"Naruto takes all his portable garbage and gives it Rasengan!"

The first thing you want in a Naruto game is too adventure through the world of Naruto with an rpg feel and all the fights from the arcs. This delivered that in a whopping 2 ARCS from the anime.The previous Naruto games were too easy, too hard, or boring rpg's that aren't worth there price. You will soon see how this game can pull that off.

Graphics 10/10: The game graphics look very animated and in special attacks take the anime visuals. The best part of this game is that the characters look exactly like the anime so the anime visuals go very well regardless of opinions. And plus the gameplay animations look quick and natural. text and menus have enough life for a portable game due to the excellent use of colors.

soundtrack 9/10: Good, the music feels catchy and they match there stages without being distracting and obnoxious. The sound is great because of the voice actors which although arent used in the dialogue they were a great addition. the soundtrack isn't very laggy and matches well. (allot of things match in this game cool.)

Gameplay 8/10: Its low in replay value and short but its quality material. Its like Uzumaki Chronicles but with balanced difficulty and a legend of zelda type exploration. There are support characters that can interuppt a combo or defeat a weak enemy. But the attacks such as rasengan hurt hard so there is no loss in fun. The modes include story mode (obviously exploring both arcs.) And vs mode (one on four or four real people if they have there own game card copy.) So you can tell its lacking due to the fact that you can beat it in 2-3 days and that the vs mode is a strange mini-game of flag capturing. Its however the best for games in the naruto franchise (ultimate ninja accel is another short game yet with excellent replay value. So I guess there is no excuse.) Thankfully the bosses are either unique or hard so it doesn't make the game seem generic.

In conclusion, if this portable naruto game isnt for you, Then get shinobi retsudan 2, But if your looking for an adventure game with just the right amount of challenge and are a Naruto fan get this. It also does not have the gimmicky stylus use like phantom hourglass.

Ps. I could only cover gameplay, graphics and soundtrack. (sorry its my first gamefaqs review...)

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 05/19/08

Game Release: Naruto Shippuden: Dairansen! Kage Bunsen Emaki (JP, 02/14/08)