Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (X360) - Critic Reviews

Naruto: Rise of a Ninja

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Platform:	Xbox 360	Genre:	Action	Developer:	Ubisoft Montreal
ESRB:	Teen	Release:	October 30, 2007	Publisher:	Ubisoft

Critic Reviews

The following reviews are used to calculate the overall reception for this game. All applicable scores are converted to our simplified rating system based on the specifics offered by each publication or the tone of each review. You can read more about how we do this here.

Gabe Graziani

GameSpy

October 31, 2007 -

Excellent - Whether or not you consider yourself a Naruto fan, Naruto: Rise of a Ninja will likely have something to attract you. Not only do you get a fairly rich role-playing experience, but you also get the jumping and exploring bonus of Crackdown and a thoroughly awesome fighting game as well.

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Matthew Pellett

GamesRadar

October 29, 2007 -

Excellent - Swallow your pride and dive in, because it may be Naruto, and it may be for kids, but amazingly it's a bloody great game. Didn't see that one coming.

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Rob Fahey

Eurogamer

November 25, 2007 -

Good - Rise of a Ninja is by far the best Naruto game around, and its absolutely lovely cel-shaded graphics and gorgeous, authentic environments set it head and shoulders above the competition in terms of anime licensed games.

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Travis Timmons

Game Positive

November 2, 2007 -

Good - Rise of a Ninja is decent for what it is, in that it's a solid first attempt at the Naruto franchise on a modern console.

Robert Workman

GameDaily

November 2, 2007 -

Good - Although the leisurely pace may not be for everyone, Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is one of the more profound anime-licensed games to hit the market in quite a while.

Ryan Davis

GameSpot

October 30, 2007 -

Good - Just about everything you do in Rise of a Ninja is pretty cool for a while, and the game's rendition of Konoha is downright impressive, but many of the secondary gameplay elements could've stood to be more fleshed-out.

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GameTrailers

November 10, 2007 -

Good - Naruto: Rise of the Ninja is not one of the best ninja games to hit the market, but it is one of the best anime-based games ever released. Those with even a remote interest in the series should pick it up.

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Hilary Goldstein

IGN

October 29, 2007 -

Good - Naruto: Rise of a Ninja isn't the best adventure game or the best fighter on Xbox 360, but the two pieces fit together to make for one of the better games on the system.

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James Mielke

1UP

November 5, 2007 -

Mediocre - Rise of a Ninja is undoubtedly a good foundation for something better the next time around. The graphics are fantastic, and running and jumping around the Naruto world is as convincing as it is compelling. If only the activities of this world were made of sterner stuff than rote replication of the source material's events or mind-numbing coin-collecting chores.

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Justin Leeper

G4 / X-Play

March 28, 2008 -

Poor - What we have here is the most basic and elementary of fighting games. It's nothing to look at, listen to, or play. But it does have an audience somewhere.

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