{"id":46073,"date":"2025-03-25T18:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T09:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=46073"},"modified":"2025-03-25T18:31:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T09:31:04","slug":"team-ninja-recommends-removing-ninja-gaiden-2-blacks-entire-hud-to-make-the-difficulty-even-more-extreme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/team-ninja-recommends-removing-ninja-gaiden-2-blacks-entire-hud-to-make-the-difficulty-even-more-extreme\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Ninja recommends removing Ninja Gaiden 2 Black&#8217;s entire HUD to make the difficulty even more extreme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ever since the very first game in the series came out in 1988, Ninja Gaiden has always had a reputation for being on the difficult side. A thorough remake of the second game, <strong>Ninja Gaiden 2 Black<\/strong> has four difficulty settings with a bonus unlockable \u2018Path of the Master Ninja: Punishing\u2019, which is the game\u2019s hardest setting. However, if you fancy an extra tricky challenge in Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, the developers over at Team Ninja suggest that you turn off the HUD.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In case you want an extra challenge, you can also remove the entire in-game HUD on NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black. No life bar or ninpo to see. Play with only your ninja senses on Master Ninja difficulty.<br><br>Buy Now- <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qavVaNBJYu\">https:\/\/t.co\/qavVaNBJYu<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NG2B?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NG2B<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NINJAGAIDEN2Black?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NINJAGAIDEN2Black<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/onT0s6JccY\">pic.twitter.com\/onT0s6JccY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Team NINJA (@TeamNINJAStudio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamNINJAStudio\/status\/1904246988675129587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This really puts your stealthy assassin skills to the test as not only can you no longer rely on the minimap to tell you where enemies are, you also can\u2019t see your life bar nor Ki gauge. This means you can\u2019t check how many Ninpo special abilities you have left. As Team Ninja says, this will really force you to rely solely on your very own \u2018Ninja senses\u2019 and pay careful attention to your surroundings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re up for the challenge, you can disable Ninja Gaiden 2 Black\u2019s HUD by going to Options> Game Settings and toggling \u201cHide All\u201d on under the HUD tab.\u00a0Why not try this out while you wait for <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/platinumgames-on-ninja-gaiden-4-were-not-making-it-for-team-ninja-were-making-it-together-with-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ninja Gaiden 4 to release<\/a>?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1492\" height=\"841\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1492px) 100vw, 1492px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202500325-46073-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Ninja Gaiden 2 Black how to disable HUD\" class=\"wp-image-46080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202500325-46073-001.jpeg 1492w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202500325-46073-001-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202500325-46073-001-768x433.jpeg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Turning off the HUD is also a good way to make most open world games more difficult as it forces you to remember where roads lead and how to get to important locations without glancing at the minimap constantly like it\u2019s Google Maps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is available now on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/games\/store\/ninja-gaiden-2-black\/9n51fh42vqds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xbox Series X\/S<\/a>, PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3287520\/NINJA_GAIDEN_2_Black\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/JP0106-PPSA26679_00-NG2B000000000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PS5<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s how to play Ninja Gaiden 2 Black in the most hardcore way- &#8220;with only your Ninja senses on Master Ninja difficulty.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":46076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-46073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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