Ninja Gaiden II

System

20-Hit Essence Rule

If the hit count is over 20, yellow essence is a guaranteed drop, preventing blue essence from dropping. Intentionally reducing hit count is necessary. It is unclear whether this is per enemy or total hit count. Source: wiki

Damage Analysis

Delimbs do NOT deal additional damage, eg. de-limbing with Dragon Sword lvl1 X will still deal only 80 dmg.

Weapons

Shuriken

10 (per Shuriken, max 4x10)

Dragon Sword

Level 1

• X: 80
• Flying Swallow: 250 (normal hit)

Dragon Claws

XX→XYYY kills bosses?

Health

Starting health: 1950

Enemy Stats

Black Spider Ninja

HP: 650

Claw Ninja

HP: 700/800 (usually 800)

Difficulty

• Weapon damage does not change depending on difficulty (tested with Dragon Sword lvl1 X)

Chapter I

First Encounter

Before Muramasa

• Acolyte: 4x Claw Ninja (4x800)
• Warrior: 5x Claw Ninja (4x800+1x700)

Second Encounter

After Muramasa

• Acolyte: 4x Ninja (3x750+1x550)

Third Encounter

After opening the door

• Acolyte: 4x Ninja (3x650+1x750)