Ninja Gaiden Episode II - The Dark Sword of Chaos (c) 1990 Tecmo.
One year after the ninja dragon known as Ryu Hayabusa defeated The Jaquio, a new enemy known as Ashtar seeks to conquer the world with an artifact known as the dark sword of Chaos. It's up to Ryu Hayabusa to put an end to Ashtar's plans.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Nintendo PlayChoice-10 hardware
Game ID : NW
Main CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz), N2A03 (@ 1.789772 Mhz)
Sound Chips : N2A03 (@ 1.789772 Mhz), DAC (@ 1.789772 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 320
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Licensed to Nintendo.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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* Infinite Health : At title screen, quickly press Up(x3), Down(x3), A, B, A, B, Select, Start. If not done quickly the code won't work. If you did it right, the game will begin a chime sound. Now, press Right, Left, Right, Left, B, A. A word will come up saying INVINCIBLE.
* Sound Test : When the title screen appears press and hold Up+Left+Select+A+B. Then tap the Start button.
* Musicruise Sound Test : Let the title screen fade to black and press Start, then do this a second time. Then press and hold Up+Left+Select+A+B. Then tap the start button.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Ninja Gaiden (1988)
2. Ninja Gaiden (1989, Nintendo Famicom)
3. Ninja Gaiden Episode II - The Dark Sword of Chaos (1990, Nintendo Famicom)
4. Ninja Gaiden Episode III - The Ancient Ship of Doom (1991, Nintendo Famicom)
5. Ninja Gaiden (2004, Microsoft Xbox)
6. Ninja Gaiden Black (2005, Microsoft XBox)
7. Ninja Gaiden Sigma (2007, Sony PlayStation 3)
8. Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (2007, Nintendo DS)
9. Ninja Gaiden II (2008, Microsoft Xbox 360)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Cinema Display Unit
Story By : Sarah H., S. Sakurazaki
Screenplay By : Runmal
Artwork : Runmal, Harumi Okada, Izumi Kataoka, Masami Takizawa
Program Work : Nosuke
Directed By : Runmal
Action Unit
BG Art Work : Yoshitaki Gotoh, D.H. Max, Harumi Okada
Enemy Design : Runmal, Yoshitaki Gotoh, Naga
Program Work : Madoka Southernami
Directed By : S. Sakurazaki
Sound Staff
Music Composed By : Ryuichi Nitta (S. Kajiya), Mayu
Sound Effects : Miya
Sound Director : Ryuichi Nitta (S. Kajiya)
Design Staff
Illustration By : Shinobu Iwabayashi
Ed. Designer : Takashi Saito
Special Thanks To : Akihiko, Faw, Keiji Yamagishi
English Translation By : Daniel Kahl
Executive Producer : Hideo Yoshizawa

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Nintendo Super Famicom (1995, 'Ninja Gaiden Trilogy')
Nintendo Wii (2007, 'Virtual Console')
* Others :
Tiger Handheld LCD Game (1990?) : Talking Game.

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.