Major Nelson has recently announced on his blog that the Ninja Gaiden II Mission Mode DLC will be offered on Xbox Live for cheap this week as part of an ongoing Deal of the Week feature.

Originally priced at 800 points, the DLC will be marked down to 560 points for Xbox Live Gold Members netting a savings of 33%, not bad.

Read more about the Ninja Gaiden II Mission Mode DLC after the break.

Introducing Mission Mode, a brand-new gameplay expansion for the acclaimed action game Ninja Gaiden II. In this all new game mode, challenge your skills in self-contained missions featuring trials and tribulations not found in the standard story mode. Karma Attack missions task you with obtaining the highest score, while Survival missions give you a single weapon to fight off as many enemies as possible. Take your high scores online with Xbox LIVE and compete with players around the world on the mission leaderboards! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.