Great game! Slightly disappointed that only Naruto was playable ...
585296
Great game! Slightly disappointed that only Naruto was playable in RPG mode, and there were no party members, but the combat system and game experience makes up for that. One downside is that early on one of the levels really strains your eyes.
4260639
Yes the controls are the only downfall. it just takes a few weeks to get use to it, after becoming a ninja gaiden gamer you'll overlook this, sort of. for me the controls suckd till the end of the game. I actually think I died more from miss jumps than the enemies...great story, great graphics, looks cool. The other Ninja Gaiden games boss fights should of been more epic like these. pick it up if you want a true ninja warrior challenge.
2091986
This is a great game!  It's hard to imagine multiplayer mode being any better.  The addition of upgradable characters was brilliant.  I do wish the campaign mode was more fun though.
3775463
Great game! Kind of sad that they had to split this game into 2/3 games. Would have been better if it was all in one cartridge. Overall, this is my first time playing a fire emblem game and it is playing with my emotions! Making me choose side between Nohr or Hoshido. Ughhhh I literally closed my game at chapter 6 and ran away for a good few hour before choosing sides. Overall fun game so far!

The difference between birthright and conquest is the story and play style. For birthright, it is easier than conquest so for those beginners out there, it would be best to play birthright first. You can get a discount download in game for conquest for $20 at the start menu after you finish chapter 6 and then also revelation for $20 too but that comes out in March
814048
If you bought Samurai Warriors, you absolutely must get this expansion pack. So many aspects are fixed (AI, difficulty, brightness) and more content has been added (new characters, new modes, new levels, bonuses to unlock, etc.)

Even though the improvements are well appreciated, there were some concerns left unaddressed.  The biggest one is the framerate.  When there is too much going on, it chugs along and slows down to a crawl. This is nearly unplayable in 2 player mode.
3430140
I was surprised to see such low ratings for the pc version of this game, though after reading them I can see where people are coming from.

So far, I have noticed a couple annoyences - as a melee character, you do have to be RIGHT on top of people to hit them. I find that every once and a while my 2hnd warrior will dash forward on his own and hit someone but other times he swings in mid air and you can't move while swinging your weapon (your character becomes sort of rooted - which I suppose makes sense while swinging a massive 2h weapon :-P). I have avoided this by using my chain pull or charge ability...so it hasn't been super frustrating although I do hope they fix this because the enemies seem to move around a lot.

Another issue is what several other people have mentioned, I get graphical and audio stuttering in cutscenes. It usually isn't that bad but it's definitely noticeable. I have an Intel I7 and a gtx 770 and I had to turn down quite a few of my settings but now I have the game looking and running great (aside from the cutscenes).

I find the controls, camera and the rest of the UI to be decent. It takes a while getting used to everything but now that I'm 5-10 hours in its not bad at all. It is also easy to switch between the tactical and action modes. You do have to sort of finagal the camera a bit when you first switch to tactical view but with my mouse it's just one stroke usually and I've got it where I want it.

Overall, ya there are some bugs...just like every other game. hopefully theyll be worked out in time. I am having fun though and that's all that matters to me. I like pc gaming and the mouse/keyboard setup so I'm fine getting used to a new UI. If you are a big fan of pc gaming and rpgs, I bet you'll have fun with this game :-).

Story, setting, characters are all great so far! I wish I had more time to play!

Update (Dec. 8, 2014)

Well, I've found more time to play and am now at 37 hours in the game.  I've completed all of the Hinterlands and have traveled to all of the other areas (just to explore).  I really like this game!! In fact, I'd say it's probably in my top favorite RPG's.  You can choose whether or not you want to complete all of the side quests (if you're a completionist).  I really enjoyed all of the content in the Hinterlands and was excited to move on to the other areas afterwards.  Or, if you'd like, you can just do as much of the side quests as it takes to meet the level suggestions for the main story missions.  I like that the game let's you choose.  I find that exploring and doing all of the side quests immerses me in the story and world.  I also have grown attached to a few of the companions.

The different areas in this game are gorgeous! I had some friends over last night and had to show them a few of the areas because of how awesome they look.

