Okay game with major flaws!!

User Rating: 9 | Naruto: Rise of a Ninja X360
I have watched this anime since it came out in japan and I do not like the american version due to crappy voice actors and many scenes getting cut. I personally think the best part of the anime is episodes 1 - 90 or so.

So going off of that you can imagine that I was very excited for this game. A good naruto game that would go over the best part of the anime and they even got the original japanese voice actors as well (although that is a separate download). However for some reason they decided not to stick directly to the story and cut many sections out. I am not sure why they did this but it definitely effects the overall flow of the game.

Also the biggest mistake they made was separating the exploration from the fighting. This means that when you are not in the 'fight mode' you cannot do any kind of attacks. This leads to a very boring exploration that seems forced and contrived half the time. Also you never get surprised or really feel like a kick ass ninja cause all you can do is run around.

They did do several things very well though. The village of Kohona looks great and so do the graphics. The music is perfect as well. The fighting mechanics and controls are okay and work for the most part.

Overall I am disappointed with this game. They were pretty close to making a great game but unfortunately they made some poor game design decisions.