Strengths: The first great Naurto game, two games in one, great story mode and great fighting mode either online/offline, Japanese audio is a free download for the purists, anime level graphics.
Weakness: well, this is hard since I was surprised in the quality of the game. The story mode directly follows the anime storyline, coin collecting missions, more directed to kids
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is a great game. People come to this game expecting something low quality. Previous Naruto games have been nothing to write home about and it was looking like this game might be the same way since it was even developed outside of Japan but Ubisoft, but this game is different. Rise of a Ninja is solid game. The story mode is fun even if it follows the story the anime tells, but the offline/online fighting part of the game is well made. As in all fighting games it is always a lot more fun when you take your battles online. The graphics meet that of the anime so people should feel pretty at home in the game and you can download the Japanese audio track for the game for the anime purists out there. I recommend picking this game up, you will be surprised how good it really is.
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Strengths: Graphics, sound, characters, and fighting/story-mode.
Weakness: Cutscenes, Nickel and Diming for characters that should of been part of originally been part of the game disc.
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is an action/adventure/fighting game for the XBOX 360. You play as Naruto who is a student soon to be ninja throughout his adventures. The story mode is well done due to various elements. You have some platforming, some fights, and leveling up to gain more skills. The cutscenes are cheap, since they decided to go with old anime cutscenes to show the story. They should of gone with in-game cutscenes, since the graphics are amazing. The english voice actors are great except for the rare few that aren't the original english voice actors (Jiraiya in particular). If you sign-up to get a ubisoft account you can also unlock Shikamaru. But other characters like the Third can only be unlocked by paying 500 ms points. I feel like they nickel and dimed the consumer on this issue. Should of been part of the game originally. I give the game 4 stars for being a great anime based game for a change.
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Strengths: It follows original animated series. In graphic wise, best looking Naruto game.
Weakness: Not *made in Japan. Terrible English voice acting!
If you have watched animated series, then you will probably already know what is going to happen because it's based on it. Village of hidden leaf is beautifully animated in cell-shade. You get to do optional chores around the town over and over again, which gets boring very quickly. Ubisoft tried to include fighting and adventure at the same time and I think that is what ruined this game, otherwise it could been awesome! But my most complaint is no option for original Japanese voice cast. No, if you buy it, you are stuck with game that comes only with awful English voice acting, which I do not prefer, especially when the game is based on Japanese anime.
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Strengths: Great graphics and one of the better licensed games out there.
Weakness: Some repetetive gameplay and the combat is not too deep.
Many folks might dismiss a title like Naruto Rise of a Ninja outright as hastily-assembled kiddie-fare. In this case they would be wrong. This is a gorgeous adventure/brawler game that looks nearly like the anime t4hat inspired it. For fans of the show it is certain to deliver what they want. For others it might still be an enjoyable experience. It is part adventure, part brawler. You may get bogged down doing a few too many fetch quests (the staple of adventure games) but all in all the beautiful scenery makes this not too bad. The game is also fairly short which means nothing ever gets too tedious. You can also play on and offline in a typical one-on-one fighting game. The controls are not as in depth as something like Virtua Fighter but it is enjoyable in small doses. All in all the game is better than I thought it would be and worth at least a rental for fans of the series and others who want a change of pace from the typical Xbox 360 lineup of shooters and sports games.
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Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is probably the best looking Naruto game in the market. It has gorgeous anime-style, cell-shaded graphics that is purely breath taking. The story mode is the best offer in this game since you get to do both fighting and RPG-like elements such as, town exploring, leveling up and coin collecting. There is a versus mode in which you get to just do fighting against your opponent.
Fans of the Naruto series will love this game for its amazing graphics that is true to the series, and a good diversity of game play.
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Strengths: Great cartoon graphics, well-done Naruto translation, nice DLC, good voice acting
Weakness: Somewhat repetitive, too short, limited online multiplayer
Naruto: Rise Of A Ninja is the first Naruto game on the 360, where he's appeared previously on the PS2, DS and Wii. This game follows the early parts of the Naurto saga, in his rise up the ranks of the ninja. The game looks great and appears like a rendered cartoon, with good voice acting to back it up. The gameplay is good, though has its moments of being repetitive. Game length is on the shorter side, even with the good DLC available for it. Online multiplayer is a bit sparse, though better than nothing. Overall, it's a very good entry of Naurto onto the 360.
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Strengths: Looks great. Interesting mix of rpg style missions and fighting action. true to the story and characters.
Weakness: Original DLC had serious bug. believe it's been fixed.
Naruto is a really great game for the 36. One that's great in its own right and not justbecuase it's the franchise fo a particular anime. The game looks and plays well, has a nice fighting system, a mix of rpg style missions, challenges, there's a lot to do. Yeah, it has soem quirks. And there was a bad bug in the first batch of DLC. But I believe that's been removed and fixed.
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I consider this a good Naruto fighter with a decent story/RPG added in. I enjoyed the story mode very much, and what's in it has a lot of detail. The depth and completeness of it was lacking however. For instance, there were no interiors, and Naruto's home wasn't in it. But the outdoors made up for it, and the village of Konoha is very well done.
