A trailer for the NES title Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos has popped up in the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The game was released by Tecmo Ltd in 1990.
There is no mention of a release date or price for the title, though the game has already been released for the Wii Virtual Console at a retail price of 500 points, so a price point of $4.99 seems likely.
This is the second of the Ninja Gaiden NES games to come to the 3DS Virtual Console. The original Ninja Gaiden game was released on the 3DS VC last December.
In Ninja Gaiden II, a new villain, Ashtar, is revealed. Take on the role of Ryu Hayabusa and rescue Irene Lew, a former CIA agent, from Ashtar. Destroy the Sword of Chaos, a weapon of great power forged from the bone of a demon. Use techniques such as the Fire Wheel or the Windmill Throwing Star and attack while holding on to walls and ladders. Utilize the most innovative technique of all–the ability to create Shadow Clones, orange shadow versions of Ryu that will constantly follow him, repeating previous actions (moving or attacking) in a delayed cycle. Once again defeat henchmen, creatures, and bosses with new fighting techniques and even more weapons as you progress through multiple stages on your way to destroying Ashtar, Jaquio, and the Realm of Chaos.
