Naruto: Clash of Ninja (video game)

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Naruto: Clash of Ninja
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Developer(s)TOMY/Eighting
Publisher(s)TOMY
Platform(s)Nintendo GameCube
Release
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

Naruto: Clash of Ninja (known in Japan as Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen) is the first installment of the Gekitou Ninja Taisen (Clash of Ninja) series, which is based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. This is the very first 3-D cel-shaded Naruto game. It is now a GameCube Player's Choice title, meaning it's retail price has dropped to $19.99.

You can select between different game modes such as One Player mode, Two Player Battle mode, Play Against Computer mode, Survival mode, Time Attack mode, Training mode, and Story mode. You can unlock new features such as new characters, stages, and modes by accomplishing certain tasks in the game (i.e. to unlock both Naruto Uzumaki and Kakashi Hatake's alternate forms, you must first play story mode to unlock Rock Lee, then beat one player mode with all players twice). The Story mode follows episodes 1-19 (to an extent) but the only character playable is Naruto Uzumaki, making the story a little twisted of how it's supposed to be.

Playable characters

A list of playable characters is as follows:

Voice cast

Character Name Seiyū Voice actor
Naruto Uzumaki Junko Takeuchi Maile Flanagan
Sasuke Uchiha Noriaki Sugiyama Yuri Lowenthal
Sakura Haruno Chie Nakamura Kate Higgins
Kakashi Hatake Kazuhiko Inoue Dave Wittenberg
Iruka Umino Toshihiko Seki Quinton Flynn
Rock Lee Yoichi Masukawa Brian Donovan
Zabuza Momochi Unshou Ishizuka Steven Blum
Haku Mayumi Asano Susan Dalian

Stages

The following is a list of stages in the game:

  • Ichiraku Ramen Shop
  • Village Hidden in the Leaves - Gate
  • Amid Toads
  • Academy Schoolyard
  • Academy Rooftop
  • The Forest of Death
  • The Great Naruto Bridge - Stage One (Clear)
  • The Great Naruto Bridge - Stage Two (Mist)

Reception

Reviews and awards
Publication Score Awards
IGN
7.8 of 10[1]
N/A
GamePro
4 of 5[2]
N/A
Nintendo Power
70%
N/A
GameZone
6.9 of 10
N/A
1UP.com
8 of 10
N/A
GameSpy
3 of 5
N/A
X-Play
2 of 5
N/A

Clash of Ninja has gotten mixed reactions from both fans and critics. Overall, critics give this game an above average rating.

References

  1. ^ IGN review of Naruto: Clash of Ninja. URL retrieved 30 April 2007.
  2. ^ GamePro review of Naruto: Clash of Ninja. URL retrieved 30 April 2007.

See also