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Naruto: Ninja Destiny ds Game Reviews
Naruto: Ninja Destiny
Critic Score
Metascore: 61 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
6.3 out of 10
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Players can now take their ninja battles on the road with NARUTO: Ninja Destiny, the first 3D head-to-head NARUTO fighter for the Nintendo DS. Any aspiring ninja can unleash powerful jutsu and take advantage of items to brawl his way to victory against 16 different characters. Dual-screen combat will allow fierce battles to unfold on the top screen while power ups can be strategically unleashed on the touch screen for fast, frenetic action. Core fighting game fans and casual gamers alike will find plenty to enjoy, thanks to a combo move system that is both intuitive to pick-up and challenging to master. Featuring scenes, characters, and storylines from up to the 140th episode of the hit animated television series currently airing on Cartoon Network, NARUTO: Ninja Destiny offers an intense single-player story and versus mode, along with wireless multiplayer combat. [Tomy]

PUBLISHER: D3Publisher of America / Tomy
DEVELOPER: Tomy Corporation
GENRE(S): Fighting
PLAYERS: 2
ESRB RATING: T (Teen)
RELEASE DATE: February 26, 2008

What The Critics Said

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80
NintendoWorldReport
It is truly one of the powerhouse titles on the DS, and everybody should give it a try - especially Naruto fans.
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80
DarkStation
As a fighter on the DS however it makes great strides in the right direction and if you're a fan of the show or previous games, this is a great game to go check out.
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79
GameZone
Certainly a game most fighting fans will go back to. It could also be the first time young gamers discover the genre, and with its instantly-addictive gameplay, they're likely to stick with the genre from here on out.
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76
GamingTrend
Fun and frustrating at the same time.
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72
IGN
A much-needed leap in the right direction, as the game draws its inspiration from the Clash of Ninja series, and succeeds in delivering one of the best fighting games on DS, and it?s only going to get better down the line.
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70
Game Almighty
For fans of Naruto who know what the Hidden Leaf Village is or are accustom to hearing about Trigram Palm Rotations, this game can provide a deep and challenging fight.
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70
Games Radar
The fighting is fast-and-furious enough to keep Naruto nuts occupied for a good while, especially if two friends make it a point to jam together, but we still think they should've included a character building mode and online play through Nintendo's WFC service.
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70
Gamer 2.0
Despite its shortcomings, Naruto: Ninja Destiny surprisingly handles itself real well and sets itself up for a follow-up that should knock everyone's socks off.
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70
GameTap
At least, the action's fast, fluid, and fun. The AI's no world beater; so while veteran fighting gamers won't break a sweat, everyone else has a fighting chance.
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70
My Gamer
It?s an average DS game which is populated by a long list of games worth buying ahead of it.
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70
Nintendo Power
Bump the challenge up a notch, however, and playing the game requires a bit more strategy(and becomes a lot more fun). [Mar 2008, p.88]
70
NZGamer
When the limbs stop flying and the dust settles, Naruto: Ninja Destiny is as close to what fans want in a Naruto fighter as they will get on the Nintendo DS: fast-paced fighting with a dash of touch screen support for item usage.
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65
Nintendojo
A 3D fighter on DS is long overdue, and D3 deserves kudos for being the first to publish such a title. Unfortunately, there are too many pieces of frosting missing to make this either a good introduction to the world of Naruto or a solid execution of a fighter on the handheld.
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65
GamerNode
If you absolutely must get everything related to Naruto, pick it up. Otherwise, you're better off waiting for the inevitable sequel where they'll (hopefully) tighten the game up a little.
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62
GameTrailers
Though Naruto: Ninja Destiny doesn't quite earn high marks with its fighting system, this solid freshman effort is a footstep in the right direction for Naruto games on the DS.
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60
GameSpy
Though we found plenty of things to annoy us, the basic gameplay and extravagant character roster (once unlocked) should be enough to satisfy most fans.
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60
GamePro
Hardcore Naruto fans who are subject to long road trips will manage to squeeze a few hours of fun out of Ninja Destiny. All others should apply their stealthy skills elsewhere in gaming's vast stable of ninja titles.
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50
GameSpot
This Naruto-inspired 3D fighting game is little more than a shadow clone.
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50
PALGN
There?s simply not enough to keep players going. If you do manage to find this title in the bargain bin, it can provide some cheap fun on the way to work each morning. Otherwise, you will be disappointed by the lack of fleshed out features.
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16
Game Revolution
While the battle modes do offer you a chance to play as some of the other characters in the series, butt-ugly rendering and all, most of them are locked in the beginning however. Now, I know there?s a way to unlock them, because over the course of reviewing the game I unlocked a couple, but I?ll be damned if I know how I did it.
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16
1UP
Worst of all, Ninja Destiny doesn't offer infrastructure play for online battles. All of this, combined with the hollow mechanics and lackluster design, makes it hard for even the most hardcore Naruto fan to appreciate Naruto: Ninja Destiny.
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