Remembering The Naruto Ultimate Ninja Games
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- With Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections finally arriving this week, we have to go back to the place it all started on PlayStation 2! As some of the most special video games in the anime market, we have five massive adventures to comb through here. Yes, five, as one never made its way to the United States!
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Intro: 00:00 - 1:17
Ultimate Ninja 1: 1:18 - 10:54
Ultimate Ninja 2: 10:55 - 17:37
Ultimate Ninja 3: 17:38 - 24:36
Ultimate Ninja 4: 24:37 - 31:11
Ultimate Ninja 5: 31:12 - 38:15
Conclusion: 38:16 - 38:59
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What is your favorite game in the Ultimate Ninja series on PS2?
Ultimate Ninja 4 was my favorite from memory, but watching the video I’m reminded of how much UN3 did, so that may win for me
3
2 and 5
I really liked part 3.
Ultimate Ninja 2 will always be my absolute favorite in this series
Ultimate Ninja 3 is still probably my favorite fighting game from a single player perspective. As a kid I'd have sleepovers with friends just taking turns at the game grinding up the entire cast in the single player. And just jumping around the Leaf Village was so much fun. Every character that we unlocked was exciting and new at the time, too. This was also before we had streaming so we experienced the original series ending the first time in that game. I never got to play Ultimate 4 so I'll definitely check that out if I can.
4 and 5👍
Same dude.. same!
Ninja storm 2 was insane when I was kid
Ultimate Ninja 5 trumps all of them
@@AnEpicFatalityArchives with dynamic cut scenes from storm 2 vs storm 5 storm 2 stompeds it
This is the series that makes me feel the oldest, I grew up with these ninjas man
They should be around your age lol. All the ninjas got kids
😂😂😂
@@itachiuchiha5035Boruto aint canon man.
fr bro
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Ultimate Ninja 2 and 3 are just the best. They really had BATTLE system.
Ultimate ninja 5 is the best one 💯
@soultheconfusing9563 never came out in US, so Ultimate Ninja 4 was peak.
@@flamer38544 hey, but what about mini-games, rpg elements, customization, manga-like shadows, music, small open-world and other stuff. 3 is definitely better than everything
@@flamer38544i played both and i agree while 5 had more i enjoyed 4 more
@@soultheconfusing9563i mean yeah, but sadly we never got it in teh US :/
The Ultimate Ninja Heroes games on PSP is what got me into Naruto in general. Loved playing it in school during lunch with my friends and thought shadow clones were so cool that I had to main Naruto. Then one day I was like let’s try the show and absolutely loved it and it’s still my favorite anime today. Also was my gateway to watch other anime
Same for me too bro, i was not familiar with any of the characters and thought kisame was the strongest by seeing his large sword and all
It’s a bit annoying that Ultimate 4s story is so short with the canonical story ending at episode 16 of the show right after you beat Itachi. But for me personally the sweet filler arc of Aoi and her mom in the Forest of Delusions more than makes up for that.
that was my 2nd Naruto game I viewed the Hero mode as the real story you got so much story and context I learned a good deal of the story from that mode it's the best
@@jaishadrach1838Right, I completely forgot about Hero Mode, which I do believe Ultimate 5 completely skipped out on. So in a sense Ultimate 4 is richer in content yes.
It's kinda like how Storm 4 has Story Mode, Adventure Mode, and Boruto's Tale Mode, making for 3 story modes total haha.
Not at all. Ultimate ninja 5 had hero mode for sure. Im not really sure where it ended though.
@@itachiuchiha5035 Ultimate Ninja 5 did not have Hero mode. That’s Part 1 Naruto’s story in UN4. They only had Master mode. There was no reason to bring Hero mode back since it has done its job (retell the entire part 1’s story) in UN4 8 months prior to UN5’s release.
Loved hearing the appreciation for Sasuke, big agree that Yuri Lowenthal's voice acting for him is what made me like him so much!
I miss this era of gaming because it just felt so innocent and carefree. A lot of people are upset that the newest storm game is so similar to the previous but honestly, I would have not cared at all if that were to happen back in the day. Of course standards of gaming have changed as you get older and what not, but I remember literally getting ultimate ninja 1 after playing and beating ultimate ninja 2 & 3 just because it was an extra game to play despite how similar and improved the others were. I also remember Uzumaki Chronicles 2 being my first ever Naruto game I owned with Ultimate ninja 2 being the 2nd one (Same day as they were birthday gifts) and being spoiled by the games because I wasn't that far into the Chunin Exam arc yet.