This game has really been fun and immersive!! A nice, fun break from the daily grind :-). Still am loving it and definitely recommend it!!
824133
I've played a bunch of naruto games and this is, by really far, the best one. If you like the show it's a must, it has the 4 main leaf village teams, plus kakahi, guy, garaa, jiraiya, tsunade, orochimaru, itachi, and kisame. It's a challenging game to master, but really fun to play on the easier modes. I have been playing it for like a month and it's still not boring.
2383312
For  Naruto Shippuden ps4 I wish they actually went from the very first battle with  Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha All the way to the final battle with Sasuke & Naruto And I wish the story arc layout of the game was set up more like the first ninja storm because the first ninja storm I played it for at least 50 hours and I almost forgot the first one has fully interactive battles with the walls battles if necessary what I mean is you could fight up and down the walls if necessary and from left to right and right to left and you can fall down the wallAnd the second ninja storm ninja storm I played 80 hours because of the full open world aspect of it but what I didn't like is the start of having the same character into different boxes all it was was different powers and different costumes I would've only done that if they actually died or put the dead version in the same box area but have multiple boxes of that same character because it gets from worse and confusing from there from a character aspect Naruto ultimate ninja storm Generations takes a whole character box thing and does something stupid with it every character has his or her own box if I was I would contend it down a bit if it was me if it was the same character with different powers and different clothing I would've put multiple boxes for that character on that same section and I really hated that game because it was strictly just a fighting game It's not Mortal Kombat or it's not Streetfighter I'm just saying Now for Naruto ninja storm three I love the story because of the QuickTime button presses were back just like the first one and the second one but hated how many Naruto there were on the character selection screen for one-on-one battles same goes for Sasuke I hated that too there needs to be more variety of different characters because there is so many different characters in the Naruto universe And I hated Naruto ultimate ninja storm revolutions to same reasons why strictly fighting game again and if I bought it again it would only be because of the samurai statue that you get in the collectors edition Finally like I said earlier ninja storm 4 needed to be longer because it only took me 12 hours and it took the story and for the S ranks for 36 hours the story needed more characters not the same ones and supposedly with the DLC it gives you about eight hours each for the story in the adventure mode but I would still have to say it's not long enough because the first ninja storm game took me 50 hours just in the story and ninja storm 2 80 hours for the story And for ultimate ninja storm 3 50 hours That wouldn't of been a problem if the PS4 was backwards compatible  Then I could justify ultimate ninja storm 4 being 12 hours for the main story stupid Sony
4890142
So, I recently got into Naruto and I decided to buy this game as it covers parts of the original series and parts of Shippuden. I really got into it and ended up earning the Platinum trophy. The game is composed of many modes so I will be reviewing this game in parts.

Story: The game describes the story in "Tales" Each "Tale" tells a different part of the anime from a different characters point of view. You begin with an anime cutscene. Next you will go through a series of fights followed by a picture book style narration that sums up the anime between fights. Each enemy is more difficult then the next. After the final fight you are greeted with a final anime scene. This pattern is applied for many of the tales. There are 11 different tales. Three tales are unlocked from the beginning and after completion new tales unlock. The first three tales available are The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki, The Tale of Sasuke Uchiha, and the Tale of Young Naruto Uzumaki.

Gameplay: The Graphics and Gameplay are very similar to the Dragonball games. So, if a gamer has played those games he should have no problem playing it the first time. The character you select has access to several varying attacks. Attacks can consist from punches and kicks to ninja shurikens to Ninjutsu. Ninjutsu are the special attacks in this game similar to Goku's Kamehameha or Ryu's Hadouken. Ninjutsu requires chakra or energy similar to Ki in the Dragonball games. If enough is gathered you can perform a special attack with more damage.

Free Battle: Players can fight the CPU or a second player in versus using characters unlocked.  There is also a survival mode where you fight characters however your health does not reset after every fight. Instead a certain amount is replenished based off your performance and if you followed objectives. There is also a tournament mode in which you enter a tournament of many characters. You fight a few rounds working your way up the tournament bracket and eventually winning the finals.

For anyone new to the Naruto series this is a good game to start with. It covers the initial series as well as the beginning of Shippuden. With a decent sized character roster one can reenact many fights that occurred within the series. As my first Naruto game I was very pleased.
435775
This game, like other games from Namco, has amazing graphics. Trust me. If you want to see awesome landscapes and fighting environments, this is your game.

About the game, it kind of disappoints me that the single mode has only 4 fights. So you can finish the game in 5 minutes, even in a hard difficulty.

You can create your own fighters and use them online. That's an amazing feature.

Amazon provided the game in excellent shape, very fast shipping and awesome quality of the product. I recommend the game and definitely buy it here at Amazon !
3610695
the game can be finished quite quickly (about 1-4 days) but it is the best by far. the ultimate jutsu system has been revamped once again. unlike 3, 4 allows you to see all the characters jutsu depending on the situation(unlike 2 which justs gives the the option at any time) making the game more challenging and fun. fun new ultimate jutsus. i miss the mini games though. th minigames are gone but it is by far the best. wished there were a few more shippuden characters tho
4194058
MK vs DC is definitely the best fighting game I've ever played. I'm not a big MK fan, but I'm a HUGE DC fan! The gameplay is amazing in this. I love doing free-fall and close combat. Also, I think the developers chose very good characters in the game. However, I was extremely disappointed with the unlockable characters. You start out with every character except two: Darkseid and Shao Kahn. Despite this, MK vs DC has decent replay value with all the trophies you can do and the endings in Arcade and Story Mode. Overall, I'd give this game a 4/5, and I actually wouldn't mind there being a sequel to this!
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Graphics - 5.0

This is actually the first ever Naruto video game I've played in depth.  I was a big fan of the TV series a few years back, and seeing this game in all its HD goodness really brought back memories.  NUNS uses a type of cel-shading that, for all intents and purposes, looks amazing in comparison to other games I've seen and even exceeds the art/animation quality of the anime.  Colors, line detail, and shadowing all look fantastic for the characters.  I was especially impressed at the fluidity of battles and fighting motions that seem to have been captured and digitally recreated to perfection.  In contrast, the backgrounds are a bit dull, but even in the manga/anime, they were never that big of a factor in terms of art.  Aside from that, this is easily the best looking Naruto game to date, thus far.

