Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2

You might think that a story about a group of young ninjas would involve some degree of stealth and subtlety. However, when you're talking about the world of Naruto, things are about a subtle as a baseball bat to the noggin. Now the popular anime series is prepped to hit us again with Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2, a sequel to the popular fighting game for the Nintendo GameCube. If you never played the first Clash of Ninja, don't worry. The game was a fairly basic fighter in the vein of Super Smash » Read Full Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 preview

Right now you'd be hard pressed to find a cartoon, upcoming toy line and series of video games that makes the kiddies salivate more than Naruto. We just saw the first ninja-on-ninja brawler hit in March, and Clash of Ninja 2 isn't even letting us take a breath - it's landing in September with twice as many playable characters and all-new, four-player matches. In our extensive hands-on time, we noticed the overall fighting feels identical to the first game - that's a good thing. Clash of Ninja » Read Full Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 preview

We've all been in our share of scraps through the years, but none of us had to put up with the rigors of ninja school... that we're aware of. This year's Clash of Ninja faithfully adapted the anime into a chop-socky, lightning-quick fighter, and the sequel is set to do it all over again. With more of everything, of course. Twice the locations, 23 selectable fighters and more solo play modes than the original. Sounds great, but for now, just soak up the new screens by clicking the images » Read Full Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 preview