Among the old ngb players from Iberian's realm and Ninja Archives, the original release of ninja gaiden on xbox was referred to as ng04. Referring to the year of it's release.

Which is why I chose to name this particular version as Ninja Gaiden 2004.

It's quite different from Ninja Gaiden Black and has its own share of boss strats, glitches, and secrets.

Also included in the categories for the extremely hardcore is the hurricane pack category which requires a modded xbox and a lot of technical skill.

Getting the Hurricane Pack DLC is a challenge on its own but it comes with a unique combat mechanic not found in NGB, the intercept move. Which is basically like a parry but with the ability to cancel in whatever move you want.