I am planning on making more Ninja Gaiden videos. Please let me know what you would like to see. More comparisons? Walkthroughs?

Black still holds up even for a game from 2004. Especially when it gets the X enhanced treatment via BC.

I have to admit that both games look amazing. Some of the scenes in the black I feel should be in Sigma and vice versa. Some of the scenes in Sigma seems to need the lights turned on. I also like how the captions are bigger in black it makes it easier to read. Sigma has beautiful scenery. the waterfall was beautiful! I also love the colors in the options menu in black.

Ninja gaiden 2 for the xbox 360 should have been included in master collection with all its dlc.

Ayane's face in Black looks better, Sigma made her facial features look softer and more anime-ish but it just looks more flat.

This is a good comparison of the two games, nice work.

Black is hands down better then sigma

The original Xbox was ahead of its time :0

After finally playing sigma on the master collection I can say, I sorely missed black. All sigma has going for it are the more modern graphics, and not by much, while simplified shorter missions, removal of puzzles, music, and cutscenes, being the weaker points of sigma when compared to black. I really do get why the creator of Ninja Gaiden was mad with the sigma version and the team that made it, he was right.

Nice job !Can not wait to see the comparison of Sigma 2 and ninja gaiden 2

Black looks more natural, the gameplay is better and menu too.

Sigma should’ve been called “Ninja Gaiden: Toned Down to Work on Sony’s Hardware” Black slays all.

They sigma versions are fine but the original games are better all around. Nice comparison though

You didn't open the kunai messages. They have audio with Ayane's voice on Black and they are silent on Sigma.

I personally like black version the dark atmosphere made it feel like the evil in the world just kept on growing that is until you get the final cut scene where Ryu destroys the dark dragon blade then everything becomes beautiful

This was a great video interested to see Ninja Gaiden 2's differences.

First scene of the game (black dragon sword) looks absolutely horrible in the MC/Sigma. Sigma may be more colorful but Black is way more sharp. Pretty disappointed in the MC so far.. also little changes like: -music change on airship -puzzle changes -enemy count changes Black just all around felt better to play. Thanks for doing this!

Sigma just lies to you with the first mission making you think there’s going to be tons of vibrant colors and interesting landscapes. Black just gets it over with like, “yeah the whole game is brown and dark. Get used to it.”

It would be really cool if you do this with the other chapters, specially those where there are many differences between Black and Sigma. Nice video!

Personally I don't really mind the changes in Sigma 1. For Sigma 2, I never played the original NG2 but from what I saw on youtube, they could have at least added the gore back and enemy count in the master collection! Also, it would be nice to be able to choose which character to play as in the Chapter Challenge mode... I know we can't talk about the forbidden game but that was something that I really liked in Razors Edge :p

Love the colorful and vivid aesthetics of Sigma, still holds up marvelously to these days.

I just imagine if bluepoint games remade the ninja Gaiden series, on my lord.

Why did they remove the blood in Ninja Gaiden 2 sigma version and replace it with purple semen?

If you Sigma Black Ninja, you Gaiden.

I've been playing NGB since I was a kid, played sigma for the first time thanks to the master collection, and although it's considerably easier, I enjoyed it. Sigma 2 however, is a fucking mess, no blood, no challenge, no fun

Awesome comparison video, keep up the good work ;)

I can't get on the back of Sigma. Even the font they use for text just looks boring.

Sigma looks better, but Black is the superior game

So if I understand well : _They upgraded the blood splatter and it stay forever on the ground from black to Sigma 1 _But decided to censor it when it came to Vanilla NG2 to Sigma 2 Wtf this is dumb

The reflections on the floorboards in black at around 8:00 are missing in Sigma....

I like Sigma (never had an XBox so I can't compare) and am really impressed by Black doing it what it does on original XBox hardware. Sigma has much more appealing scenery, and the music during the second fight is exciting. But I have to say, that should be the first fight. Sigma's addition of a fight the second you start the level seems like such a huge, beginner mistake. One, the player has zero time to learn the controls before getting attacked, whereas in Black you get time to run and jump and might press an attack button and start discovering combos. Two, Ryu's surprise at having two ninjas jump him...well, doesn't make sense for Ryu, but does make sense for the player. Except in Sigma, Ryu just fought two ninjas, so the dramatic introduction of enemy ninjas feels a little late. This is a masterpiece, but it always seemed so weird to me that it started this way, and even weirder when I learned this was a change from the original.