There is a big difference between now and then, now storm games getting milked with bare minimum content, while ultimate ninja series had explosive a lot of new content to play and just general improvement.
@@xlrrockmusicit’s the first Storm in 8 years. How exactly are they getting milked? Think before saying stupid things…
@@xlrrockmusic There's also the whole issue of being an "online" game and having DLC. You'll rarely find a fighting game where you can unlock unique and cool characters from missions and story mode. Now it's just potential DLC and you'll rarely find side characters like Shizune, Anko, Kurenei (sensing a pattern) as playable characters. Not to mention cool mechanics like being able to use other characters jutsu would completely break an online mode due to balancing issues.
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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
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Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy/Legacy
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm connections
Most of these games were fine like storm 2 for the story, storm generations for the gameplay and storm 3 most of it for the story and worse gameplay than generations yet disappointing A LOT.
You telling me this ain't milking of a franchise ??????????? lmfao did you even play them all ? do you even know their downsides and how much false advertisement was in storm 3 ????????????? or storm 4 released rushed cut out story content and filled with bugs like infinite awakening ??
Please stfu you cause you clearly don't know shit
@@Bornagainvillain
@@Bornagainvillainnigga it is the same ass game as storm 4 there are barely any differences to call it a new game and charging you 70 ☠️☠️
Naruto ultimate ninja 5 is the best game I’ve ever played. Story mode just makes me cry from nostalgia
These were the games that got me into Naruto I'd wished they'd make an HD collection or remake also the first Ultimate Ninja you can charge Chakra it's just really slow
As a photocopier tech it's so funny hearing Matty talk about how much effort they put into the manual for NSUN 5 😂😂😂 he's right that ain't cheap!!!
The storm series, while fun, just lost a lot of what made the OG ones so amazing. No jutsu clashes, no more sharingan letting you copy the opponents jutsu, How cinematic the ultimates were, and how awesome some of the characters felt to unlock and play with.
I remember unlocking Minato when he was only known as "The yellow flash" and just being amazed at his speed, his lack of talking, the bones cracking in his ultimate and how cool he was. Same with finally using Itachi after seeing him for the first time in the anime.
There was tons of care and personality put into the older games that I personally feel have faded away with time (and roster growth).
This series really came full circle for me at ultimate ninja 5. I grew up playing them all and remember each and cherish them deeply. But 5 with the instant awakenings, support chacrters, team ultimates, and extra ougis depending on the character hits the spot. I do miss useless or side chacrters like armless orochimaru from un2 or Anbu kakashi but ultimate ninja 5s roster is near perfect. I just wish we got a ultimate ninja 6 that went at least to killer bee or pain Konoha to fully flesh out the battle system and graphics and overall gameplay.
These games are my childhood!! So many hours spent playing them!
Ultimate Ninja has such good action. The words popping up after hits, the unique U.I, the AMAZING ultimates, just supremely underrated. Hope I can meet some fellow nerds who can appreciate this game with me.
Hell yeah, I've always been very observant even as a little kid playing this game with my brother, I thought the UI was so creative and unique and I've always wanted to make my own RPG game like this!
Dude, I still remember the day I went with my dad to buy Ultimate Ninja 3 on the release day. I come from a single-parent household and was always very aware of money as a child, so it was genuinely the first thing I genuinely asked for. The first two my dad bought for me as presents bc we played the PS2 and watched Naruto together (among many other shows), but he genuinely took interest in what excited me. Like I said, I never expected much and never asked for much (even so far as basing what I would get to eat when we went out based on price). But when I heard Ultimate Ninja 3 was coming out from Viz Media's website... I knew I had to have it. It obviously meant so much to me as a kid bc I still remember it to this day. One of the best games of my childhood. The only rivals are the classic PS and PS2 games... Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, Spyro, Sly Cooper, Tony Hawk, Syphon Filter, Max Payne, Tekken, Soul Caliber, Gauntlet, etc. This game stands amongst gods in my mind.
That said, I probably played more Ultimate Ninja 4 simply bc of the roster. Maybe I'm wrong, bc I know I spent SOOOOO much time in the overworld in 3.
