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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 8:40AM aStagnantSleep said
Haven't even play the first one yet and the second is coming? Cool, I guess, more to play.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 9:09AM (Unverified) said
I liked the cel-shaded graphical style of the 1st one, but never actually tried it.
Anyone know if it was any good??
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Anyone know if it was any good??
Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 9:16AM (Unverified) said
Yes, I beat it, it was very good, though the fighting system was a little weak.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 11:51AM Dragod said
I really liked Rise of a Ninja. It went through the Anime's story pretty well (until around episode 70, I think). I really liked it, though it did have a few annoying problems. I hope there is a new one, but I also hope that it is longer and cheaper... $60 was a bit much for it.
Fighting system was pretty good I thought, though it's possible to do some very cheap combo moves in combination to almost guarantee a win. Still, very fun to play.
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Fighting system was pretty good I thought, though it's possible to do some very cheap combo moves in combination to almost guarantee a win. Still, very fun to play.
Posted: Jul 4th 2008 5:02AM JaysonAych said
I personally enjoyed the fighting system. I don't normally like most fighting games due to the myriad controls that require rote memorization to do anything beyond a simple punch, and Naruto: ROAN's fighting controls made a lot of sense. Moving around the game world felt very fluid and natural, the controls were intuitive, and the interfaces were easy to navigate.
Overall, it was a good game that could have been a great game with a bit more polish. In terms of graphics, audio, and ambience, you couldn't ask for better....it gives an excellent feel of actually being in the cartoon. However, a lot of the set pieces got pretty repetitive by the time you got to the end, and if you didn't know much about the show, some plot elements and characters are introduced rather jarringly with some very rough cutscene transitions. Enemies also got very old...there were only a few noteworthy battles with a lot of same-old-same-old random encounter battles in between.
I was really hoping Ubisoft Montreal would do a sequel. They have a great foundation for another game. If they're using the same engine and general structure, but putting in more in-depth missions with more varied environments and activities (e.g. NO HERB COLLECTING!) and more varied enemies to face, it's going to be a winner.
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Overall, it was a good game that could have been a great game with a bit more polish. In terms of graphics, audio, and ambience, you couldn't ask for better....it gives an excellent feel of actually being in the cartoon. However, a lot of the set pieces got pretty repetitive by the time you got to the end, and if you didn't know much about the show, some plot elements and characters are introduced rather jarringly with some very rough cutscene transitions. Enemies also got very old...there were only a few noteworthy battles with a lot of same-old-same-old random encounter battles in between.
I was really hoping Ubisoft Montreal would do a sequel. They have a great foundation for another game. If they're using the same engine and general structure, but putting in more in-depth missions with more varied environments and activities (e.g. NO HERB COLLECTING!) and more varied enemies to face, it's going to be a winner.
Posted: Aug 6th 2008 5:41PM (Unverified) said
yeah the first naruto game was excellent and im glad they are making a new one for the 360
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 9:11AM Gemini Ace said
I'm still waiting for another Avatar TLA game. I need to add another 1000 points to my score.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 9:14AM (Unverified) said
The reason why Ninja Storm isnt coming to 360 is because different companies hold the rights to each system Bandai-PoS3 Tomy-Nintendo Ubisoft-MS. Isnt X3f supposed to be a professional site? How come you people know so little?
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 11:13AM (Unverified) said
Count me in! I was a huge fan of the first game...so a sequel would be awesome!
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 12:03PM vader1991 said
i guess that this is taking place of the downloadable sequel story missions that were talked about when the first came out. as was teh first game my guess is that this one will be awesome as well. i hope they put more into the story and totaly revamp teh online, lets face it, teh first was slacking in the online field
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 12:29PM (Unverified) said
First game was a good action/fighting game, but as others have said, the fighting system was very weak. As a 'fan' of the anime series, it tied very well with the story and spirit of the show. I'll probably just put this one on my GameFlyQ whenever it comes out.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 12:37PM (Unverified) said
I'm in the same boat. I never seen an episode of the series, but I loved the game.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 1:22PM (Unverified) said
Do we need more? What kind of a caption/question is that? ......
Anyway... First one was great and looked fantastic. The fighting system worked really well and the story mode was the best so far of any anime game in the franchise since they normally are just pure fighting games and its something i've always disliked. Things to improve upon is have all characters actually have personalities. More stuff to do in the city and so on.
My only beef is the Naruto for PS3 does look a lot better graphically (then again thats what longer development will do) and since both are console exclusives to their platforms, people buying it are obviously going to choose between a 360 or PS3 (unless they own both, most don't).