Sigma? More like Ligma.

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For the price of Ninja Gaiden Black, you can get the Master Collection. Black and Razor's Edge (plus the VITA versions) are kinda' up there in value.

13:09 what did they do to Ayane's face

To be honest, Black does a lot of things better than Sigma. The Intro is better in Black, its sharper The subtitles are better in Black The fire is better in Black (Sigma is too yellow) Sigma has too much light Indoor areas look better in Black (look at the walls) Some textures look sharper in Black Ayane looks so much better in Black (her eyes look glued on in Sigma) I would choose Black over Sigma any day O yeah one thing I hate the freaking Rachel mission in Sigma (wish I could skip them)

Just replayed black last year. Man, I wish we could get another one.

They both look awesome

What tripped me up making this video was the Sigma controls are the same as the original PS3 release so the trigger buttons are switched to the bumpers. I was happy to find I can switch it back.

Thank you. But we really needed this one for Sigma 2 instead.

Wow, I personally prefer almost everything Sigma offers over Black when it comes to this video

1:32 wtf? Why does the Black version, that runs on an Xbox, looks way better than the one running on a PS 3?

I wonder if everybody that hates the sigma game is a real NG fan, or just a hardcore xbox fanboy. I have played all versions of this game, even the first version of ninja on og xbox and sigma on ps3, to me, ninja gaiden sigma master collection is the definitive version of ninja gaiden 1, plus, the best ninja gaiden game of all time until now.

where is the water in sigma version of the beginning?

NG2 sigma was my favourite out of all of em

Sigma 1 is better than black! The facts are cause Yoo Many advantages and nostalgic 💙🥴👌👌

Pause between 10:42 to 10:43. What the hell was that?!?🤔🤣🤣

Not gonna lie, I played ninja gaiden 1 so late into its life. Finally played it a few months ago and it’s so odd how different the game became with 2. I enjoyed it a lot more I feel just because of how the combat was for some reason

The reason I bought an Xbox

I personally love Sigma. I only played Black for so long on the Xbox back then so I guess once I had gotten the PS3, that particular version had more hours in. Overall, it would’ve been neat to have a nicer mix up between the original and new. Not many of the changes are exactly overkill so I’m glad they made something great anyways.

Ninja gaden sigma bast Because the picture is clear ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😁💯👌🏼🥰💙❤️‍🔥✨😋😋😋

WTF happens to Murai's face at 10:42 on the Sigma side?? XD

Ng black for the og xbox all the way

Sigma 1 master collection is superior. Die hard black fans just have nostalgia goggles on. Either way, support which ever version of the game so that the developers make a sequel or remake.

Ninja Gaiden black is the best iteration of Ninja Gaiden 2004. No question, No disagreements.

10:42 sigma murai face disappear

Black looks so much better from a visual sense... I can't explain why, but it really does. Maybe it's more consistent and flows better? The colors are more muted?

Black is better

Sigma have better saturated colors and contrast and that's all. Just from beginning they cut waterfall and other taxing effects for PS3 and leave these changes even this even on PS4. Look at the water in Tairon - just awful! Looks even worse than on PS Vita and PS3 - HUGE pixels on PS4!Thats sad :/ Water on OG Xbox looks so much better and have physics (Aqueduct level). I am a big fan of the original NG for Xbox (without camera control but harder version) and Black. These games are better on Xbox One X in true 4K/60fps than this lazy collection with "dynamic resolution" and huge framedrops on Switch (just like PS Vita port). I know the diffierences because have and played every version (Xbox, X360, XOX, PS3, PS vita and PS4 PRO now).

Black had ninja gaiden arcade and maybe it's just me but black was harder on ninja master mode.

It's weird. Sigma definitely looks better with outside environments but when you go inside, it's a different story. Some rooms look better on Sigma and some look better on Black. Not as cut and dried as you would think.

I like both but Ninja Gaiden Black just looks better aesthetically to me. And I dislike some changes the PS3 remake changed too from music, graphic effects, and so on. For example, Ryu's after images seem less flashy and the Kitetsu special effects (like when it splits into separate blades) during some animations seem dull and lazy.

very good comparison

Black has some nicer lighting effects and reflections ect. The new trees and other changes are cool on sigma but I prefer ng black.

