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Ninja Gaiden Black

Xbox2005Windows, LinuxPlayable

Runs natively on PC through Ninja Gaiden Black Recompiled.

Project page on github.com.

Cover art and game details from IGDB.

· Screenshot of the original game
Original console
Xbox · Microsoft, 2001
Runs on
Native PC
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Method
RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
Status
Playable
Latest release
0.9.22 ↗
Last update
Oct 2026

Listing updated .

About Ninja Gaiden Black

In Ninja Gaiden Black you can reprise the role of Ryu Hayabusa, ninja extraordinaire. This sequel to Ninja Gaiden supplies a new story and new missions, plus two more difficulty settings and cinematic cut scenes that provide background about the protagonist. Ninja Gaiden Black also incorporates the additional content from Hurricane Packs 1 and 2 and includes unlockable content such as the original arcade version of Ninja Gaiden.

Released
20 Sept 2005
Genre
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Themes
Action
Modes
Single player
Series
Ninja Gaiden
Developer
Team NINJA
Publisher
Tecmo
Rating
91/100 from 51 ratings

Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.

Ninja Gaiden Black PC port: quick answers

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Is the Ninja Gaiden Black PC port finished?
Yes, the project calls it playable. Its last update was Oct 2026, and the latest release is 0.9.22.
Which systems does it run on?
Windows and Linux.
Is it an emulator?
No. Ninja Gaiden Black Recompiled translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.

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