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Anyway... First one was great and looked fantastic. The fighting system worked really well and the story mode was the best so far of any anime game in the franchise since they normally are just pure fighting games and its something i've always disliked. Things to improve upon is have all characters actually have personalities. More stuff to do in the city and so on.
My only beef is the Naruto for PS3 does look a lot better graphically (then again thats what longer development will do) and since both are console exclusives to their platforms, people buying it are obviously going to choose between a 360 or PS3 (unless they own both, most don't).
Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 4:39PM (Unverified) said
The first was awesome got it on release and the second should be even better O AND NINJA STORM WILL FAIL, point/ counter-point NO-ONLINE = Suxvill
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Posted: Jul 4th 2008 1:31PM docstrange said
If you're not into the English language version of the anime, my advice is to download the japanese language track (it's much less grating).
Otherwise Rise of a Ninja is great fun. I have no interest in the show and just got the game via gamefly. So far it's a blast. Think Action-RPG with a hub town set up like Crackdown, where the more you improve your skills the more there is to explore, replete with orbs (coins).
Combat starts like a random encounter, but loads into a 2 & 1/2D fighter that, while simple compared to DOA and the like, offers enough depth and challenge to be worthwhile.
Exploration outside of town is akin to platforming sequences, that while somewhat linear and repetitive in their look and layout, remain fun thanks to their sparseness...
Like what you hear so far? I'd definitely give it a rent, or snatch it up if you find it on the cheap! I've been pleasantly surprised by this one... I think anyone with a penchant for Action-RPGs would feel the same.
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Otherwise Rise of a Ninja is great fun. I have no interest in the show and just got the game via gamefly. So far it's a blast. Think Action-RPG with a hub town set up like Crackdown, where the more you improve your skills the more there is to explore, replete with orbs (coins).
Combat starts like a random encounter, but loads into a 2 & 1/2D fighter that, while simple compared to DOA and the like, offers enough depth and challenge to be worthwhile.
Exploration outside of town is akin to platforming sequences, that while somewhat linear and repetitive in their look and layout, remain fun thanks to their sparseness...
Like what you hear so far? I'd definitely give it a rent, or snatch it up if you find it on the cheap! I've been pleasantly surprised by this one... I think anyone with a penchant for Action-RPGs would feel the same.
Posted: Jul 4th 2008 7:22PM (Unverified) said
To be honest and im not a fanboy when i say this(I have a xbox 360 with like 35 games so yeah im not) Naruto Rise of a Ninja was pathetic with its 11 character selection and like 3 stages...the fighting system was horrid as you took like half the life of a player with a strong punch/kick/throw lmao.seriously who are they kidding with a second game coming so soon when the ps3 one is coming(if there is a another naruto game for the 360 that is) I am buying a ps3 soon mostly for the exclusives like initial d mgs4 and some other ones,I also noticed that the video cinematics are heavily down sampled what was microsoft thinking doing dvd9 next gen games rofl.luckily i dont care as long as the gameplay its self isn't messed up.
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Posted: Jul 13th 2008 8:17PM (Unverified) said
This is a fighting only game no role playing. u could compare this to the one coming out on PS3
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 12:08AM (Unverified) said
Hahaahhha thats not naruto broken bonds hahaha thats naruto ultimate ninja storm dnt worry u can never get a game like that hahaha it will be a shitter version of rise of ninja hahahah
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 5:18PM (Unverified) said
i cant wait till november im gonna freeze my self lol
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Posted: Jul 24th 2008 6:57AM (Unverified) said
http://www.saiyanisland.com/naruto/?n=games/BrokenBond
this is the trailer for broken bond belive it looks sweet.
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this is the trailer for broken bond belive it looks sweet.
Posted: Sep 5th 2008 1:22PM (Unverified) said
they should let u play and fight cused sealed 2 sakuka spelled wrong and let u used the summing and rasenga u should let naruto change to diff plp and take out the sexy one and let him turn to other people and keep the mass shadow clan
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Posted: Sep 19th 2008 7:35PM (Unverified) said
i think its a good idea but i wush that they would get out of the past and move out of past.move to shipuuden and just really over do it instead of underplaying it. thats all.
if there are any creaters that a need and opinion i watch alot and i write alot i would love to help with the diologe and story to help you get
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if there are any creaters that a need and opinion i watch alot and i write alot i would love to help with the diologe and story to help you get
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