I never played Ultimate Ninja 5 (makes me nostalgic and a bit sad) cause it never came to the US. Back then, I would wait for months so I could travel to Texas (Im from Mexico) and buy Ultimate Ninja games at Gamestop. I spent hundreds of hours playing Ultimate Ninja 3 and 4 or Chronicles 2. Loved so much the games, I remember them fondly
UN5 was fun but unlocking characters was hell
Ultimate Ninja 3…. God, what a game. Love it so much. It’s crazy that the visuals(in my opinion) hold up well against the Storm Series. When I watch videos of it or play it again I’m always amazed at just how damn good it looks to be a game from 2007/2009
I am glad to hear that that this excites you but can i please dear freind ask you can you refrain from using God s name in vain it bothers me you see you can always say Thank you G for this game as in blessing to and in adoration this way we respect him what do you think? not just that you can tell your Father and Mother by using his name in this way DAD may Lord bless you or MOm or a freind this way you help them greatly that their life get blessed then things can go well moustly when somone s going somewhere you can say Lord please bless their trip and keep them safe you can create prayer with prayer you can control your self and get under thing keep it from bad toughs
I remember ordering the Japanese version so I could play the game early. With the disc/ card tool that you have to use so can run it on the NA PS2
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@@tjjons7662 💀
I will always keep these games close to my heart. I absolutely love the Ultimate ninja series. Even though looking back on it now its not looked upon by FGC standards compared to fighters like tekken or SF, for what it is it on its own, it's still a great series that I still think back fondly of.
The uzumaki chronicles were my top favorite Naruto games as a kid. I beat both of them too. I replayed them as an adult and forgot how hard they were lmao
I loved playing these, no bs my grandma got me into Naruto. She bought me this game and I didn’t even watch it at the time, been a fan ever since.
remembering? I downloaded a ps2 emulator on my folding phone so i can relive this time on the go
In South Africa we did a thing called “chipping your Playstation” that means you would be able to play non original games as well as region locked games.
I was first introduced to Naruto via PS, my mom would take these business trips to China and always bring back some cool things. She brought me back Naruto thinking its was DBZ due to the yellow hair etc. Now the game did not work on Console initially until we took it to a guy that would chip it therefor also enabling me to purchase games on the cheap, and this was around 06 I think it was and I was introduced to the world of Naruto from that point, I would start to pick up the Anime around 07/08 and have never looked back.
You really are an OG if you grew up playing these as a kid. This an clash of ninja on GameCube was good times.
I remember playing 1-3 a lot with my brother growing up and when we saw Ultimate Ninja 4 on display in GameStop we instantly bought it lol. We didn’t even know at the time there was even a 4. We never even watched Shippuden at the time but we did know it was a thing. We didn’t have internet or a computer to even watch Naruto Shippuden so when we played 4 for the first time and met Sasori and Deidara… man that was such an epic moment for us. Now as for Ultimate Ninja 5 we never owned the game but we did play it only once for the first time at a friend’s house. The game was in Japanese and he doesn’t know Japanese, he just kinda figured it out on his own what each menu selection buttons do lol. But the first time we played UN5 was so cool! The ultimate jutsus were amazing and the fact you get to combine them with different characters did it for me. Only played versus match for like 1hr 30mins and that is all I remember from playing Ultimate Ninja 5 that one single time lol
Matty, I gotta say you’re goated for making a video on this series thank you I really appreciate it
Your channel always brings back so many childhood memories
I absolutely loved the Ultimate Ninja Series. My favorite was hard to choose but I would pick UN2 because of the time I spent doing the tree climbing minigame and unlocking Taijutsu Naruto was dope. UN4 had the awesome prequel story. Here is hoping for a Naruto DLC character for Tekken 8 as Lars was a guest character in UNS2.
Your channel Highlights my Childhood. I love your channel.
Ultimate ninja 3 is definitely my favorite in the series. But I can’t lie and not admit that I have had so many battles with my cousin in the first game. This game brings back so many memories, I can definitely feel your passion for the game through the video. Great video. 👍🏾
Ultimate ninja 2 for me is where for me they took it to next level as a kid. Anyone remember taijutsu naruto. You got him from training with Guy😂😂. The mini games were crazy too. Man I could go on. The amount of controls me and my friends went through from destroying the analogs and buttons from when trying to cancel a special
Thank you for this! I love the originals!
I wish they gave these hd remakes loved these !!!
They need to so bad i would play the hell out of them
Great video! I forgot how much I loved these games!
I remember being in middle school in 2005 and wanting Ultimate Ninja 3 SO BAD but it hadnt released in English yet so I bought a PS2 region unlocking tool, somehow managed to install in on my PS2 Slim, and ordered the JP copy of the game from eBay. That game blew my mind.
Man Ultimate Ninja 3 just brings back memories.... the story n the IQ just have to unlock the 4 kages was simply amazing...
I played the hell out of Ultimate Ninja 3 when I was younger... I didn't know they made a 4th and 5th game 😅
Love the long videos, king
Glad you made this. Not too many people talk about NUN series
Wow, this was great trip down memory lane. The ultimate ninja games hold such a special place in my heart and got me through some pretty rough childhood years. The fact that we got 4 (or more in Japan) is crazy to me.
