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The English cover to Naruto: Ultimate Ninja.

The Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series (known in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Hero) is a series of 3-D fighting games based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. They were developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai. The games are available on both Sony's PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. Five games are present on the PlayStation 2 and two are on PSP.

Gameplay

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Kakashi Hatake facing Sasuke Uchiha in Ultimate Ninja 2.

In the Ultimate Ninja line, the player controls one of the many characters seen within the Naruto anime and manga. The simple goal is to fight the opposing character and to win by reducing their health to zero. The catch to this goal is the vast amount of weapons that appear to the characters as the battle progresses (along with items which could potentially heal the player or the opponent). Basically, unlike the "Clash of Ninja" series, which is similar to Street Fighter; "Ultimate Ninja" is more of an arena based battle, similar to Super Smash Bros. Along with the various weapons available to the characters, they also have their various special abilities taken straight from the series (Naruto Uzumaki's Rasengan or Sasuke Uchiha's Chidori, for example). To use these attacks, however, the player must have the required chakra as indicated by the "chakra bars" located under the players health. Using the technique drains the chakra bar (which can be regained through various methods, including special, character specific methods for some characters). These special techniques are not performed in real-time, however; once successfully executed, a cinematic takes place, where the player either has to fill a bar to a specific level or hit buttons illustrated in the corner of the screen faster than their opponent to assure the attack is at its full strength. All characters can use the substitution jutsu (two variants of which exist; one which evades normal attacks, and another which begins a tug-of-war like minigame after juggling an opponent). Also, some characters have specific transformations available to them (such as Sasuke's Curse Mark of Heaven with the right amount of chakra (or, in the later games, by successfully executing their special technique). The first few games of the Ultimate Ninja series let players execute 3 different secret technique Attacks using three different Chakra levels (red, purple, and blue, in order of weakest to strongest), 2 different signature techniques, and a wide variety of kicks, punches, and throws. However, in Naruto: Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 , players are only allowed to use one secret technique attack, besides the other attacks and techniques. To compensate for this, players will be allowed to select the secret technique of their choice before each battle, but not all secret techniques will be made available at the start of the game. Different secret techniques must be obtained through story mode and completing missions.

PlayStation 2

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (known in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Hero (ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト- ナルティメットヒーロー) is the first installment of the Ultimate Ninja series. It is now a Greatest Hits title, meaning its retail price has dropped to $19.99. The game was released on October 23 2003 in Japan, June 26 2006 in North America, November 17 2006 in Australia, and November 30 2006 in Europe.

The game features a unique battle system with special attacks and various jutsu that can be used. It also features several items, like kunai and shuriken. There are many multi-layered stages from around the Naruto universe, including the Hidden Sand Village, the Chunin exam arena, and the Forest of Death. In the original Japanese version, there were only 12 characters; however, NamcoBandai has added the ability to select both Curse Mark Sasuke and Nine-tailed Naruto as bonus characters. Although both of these characters were already in the Japanese version as transformations, NamcoBandai chose to distinguish these four variations into their own playable characters. Due to this, both Naruto and Sasuke have lost their ability to transform into their advanced modes during battle. This is much like the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 transformation system. The game also features an arcade style story mode. The Story Mode consists of up to six battles divided by some dialogue in a manga style display, one of many homages to its source material.

Critical reception has been mixed, changing from mediocre to somewhat high ratings. G4's X-Play gave Ultimate Ninja a three out of five for a creative comicbook feel and stylish cel-shaded graphics, but complained a lot about how they should have made it stay in Japan and that the controls are too simple, the English voices are "slightly questionable."[1] Both IGN and GameSpot say that the game is easy, yet fun, to play, and praise the anime/manga-inspired graphics.[2][3]

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2, known in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Hero 2 (ＮＡＲＵＴＯ-ナルト- ナルティメットヒーロー２), is the second installment of the fighting game series Naruto: Ultimate Ninja. Like some other Naruto games in Japan, this one was available in two covers: one featuring Naruto Uzumaki along with several different characters in the background, and the other with Sasuke Uchiha and several other characters. The game was released on September 30 2004 in Japan, June 13 2007 in North America, and October 19 2007 in Europe .[4]

Ultimate Ninja 2 features a similar gameplay experience to Ultimate Ninja, featuring many of the same gameplay elements and geography and mini games in the story mode. The game also features an RPG-esque story mode, the first half from the series, the second being an added story arc that takes place between the Tsunade Decision arc and the Sasuke Retrieval arc. In this arc, Orochimaru finds out about a jutsu called the Gedo Mark and uses it to seal Kakashi's Sharingan. Orochimaru then starts his second invasion on Konoha and uses the reanimation jutsu to bring back Zabuza, Haku, and the Third Hokage. Orochimaru also uses it on Naruto to force him to help in attacking the village against his will, as well as using it on himself to give him back the use of his arms temporarily.

