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 Naruto: Clash of Ninja |  4.0
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by  HMHRefined
from , , IL | Aug 17, 2007 |
THE GOOD:
-Story mode is closely related to the original Naruto manga/anime
-Detailed stages and fighting areas
-Realistic character voice overs
-Interesting control patterns
-GREAT Extras menu THE BAD:
-Small character selection
-Low lasting value SUMMARY:
Naruto: Clash of Ninja is a wonderful fighting game. Like I said in 'The Good' this game is closely related to the Naruto manga/anime. The story mode takes you through the entire Zabuza/Haku saga. Stages and fighting areas are taken also from the manga/anime. Such as The Academy schoolyard and rooftop, The Ichiraku Ramen shop, The Forest of Death, The Great Naruto Bridge and more. The control patterns in this game are interesting because of the way you move. Your player can only move forwards and backwards until you change your angle by pressing 'L' or 'R'. Also different combinations of buttons and control stick movement produce different attacks. The extras in this game are one of the best things about it. Under this menu, you have ninja files, (completed bios and facts about the selected ninja) a picture gallery, (pictures from the Naruto anime) and sound tests. (listen to the music player, game sound effects, or character voices)
Like I said in 'The Bad' there is a small character selection. Eight characters may sound like alot, but compared to how many characters there actually are in Naruto, you will notice the selection is quite small. I say the game's value is low lasting only because it is short. After beating story mode and obtaining every character all that's left to do is beat your own scores in extra modes such as Survival and Time Attack. But I only direct this opinion at single players like myself, as playing with two or more people can keep the game more exciting for longer.
The game graphics are well done. Cel-shaded and high quality. The backgrounds and characters are well detailed concerning their original looks and clothing.
GAME MODE DESCRIPTION
One Player - Play by yourself advancing each opponent until you have defeated each one.
Two Player battle - Play with a friend. Engage in combat with two different fighters.
Play Against Computer - The same as Two Player Battle, only a COM will control the second fighter.
Survival - Continue advancing and defeating opponents until you lose one battle.
Time Attack - The same as One Player, only you are being timed throughout each match. You recieve your total time at the end.
Training - Select your player, your opponent, and stage. You can practice attacks and strategies here.
Story - Your player will depend on each part of the story. Before each fight, text will slowly roll up your screen explaining the situation. (over a picture of the stage you will fight in) Pictures of each character involved in the upcoming fight will have a small discussion before the fight, then you defeat the opponent(s) like normal.
Character selection includes:
Naruto Uzumaki
*Kyuubi Naruto
Sasuke Uchiha
Sakura Haruno
Kakashi Hatake
*Sharingan Kakashi
Iruka Umino
Rock Lee
Zabuza Momochi
Haku
Game modes include:
One Player
Two Player Battle
Play Against Computer
Survival
Time Attack
Training
Story
I reccomend this game to anybody looking for a great fighting game. This game is fun and easy to figure out. Naruto fans WILL NOT be dissapointed! Try Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 if you have already played and enjoyed this game! I rate Naruto: Clash of Ninja a 4.0 |
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| You only threw a LOG!!! |  4.8
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by EricSpringfield
| Jun 16, 2003 |
THE GOOD:
The game is increadibly close to the anime. Beautiful cell shading and face paced fighting. A simple, yet challenging fighting style. While the same attack key is always used you will quickly see that you need to do more than tap the same button over and over to do well. You have to learn to use throws to set up your opponent for your special attack, etc. The simple attack system also promotes the exciting back and forth of ninjas using thier kawarimi no jutsu (they leave a log in thier place and pop up behind thier opponent). A fairly good range of characters. Many disagree but a fair portion of the characters which were introduced prior to the Chuunin Exam episodes are here. From what I've heard the expansion will include foreign ninjas such as Gaara and the Hidden Sound-nins. By the way, try to time it with your friends so that you're starting a throw when they use kawarimi no jutsu. If you do it right the THROW THE LOG!  THE BAD:
I can barely think of anything to put here. I guess the only thing is that you might not like the game so much if you don't already like the anime/manga. SUMMARY:
I give this game a 4.8 because I personally have found NOTHING wrong with it, but concede that it's audience is somewhat limited stateside. If only they would hurry up and get Naruto licensed over here... |
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| this game is INCREDIBLY CLOSE to the manga |  4.1
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by NEONlights
from los angeles, ca (or hiroshima in japan), | May 14, 2003 |
THE GOOD:
the good thing about this game is how close everything is connected to the manga. each character has moves he/she actually uses in the manga (with the exception of iruka). the effects are spectacular and the action is extremely quick.
replacement technique is useable and adds flare to battles.
naruto, oiruke no jutsu is useable as counter
sharingan kakashi is unlockable character who can copy supers.
the music in stages where there is music is awesome just like the anime. its so great. and the sound effects are perfect.
its quite realistic in a ninja manga sense that there is delay for attacks and recovery time which means you need more skill.
for a challenge there is difficulty four which is very VERY taxing. THE BAD:
sadly there isnt very much skill put into combo. combos are mostly like b+b+b+b+b or B+b+a+a+a or something like that, it needed work
also the major flaw is that the lack of characters
*SPOILERS*
the character list is
naruto
kyuubi naruto
sasuke
sakura
iruka
kakashi
sharingan no kakashi
zabuza
and haku
this as you can see is a very small amount of characters.
besides that, this game doesnt have many flaws BUT!!!!
it gets horribly boring if you only play by yourself. play it with friends SUMMARY:
i would really ONLY reccomend this game to to strict fans of the manga
you can usually find this game running at around 60-70 bucks at online or local import stores. this is the type of game where there is no quarter circle foward punch moves so a arcadestick would be nice to add.
i would actually give two ratings
2/5 for NON FANS
4.1/5 FOR TRUE FANS
THANX ~ |
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