Can't wait for Storm Connections.
How storm connections going?😂
I love the energy of the commentator because it’s the same exact energy and hype that I have for the game and I had for these games when I was younger playing them for the first time
This almost made me tear up. This series made my childhood. And seeing the old gameplay has me wanting to get a ps2 just to play again
Ultimate ninja 3 and 5 were my favorites, loved them
Watching this really shows the passion they put in the games
I appreciate videos like this as I’ve never played the actual trilogy of the UN series. I remember my first Naruto game ever was Ultimate Ninja Heroes for PSP. Like you, Sasuke was my favorite and when he hit that chidori with the dark ominous pose at the end is something I will always remember. I also struggled with Itachi many times as I wasn’t very good at the time. Now I need to buy that game again off of Amazon, thanks you for this video! Also will you do a review of Ultimate Ninja Heroes? Just curious!
This video is pure nostalgia man
completing the story and missions and unlocking the new characters was such a good feeling
Finally someone talks about these OGs!! Grew up playing all these
It was only a matter of time until we got here. This series is goated no debate 🔥
Absolutely loved this video, didn't know I needed this. Thank you 🙏🏽
Been subbed to MrMattyPlays since 2014, but Retro Rebound just steals the show every upload. Love this damn channel.
I’m glad I’m not the only one that misses these games. Naruto ultimate ninja 3 is HOW I learned about naruto when I was 5-6. Ultimate ninja 3 and 5 my fav games of all time.
Ultimate ninja 4 is still probably my favorite .
I played Ultimate Ninja 4 as a kid & can attest to what you said about it being mindblowing. I remember wanting to import a japanese PS2 to play Narutimate Accel 2(Ultimate Ninja 5) but never got to. I had seen videos of gameplay here on CZcams & being enamored with all the changes to movesets & wanting to play as Sasuke, 4 Tails Naruto, & Orochimaru. IIRC by the time Storm 2 came out Accel 3 came to US in the form of Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3. I still haven't gotten around to playing that game.
God I remember as a kid Ultimate Ninja 1 being extremely hard especially for some of the higher up missions to unlock Cursed Mark Sasuke and Nine-Tails Naruto. Good times, but aggravating ones too lol.
Man this takes me back
Ultimate Ninja 5 is the first and only game i ever imported and modded my ps2 to play back in the day
Omg man Ultimate Ninja 2!!!!!!
You unlocked a video game memory I forgot I had. Me and my childhood best friend were obsessed with this game. I had it on PS2 and we would play it non stop. We would make ramen and play this thing. Incredible game man… I gotta rewatch the first few seasons on Naruto. It’s been so long. Love the original show and the games.
The Ultimate Ninja games were some of my favorite fighting games back then. Loved playing the game with friends. Ultimate Ninja 2 and 3 were my favorite, especially 3. The first game and 4 were pretty fun too. I remember being really bummed when 5 didn't come over to the US.
Ultimate ninja 3 was my first introduction to the 4th Hokage and instantly said he was Narutos dad and he became my favorite character. Silent the whole time but effortlessly styling on everyone
This video brought back so many childhood memories. I miss the ultimate ninja series so much. I unfortunately had to sell my PS2 and games to support my family years ago. Really wish I still had these games.
Fun fact ultimate ninja 4 was (possibly my memory is spotty on this) the first game I got from gamestop back when they still had ps2 games out in the store.
Man... this brings back so many memories for me. And nightmares for my old best friend at the time. He had rented this game at the store and was playing it when I visited him. Found it interesting and was into Naruto at the time. Played a lil bit of it and did some VS with my friend but he pummeled me of course. Few weeks passed and I caught the game on sale so I bought it. Was finally getting the hang of the ultimates and liking the game. Bestie came over to play a lot with me as well. The thing was tho, at a certain point the game just clicked for me and nothing, and I do mean nothing was hard for me in the game anymore.
I played on max difficulty and the computer could barely keep me entertained while my friend still struggled on the difficulty under max. To give you an idea, I beat my friend with my eyes closed while I was stoned out of my mind. He was so focused on the fight that he didn't look at me once. I was able to counter him a few times and of course I didnt use any ultimates cause I couldn't do the button mashing with my eyes closed. I barely won the fight and then he turns and asks me why I kept humping the corner of the screen for most of the fight. Told him I had my eyes closed and he was pissed.