As far as the story goes, it seemed to skimp on the wrong parts. For instance, the battle on the bridge with Haku was watered down, the final battles in the Chuunin exams left characters out, and too much was missing from the battle with Gaara/Shukaku. If in those key places (and at least with Gaara), the story would have been a bit better. Despite these gripes, it was a very good entry for Ubisoft and I hope they continue the series.
As for the fighting mode, it is pretty good and I liked using the analogs to make the seals. Hopefully in the next one they allow more techniques.
Japanese voices were very good (Xbox Live download, free). Unfortunately, for all the short remarks before fights and throughout the village there were no subtitles. They only subtitled the conversations.
Bottom line, if you like Naruto, you will love this game.
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Strengths: +authentic to anime
+Japanese and English voices
+easy controls
+fighting mechanics are good
+Japanese and English voice acting
Weakness: -way too short
-no difficulty setting
-not much replay ability
-horrible storyline (won’t make sense for those unfamiliar to Naruto)
-some voice actors not the same as TV
Naruto Rise of a Ninja is inspired by the hit anime series. In single player mode, players assume the role of Naruto. The game takes players from the beginning of the first Naruto series all the way up to the end of the Chunin exams. As Naruto, players can also explore every inch of the Leaf Village and the surrounding areas. Scattered throughout the Leaf Village are various side-objectives that include searching for coins, delivering food, and other “ninja ninja” activities. By completing those side-objectives, Naruto can level up and gain experience that can be used to learn new ninja moves.
The main storyline in Naruto can easily be completed in a rental and those side-objectives are not enough of an incentive to keep on playing the game. However the fight mode of Rise of a Ninja is decent and definitely increases replay ability of this game. In fight mode players are not restricted to Naruto and can play as the other characters each with their own special moves. Fight mode is available for online and offline play. Because of the short nature of this game I can’t recommend a purchase of this game for non Naruto fans. However Naruto and non-Naruto fans should certainly give this game a rental. Naruto Rise of a Ninja is a good game that is just too short.
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Strengths: great graphics, fairly faithful to the original Naruto story, nice Xbox Live downloads
Weakness: computer can be extremely tough in verses mode
If you're a fan of the Naruto series, this is the game to get for the 360. The cell shaded graphics are amazing and the gameplay is fun and challenging. It's great to be able to explore the Konoha village in a free roaming environment. Xbox Live downloads add to the enjoyment of the game with the addition of extra characters (as a price of course). The computer can be pretty unforgiving at times during versus battles, but nothing a little practice won't fix. If you love the Naruto series, this is a great game to immerse you into the life of a Konoha ninja.
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If you love Naruto, this *might* be the game for you
Strengths: Colorful graphics
Stays pretty close to the original story
Weakness: Old video scenes fill the game
Glitches
Too many fetch-quests
This game is for the Naruto fans. Ubisoft created the Konoha village exactly as it appears in the anime/manga.
Gameplay is a mix of Platforming and Fighting. Sadly, the game doesn't do either one extremely well.
Many missions come down to running to a specific location and picking up an object. Rinse and repeat. This game is largely a number of fetch-quests. More variety would have made this game great.
And the fighting system has been done better...especially in other Naruto games. (Try the Gekitou Ninja Taisen series on Gamecube!)
Still, this is a great rental, and the online fights are kinda fun.
Hopefully, Ubisoft can make a much better sequel.
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Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is a decent game. It is the best looking Naruto game to date. It combines both adventure and fighting into one game. While it is decent, the adventure and fighting are not done extremely well. There are lots of repetitiveness in both ventures.
The best part of the game is the graphics. Its cell shaded, anime looking truely resembles the anime incarnation. The home town Konoha is beautifully rendered in details.
The English voice over left a lot to be desired. I would recommend you to down the free Japanese voice over from Xbox Live.
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is probably best suited to Naruto fans. If you're a casual gamer looking for a great fighting game, this game may not be for you.
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is an Xbox 360 exclusive from Ubisoft that will be released only in North America. The game follows the title character, Naruto, as he goes from a beginner ninja with no skills to a serious force. Narutos creators sign off on all aspects of the game, and the Ubisoft team has stated that theyre trying to emulate the anime series as closely as possible. As a result the...
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Naruto: Rise of a Ninja receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.18 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #1,777 game of all time, #23 game of 2007 for the Xbox 360 and #85 Xbox 360 game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 31 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other games ranked, click...
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A Good, Solid Naruto Game
Strengths: The first great Naurto game, two games in one, great story mode and great fighting mode either online/offline, Japanese audio is a free download for the purists, anime level graphics.
Weakness: well, this is hard since I was surprised in the quality of the game. The story mode directly follows the anime storyline, coin collecting missions, more directed to kids
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is a great game. People come to this game expecting something low quality. Previous Naruto games have been nothing to write home about and it was looking like this game might be the same way since it was even developed outside of Japan but Ubisoft, but this game is different. Rise of a Ninja is solid game. The story mode is fun even if it follows the story the anime tells, but the offline/online fighting part of the game is well made. As in all fighting games it is always a lot more fun when you take your battles online. The graphics meet that of the anime so people should feel pretty at home in the game and you can download the Japanese audio track for the game for the anime purists out there. I recommend picking this game up, you will be surprised how good it really is.
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