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This is one of those games that I was
really looking forward to, but have been unable to afford until now.
And I can tell you that this game was definitely worth the wait.
Naruto: Rise of the Ninja follows the story of the anime series.
Unlike the Dragonball Z game, they have not remade the cut scenes into
hd cell-shaded CGI, instead tehy have simply inserted theminto the
video game. I actually find this to be quite lazy, especially since
the game can be completed in about 10 hours. If they had added some
nice CGI it would have made it a little bit more enjoyable.
However, despite the length of this game, I really enjoyed playing
through it. The graphics are impressive, the story immersive and the
voice acting exaclty what you can expect from a top class anime
series. Although graphically impressive, there is one flaw, and that
is the fact that the in game characters never actually move their
mouths to speak…the voice overs simply sound, this is unlike the
Dragonball game where they speak even in battle.
I do think that they have cut many corners in this game, there are
things that I would have included in order to improve the style of the
game. I would have been much more impressed if they ahd bothered to
animate things other than your character travelling from A to B…which
brings me to another issue.
Missions CONSTANTLY require you to travel from A to B, then back to
A, back to B about five times before you can proceed to the story
mission. This becomes ridiculous and irritating after the third time,
and I couldnt help but think I would have enjoyed the experience a bit
more had they implemented some kind of teleportation device. And
before I get the, maybe they couldnt…they could, as after each mission,
you can warp back to leaf village.
However, despite the many gripes I have about this game, and what
appears its lazy development, I am still really impressed with the game
and have enjoyed playing through it. I have even decided to watch the
complete Naruto series, something that up until now I have failed to
manage.
So anyway, if you fancy a steal, this game is available from
Play.com currently for £17 instead of its £39.99 RRP, so it's
definitely worth the purchase. Either that or go to your local GAME
store and you can get it preowned buy 1 get 1 half price, for £22, its
a little more, but you have the chance of getting another game too.
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