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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful: By blackaciddevil (in the USA somewhere.....) - See all my reviews = Fun: This review is from: Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (Video Game) Nintendo and Sony have seen their fair share of Naruto games on, both, console & handheld so it's nice to see Microsoft getting some of that love now. To be honest, it's one of the reasons I bought an Xbox 360(the other being the game Blue Dragon). Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is one of the most stunning games I've seen on the system. Everything in the Naruto universe is so richly detailed. At times, it's breathtaking. While I was looking forward to an all-new experience with the game(like the completely original storyline in Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2), Rise of a Ninja plays it safe and follows the first season of the anime starting with the tale of the Nine-tailed Fox and how it could have destroyed Konoha Village were it not for the efforts of the Fourth Hokage who trapped the demon within the body of a young child whom we all know as Naruto. Most of the game and it's playstyle is nothing that Naruto vets haven't seen before. Yet, one thing that sets it...Read more 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful: By ObiWanShinobi (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews = Fun: This review is from: Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (Video Game) Every single video game I have ever played that is based off of an anime has generally been a disappointment. Not so with Rise of the Ninja. Honestly, this is probably one of the most well thought-out video games in existence. Someone actually sat down and made a video game that totally and completely simulates the "Naruto" experience. You are not playing a standard type of video game that just-so-happens to have the Naruto characters in it. You're playing a video game that was designed around the events of the series itself - from the graphics to the gameplay. And they did an amazing job, from the way you form hand signs to the way you focus chakra to run up buildings and over water. If you are not a fan of the series then I would still recommend this game since it is visually unique, a ton of fun and the core of the game is a really nifty fighter. However, if you are a fan of the series then you need to own this. Don't have an Xbox 360? Then buy one. Both my...Read more 12 of 13 people found the following review helpful: By = Fun: This review is from: Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (Video Game) I'm not huge on video games (the last one I actually finished was Gauntlet Dark Legends for PlayStation2) and I get really frustrated playing most other games on the 360, but my husband bought this and being a pretty big fan of the Naruto anime, I wanted to give it a shot. I loved the Naruto experience watching everything from the very beginning as he goes through the process of gaining popularity with his villagers, learning basic jutsu, meeting his village friends, teammates and other enemies. I'm not very good, but I still enjoy playing this game. Normally when I'm not very good at a game it's because I feel frustrated and defeated. Not so with Naruto. Not to say it's a super-easy game. My husband plays a lot of video games and managed to finish this game in about 12 hours over a couple weeks (it will probably take me much longer)but he looked forward to playing this game as much as he looked forward to playing Halo and when he finally finished he...Read more |