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Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3


This 3D brawler is clearly the most ultimate-est ultimate ninja of all

 The developers likely had to employ some high level tricks to get the game running on the PlayStation 2, so we weren't too shocked when we ran into problems trying to play it on various PlayStation 3 models. The older 20GB and 60GB models fared fine, for the most part, but we did encounter random graphical glitches every now and then. On the more recent 80GB model, which emulates one of the PS2's chips through built-in software, the results were much worse: the game simply froze during story scenes and whenever certain special attacks were performed. Hopefully, Namco-Bandai will work with Sony to fix these issues in a future system update.

There's no denying that Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 is a textbook case of "been there, done that." But, so what? The crazy, flashy fights are still as addictive as ever, and all of the little changes and improvements do ultimately render the previous installment obsolete by comparison. That sure sounds like a solid sequel to us.

Mar 28, 2008

You'll love
  • Better balanced than last game
  • Wow, those attacks are nuts
  • Choose your own jutsu
You'll hate
  • Too similar to previous games
  • Still no online mode
  • Shriek-y voices still suck

 
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Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3

Genre: Fighting
Release date: Mar 25, 2008
Published by: Namco Bandai
Developed by: CyberConnect 2
Franchise: Naruto
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
2 player VS