Team Ninja is also developing a remaster of the second game in the series, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, built in Unreal Engine 5. Here's the kicker: You can play Ninja Gaiden 2 Black today through Game Pass.

As PCG's review said on the way to awarding it a very respectable 85%, this is "not the exact remaster some were hoping for, but Ninja Gaiden Black 2 is still an action game with few equals." ...

I sure do, as does Ninja Gaiden 2. It's little things like that, and a ridiculous story that's more style than substance, that reminds me of the era it came from. Not all of it was bad.