List of Naruto video games

This is a list video games based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto.

Naruto video games have appeared on various consoles from Nintendo, Sony, and even Bandai. The very first Naruto video game was Naruto: Konoha Ninpouchou, which was released in Japan on March 27, 2003 for the WonderSwan Color. Most Naruto video games have been released only in Japan. Because of this, many fans outside of Japan import the games. It wasn't until March 7, 2006 when Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen and Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu were released in North America under the titles of Naruto: Clash of Ninja and Naruto: Ninja Council that any Naruto games were officially available outside of Japan. These games featured the voices from the English dubbed version of the anime. Recently, two new Naruto games for Nintendo DS and Wii have been revealed at the Tokyo Game Show. Also, the fourth installment to the Narutimate Hero series been released for PlayStation 2. There is also a new Naruto game coming for the Xbox 360.

Series

Data Card series

Naruto: Narutimate Card Battle

Naruto: Narutimate Card Battle (ナルティメットカードバトル, Narutimetto Kaado Batoru) is the first Naruto game designed for the popular Data Cards arcade system. Like other Data Cards games, Narutimate Card Battle is an interactive card game, using real cards and 3D graphics to animate battles on screen. Also like other Data Cards games, which are often derived from Playstation 2 games, much of Narutimate Card Battle originates from Naruto: Narutimate Hero 3.

Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Mission

Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Mission (ナルティメットミッション, Narutimetto Misshon) is the second Naruto game designed for the popular Data Cards arcade system. Like other Data Cards games, Narutimate Mission is an interactive card game, using real cards and 3D graphics to animate battles on screen. Also like other Data Cards games, which are often derived from PlayStation 2 games, much of Narutimate Mission originates from Narutimate Accel.

Naruto: Clash of Ninja series

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Naruto: Ninja Council series

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Naruto RPG series

Naruto RPG: Uketsugareshi Hi no Ishi

Naruto RPG: Uketsugareshi Hi no Ishi is the first game in the Naruto RPG series, and re-tells the story in the manga from the beginning up until Naruto's first battle with Gaara. The game starts off with a team of Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno, main characters of the series, and they are joined by like Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga, Shikamaru Nara. Jiraiya acts as a bonus character

With the release of the game, Nintendo released a bundle set which included a limited edition orange Game Boy Advance. The Game Boy had the Konoha leaf on it.

Naruto RPG 2: Chidori vs. Rasengan

Naruto RPG 2: Chidori vs. Rasengan is the second game of the series. A limited edition version of the game was created as well. This version has Sasuke on the cover, on the manual, and on the game card. Its story spans from the quest for Tsunade until the fight that takes place at the Valley of the End and the end of the first part of the manga. The graphics of the game are significantly improved from the first game and every characters' sprites have been redrawn. The game adds many characters that can be switched out at various times in the story.

Naruto RPG 3: Reijuu vs. Konoha Shoutai

Naruto RPG 3: Reijuu vs. Konoha Shoutai (translated as "The Sacred Beasts vs. The Konoha Team") is the third game. It has an original story situated during the filler arc at the end of the first part of the series. The graphics and gameplay are the same as the previous installment, and features many extra secret characters.

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series

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Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles series

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles (うずまき忍伝, Uzumaki Ninden) is a video game for the PlayStation 2 that is based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. Unlike the previous Naruto titles on the PS2 (Naruto: Ultimate Ninja and Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2), which were fighting games, Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles is an action/adventure game. This is also the first 3-D Naruto game not to use cel-shaded graphics. Bandai Namco has finished working on the sequel, Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2, which was released in Japan on November 16, 2006. The game is entirely translated and features no Japanese voice track.

Due to the game being released too early for the dub viewers, content present in the game was either modified or removed. The presence of Itachi, Kisame, and Tsunade were completely wiped clean from the original in all FMV sequences and gameplay, while Gaara and Shikamaru had their costumes modified to their present dub costumes. Very strangely, Chouji's abilities to enlarge his arm were kept in the game despite being a spoiler from the Sasuke Retrieval story arc.

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 (known as Naruto: Konoha Spirits in Japan) is a video game by Bandai Namco. It is based off the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. This game is a sequel to Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles.

The game is an action RPG where the player travel across a map and complete missions to gain experience points in order to gain new abilities or increase their character's stats. Unlike its predecessor Uzumaki Chronicles, the game is not mission based. One can find the missions in a separate mode. The story mode shows Naruto facing ninja who control puppets just like Kankuro.

The game is rather short (only 10 stages), but the versus mode and the mission mode provide a bit of replayability. There is also a second scenario starring Kakashi Hatake.

Single games

Naruto: Konoha Ninpouchou

Naruto: Konoha Ninpouchou is a Japanese-only Role-playing game and the first and only Naruto game to appear on a Bandai console.

Naruto: Konoha Senki

Naruto: Konoha Senki is a Japanese-only strategy game for the Game Boy Advance. This game is considered as the best RPG of Naruto with many missions to fulfill and many characters to play. This game includes many of the main cast along with a special appearance by Masashi Kishimoto as a hidden character.

Naruto: Path of the Ninja

Naruto: Path of the Ninja is a role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. Naruto: Path of the Ninja is an English exclusive version of the original GBA role-playing game as it covers episodes 1-80 of the Anime. More of a remake than a "made from scratch" title, it uses gameplay elements present in the entire series, while the control scheme comes straight from the original DS titles released in Japan.

Naruto: Rise of a Ninja

Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is an Xbox 360-exclusive video game currently under development by Ubisoft Montreal, making it the first Naruto game to be developed by a non-Japanese company. The game will be specifically based off the English dubbed version of the anime, and is set to be released in North America in October 2007. The option to use the original Japanese voice actors will be included in the game.

The game itself is an RPG, where Konoha will serve as a main hub to access various missions players can go on. The main storyline will take place from the beginning of the series to the end of the Invasion of Konoha arc, with included sidequests. It will feature elements from the Prince of Persia series, like jumping acrobatically from rooftop to rooftop, as well as having one-on-one brawls much like the Naruto: Clash of Ninja series. Like with most Naruto games, it will feature cel-shaded graphics.

The game will also allow online versus multiplayer via Xbox live, enabling you to play with your friends.. According to a video interview on Xboxyde.com, the game will also have downloadable content, hinting towards new characters.

Naruto: Shinobi no Sato no Jintori Kassen

Naruto: Shinobi no Sato no Jintori Kassen is a Japanese-only board game-style video game developed by Denyusha and Dimps and published by Bandai. The game uses various characters from the first arc of the series.

Naruto: Shinobi Retsuden

Naruto: Shinobi Retsuden is a 3D fighting video game developed by Dream Factory and published by Takara TOMY for the Nintendo DS video game console. The fighting is set on an infinite-scrolling stage, much like the earlier Tekken games. The touch screen has six large buttons which are used to activate special effects and use items. The gameplay and graphics are similar to the Naruto: Clash of Ninja series of fighting games on the Nintendo Gamecube.

There are eight stages in this game and two different difficulty settings. There is a story mode, an arcade mode, a single match battle mode, and local wireless multiplayer mode. There is no single card play.

Crossover games

Battle Stadium D.O.N

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Jump Super Stars

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Jump Ultimate Stars

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