PS5
Ninja Gaiden 4 spreads its platinum across a high-difficulty campaign, collections and challenges beyond the ending. The first playthrough teaches Yakumo and Ryu while establishing a chapter-cleanup checklist. Missions, Purgatory gates and challenges are separate progression categories. Preparing them while unlocking Master Ninja makes the final stretch clearer because you can identify precisely which requirement remains.
PS5 base-game roadmap. The Two Masters expansion trophies are separate from the main platinum.
- Required difficulty: The campaign must be completed on Master Ninja, unlocked after a first clear.
- Missable trophies: Chapter selection supports cleanup; inspect challenge conditions before each attempt.
- Online: Platinum challenges are single-player, without mandatory online cooperative trials.
Learn both characters during the first campaign
Choose a difficulty that lets you read attacks and experiment with the move set. A first ending opens Master Ninja, but rushing past mechanics is poor preparation for that difficulty jump. When control changes from Yakumo to Ryu, inspect the current character’s skills and upgrades rather than treating their repertoires as identical. Record encounters worth revisiting for practice.
- Check skills and equipment when the playable character changes.
Separate Gourdies from both ninjas’ health upgrades
Keep a Gourdy list and a separate health-upgrade list. A trophy requiring maximum health for both Yakumo and Ryu is not satisfied by checking only the character you use most. Inspect side routes before leaving an area and record the chapter of each missing item. Level selection then supports targeted cleanup instead of another entire campaign for one upgrade.
- Compare both characters’ maximum health and the Gourdy collection.
Check local missions and general objectives
Missions include chapter-specific tasks and more general objectives. Read them before replaying a level so you can select the relevant weapon or action instead of noticing the requirement afterwards. Surf Ninja explicitly requires Auto Movement to be off; completing the route with that option enabled is not an equivalent attempt. Track settings that affect validity alongside each mission.
- Before a trial, check its objective, chapter and required settings.
Approach Master Ninja with controlled attack windows
After the first ending, begin the dedicated Master Ninja route. In groups, choose a clear priority and preserve room to react rather than extending every combination until you are exposed. Against bosses, practise short responses to consistent openings and assess the risk you can sustain. Use unlocked content to practise repeatable encounters instead of casually changing the difficulty of the trophy campaign.
- Maintain the Master Ninja route and focus practice on encounters blocking it.
Finish every challenge category separately
The final check must distinguish Combat Trials, Purgatory Trials and Boss Trials. Opening a gate or clearing one category does not complete the others. Alternate demanding sessions with mission cleanup and inspect the recorded menu results. The main platinum concerns the base game; if overall completion includes The Two Masters, check the correct group before adding an expansion trophy to the original roadmap.
- Compare all three challenge categories with the remaining main-list trophies.
Trophies to watch
Way of the Master Ninja
Complete the game on MASTER NINJA difficulty
Complete the campaign on the unlocked Master Ninja route; an isolated trial is not the whole story.
Critter Collector
Collect every Gourdy
Track Gourdies by chapter and use level selection for cleanup.
Work Horse
Complete all Missions
Review chapter missions and general objectives; a campaign clear alone does not certify the full list.
Challenger of Challenges
Complete all Challenges
Check Combat, Purgatory and Boss Trials as separate categories.
Frequently asked questions
Are older Ninja Gaiden online co-op trials required?
No. This PS5 list concerns Ninja Gaiden 4’s single-player campaign and trials.
Is The Two Masters required for the platinum?
The expansion has an additional trophy group; the main platinum concerns the base game.
Can I recover a Gourdy after the story?
Level selection lets you revisit the relevant chapter. Keep a checklist to avoid replaying already-completed areas.
Sources
- PlayStation – Ninja Gaiden 4 e contenuti aggiuntivi
- PowerPyx – roadmap del gioco base
- PowerPyx – struttura delle missioni
- Exophase – lista trofei PS5
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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