target the archers around
the perimeter before killing the ninjas rushing towards you. The arrows from the archers
are difficult to spot, especially if you are surrounded by a group of ninjas. The in-game
description of the Rod Of Trial is "A rod symbolizing the fighting spirit, cast from the
purest of gold. Those upon whom it is bestowed face an endless path of battle, as though
they walked through the underworld itself. It is said that those who carry it must face
hordes of opponents in fights to the death known as Tests of Valor. According to legend,
this treasure was one possessed by the god of war himself."

Successfully complete the following tasks to get the corresponding weapon:

Dragon's Claw and Tiger's Fang: In Chapter 4, take those weapons from the glass display
case in the first room at the Statue Of Liberty's base. 

Eclipse Scythe: In Chapter 6, defeat Volf. 

Falcon's Talons: In Chapter 2, you will see another building just before you go to the
Dragon Shrine. Kill the ninjas there. 

Kasari-Gama: In Chapter 5, a dead ninja will be holding this weapon on the second bridge
you reach on your right. 

Lunar Staff: In Chapter 1, there is a statue in a shrine holding that weapon after the
halfway point.

Tonfa: In Chapter 7, this weapon can be taken from a dead ninja in the storage room that
you drop into.

When you run up the planks of wood to get onto the roof, you will fight three enemies.
Defeat the enemies, but do not fall down to the room below. Simply kill the enemies, jump
back to the planks, then jump back to the roof. As you land, immediately double charge
your weapon of choice, and kill the enemies again. They will continue to respawn as long
as you do not jump down into the room below. It is possible to get 120,000 Yellow Orbs in
about two hours.

Unless you want to waste 30,000 Karma points, it is recommended that you do not upgrade
the Dragon Sword. Use one of the other weapons available, such as the Falcon's Talons, the
Dragon's Claw and Tiger's Fang, Vigoorian Flail, Tonfa, Elipse Scythe, Kusari-gama, or the
Lunar Staff. The Falcon's Talons are recommended. By level 3 or 4 you should be able to
max upgrade the weapon of your choice, then use it throughout the game. In the beginning
of Chapter 11, there will be an intermission sequence in which you get the Dragon's Eye,
which will max the Dragon Sword's level automatically.

You can only hold a limited amount of health restoratives, which are the Herb Of Spiritual
Life and the Grains Of Spiritual Life. However, whenever you use a Lives Of The Thousand
Gods, after the health meter increases, it will also restore your health. Hold on to the
Lives Of The Thousand Gods as long as you can because it will restore all of your health
as well as increasing it.

Enter the Statue Of Liberty museum across from the Test Of Valor. There is a breakable
wall that looks like it is made of straw. Slice it open to fin

Collect all 30 Crystal Skulls to unlock the Giant Crystal Skull. At the beginning of
Chapter 13, after going through a few rooms with enemies, you will reach a large green
pillar in a room with centaurs. The Giant Crystal Skull is also there. Its description
reads "Obtainable only by those with superhuman powers of observation." Its detailed
description reads "A gigantic crystal skull from ancient legend. According to legend, this
enormous skull belonged to a giant who walked the earth long ago. In these ancient times,
the world knew no peace, and tribes fought each other to near extinction. None could see
an end to this chain of suffering, until the giant appeared. He vowed to bear the sins of
mankind upon his own soul, and offered himself as a sacrifice to the gods. His skull was
then locked away in a room overflowing with human suffering." The legend ends with the
warning, "He who possesses this skull must accept the date of the giant as his own."

Move next to the save point near the first Test Of Valor warp point. From there you can
drop down to the subway. It is here that you can get the 100-hit combo with almost no
effort. Once you have dropped down, run toward the subway cars. Try to get into the little
hole under the cars, and kill almost all enemies. Eventually you will see two enemies
appear near the opening from where you came from. If everyone is dead, one will rush up
and the other will try to hit you with arrows. Wait until the enemy running toward you is
almost in the pit. Once he is that close, jump up in the air and hit him with shurikens.
You should get about four hits each time. The ninja will just stand there and not attempt
to block. Do this as rapidly as possible. As you hit the ninja he will stumble back.
Eventually you will need to close the distance. Once this has occurred, you must start
jumping back and forth to avoid the ninja shooting the arrows, and continue your shuriken
attack on the first ninja. He will die once you have hit him about 70 times. Once he dies,
you will hear him grunt. You will then have to close the distance with the other ninja. He
will also run toward you to close the gap as well. Repeat the same trick as above (jump
and throw). You will get the achievement easily.

After the second Crystal Skull (where there are two flame archers), continue down the
path, and kill the ninjas. Jump past the first pipe. There are two pipes leading towards a
safe point. Save your game, then go back. Jump past the first two pipes, and walk towards
the single one. Turn 180 degrees, and jump onto the first of the two pipes (towards the
save point). Hang there, and release. Turn the camera to see four or five respawning
ninjas coming at you. Load up your ultimate technique, and kill the ninjas. If done
correctly, you will get 2,000 Essence per attempt. This works with a Dragon Sword, but the
best weapon is the Lunar Staff. You can get that weapon further in the chapter then
backtrack to this location. After you have done this, walk up the ladder, go to the same
pipe, and let go again. The ninjas will attack again. You will have more than enough time
to load up your ultimate technique. Sometimes they do not all come at once. If this
happens, you will have to fight one or two ninjas at the ladder. You can use the Essence
collected to upgrade your weapons in the first chapter (Dragon Sword and Lunar Staff).
Just go to Muramasa, then return to the farming location. Upgrade your Lunar Staff first
because it works well during Essence farming. You can then buy a Talisman Of Rebirth and
save the rest of your Essence.

Successfully complete the game on the Path Of The Master Ninja difficulty to unlock the
Ryu Gamerpic.

Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding bonus:

Black Jaguar costume: Successfully complete the game on the Path Of The Mentor difficulty.

Camoflauge Ninja costume: Successfully complete the game on the Path Of The Warrior
difficulty.

Dark Blood costume: Successfully complete the game on the Acolyte difficulty.

Golden Ninja costume: Successfully complete the game on the Path Of The Master Ninja
difficulty.

Music Test option: Successfully complete the game on any difficulty.

Old Film Filter option: Successfully complete the game on any difficulty.

Path Of The Master Ninja difficulty: Successfully complete the game on the Path Of The
Mentor difficulty.

Path Of The Mentor difficulty: Successfully complete the game on the Path Of The Warrior
difficulty.

Survival Challenge mode: Successfully complete the game on any difficulty.

Successfully complete the game on any difficulty setting, and save when prompted. You can
start a new session on the same difficulty with your cleared saved game file to begin with
all weapons at their current level, items, Essence, and stats from your original session.

Collect all 30 Crystal Skulls to unlock the Crystal Skull Gamerpic.