Complete guide to finding all 30 Crystal Skulls in Ninja Gaiden II. Discover their locations across Chapters 1-11 to unlock special rewards and Gamerpics.
Walkthrough
- 1Chapter 1: Adjacent rooftop from the ART OF THE INFERNO scroll.
- 2Chapter 1: Balcony where archers were first encountered. Use Bird Flip from the cherry blossom tree.
- 3Chapter 2: Bottom of the river where you used Water Run.
- 4Chapter 2: On a shelf between rooms containing the ULTRAMARINE and VERMILION JEWELS.
- 5Chapter 3: Top of the stairs in the area where you found the ART OF THE WIND BLADES scroll.
- 6Chapter 3: Across from the TECHNIQUE OF SHADOWLESS FOOTSTEPS scroll. Use a double Wall Run.
- 7Chapter 4: Metal ledge in a back alley after exiting the subway. Use Wall Run from the left.
- 8Chapter 4: Ledge near the ladder to the upper bridge.
- 9Chapter 4: First floor of the Statue of Liberty stairway, on a metal beam across from the Save Statue. Use Wall Run.
- 10Chapter 5: On a gondola across the river from where the Kusari-gama was found. Take stairs to the river and run across the water.
- 11Chapter 5: On a table in the restaurant area after the first Save Statue.
- 12Chapter 5: Under the water in a water alley guarded by exploding jellyfish, past the alley.
- 13Chapter 6: Under wreckage across from Muramasa's Statue at the chapter's start.
- 14Chapter 6: Revealed by attacking the guillotine across from the Save Statue after exiting caverns.
- 15Chapter 6: Inside the castle library, revealed by attacking the upper left shelf.
- 16Chapter 7: Next to the control panel of the Daedalus cockpit.
- 17Chapter 7: Under fallen wreckage outside the room where the Tonfas were found.
- 18Chapter 8: In the corner of the alley with landmines.
- 19Chapter 8: Next to some candles as you descend the stairway after finding the Bell Key.
- 20Chapter 8: Across the bar inside the train.
- 21Chapter 8: On one of the large clock gears before the Zedonius battle.
- 22Chapter 9: Tied to a rope on the watchtower to the right side of the river stronghold.
- 23Chapter 9: Next to a hidden Muramasa's Statue, reached by zipline and swinging to branches, before fighting the worm.
- 24Chapter 9: In the corner on the other side of the water body with acid worms, after the worm boss battle.
- 25Chapter 9: In the river, held by a dead body after the cutscene with floating dead ninja bodies.
- 26Chapter 10: On top of walls leading to the next acid river, after defeating the first batch of acid worms. Use Wall Run.
- 27Chapter 10: Around the corner at the bottom of the stairs, after encountering mini-dragons.
- 28Chapter 11: Inside an enclosure next to a dead body in the alleyway at the Hayabusa Village entrance.
- 29Chapter 11: Inside a small wooden shack after emerging to the grassy field.
- 30Chapter 11: In a small enclosure in the Valley Shadows at the bottom of the Ninja Fortress, the same area as the first Ninpo scroll in Ninja Gaiden 1.
Tips
- There are a total of 30 Crystal Skulls to collect up to Chapter 11.
- If you don't have all 30 by Chapter 12, you must backtrack to find the remaining ones.
- Completing Way Of The Warrior difficulty unlocks two new costumes.
- Finding all 30 Crystal Skulls unlocks Gamerpics.
- Completing the game unlocks SOUND TEST and CLASSIC FILTER in the OPTIONS Menu.
- Completing Way Of The Warrior difficulty before Way Of The Acolyte grants an additional 100 Achievement Points (200 total).
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