The clones of Ryu are everywhere in the Swap.
A definite and separate eShop launch of Ninja Gaiden II (the NES sport – not the Xbox 360 sport) is a bizarre factor, contemplating Ninja Gaiden II was newly added to the NES Nintendo Swap On-line app in November 2025. As of proper now, you may spend $20 per 12 months (or manipulate a $35 per 12 months Household Plan the best means) to play Ninja Gaiden II within the Nintendo Swap On-line app (together with quite a lot of different video games and perks). That model has the power to rewind and comparatively high quality emulation. Or you may spend $8 for simply Ninja Gaiden II in its new Console Archives kind. In concept, you then have entry to Ninja Gaiden II on Swap 2 in perpetuity. That model doesn’t have rewind however appears to supply higher visible customization and from my admittedly not-as-well-trained eyes, barely higher emulation.
I like Ninja Gaiden II. It’s one of the best taking part in of the 2D Ninja Gaidens and operating round as Ryu via these different 2D environments with the backdrop of a bonkers story remains to be a thrill. It’s onerous as hell and unforgiving, so the shortage of rewind on this launch is disappointing particularly when it’s obtainable on NSO. The Console Archives model consists of each the American and Japanese model, each of that are technically accessible through NSO so long as you could have completely different regional accounts. It’s straightforward to customise your button structure within the choices within the Console Archives model. That is total a good way to play Ninja Gaiden II.
However that also raises the query of when you’ve got entry to Nintendo Swap On-line’s NES app, is it price double-dipping with the Console Archives model? Until you could have very particular calls for of your NES emulation, I’d say it isn’t. That doesn’t take away from the Console Archives launch of Ninja Gaiden II. That is nonetheless an important model of a stone-cold 8-bit traditional. It’s simply bizarre. This seemingly received’t be the final time we see this occur with Hamster’s new Console Archives line of releases and if we do, hopefully it’ll be one other state of affairs the place no matter route you go in, you could have a rad sport ready you on the opposite facet, whether or not it’s the Console Archives or NSO model.
