If Ninja Gaiden Black is gaming cocaine, Ninja Gaiden II is crystal meth. Extremely addictive and visceral combat, that for the last 15 years did not had been matched by any other game, will suck everything from you until you will not be able to move your hands. playing on newer Xbox consoles makes issue with framerate and resolution gone (epic staircase battle is finally 60FPS rock solid). This obviously does not solve all issues as uneven graphics and simplistic level designs in some parts of the game. However with such great combat, strong art direction and adrenaline-pumping music NGII is an essence of cool, escapist video game that cannot be stopped by anything.