Naruto: Path of the Ninja

"Naruto+Final Fantasy+Utilization of the DS's touch screen=This great game"

Story: 8/10
I always loved Naruto, but preferred the Japanese versions, but hey, I'm not going to learn to translate just to play the game...This may not have been my favorite story arc, but I did like it a decent amount. However, it becomes very irritating if you die and have to go through the dialogue all over again.

Graphics: 9/10
Besides the over world graphics, I think that this game was very nicely done, graphic-wise. The battles were great, and I especially enjoyed the anime pictures when a jutsu was performed.

Sound: 8/10
Honestly, there are only a few characters who's English dubbed voices I actually like, and some would be Jiraiya and Might Guy, or Maito Gai. Gaara's voice is too whiny, but he's my favorite character...that's why I like it when they don't talk so much. The background music is fine to me.

Gameplay: 9.5/10
The only reason I gave it a 9.5 and not 10, is because of the painfully long dialogues, and having to go through them again if you die...RPG's are my favorite type of game, hands down, and I always wanted them to combine Naruto with an RPG system. I thought that the use of the touch screen, much like Naruto Ninja Council 3, was very fun and easy to adapt to.

Humor: 10/10
The scene when Team Kakashi freaked out at the sight of Guy made me laugh, as all of his actions do. I also loved it when he said "Hey, what's shakin'? Life treating you good?". Everything about that guy makes me laugh. It's too bad Jiraiya wasn't as funny as I hoped, but the sexy jutsu scene was funny enough. Orochimaru reminds me of both my evil aunt, and Michael Jackson, so that makes it even funnier.

Replay Value: 8/10
Once you beat it, like most RPG's, you may want to have all of your characters reach the highest levels, or learn all justus, which will be pretty time consuming...The game took me around 12 hours to finish, with fooling around and training. Naruto: Path of the Ninja has a decent amount of replay value.

Overall Score: 9/10
This game was perfect for me to play while waiting for some things on Christmas, and I actually just beat if about an hour ago....This is currently one of my favorite games, and one of many games that helped me keep my mind off of Super Smash Bros. Brawl....My next game to relieve the anxiety: Naruto: Rise of a Ninja...

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 12/25/07

Game Release: Naruto: Path of the Ninja (US, 10/23/07)