She gets resurrected by the Dragon Sword's magic in the ending. * BackFromTheDead: Irene after being sacrificed for Jacquio's goal in ''The Dark Sword of Chaos''. He can have up to two clones out at a time. * AttackDrone: The Shadow Clones from ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'', which follow in Ryu's footsteps ''precisely'' and attack when he does, at no cost. * AlienSky: As Ryu approaches the gate to the Realm of Chaos in ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'', he's greeted by an eerie violet sky with strange stars hanging too close to the surface.

Before Ryu can react, the man shoots.to fires a shot.]. * BaitAndSwitchGunshot: After beating the first boss in ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'', boss, Dando the Cursed, Ryu meets a mysterious army operative who pulls a gun on him. * BackFromTheDead: Irene ] after being sacrificed for Jacquio's goal in ''The Dark Sword of Chaos''. * AttackDrone: The Shadow Clones from ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'', from, which follow in Ryu's footsteps ''precisely'' and attack when he does, at no cost. * AllThereInTheManual: The names of the bosses and what they're supposed to be, for one. Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenII2008.'' - !!'''Tropes used in this work include:''' * AlienSky: As Ryu approaches the gate to the Realm of Chaos in ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'', Chaos, he's greeted by an eerie violet sky with strange stars hanging too close to the surface. One of the most infamously difficult games for the NES, ''Ninja Gaiden II'' basically codified NintendoHard along with ''Castlevania.'' Its unforgiving nature is offset somewhat by its gorgeous graphics which hold up even today, truly innovative use of cut scenes - similar to its predecessor - and that ]. This sets off a chain of events where Ryu Hayabusa must once again be called upon to stop the forces of Darkness and save the world.

Ashtar, ], has learned of his minions' defeat, and plans an EvilScheme to open up the Gates of Darkness and TakeOverTheWorld. A year has passed since the events of the first game.

The second of the NES ''Ninja Gaiden'' trilogy, was released in North America and Japan in 1990, and in Europe in 1992. ]]]] '''Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos,''' known in Japan as '''Ninja Ryūkenden II: Ankoku no Jashin Ken (忍者龍剣伝II 暗黒の邪神剣)''' ]literally, '''Legend of the Ninja Dragon Sword II: The Demonic Sword of Darkness''']) and in Europe as '''Shadow Warriors II: The Dark Sword of Chaos''', is a ] PlatformGame developed and published by Creator/Tecmo for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem.

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