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Ninja Gaiden... Ive had this for awhile and I plan on beating it now that its summer.... I need some pointers.. I always run low on health and gold..

And also Ive never figured out how to use my Ninpo.

Im 4 hours in and just about to start chapter 5 to show how shitty I am.
 
Very, but its ok.
To use Ninpo press y+b at the same time. It isn't too useful except for some bosses and the fact that you are invincible while using it (at least most of the spells).
You won't have much gold until the end, so don't worry about that. Just don't spend it on useless things (i.e. arrows, shurikens).
Health. Block like it was your only purpose in life. And learn to counter. Those are the things that will save your ass. And the roll. The roll is very very important. Remember, just because you are a badass ninja doesn't mean you should run into battle like an idiot. Block a lot and take advantage of your speed.

Sorry I can't be too specific. Its sort of a game that you have to take your lumps with until you get up to speed.
 
Also don't forget to equip the Ninpo. The icon should appear above the health bar. This sounds pretty dumb but I did that myself up until Chapter 4 or so.

Oh and don't feel so bad... I'm 8 hours in and halfway through Chapter 6. :(
 
Acually I block alot.. I usually use ariel attacks to prevent damage to myself.. But I always wind up doing something dumb in battle or stupid guys with grenade launchers..
 
Ah, grenade launchers. Make sure to jump/roll a lot. Trust me it becomes a lot harder when the rpg guys show up. And then it just keeps getting harder and harder. Until the last boss. He's pretty easy.
 
Just do that midair throw move against the grenade/ gun ninjas. They die pretty quickly.

It helps A LOT if you have the windmill shrukien as well.
 
Block, block and BLOCK some more, really once I figured out I need to actually use defense the game wasn't that bad. Though I have heard an alternative method is to just do a crapload of areial attacks. Oh and a note on the trio of black ninjas, you don't have to fight every group, if you think you got a shot at running for it knock yourself out.
 
Defense is the best offense in this game. Good blocking skills are essential. Also learn to center the camera. Once you get your blocking and camera skills down the game gets much easier. Until then be prepared to die quite a bit.
 
I didn't block much, I was a big fan of the 'run, jump, and dive-bomb' aerial attack. Good for choppin' off heads.
 
Study the enemies attack patterns, they all usually have moments where they're vulnerable. Blocking is probably the most important thing to remember throughout the game. Also, try to never stay still, run on the walls, roll, jump, as they say a moving target is harder to hit.
 
Buy a lot of healing items so youre always stocked because some bosses are just really hard.
 
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