videogamesblogger.com: (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
This sequel to Naruto: Rise of a Ninja features Naruto, who has now evolved into a well-respected Ninja, but his new status and abilities trigger the envy of his best friend and Ninja teammate, Sasuke. The enemy of the village, Orochimaru, takes advantage of the situation and convinces Sasuke to leave his friends and his [...]
Eccentricity (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
For starters, there is... Ninja Warrior! Ninja Warrior or Sasuke as it's called in Japan is a different kind of TV game show brought to the US by cable station G4 . The G4 website for Ninja Warrior is found here . You can look up the links I posted above, but it's basically a really really hard obstacle course with 4 stages. Only two competitors have ever completed all 4 stages and they make...
Total Video Games (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
... characters is also commonplace as you'll take on the role of Naruto's supporting cast including Sasuke, Kiba, and Shikamaru (to name but a few) at key points in the game. In stark contrast to the first game, which was seen almost entirely through Naruto's eyes, you'll now use other characters' unique Jutsus to overcome puzzles and stave off enemies by tagging into fights when Naruto gets...
IGN (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
... bookend the tournament that makes up the middle of the story. For that matter, all the rescue-Sasuke arc is missing is a set of brackets and someone to handle the color commentary. In both of those cases, though, the fighting tournament furthers the overarching story of the series, and there's even a little character development mixed in from time to time. It's a plot device, not the entire...
