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Ninja Gaiden Σ2

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Ninja Gaiden Σ2
Ninja Gaiden Σ2 cover
Developers
Team Ninja
Koei Tecmo
Publishers
Koei Tecmo
Release dates
Windows June 10, 2021
Reception
Metacritic 73
OpenCritic 74
IGDB 78
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Hack and slash
Art styles Realistic
Themes Japan, Supernatural
Series Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection
Ninja Gaiden Σ2 on HowLongToBeat
Ninja Gaiden Σ2 on IGDB
Ninja Gaiden Σ2 guide on StrategyWiki
Ninja Gaiden Σ2 on Wikipedia
Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection
Subseries of Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden Σ 2021
Ninja Gaiden Σ2 2021
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge 2021

Ninja Gaiden Σ2, or Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, is a hack and slash game from the Ninja Gaiden series. It is included in Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
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Bundled in the Master Collection.
Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Bundled in the Master Collection.
Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Bundled in the Master Collection.
Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition of the collection includes all three games, a digital art book, and the soundtrack.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename movie files[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\databin\movie\.
  2. Delete or rename ninja_vi.wmv.
The Koei Tecmo logo will still be displayed.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\NINJAGAIDENSIGMA2\<user-id>\SYSTEMSAVE\SYSTEMSAVE.DAT
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1580790/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\NINJAGAIDENSIGMA2\<user-id>\CHAPSSAVE\
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\NINJAGAIDENSIGMA2\<user-id>\STORYSAV\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1580790/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Screen settings
Screen settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
The game always launches in windowed mode. Use the window's maximize button to enter fullscreen, and press Esc to return to windowed mode.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.[3]
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped to 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Widescreen resolution

1280x720, 1920x1080, and 3840x2160 are the only supported resolutions.
Change resolution in launch options[4]
  1. Open the game's launch options in Steam.
  2. From one of the following, type in the desired value in the text field.
    • 720p
    • 1080p
    • 4k

Input

Camera settings
Camera settings
Controller settings
Controller settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
No support for keyboard and mouse input.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Only pre-configured presets available.
Two for face buttons, and four for shoulder buttons.
Controller sensitivity
Referred to as 1st/3rd-Person Cam. Speed and can be adjusted separately.
Controller Y-axis inversion
These settings can be adjusted separately:
  • First-person camera: The X-axis and/or Y-axis can be inverted.
  • Third-person camera: The X-axis and/or Y-axis can be inverted.
  • Swimming controls: Only the Y-axis can be inverted.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
, Wired,

Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
No support for keyboard and mouse input.

Face button layouts

Shoulder button layouts

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings
Game settings
Game settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for Music, Sound Effects, and Speech.
Surround sound
Stereo only.[5]
Subtitles
The subtitle language can be set independently of the spoken language.
For example, it is possible to play with Japanese speech and English subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game not rendering at selected resolution

The game may render at 720p even if 1080p or 2160p are enabled in the Steam launch options and the game window title displays a resolution like [4k].
Change high DPI compatibility settings
  1. Right-click the game executable or desktop shortcut.
  2. Select Properties.
  3. Go to the Compatibility tab.
  4. Click "Change high DPI settings".
  5. Check the box for "Override high DPI scaling behavior".
  6. Make sure "Application" is selected in the drop-down menu.
  7. Press OK.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4130
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB[6]
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon R7 370
4 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
16-bit stereo 48 kHz WAVE file compatible
Other Broadband Internet connection
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1580790/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1580790) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-06-10
  2. PC Gamer - The Ninja Gaiden collection is a barebones PC port, locked to 60 fps - last accessed on 2021-04-03
  3. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-06-10
    Tested by forcing off Vsync in the Nvidia Control Panel
  4. You can only change resolutions in Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection via Steam's Game Properties
  5. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-06-09
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
  6. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-06-10
    The games have separate Steam library entries and can be installed separately. Actual install size is 4.02 GB.