--STORY-- Just like the naruto shippuuden series, the game resumes to the part naruto comes back from his trainin
Just like the naruto shippuuden series, the game resumes to the part naruto comes back from his training with Jiraya and the invasion of akatsuki in the sand village (if you don't know what I'm saying here, don't worry, the game backs the newbie player a little from dialogues and some cutscenes telling a little of the original seires). If you really are a naruto avid fan, the game starts from episode 1 to 175 (when Pain dies), so it's about 6 arcs of story in the game, making the game extremely long, even more if you decide to do sub-missions and mini-games.
-GAMEPLAY--
Similar to NUNS1, characters are placed on a 3D field free to move wherever they want. The graphics are improved from what I can tell compared with the first game.
The mechanics aren't so complicated once you get a hang on it. Special moves, hidden ability triggers and ougis delivers explosions everywhere, with jaw-dropping details, without even dropping the frame rate, so the game runs smoothly everytime.
Some story battles include mini-games, just like in ninja storm1, that makes you press or tap buttons to continue the battle cutscene. Also, after one of those battle cutscenes, the game mode can change dramatically and gains the form of an adventure game, where the player must avoid enemy strikes and blows until he sees an opening to smack the enemy down.
Saying of violence, the game doesn't show blood (just scratches and bruises) because of the US restrition (if you don't know what I mean, US thinks naruto is for kids, and so they can't see blood like the Japan's original anime...well, at least it's just some minor detail), but nevertheless shows some main characters dying.
--WHY SHOULD I TRY (OR NOT) THIS GAME?--
The game is awesomely good in all aspects. It's totally original to the x360, so no games like this on microsoft's console until now. Graphics looks just like (or should I say even better) than the anime's graphic, great dose of features that will keep the player playing for days straight, addition to some team ougis, incredible voice acting, huge world to explore and some mini-games if you feel too tired of fighting...
*whew* and that's just what I can name now (and yet I didn't complete the game 100%, so maybe there are some secrets there)
In short, if you are a fan of naruto or any fighting game, it's a must-buy. If you aren't, you still won't be disappointed if you play it. Just relax your eyes once in a while...I played this game almost 15 hours straight and all I could see after was bluring images of my room.