Audio - 4.5

NUNS offers a Dolby Digital 5.1 track in both Japanese and English.  For a video game, I thought it was adequate considering that most titles these days are just now starting to delve further into higher quality audio.  Directionality is fairly good, balancing music, sound effects, and dialogue mostly through the front sound stage, but also through the rears on occasion.  Voices and sound effects are taken straight from the anime, providing a familiar experience to fans of whichever language they prefer.  I believe I heard that the music was also composed by Toshio Masuda (the composer of the series' score), or at least someone from his staff, so that's another plus.  The only problem is the Ultimate Jutsu glitch, where on occasion you'll hear this explosion sound loop in itself at the end of a battle.

Gameplay - 4.0

NUNS makes for a visual treat in terms of commercial fighting games.  If you or your friends are fans of the franchise, you'll probably enjoy hours of fun fighting against each other with most of your favorite characters.  However, the story mode leaves much to be desired.  Basically, you run around Konoha performing ninja missions, most of them coming in the form of mini games, and then the occasional battle and even monster battles (which graphically speaking are the prettiest parts of the game).  Story mode itself is fun at first.  But with little diversity and no cut scenes whatsoever to advance the plot, one can only hope that, with their foot now in the door, Namco will improve on this flaw in future installments.

The battle system itself isn't really a "fighting game" in the sense of the usual suspects (Street Fighter, Soul Caliber, Tekken, etc.), but more so a button masher.  Players can essentially have 4 items to use in-battle, one jutsu, one ultimate jutsu, and 1-2 support characters that can either combo or jutsu as backup.  Don't let the button mashing be too big a concern, however.  There are actually enough tactics you could use to make it a little more challenging when fighting someone who actually knows how to play.  Unfortunately, most of my friends don't...  But overall, it's still fun to play with friends, if not for the experience, then at least for the eye candy.

Packaging - 5.0

NUNS Limited Edition comes in a spiffy steelbook casing and includes the game, the soundtrack, and a limited edition Naruto laser cel.  There is also a plastic slipcover with the PS3 and NUNS logos printed on the front and a small picture of Itachi on the bottom of the spine that goes over the case.  The case itself has a picture of Kyuubi (Nine-tails) Naruto on the front and Cursed Seal Sasuke on the back.  If your friends have tendency of not washing their hands, be prepared to wipe a lot of fingerprint smudges off the case after they leave.

Overall - 4.0

If you're a fan of the franchise and can spare the money, it's worth looking into, but only if you plan on having friends over on a regular basis.  The visuals and audio are top-notch, but aside from the battles, the story mode just isn't enough as it becomes more and more stale after a while.  Recommended for fans, a rental at best for the casual gamer.
4226421
OMG! Can't wait til' this game comes out. Grr... only three more days. Three more days. I love watching the anime and reading the manga. So now I can't wait to actually play the game.
3342798
I was a big fan of the DBZ fighting titles and anime. After playing the demo for this game I thought they felt very similar. Being a Naruto fan i figured I'de give it a shot. I picked the game up for x-mas and I'm not disappointed. The visuals are excellent and feels like you are watching the anime. The decent amount of playable/support characters makes for an enjoyable experience. As well as the addition of extra support characters via free downloadable content.

Something to note is that the game is rather, "noob friendly", I can't really say it any other way. All of the melee attacks are via one button which is very interesting. Its easy to learn to use but semi-difficult to master using all of your abilities and little tricks. This made for a rather fun experience playing with my friends.

What was kind of disappointing was the rather long and boring single player experience you have to go through to get the characters. There are basically only a few types of game types in the single player; race, chase, fight, and giant fights. All of witch are rather short and require loading times and seem kind of long for the content they load.

Another thing with the single player is that it has the full hidden leave village for you to run around it. Its kind of a double edges sword because its fun to run around but you get sick of it rather quick.
1511619
The wii-mote works awesome with this game.  Its very fun to do versus battles with friends...the story line DOES NOT follow the anime, but it wasn't a big deal for me. I still enjoy playing it. I like the many character choices, doing Bankai gets a little annoying after a while, cuz they do the animation and effects every time, but that happens in many games. I overall loved this game.
1193980
I bought this Asian version because I just want to listen to the original voices.

After a few hours of messing around, I have to say I enjoy it very much just looking at the CG (computer graphic), the game play is definitely not an "RPG" but can be consider as a hybrid of action game.  It plays similar to Devil May Cry but less control of the character (Lightning).

Two things I found out a bit disappointed about this Asian version:
1.  This Asian version (or maybe regardless any releasing version) can not be played on PS4.
2.  About "THE 5 EXCLUSIVE CLOTHES" IN THIS VERSION, THE CODE VOUCHER IS THERE BUT I COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK.  It may something to do with its Regional Releasing depending where the console connect to Internet, or maybe simply because I have a console for North America.  The system simply tells me either the code is wrong or expired.

It is a must have for all Lightning fans!!!!