There are a total of 32 characters to choose from (33 in the Japanese version with the inclusion of Doto Kazahana). Some characters have also been fused together, so the player must use a certain special jutsu to activate them, such as Sasuke with his Heaven Curse Mark

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3, The North-American version is coming to stores March 25 2008. Secret techniques have been limited to one per character instead of three like the last two titles and uses only one attack. Also, if a secret technique is used and the user loses than the winner receives little or no damage, depending on the technique. But the player gains the ability to select from a range of secret techniques (the number of jutsu per character varies between 1-6 techniques) to use before battle. This game features the largest roster in the Ultimate Ninja series. All characters from the Japanese version will be carried over to the English version. There will also be equipable jutsu like the second game. When two jutsu of the same strength clash, the game cuts to a mini-game, in which the player will have to press a button repeatedly, until either jutsu wins out over the other. In this version, the player will be able to both induce temporary transformations (like The Sound 5 and Sasuke's Cursed Mark LV1) through special jutsu, and other, more permanent ones, that last the entire rest of the fight (like The Sound 5 and Sasuke's Curse Mark LV2). Like the previous installment, this game also has an RPG mode, but unlike Ultimate Ninja 2's RPG, this game's RPG will enable you to jump on buildings and will have a larger map. The Limited Edition version comes with a DVD giving you hints on part of the RPG mode itself. In this installment, North-American players will be enabled to have the option of the original Japanese Seiyu's other than U.S. voices.

Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Accel

Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Accel (NARUTO-ナルト-疾風伝 ナルティメットアクセル, Naruto Shippūden: Narutimetto Akuseru) This game was first seen in issue #2006-52 of Weekly Shonen Jump[5] along with information about the Naruto: Shippūden anime and related merchandise.

As in all the other Narutimate Hero games, the game has an RPG mode that is mixed with the second and third games, in which Naruto can, as in the previous game, use some of his jutsu and throw shuriken while on the RPG environment however cannot move the camera view and there is more loading when moving between different areas. In addition to elements established in previous Narutimate Hero games, Narutimate Accel offers several new twists to combat. When two opponents clash, they will begin a series of high-speed attacks, appearing as a pair of blurs dueling across the stage. The winner is determined by a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. There is also the inclusion of the "Awakening Ougi."

Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Accel 2

Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Accel 2 ([NARUTO-ナルト-疾風伝 ナルティメットアクセル Naruto Shippūden: Narutimetto Akuseru 2] Error: {{nihongo}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the fifth installment in the Ultimate Ninja series.The game was released on December 20 2007, as well as feature 62 playable characters and 24 stages.[6][7] Chiyo has also been confirmed to be in both a form that has Sasori's parents and a form that doesnt use any puppets. Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Accel 2 has an Adventure mode with a selection of characters to choose from, the known being TS Naruto, TS Sakura, TS Sasuke, Kakashi, TS Neji, Yamato, and Sai. This game will also have many Jutsu and Ōugi that feature two characters with a close relationship, officially called Narutimate Combinations.

PlayStation Portable

Naruto: Narutimate Hero Portable

Naruto: Narutimate Portable (NARUTO-ナルト-ナルティメットポータブル, Naruto: Narutimetto Pōtaburu) is a fighting game for the PlayStation Portable. This is a region-free game, like all PSP games, and therefore may be played on any PSP from around the globe. The game features 23 characters, 10 Stages, and the characters' original combos and grab attacks.

Essentially, this game is a scaled down version of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2. Unlike its PlayStation 2 counterpart, Narutimate Portable has fewer characters and levels. Also, each character has only one ougi instead of three and lacks a practice mode.

Interestingly, Naruto and Sasuke's ougi's have them transform into their One Tailed and CS2 forms (for their attacks only) despite the game not being tied to Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3.

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes is an English-exclusive fighting game and is the only English Naruto game on the PlayStation Portable.

