Naruto: Ninja Council

Cover art for Naruto: Ninja Council.

The Naruto: Ninja Council series, known in Japan as Naruto: Saikyō Ninja Daikesshu (ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト- 最強忍者大結集), is a series of action games based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. They are developed by Aspect and published by Tomy. Various installments of the series have appeared on both Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and DS, the first two games in the series available for the former while the rest are available on the latter.

Game Boy Advance

Naruto: Ninja Council

Naruto: Ninja Council (known as Naruto: Saikyō Ninja Daikesshu in Japan) is the first installment in the Ninja Council series. It is an action game for the Game Boy Advance. The playable characters are Naruto, Sasuke and Kakashi. There are scrolls that the character can obtain to perform abilities at the cost of Chakra, which can be used to break down walls or create whirlwinds. The story mode very loosely follows the Zabuza arc to the Chunin Exam arc.

Naruto: Ninja Council 2

Naruto: Ninja Council 2 (known as Naruto: Saikyō Ninja Daikesshu 2 in Japan) is the second installment in the Ninja Council series for the Game Boy Advance.

In this installment, one can play as Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Rock Lee is also unlockable. This game loosely follows the second through third seasons of the anime, but with some minor differences, such as repeated fights against Dosu Kinuta, Zaku Abumi, Kabuto Yakushi, and Orochimaru, as well as areas that did not appear in the anime. It also features a two-player co-op mode using the link cable, and a four-player battle mode. However, it should be noted that while the first game had voice samples from the cast (carried over from Clash of Ninja), this game does not. The sprites in this game, while not only different from Ninja Council, would become mainstays for this series.

Nintendo DS

Naruto: Ninja Council 3

Naruto: Ninja Council 3 is the third installment in the Ninja Council series for the Nintendo DS. The game is essentially Naruto: Saikyō Ninja Daikesshu 4, though its character-related content such as Kimimaro, the Sound 4's special attacks and their alternate forms themselves are changed or removed. The game comes with a Naruto CCG card as an added bonus. It was released in Europe as Naruto: Ninja Council European Version

Naruto: Ninja Council 3 has similar gameplay to the last two games in the series. The missions take place on a small map. The touch screen serves as both a map and as a place to perform different jutsu. Animals and ninja are your typical opponents in the game. On certain missions, you have to fight bosses, which are usually the antagonists from the series. During missions, the player has to defeat the opponent under various conditions (e.g. having your health cut in half, protecting an ally, use a certain move to K.O., etc).

Note that in the European version Uchiha Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisame, The Sound Ninja 5 and Tsunade are not available.

Naruto: Ninja Council 4

Naruto Ninja Council 4 is the fourth installment of the ninja council series for the Nintendo DS. The game is essentially Naruto Saikyō Ninja Daikesshu 3, The game features action/side-scrolling gameplay with touch-screen functionality. There are separate stages in the game much like the first two games in the series. The storyline follows the Sasuke Retrieval story arc, minus the Naruto and Sasuke battle, instead adding a final battle with Orochimaru. The Sound 5 are also present in the game, but Kimimaro is only featured in a mid-mission minigame. It has also been released in Europe under the title Naruto: Ninja Council 2 European Edition. It is going to be released in North America As Naruto: Ninja Council 4 on February 9, 2009.

Naruto Shippūden: Saikyō Ninja Daikesshu 5 - Kessen! "Akatsuki"

Naruto Shippūden: Saikyō Ninja Daikesshu 5 - Kessen! "Akatsuki" (ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト- 疾風伝 最強忍者大結集5 - 決戦！ ”暁”) It is the fifth installment of the Saikyō Ninja Daikesshu (Ninja Council) series. The game is based on the Naruto: Shippūden series. This game contains most of the characters from the 'Rescue Gaara' arc. Story begins from Naruto's arrival in Konoha, and ends with the Cloaked Sasori fight. This game features online play. Making it the second time a Naruto game has been made playable online (Naruto RPG3 being the first), and the first online Naruto platform game. The game also features a much more detailed map, with the player able to see enemies, platforms, and other hazards.

Naruto Shippūden: Saikyō Ninja Daikesshu Gekitotsu!! Naruto vs. Sasuke

Naruto Shippūden: Saikyō Ninja Daikesshu Gekitotsu!! Naruto vs. Sasuke (ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト- 疾風伝 最強忍者大結集!!ナルトVSサスケ) is the sixth installment of the Ninja Council series. It incorporates several tag-team specials. It was released in Japan on July 4, 2008.

The character's sprites are smaller, allowing for more action on-screen. Most of the special moves no longer use touch screen in order to be performed. Touch screen controls perform certain Jutsu. New characters include TS Sasuke and Sai. The online-play has been removed, although there is a High Score mode available. There are also side-missions which can be completed to unlock more characters. Unlike the previous games most of the villains are unplayable.

See also

• Naruto
• List of Naruto video games
• List of Game Boy Advance games
• List of Nintendo DS games