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Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles
PlayStation 2
Released On: Nov 14, 2006
62
6.5
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
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Metascore
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Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
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79% Mixed
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19 Reviews
8% Negative
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Cavia makes leaps and bounds towards making a legitimately good anime licensed title.
There is nothing severely wrong with the game, but there are more entertaining ways to spend a buck.
User Score
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Based on 25 User Ratings
6.5
20% Positive
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68% Mixed
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
6.5
20% Positive
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68% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
12% Negative
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While past games in the series were almost unbelievably loaded with different fighting moves to learn, N:UC is almost Spartan by comparison.
While the jump to a more unique style of game is a nice step forward for the Naruto license, bad design choices and by-the-numbers action keep the game from being that much better than previous titles in the franchise. It’s still fan service, if above average fan service, and doesn’t offer anything that will bring new players into the fold.
If you do know your Kakashis from your Irukas, add a couple of points to the score and think about picking this up. For everyone else, games like Kingdom Hearts 2 and Ninja Gaiden offer far more substantial and rewarding adventures in a similar vein. Everyone's a winner, basically. Hurrah.
Interesting license and competent combat, all made redundant by mindless repetition. [July 2007, p.67]
This feels as if it was rushed out for Christmas, and if they would have waited until there was more material from the show, it could have been worth the effort.
Summary Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles introduces a lush, 3D world that will test the players' Ninjutsu skills as Naruto, the feisty orphan who wants to become the most respected and admired ninja of all time. A brand new story drives the missions as players experience the trials and tribulations of a ninja-in-training - fierce competition from fe...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PlayStation 2
Initial Release Date: Nov 14, 2006
Developer:
- Racjin
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
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