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes is essentially a scaled down version of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 and an edited version of Naruto: Narutimate Hero Portable. However, Ultimate Ninja Heroes is more of an action game whereas Narutimate Portable was more story oriented. Also, this game now has a 3-on-3 battle system, similar to The King of Fighters; where the first team to defeat all 3 members of the other team wins. The game also features 20 characters, 8 Stages, and several new features, such as a three-on-three fighting system, wireless two-player battles, and "Hidden Team Skills." One such skill is being able to increase your attack, defense, speed, and jump while playing as The Legendary Sannin (Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade).[8]

Playable characters

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The character selection menu in Narutimate Hero 3. Characters selected are Minato Namikaze (named here as "Konoha's Yellow Flash") (left) and Hanabi Hyuga (right).
Character 1 2 3 Accel Accel 2 Portable Heroes
Asuma Sarutobi Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Anko Mitarashi Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Chiyo Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Chiyo with puppets Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Choji Akimichi Red XN Green tickY[9] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Butterfly Chakra Choji Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
TS Choji Akimichi Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Deidara Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Dotou Kazahana Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
First Hokage Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Gaara of the Desert Green tickY[10] Green tickY[11] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
1/2-Shukaku Gaara Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
TS Gaara Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Haku Green tickY[12] Green tickY[9] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Hanabi Hyuga Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Hinata Hyuga Green tickY[12] Green tickY[9] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Byakugan Hinata Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
TS Hinata Hyuga Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Ino Yamanaka Red XN Green tickY[9] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
TS Ino Yamanaka Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Itachi Uchiha Red XN Green tickY[13] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Green tickY Green tickY
Jiraiya Red XN Green tickY[14] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jirobo Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
CS2 Jirobo Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Kabuto Yakushi Red XN Green tickY[14] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN
Kakashi Hatake Green tickY[12] Green tickY[9] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[7] Green tickY Green tickY
ANBU Kakashi Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Kankuro Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
TS Kankuro Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Kiba Inuzuka Red XN Green tickY[14] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
TS Kiba Inuzuka Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Kidomaru Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
CS2 Kidomaru Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Kimimaro Kaguya Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
CS2 Kimimaro Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Kisame Hoshigaki Red XN Green tickY[13] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Green tickY Green tickY
Konohamaru Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Konohas' Yellow Flash Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Kurenai Yuhi Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Might Guy Red XN Green tickY[14] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Green tickY Green tickY
Neji Hyuga Green tickY[10] Green tickY[9] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
TS Neji Hyuga Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Naruto Uzumaki Green tickY[10] Green tickY[11] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Kyubi Naruto Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
One-Tailed Naruto Uzumaki Red XN[10] Red XN[11] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Taijutsu Naruto Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
TS Naruto Uzumaki Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
TS One-Tailed Naruto Uzumaki Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Four Tailed TS Naruto Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Orochimaru Green tickY[12] Green tickY[14] Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
TS Orochimaru Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Sealed Arms Orochimaru Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Rock Lee Green tickY[10] Green tickY[11] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Drunken Lee/ Loopy Lee Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
TS Rock Lee Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Sai Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Sakon & Ukon Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
CS2 Sakon & Ukon Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Sakura Haruno Green tickY[12] Green tickY[9] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Green tickY Green tickY
TS Sakura Haruno Red XN Red XN[9] Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Sasori in Hiruko Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Sasori with Kazekage Puppet Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Arm Blades Sasori Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Sasuke Uchiha Green tickY[10] Green tickY[11] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
CS Sasuke Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
CS2 Sasuke Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
TS Sasuke Uchiha Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Second Hokage Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Shino Aburame Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
TS Shino Aburame Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Shizune Red XN Green tickY[13] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN
Shikamaru Nara Green tickY[10] Green tickY[9] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
TS Shikamaru Nara Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Tayuya Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
CS2 Tayuya Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Third Hokage Red XN Green tickY[14] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Green tickY Red XN
Temari Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN
TS Temari Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Tenten Red XN Green tickY[9] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
TS Tenten Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN
Tsunade Red XN Green tickY[13] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Yamato Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Zabuza Momochi Green tickY[12] Green tickY[9] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY[6] Red XN Red XN

Notes:

1. CS is an abbreviation for Cursed Seal and signifies a characters form after activating said characters Curse Mark.
2. TS is an abbreviation for Time-Skip and signifies a characters form after the two-and-a half year skip.
3. CS Sasuke and Kyubi Naruto were in the English version of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja but not in the Japanese version, while Dotou was in the Japanese version of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 but not in the English version.

See also

References

  1. ^ "X-Play's review of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  2. ^ "IGN's review of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  3. ^ "GameSpot's review of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
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  8. ^ "Siliconera". Retrieved 2007-06-01.
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  10. ^ a b c d e f g Naruto: Ultimate Ninja English instruction manual. Namco Bandai. 2006. p. 26.
  11. ^ a b c d e Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 English instruction manual. Namco Bandai. 2007. pp. 1–10.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Naruto: Ultimate Ninja English instruction manual. Namco Bandai. 2006. p. 27.
  13. ^ a b c d Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 English instruction manual. Namco Bandai. 2007. pp. 31–34.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 English instruction manual. Namco Bandai. 2007. pp. 21–30.
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