He slices.  He dices.  He slashes.  He dashes.  Ninja Gaiden II is becoming one of those games that I actually don’t mind playing through on different difficulty settings.  I’m working my way through Mentor now and I’m already looking forward to finishing it so that I can play through Master Ninja.  Yes, it really is that much fun.  (at least to me)  It also helps that I’m sporting an awesome Fiend outfit.

For those of you who thought the blood splattering action was over, guess again!  Today, Ninja Gaiden II gets some downloadable content (800 Microsoft Points) in the form of twenty-four new missions!  And yep, these new missions have additional Achievements.  Karma missions are based on trying to achieve the highest score possible.  Survival missions have you fend off as many enemies as possible with a single weapon.

Peep out some screenshots of the new missions here.  Prepare to enter the action again and unleash your inner ninja fury!

[Update] “The team believes they have isolated and fixed the Mission Pack problem that some of you reported earlier this morning. They will continue to test it over the weekend and are hoping to get it back onto Marketplace on Monday. If you already downloaded the pack, go ahead and sign into LIVE. Your achievement should update allowing you to continue playing. The freezing issue is still being investigated.” – Gamerscoreblog