Ninja Gaiden Ragebound takes us back to the classic time of the NES-era Ninja Gaiden titles of the 80s. The hack and slash, action‑platformer, and side‑scroller game has a lot to offer in terms of countless challenges, secret missions, and collectibles.
Challenges come in different shapes and sizes such as avoiding damage throughout the level, beating a certain number of enemies, or finding secret rooms among other things. Later missions increase difficulty with challenges like clearing bullet train sections without falling, killing bosses with specific attacks, or defeating multiple enemies with single attacks.
If you are looking to know about all the different challenges in Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, this guide is for you. I have compiled a list of all the sub challenges in the main and secret missions in Ninja Gaiden Ragebound.
All Challenges in Main Missions in Ninja Gaiden Ragebound
| Mission | Challenge 1 | Challenge 2 | Challenge 3 |
| P-1 | Use the ceiling to avoid spikes. | Kill enemies of the specified type (6) | Finish level without dying. |
| 1-1 | Perfect dogo run (no damage) | Beat dummy ambush in one try. | Win the duel. |
| 1-2 | Kill with Hypercharged attacks (5) | Kill with lunge attacks (5) | Kill with Guillotine Boost Attacks (5) |
| 1-2 | Find the secret room. | Deflect enemy projectiles (10) | Avoid falling into pits. |
| 2-1 | Destroy traps of the specified type (3) | Chain Guillotine Boosts without landing (10) | Defeat the boss without being hit. |
| 2-2 | Destroy traps of the specified type (1) | Kill with Guillotine Boost Attacks (10) | Avoid falling into pits. |
| 3-1 | Gain Hypercharge with Spider Weapons. | Chain kills with Hypercharged attacks (10) | Clear the level without getting hit. |
| 3-2 | Destroy Cyclop’s eye. | Kill the enemy while on the zipline. | Kill boss with a Ragebound Art. |
| 3-3 | Kill enemies of the specified type (10) | Kill with Spider Weapons (10) | Avoid falling into pits. |
| 3-4 | Kill enemies of the specified type (30) | Kill multiple enemies with one lunge attack (3) | Kill boss with a Hypercharged attack. |
| 3-4 | Kill enemies of the specified type (20) | Kill with Guillotine Boost Attacks (10) | Defeat the boss without being hit. |
| 4-1 | Avoid being hit by gas leaks. | Deflect enemy projectiles (25) | Destroy boss turrets with Guillotine Boosts (3) |
| 4-2 | Kill enemies (25) | Deflect enemy projectiles (5) | Avoid damage from |
| 4-3 | Kill enemies of the specified type (8) | Kill enemies while airborne (20) | Kill boss in less than (01:00) |
| 4-4 | Kill enemies (150) | Kill enemies of the specified type (30) | Defeat the boss in one try. |
| 4-5 | Kill with Guillotine Boost Attacks (15) | Clear the bullet train section without being hit. | Avoid falling into pits. |
| 4-6 | Kill enemies while airborne (20) | Avoid falling into pits. | Kill boss in less than (04:00) |
All Challenges in Secret Missions in Ninja Gaiden Ragebound
There are also secret operations called Secret Ops with their own challenges, including no-death runs, killing specific enemies, and using Hypercharged attacks.
| Secret Op | Challenge 1 | Challenge 2 | Challenge 3 |
| S-1 | Kill enemies (75) | Kill with Hypercharged attacks (5) | Finish the level without dying. |
| S-2 | Kill enemies of the specified type (30) | Kill multiple enemies with a single Hypercharged attack (2) | Finish the level without dying. |
| S-3 | Kill enemies of the specified type (10) | Take no damage in Kumori’s section. | Finish the level without dying. |
| S-4 | Kill with Ragebound Arts (5) | Take no damage in Kumori’s section. | Finish the level without dying. |
| S-5 | Kill enemies (70) | Kill with spider weapons (7) | Finish the level without dying. |
| S-6 | Kill enemies of the specified type (5) | Take no damage in Kumori’s section. | Finish the level without dying. |
| S-7 | Kill enemies (70) | Take no damage in Kumori’s section. | Finish the level without dying. |
| S-8 | Gain Hypercharge from enemies (15) | Avoid damage from: | Finish the level without dying. |
Why Should You Complete All Challenges in Ninja Gaiden Ragebound?
There are a total of 69 challenges in the game that are spread across 15 main missions (and one prologue) and 8 secret missions. Each main mission has 3 sub-missions.
The more challenges you complete in Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, the more your rank increases, and it contributes to your quest to unlock the Ultimate Ninja and Legendary Ninja achievements. Both of these achievements require S and S++rank.
Assist Mode can make some challenges easier by reducing incoming damage to zero, which is helpful for difficult challenges like completing stages without dying or falling into pits.
