No one has ever truly unlocked the Platinum trophy for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus on the PlayStation Vita – until recently.
User Tqvry made PlayStation history when they became the first person to ever earn the Dynamic Duo Gold Trophy for the Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 port last week. Third-party tracker website PSNProfiles has already recorded the achievement, listing Tqvry as the first and only player ever to earn the Trophy through legitimate means.
Considering Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus launched for the Vita more than 13 years ago, the obvious question is: What took so long? Dynamic Duo – and by extension the Platinum Trophy – has long been considered by die-hard Trophy hunters to be one of the most difficult Trophies to achieve. Although notorious for its difficulty, unlocking it asks players to team up with another player and “successfully complete all missions on Turbo difficulty.”
Gold Trophies and high-level Achievements have been known to require players to complete similar tasks in the past, so for the uninitiated, Dynamic Duo might not seem all that bad. Unlike the original PlayStation 3 version, though, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus doesn’t support proper online co-op. So, instead of a real-world player to help plow through some already demanding missions, you’re stuck with an AI bot companion who can’t fend for themselves and needs to be constantly watched over.
It’s…a lot. So much, in fact, that Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus went without anyone grabbing its Platinum Trophy until Tqvry proved their accomplishment by capturing it on video March 27, 2026. The 10-hour broadcast covers just one mission, which sees Ryu and his not-so-trusty bot sidekick fighting three bosses simultaneously. Most of the footage shows failed attempt after failed attempt until about the 9:25:00 mark, when one of the enemies unintentionally glitches into the ground.
It’s lucky, to say the least, and gives Tqvry the space they need to win as the fight turns into a 2v1. A boss bugging out to the degree they become immobilized probably isn’t the kind of thing many (if any) players got to benefit from in the 13 years it took for the Trophy to be completed, but Tqvry clearly made the most of it.
“You’re bats**t insane in the best way, and legend,” one user commented on YouTube. “Super congrats on the impossible feat and being the world’s first.”
“This is easily one of the most insane achievements I’ve ever seen in gaming,” another said. “It could end up being the peak of trophy hunting for years to come. Other legit achievers will come, but being the first to conquer something everyone thought was impossible is legendary. Enjoy it, you’ve earned it!”
Elsewhere in the world of Ninja Gaiden, developer Team Ninja released an updated take on a classic action game with Ninja Gaiden 2 Black early last year. October then saw the launch of Ninja Gaiden 4, a game that we gave an 8/10 review.
Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He’s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).
