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Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 2
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Earlier this year, Tomy's cel-shaded
sleeper of a fighting game found an appreciative audience. A
consistent complaint however was the lack of characters. Tomy
listened to the plaintive cries and has answered with a sequel
that bumps the character roster to a total of 20 and throws in a
4-player option. In addition to the core crew of Naruto, Sasuke,
Sakura and Kakashi, there's also the likes of Gai, Gaara, Hinata,
Ino, Kankuro, Kiba, Neji, Rock Lee, Shikamaru, and a few more.
With an extensive crop of ninja to choose from and new supers to
pull off, fighting game fans will undoubtedly have a field day
with a sequel that retains all the elements that made the first
game great. Ten characters are selectable at first but place
holders for 10 additional characters may be unlocked eventually.
At the outset of each battle, the fighters do a little posturing in
a short cinematic interlude before the action begins. Many of
the same moves from the first Naruto may be found herein with
Naruto doing his arched back wallop and jaunty high kicks.
Impressive super attacks may be pulled off where a cinematic
sequence shows the fighter concentrating and then owning the
opponent completely for a few seconds of screen magic. Effects
include little dust clouds that kick up as fighters scurry about
and fluorescent light sparks which demonstrate the impact of
blows. Some background montages also feature spot animation
while others are entirely static. Energetic music and smashing
effects meld well with the action for a pleasing fighting
experience.
Similar to the first Naruto, Tomy includes a bag with Naruto 2 but
please note that we didn't receive a 1:1 ratio though it's
close. For those customers who don't receive a bag, we'll
include a Naruto keychain with your order as a consolation prize
of sorts.
Please note: We didn't receive all of our shipments today, as noted
in the news item above, but early preorders for Naruto will ship
today. The remainder of our Naruto shipments should also have a
close 1:1 ratio of bonus bags so rest assured that we'll give
those out as well when UPS deigns to deliver our packages
tomorrow (if they're nice) or on Monday. |
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