Naruto: Ninja Council 2 Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: D3
  • Release Date: Oct 4, 2006
Metascore
55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 4 out of 13
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  1. Siliconera
    77
    Even though Naruto: Saikyo Ninja 2 is a good playthrough it doesn't have anything special to make the game stand out.
  2. GameZone
    73
    Naruto fans will really enjoy this game and fortunately the way the game was developed, the rest of us will too.
  3. Play Magazine
    70
    Dashing sequences and platforming bits do well to break the monotony, and the character animation is silky smooth. [Nov. 2006, p.104]
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  4. PGNx Media
    70
    It includes a worthwhile multiplayer mode, the ability to play as a variety of characters, simple yet solid gameplay, and a good sense of style.
  5. Weekly Famitsu
    65
    6 / 7 / 7 / 6 - 26 [Vol 803; 7 May 2004]
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  6. NintendoWorldReport
    65
    The good news is that I had an enjoyable time playing the game even without being very familiar with Naruto, so it stands to reason that real fans will like it even more.
  7. Nintendojo
    55
    A largely unoriginal action/platformer that does little to expand its genre.
  8. Nintendo Power
    55
    It's as if the level designers didn't play the game, or at least not enough to realize that the game's mushy response to your button presses doesn't support the level of difficulty at which the jumping and fighting challenges are set. [Dec. 2006, p.113]
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  9. IGN
    50
    Ninja Council 2 attempts to focus more on the fighting and less on the exploration, but fails to retain the tight gameplay of the original in the process, making for a game with far more detail and style, better character animations, but a weak overall feel.
  10. Worth Playing
    45
    It's a title for Naruto fans, but in all respects, it's a sub-par action/platformer; It's short, it isn't very fun, and it is deeply unsatisfying.
  11. GameSpy
    40
    Naruto: Ninja Council 2 isn't an awful game, but it doesn't do anything particularly well, either. It's strictly for the most die-hard fans of the show, and even they may find themselves growing bored with the game after a while.
  12. Digital Entertainment News
    30
    The multiplayer is fun, but forget playing this alone - there's not enough here.
  13. netjak
    20
    One of the big problems with making a cheap side-scroller is with the addition of garbage AI, the game is just a lot of run from Point A to Point B, with the beat-up people areas providing barriers.

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User Score
8.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. TheQuietGamer
    9
    Naruto: Ninja Council 2 is one of the best Game Boy Advance games i've played, graphically it's a great looking game, the sound is pretty good, the controls are amazingly well done making access to jutsu easy, my only complaints are that it is short and it's easy this is one of the few games i can beat in one sit down, all in all i would highly recommend this game… Full Review »
  2. DeannaH.
    3
    It was a fun game while it lasted. It was too short, beat it in 4 hours.
  3. CatS.
    10
    Saikyo Ninja Daikesshu 2 is a great game.
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