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GC Naruto
Gekitou Ninja 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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