After 13 Years, A Player Achieves Platinum Trophy in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2+ Without Cheating

The Ninja Gaiden series is infamous for its punishing difficulty, but among the hardcore players who have tackled its challenges, one particular entry stands out as the toughest: the PlayStation Vita version of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. After thirteen long years, a player has finally achieved the elusive platinum trophy, but it took a marathon 10-hour livestream and a lucky glitch to make it happen.

According to PSNProfiles, a player known as Tqvry is the first to officially complete Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2+ and snag its Platinum trophy. Impressively, it took Tqvry a staggering 20 months to reach this milestone. So, what makes the PS Vita version so much harder to Platinum compared to its PlayStation 3 counterpart?

The trophy Dynamic Duo is the main hurdle, requiring players to complete all missions on Turbo difficulty with a co-op partner. The PS3 version, along with the Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection on other platforms, allows players to team up with real people online. In contrast, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2+ on the Vita forces you to rely on a computer-controlled partner.

In Tqvry’s livestream, the AI partner proves to be frustratingly incompetent, often getting taken out within seconds of the fight starting. It’s worth noting that the 10-hour video only covers one mission, which involves battling three bosses simultaneously—turning it into a three-on-one fight as soon as the AI partner goes down.

Interestingly, Tqvry’s success was largely due to a glitch where one of the bosses gets stuck in the terrain during the fight. This wasn’t a trick Tqvry orchestrated; it was pure luck, which feels well-earned given the circumstances.

Additionally, if you check PSNProfiles, you might see that around 7.3 percent of players have reportedly unlocked the Platinum for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2+. This figure includes all non-legitimate trophy unlocks, and while two other players have claimed the Platinum in the past, Tqvry is the only one to provide solid proof through a livestream of their attempt.