Product Description

Naruto: Clash of Ninja for GameCube is a cel-shaded fighting game where gamers may choose to play as one of eight different Naruto characters. Naruto takes place in a world where ninja hold the ultimate power. Infused with the spirit of a once fearsome Nine-Tailed Fox, Naruto Uzumaki is a ninja-in-training who is learning the art of Ninjutsu with his classmates Sakura and Sasuke. The trio studies under the instruction of their teacher, Kakashi, who helps the group face dangerous and daunting tests and challenges.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14263 in Video Games
• Brand: D3 Publisher
• Model: 53941702014
• Released on: 2006-02-09
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: GameCube
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .50" h x 5.75" w x 7.75" l, .25 pounds

Features

• unlockable extra characters
• many different modes
• 1-2 player
• Gorgeous cel-shaded graphics bring the combat and action of the cartoon to life
• In-game dialog sequences are used to tell the story as you battle through the students and rivals of teacher Kakashi

From the Manufacturer
Naruto takes place in a world where ninja hold the ultimate power. Infused with the spirit of a once fearsome Nine-Tailed Fox, Naruto Uzumaki is a ninja-in-training who is learning the art of Ninjutsu with his classmates Sakura and Sasuke. The trio studies under the instruction of their teacher, Kakashi, who helps the group face dangerous and daunting tests and challenges. Through their adventures, the young ninjas learn the importance of friendship, teamwork, loyalty, hard work, creativity, ingenuity, and right versus wrong.

Features:

• Choose from eight of your favorite Naruto characters including Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and more
• Take on challengers in one-on-one fights to determine who is the greatest ninja
• Lightning fast controls and special effects make combat feel intense
• Cel-shaded graphics parallel the style set forth in the cartoon
• Special character-specific moves add to the feeling of authenticity

Customer Reviews

Great Concept, But Better Off Getting Later Sequels.
For kids and those following the US anime version of Naruto, this game will be enjoyable. The character models and move list are true to the anime. For Teens, Young Adults, and Mature Gamers, you're better off holding out for Naruto 2, 3, or 4.

With each new version, additional characters and modes are added which really enhance the gaming experience and add greater depth to a somewhat simplistic game engine. Naruto 1, for instance, has only a handful of characters. Naruto 2 builds on Naruto 1, Naruto 3 builds on Naruto 2, and Naruto 4 builds on Naruto 3. If you are a fan of the Japanese manga/anime, Naruto 1 would be difficult to stomach.

If you can wait, or would be willing to import the newest version of the Gamecube Naruto game (currently at #4 at www.lik-sang.com), I would strongly suggest that. Online guides and translations are available at www.gamefaqs.com to assist anyone who does not understand Japanese. As this is a fighting game, the Japanese language doesn't prove to be an insurmountable barrier to enjoying this game. However, as kids will get easily confused, I would only suggest the "import" route for older gamers.

Anyway, if you absolutely must have this game, by all means purchase it. If you can wait a few months until Naruto 2, I would suggest doing that. If you would like to have the most recent rendition of this game, importing would be the best option. However, you would also need to purchase the $15.00 "Free Loader" disc for your gamecube in order to load the import (as well as any other import titles, should you choose to purchase more GC imports). This could run you anywhere between $70.00-$80.00, but you would have a version that may never see a US launch.

Wait for naruto 2
the naruto gamecube series are good games (at least the japanise versions are), however, this instalment of the naruto series is seriously lacking and i recomend (even if you are a naruto fan) to skip this one out, save up for naruto 'clash of the ninja' 2 when it is translated and pick up this game when it is going cheap

the amount of charecters and modes are poor and are not very good:

due to the time of original making,it only has charecters from the zabuza ark and hardly any of them are playable.

story mode will only take around 15-20 minites if you skip the story part and arcade mode is fun the first few times, but gets boring very fast.

the good points of the game are its graphics, the game looks wonderful in its cel shaded style and looks just like it jumped out the comic.

the gameplay is basic, yet perfect and gamers of any experiance level can play easily and with a press of the 'X' button, you can activate your screen filling super move.

Multiplayer is what saves this game as it is great fun to play against your friends, the multiplayer is what really adds to the lifespan of this game. however, the lack of charecters and the fact that only 2 can play brings this down.

its a great game still, however, if you are a naruto fan and don't want to be disapointed, i recomend you skip this one, save up your money and buy naruto (clash of the ninja) 2 as it has 4 player, unlockable stages and modes, more options and charecters (over twice as many as this instalment), a longer story mode and lasts much longer than this instalment.

in conclusion, Naruto clash of the ninja (or naruto GNT in japan) is a good game and if you see it cheap, you should buy it, however, if you hold on longer, naruto 2 will be translated and it is a so much better game.

naruto clash of the ninja is brought down to its lack of life span which is vastly improved in later instalments

I like this game
I like this game. I got it when I first got my Gamecube. I unlocked Rock Lee the following day and Kyubi Naruto and Sharingan Kakashi. It has 10 playable characters:

Unlocked

Naruto Uzumaki
Sasuke Uchiha
Sakura Haruno
Kakashi Hatake
Iruka Umino
Zabuza Momochi
Haku

Locked

Rock Lee
Kyubi Naruto
Sharingan Kakashi

Story mode is short but has great dialouge. I like Academy Schoolyard music. Basically, I've unlocked everything you van possibly get in the game except all the art pieces. Overall this is a good game.

Story Mode: 3.5
Gameplay: 4.0
Graphics: 4.5
Value: 4.1

I suggest you rent it first before buying it.