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Naruto: Ninja Council 2 gba Game Reviews
Naruto: Ninja Council 2
Critic Score
Metascore: 55 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.0 out of 10
based on 13 reviews
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(Known as "Naruto: Saikyo Ninja Daikesshu 2" in Japan) Naruto 2 is the sequel to the popular anime based action game and has 3 playable characters: Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, each one featuring different strengths and skills, allowing the player to swap between the three at anytime during the game, to suit different game situations. The game also utilizes the link cable for a two-player co-op mode and for a four-player battle mode.

PUBLISHER: Tomy Entertainment / D3 Publisher of America
DEVELOPER: Tomy Entertainment
GENRE(S): Action, Fighting
PLAYERS: 4
ESRB RATING: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)
RELEASE DATE: October 4, 2006

What The Critics Said

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77
Siliconera
Even though Naruto: Saikyo Ninja 2 is a good playthrough it doesn't have anything special to make the game stand out.
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73
GameZone
Naruto fans will really enjoy this game and fortunately the way the game was developed, the rest of us will too.
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70
Play Magazine
Dashing sequences and platforming bits do well to break the monotony, and the character animation is silky smooth. [Nov. 2006, p.104]
70
PGNx Media
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.
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65
Weekly Famitsu
6 / 7 / 7 / 6 - 26 [Vol 803; 7 May 2004]
65
NintendoWorldReport
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.
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55
Nintendojo
A largely unoriginal action/platformer that does little to expand its genre.
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55
Nintendo Power
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]
50
IGN
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.
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45
Worth Playing
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.
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40
GameSpy
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.
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30
Digital Entertainment News
The multiplayer is fun, but forget playing this alone - there's not enough here.
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20
netjak
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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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Deanna H. gave it a3:
It was a fun game while it lasted. It was too short, beat it in 4 hours.

Cat S. gave it a10:
Saikyo Ninja Daikesshu 2 is a great game.

Calvin P. gave it a 10:
I love Narutos.

Timothy J. gave it an 8:
Needs more codes!!!

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