Raw!
03-14-2008, 04:28 PM
Note: I know that there is already another Rise of a Ninja review. Please don't bother me on that point.
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Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is a Naruto game, that is surprisingly very fun. The graphics are really well done. They are Okami type graphics which is really good. The best part about it is that it is free roaming and you can climb up buildings. Naruto become's really fun once you get double jump and dash. It's a high-speed game that is very fun.
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Graphics: 9/10
The graphics are outstanding. They are really well done. It's just amazing. And if you don't believe me, if you climb on top of the highest building in Konoha, and just look around, it is completely unbelievable. The house's are really good, and actually remind you of Naruto village. Overall, the village really resembles the one in Naruto.
In Naruto - RoaN, they worked a lot on the smoke. You can see the smoke when Naruto is running, and when he is jumping, climbing, etc. It really feels like you are inside the Naruto world and THIS is how it would feel to play in it. The smoke is a huge part in the game. Just like when you are watching Naruto episodes, you know that when Naruto does a jutsu, for example the Shadow Replication, you have smoke. Same here. Once he does his Jutsu, there is smoke and then he appears. Now, this smoke isn't real smoke like you'd see in Need for Speed or car racing games, but it's 3D smoke that looks really good.
Now, at times there are some glitches or something isn't done correctly. Like, when Naruto goes rage, or "Kyubi," as us fans call it, if you look at his face, it doesn't look like Naruto at all. It looks like Naruto went through plastic surgery and it went terribly wrong.
Overall, there are some minor glitches, some little face make-overs that we shouldn't be seeing but the graphics are okay, and are actually more than that. They are really good. Without further ado, I can say that this is the Naruto game that has the best graphics so far. The graphics receive a 9/10.
- Naruto using his favourite Jutsu and combo (Shadow Replication)
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o292/Train13-14/naruto-rise-of-a-ninja--20070523013.jpg
- Naruto using the "Chakra Concentration," to walk up trees. Later on you learn how to walk on water which is really cool.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o292/Train13-14/narutoroanscreen.jpg
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Gameplay: 8.5/10
The gameplay is really fun, and is just really good. Once you get the satisfication that you just completed a combo you feel like "Woah, that is just cool." The gameplay is really good, and I'll be talking about the fighting, combinations, random side-quests, and main quests.
The fighting is really cool. And the combinations just make it even more awesome. Anyway, you have a health bar, and once that reaches zero, you get to use a Memo Clip, which is basically a memory clip where you press A to refresh your health. If you don't have any, to bad because you lose. One of the best things about the fighting is the jutsu. I like how they pulled them off. Making you memorize the code. Up Up Down Down, Side Side, whatever. It's just cool. And once you activate a Jutsu, you press letters on your controller to set-up the way you want him to attack. Also, to create a Jutsu isn't that easy. Especially in combat. You have to create an opening depending on what kind of jutsu you want to use. Overall, the fighting is really great.
Now, there are many missions in this Naruto world. Some of them hard, some of them simple. But they are all like any other adventure game. Collect the things, race against someone, beat someone up, deliver something, etc. It's still fun but isn't that great and isn't really that fun. But if you are a hardcore fan like me, then you will enjoy some part of it.
Overall, everything is really fun, and is great. So I give the gameplay a 8.5/10.
-This is Naruto sliding across a rail delivering ramen. One of the many mini-games.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o292/Train13-14/narutoroanramendelivery.jpg
- This I believe is Neji's rage or his 64-hit combo. I'm not quite sure.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o292/Train13-14/narutoroannejiragetechnique.jpg
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Overall: 9/10
Naruto is a really fun game. With good controls, good graphics, and lot's of fun entertaining things to do that will keep you at the very least for like 10 hours. Overall, this game deserves a 9/10, and I really suggest you go get it. Even if you don't watch the series. 9/10
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o292/Train13-14/narutoroanboxart.jpg
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is a Naruto game, that is surprisingly very fun. The graphics are really well done. They are Okami type graphics which is really good. The best part about it is that it is free roaming and you can climb up buildings. Naruto become's really fun once you get double jump and dash. It's a high-speed game that is very fun.
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Graphics: 9/10
The graphics are outstanding. They are really well done. It's just amazing. And if you don't believe me, if you climb on top of the highest building in Konoha, and just look around, it is completely unbelievable. The house's are really good, and actually remind you of Naruto village. Overall, the village really resembles the one in Naruto.
In Naruto - RoaN, they worked a lot on the smoke. You can see the smoke when Naruto is running, and when he is jumping, climbing, etc. It really feels like you are inside the Naruto world and THIS is how it would feel to play in it. The smoke is a huge part in the game. Just like when you are watching Naruto episodes, you know that when Naruto does a jutsu, for example the Shadow Replication, you have smoke. Same here. Once he does his Jutsu, there is smoke and then he appears. Now, this smoke isn't real smoke like you'd see in Need for Speed or car racing games, but it's 3D smoke that looks really good.
Now, at times there are some glitches or something isn't done correctly. Like, when Naruto goes rage, or "Kyubi," as us fans call it, if you look at his face, it doesn't look like Naruto at all. It looks like Naruto went through plastic surgery and it went terribly wrong.
Overall, there are some minor glitches, some little face make-overs that we shouldn't be seeing but the graphics are okay, and are actually more than that. They are really good. Without further ado, I can say that this is the Naruto game that has the best graphics so far. The graphics receive a 9/10.
- Naruto using his favourite Jutsu and combo (Shadow Replication)
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o292/Train13-14/naruto-rise-of-a-ninja--20070523013.jpg
- Naruto using the "Chakra Concentration," to walk up trees. Later on you learn how to walk on water which is really cool.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o292/Train13-14/narutoroanscreen.jpg
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Gameplay: 8.5/10
The gameplay is really fun, and is just really good. Once you get the satisfication that you just completed a combo you feel like "Woah, that is just cool." The gameplay is really good, and I'll be talking about the fighting, combinations, random side-quests, and main quests.
The fighting is really cool. And the combinations just make it even more awesome. Anyway, you have a health bar, and once that reaches zero, you get to use a Memo Clip, which is basically a memory clip where you press A to refresh your health. If you don't have any, to bad because you lose. One of the best things about the fighting is the jutsu. I like how they pulled them off. Making you memorize the code. Up Up Down Down, Side Side, whatever. It's just cool. And once you activate a Jutsu, you press letters on your controller to set-up the way you want him to attack. Also, to create a Jutsu isn't that easy. Especially in combat. You have to create an opening depending on what kind of jutsu you want to use. Overall, the fighting is really great.
Now, there are many missions in this Naruto world. Some of them hard, some of them simple. But they are all like any other adventure game. Collect the things, race against someone, beat someone up, deliver something, etc. It's still fun but isn't that great and isn't really that fun. But if you are a hardcore fan like me, then you will enjoy some part of it.
Overall, everything is really fun, and is great. So I give the gameplay a 8.5/10.
-This is Naruto sliding across a rail delivering ramen. One of the many mini-games.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o292/Train13-14/narutoroanramendelivery.jpg
- This I believe is Neji's rage or his 64-hit combo. I'm not quite sure.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o292/Train13-14/narutoroannejiragetechnique.jpg
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Overall: 9/10
Naruto is a really fun game. With good controls, good graphics, and lot's of fun entertaining things to do that will keep you at the very least for like 10 hours. Overall, this game deserves a 9/10, and I really suggest you go get it. Even if you don't watch the series. 9/10