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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 22% of players who started
Started playing 91% of owners
Steam reviews 78% positive of 4,249
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (38%); after 7h it's 1 in 5 (19%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- 22% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Sky City Tokyo” (Successfully complete Chapter 1) and “A Captive Goddess” (Successfully complete Chapter 4): from 83% to 54% of starters.
- 91% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 4,299 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 11.5h for positive, 6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (90.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Sky City Tokyo Successfully complete Chapter 1. 83% −17
- A Captive Goddess Successfully complete Chapter 4. Most players quit here 55% −28
- The Lycanthropes' Castle Successfully complete Chapter 7. 45% −9
- Submit, or Die! Successfully complete Chapter 10. 40% −5
- The Temple of Sacrifice Successfully complete Chapter 13. 37% −3
- Trial of the Acolyte Clear Hero Play Style or PATH OF THE ACOLYTE. 22% −15
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (38)
story milestone ending side
- Certain Death Successfully perform the Obliteration Technique. 100%
- Like the Wind Successfully perform the Reverse Wind technique. 100%
- Cast No Shadow Successfully perform the Shadowless Footsteps technique. 99%
- Fiery Roar Successfully perform the Art of the Inferno Ninpo. 98%
- Need Not a Ladder Successfully perform the Flying Bird Flip technique. 92%
- Like a Swallow Successfully perform the Flying Swallow technique. 89%
- Sky City Tokyo Successfully complete Chapter 1. 83%
- Strong Heart Successfully perform the Ultimate Technique. 82%
- The Last Rites Successfully perform the Ultimate Guidance technique. 80%
- The Blue Gale Successfully perform the Furious Wind technique. 77%
- Cool and Calm Successfully perform the Counter Attack technique. 75%
- Running Through Successfully perform the Unrivaled Soaring technique. 61%
- Passing the Void Successfully perform the Invisible Path technique. 60%
- Izuna Drop Successfully perform the Izuna Drop technique. 58%
- Flame Phoenix Blessings Successfully perform the Art of the Flame Phoenix Ninpo. 57%
- A Captive Goddess Successfully complete Chapter 4. 55%
- Ruthless Vacuum Wave Successfully perform the Art of the Wind Blades Ninpo. 52%
- Throat Cutting Wind Successfully perform the Guillotine Throw technique. 47%
- The Lycanthropes' Castle Successfully complete Chapter 7. 45%
- Dragon Ninja Defeat 1000 enemies with Hayabusa. 43%
- Unstable Gravity Successfully perform the Art of the Piercing Void Ninpo. 43%
- Submit, or Die! Successfully complete Chapter 10. 40%
- The Temple of Sacrifice Successfully complete Chapter 13. 37%
- Chain of 100 Slashes Achieve a 100-hit combo with any weapon. 24%
- Trial of the Acolyte Clear Hero Play Style or PATH OF THE ACOLYTE. 22%
- Awakening of the Warrior Clear the game on the PATH OF THE WARRIOR. 12%
- Beginning of Mentoring Clear the game on the PATH OF THE MENTOR. 8.1%
- Crystal Skull Obtain all of the Crystal Skulls. 4.8%
- Step towards Ninja Mastery Clear the game on the PATH OF THE MASTER NINJA. 4.5%
- Dragon Shrine Maiden Defeat 1000 enemies with Momiji. 2.4%
- Fiend Hunter Defeat 1000 enemies with Rachel. 2.2%
- The Power of Two Clear all Tag Missions. 2.2%
- Kunoichi Defeat 1000 enemies with Ayane. 2.1%
- Mark of the Ninja Earn the MASTER NINJA rank in all chapters on CHAPTER CHALLENGE difficulty PATH OF THE ACOLYTE. 1.8%
- Mark of the Warrior Earn the MASTER NINJA rank in all chapters on CHAPTER CHALLENGE difficulty PATH OF THE WARRIOR. 1.8%
- Mark of the Mentor Earn the MASTER NINJA rank in all chapters on CHAPTER CHALLENGE difficulty PATH OF THE MENTOR. 1.8%
- Mark of the Master Ninja Earn the MASTER NINJA rank in all chapters on CHAPTER CHALLENGE difficulty PATH OF THE MASTER NINJA. 1.8%
- Master of the Secret Arts Obtained all achievements. 1.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.