Started replaying NG2.
It's a bit easier than I remember it on Warrior. Maybe it will change on Mentor and MNM. What's definitely easier is getting Master Ninja ranks. Almost every single chapter I've gotten Master Ninja.
Also remembering why there's only a couple of chapters and handful of fights outside of those that it is you see in NG2 videos online, a lot of it kinda sucks. The combat is crazy fun though and there's a lot of weapons to pick between.
Also runs pretty badly on original hardware.