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Part 18
Ninja Gaiden II

Part 18

Complete walkthrough for Part 18 of Ninja Gaiden II, covering the Bridge Gate, Clock Tower Gears, Waterfall Garden, and Wine Cellar areas. Find keys, items, and defeat enemies.

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Complete walkthrough for Part 18 of Ninja Gaiden II, covering the Bridge Gate, Clock Tower Gears, Waterfall Garden, and Wine Cellar areas. Find keys, items, and defeat enemies.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Near the gondola, defeat jellyfish guarding a water alley. Collect Crystal Skull #12 under the water.
  2. 2
    Use Water Run to reach the other side of Pantheon Path. Save your game at the Save Statue inside a building.
  3. 3
    AREA: THE BRIDGE GATE
  4. 4
    Go upstairs and defeat the Van Gelfs.
  5. 5
    Find the BRIDGE GATE KEY in a chest by kicking down a half-opened door on the opposite side of the area.
  6. 6
    Stock up at Muramasa's Statue.
  7. 7
    Use the Bridge Gate Key to open the gate. Defeat the wolves that emerge.
  8. 8
    Work your way down the path, defeating more wolves. Open a chest for a goodie.
  9. 9
    OBJECTIVE: OPEN THE DRAWBRIDGE
  10. 10
    Equip the Fiend's Bane Bow and shoot the two glowing spheres under the bridge to open it.
  11. 11
    Take the left zipline across and open the chest for a Life of the Gods.
  12. 12
    OBJECTIVE: FIND AN ALTERNATE WAY TO KILL THE GAJA
  13. 13
    Jump into the water and run towards the water wheels. Dodge the Gaja and run under the middle of the wheels to a dry wooden ledge.
  14. 14
    Defeat the Gaja using Izuna Drops from the ledge.
  15. 15
    If you killed Gaja in the water, watch out for Exploding Jelly Fish near the water wheel.
  16. 16
    OBJECTIVE: SOLVE THE WATER WHEEL PUZZLE
  17. 17
    Jump and swing on the metal bars of the large water wheel. Jump off when the wheel reaches the upper platform.
  18. 18
    Jump onto the other water wheel to reach a new area.
  19. 19
    AREA: CLOCK TOWER GEARS
  20. 20
    Jump and swing on the metal bars of the rotating wheel above. Jump down to the platform.
  21. 21
    Open the chest for a Lives of the Thousand Gods.
  22. 22
    Exit the area.
  23. 23
    AREA: WATERFALL GARDEN
  24. 24
    Approach the stairway and defeat the emerging wolves.
  25. 25
    Approach the Save Statue.
  26. 26
    OBJECTIVE: TURN OFF THE WATERFALL
  27. 27
    Defeat the Gaja enemies using Izuna Drops and On-Land Charge Ultimates. The waterfall will turn off, revealing a new path.
  28. 28
    AREA: WINE CELLAR
  29. 29
    Defeat the Gaja and Van Gelfs that ambush you.
  30. 30
    In the next room, find a Muramasa Statue to the left and a chest with a goodie to the right.
  31. 31
    Continue down the hall, defeating more Gaja and Van Gelfs.
  32. 32
    OBJECTIVE: FIND THE COPPER KEY
  33. 33
    Go up the stairs and fight Gaja and Van Gelfs.
  34. 34
    At the end of the upper hall, find the COPPER KEY in a chest.
  35. 35
    Use the Copper Key on the metal gate to find the ART OF THE FLAME PHOENIX Scroll on a dead body.
  36. 36
    OBJECTIVE: ESCAPE THE WINE CELLAR
  37. 37
    Return to the previous hall and turn right. Defeat more Gaja and Van Gelf enemies.
  38. 38
    Continue up the stairs to a dead-end cellar.
  39. 39
    Open the chest for a goodie. Use a downward strike on the wooden platform covering a well.
Tips
  • Fighting Gaja on the dry wooden ledge using Izuna Drops is faster than fighting them in the water.
  • Use Wind Blades Ninpo to easily deal with groups of enemies like wolves and Gaja/Van Gelf ambushes.
  • Obliterations are effective against Van Gelfs.
  • On-Land Charge Ultimates are effective against Gaja after using Izuna Drops.
  • Crystal Skull #12
  • Bridge Gate Key
  • Life of the Gods
  • Lives of the Thousand Gods
  • Copper Key
  • Art of the Flame Phoenix Scroll

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