Ng2 makes for a more interesting comparison, since nobody denies black is the version of ng1. I have only ever played sigma 2 but a lot of what I hear seems contradictory or confusing in terms of how it's different from og ng2.

The sigma is better , but the black have more costumes this sigma us a remasterd of version of vita , i like to see this new versión vs PS3 i have this new colectan but i dont remember how looks the PS3 side by side

Black ( Xbox classic?) Sigma the last collection? since Xbox 360, Xbox one?

black looks more nostalgic. too bad I just bought sigma 1 and 2 lol

black is still my game. almost perfect

Its like night and day... dubup dishhh!

i prefer the black cutscenes way more, on sigma seems like they just put n overall blur on everything but it does make it more hd

I wish if Ninja Gaiden sigma playable on PS4. The disc I have for PS3 & there is no need to purchase the same game again.

Why are there so many different versions of this game?

What's up with Sigma's cinematics being so blurry?

I still have the original, black, sigma and sigma 2. It would be pointless to purchase master collection.

I thought You Can't Decapite enemies in sigma

The first scene when the evil dark dragon blade appears, it´s like the screens are in the wrong place, I play the ninja gaiden black version in a series S and it´s look horrible. In sigma looks much better

Ninja gaiden black is the most perfect ninja gaiden game.

Why everyone hate the Sigma versions of 1&2, exactly?

Love both of the versions, but black is far superior. Sigma is very easy man, I never had a problem with any boss on that game.

I just finished my play through of sigma 1,2 “ master collection” working on 3 I think the Xbox versions are better sigma 2 has no blood I don’t know about sigma 3. I remember the Xbox version being brutal.

Sigma looks better, I'm a Xbox player, but come on, the only improve everything. Try the Master Collection in Series X and a 4K TV, and you will see the difference

Black all day.

I got the master collection and I got to say the first game is vastly inferior in terms of movement and dodging. Also the fire effects look much worse in sigma (notice the torches fire animations) and graphically has worse textures. That coupled with the fact that they removed the puzzles, and made the game overall a lot easier. Correct me if I’m wrong but you can’t carry more than one talisman of rebirth in black. Ninja gaiden 2 sigma is on another level of crapiness though. Very bad graphics, no gore, less costumes to unlock, easier game on the whole. You should never change what was considered at the time the greatest action adventure game of all time (vanilla NG2) and perhaps still is. Regardless, the collection is decent enough for those who can’t get the xbox versions, just a shame that newcomers have to play this as an introduction to the series.

Sigma is certainly more colorful

Overall Black is superior

Now on every console

If a new ninja gaiden comes out. if it had sigma and blacks combat with better bosses. Just period better bosses. Not unfair spamming bosses not. gimicy jump around 100 times bosses. But like 2021 quality bosses like in seikro. they PERFECTED the combat 20 years ago. I wanna see it with a 2021 face lift. Seikro quality in a Ninja G game

Black looks better and sharper to me. I still enjoy both games either way.

prefiro o black zerei n xbox classico sem comparação de dificuldade e grafico perfeito, o sigma muito colorido e falta fases é tudo diferente..

Ninja gaiden black and ninja gaiden sigma ❤️❤️❤️👌

Sigma is actually quite crappy

For me : ninja gaiden Xbox 360 !!!

Sigma has more colour & life to it, it's perfection

It's funny they called it the Master Collection when it's actually a collection of the worst versions of each game.

sigma looks like a different game

Sigma looks like dogshit with all that bloom. Good thing on PC you can remove the bloom with a mod. Overall Sigma looks like the ugly ps3/xb360 era of games, which in my opinion is the ugliest looking generation of games. Clearly one of those painful transition periods where you barely have the hardware power to run higher res textures but not enough to make them actually look good. NGB takes the W all the way. Sigma also forces you to play as Rachel for a couple chapters which is stupid. Nobody wants to play her, literally nobody. Bought Sigma yesterday and I am dissappointed to say the least when it comes to graphics and cut content like that extra street in Tairon.

The Master Collection is digital diarrhea

I like sigma in master collection is better. Because of hero mode help to people who have to hard time and frustrating wit da game. And they can help you to beat it. And it is fast load times.

Damn Sigma looks WAY nicer.