He was so determined to beat me he asked to borrow the game so he could train to beat me. I said sure. He played day in and day out for 3 months while I took a break for those 3 months and didnt touch the game. After 3 months he's able to fight on max difficulty and feels ready to beat me. Keep in mind I didn't touch the game for 3 months at that point. We start the game, start the fight and I pick Itachi cause he was my fav to use. I ask him to give me a few secs to recall the controls. Then we fight.
First fight, I barely won the fight, it could've gone either way. Second fight, I win with 1/4 hp left, third fight I win with 1/2 hp, 4th fight he didn't even touch me once. He never wanted to play against me ever again. We could laugh about it years later but at the time he simply didn't want to play fighting games with me anymore. Ultimate ninja 2 and 3 were the only fighting games I was ever good at. Kids could mop the floor with me at MK and SF on how bad I was. But for some reason something just clicked with Ultimate Ninja 2 and 3. Good times good times.
I got Ultimate Ninja 1 for my birthday in 2007. A couple months later, my older brother bought a copy of Ultimate Ninja 2, which was 100x better.
Then in 2008, Ultimate Ninja 3 came out on the same day as my younger brother's birthday, so I got my own personal gift on someone else's birthday.
In 2009, Gamestop gave me a copy of Ultimate Ninja 4 a week early, and asked me to write a review for it, which I never completed.
Of course, the game I wanted to play the most was Ultimate Ninja 5, which I was obsessed with for years, watching videos of it on CZcams in 2007 and 2008. Of course, they never released it in the USA. But around 2016, I got a job and bought a European Playstation 2 and a copy of UN5 from the UK on Ebay, and finally fulfilled my childhood dream.
I played the ever-loving hell out of these games as a kid. Ultimate Ninja 3 was my favorite. Even after more games came out, I still went back and played that one.
Grew up playin all of them it’s like we shared the same exact thoughts🤝🏽
I am so happy to see this rn
Since I don’t see anyone else really talking about it. In UN3 there is a secret way to unlock a secret character which is minato. Of course at this point in time they just call him the fourth hokage. But he def is unlockable. Remember finding that out with my big brother when we were kids. You get him by unlocking EVERY other character. It wasn’t common place to be able to play as the hokages back then either so even playing as 1-4 was a HUGE thing. Well at least for me it was. Good times
in a parallel universe they kept making the OG ultimate ninja and clash of ninja games all the way up to kaguya
Ugh I wishhhh!!
I played ultimate ninja 2 when I was 5-6 and it was so cool to me. I remember being stuck on the story mode and I'd get so mad because the enemy (I don't remember who) kept healing
I think about these games at-least 3 times a year. I miss them so much
UN3 was so cool. I got it at a retro game store when i was 14. Loved using the Kages
I miss manuals being included in the box. It was really fun to read through these on your way home, hyping yourself up for the game you're about to play. Nowadays all you get is a piece of paper that says "visit us online to read the manual". Back in the ps1 and ps2 era they turned opening the box into an experience 😅. The GTA games, for example, used to have manuals that were written like a guide for tourists and Metal Gear Solid games had exclusive art work for the characters and several pages full of explanations of the world and its backstory.
UN2 (Narutimate Hero 2) on PS2 was the game that got me to mod my PS2 back in the day. My friends and I spent tons of hours playing burnt copies of the JPN releases because we were watching the subs and couldn't wait for the US releases.
I never had the chance to play ultimate ninja 3 as a kid but I did play 1 and 2. Part 2 was my favorite and I spent over so many hours just grinding and leveling up all my characters
Bro the way you talk so highly about Naruto makes me proud and it reminds me of myself it's rare to come across "#1 fan" typa fan🔥
Ultimate Ninja 5 is one of the best games of my childhood. Its amazing to me, I love it.
In grade 4-8 we had a student lounge in my school and we had a ps2 to play on during recess. You KNOW i brought Ultimate ninja 3 every day and it was always a blast
It always stung a bit whenever I’d hear people talk about the storm games to death so I’m happy to see someone FINALLY give the OG Ultimate Ninja games. Storm games are great but these ones are just something special and, in a lot of ways, hold up a lot better than it’s successors.
That said my favorite is a a toss up between 2 and 3. 2 was a my first and(despite its ass blasting difficulty) will have a special place in my heart. 3 on the other hand refines everything(from gameplay to story modes) to that juuuust right point that I’d consider perfect. Only thing I’d consider a drawback is the dialed back Cel-shading. I prefer the heavy cel-shading from the first two games
They should bring this franchise back!
Stumbling upon this video.. I loved loved loved these games growing up… worked to get enough money to get them. Playing these games, especially UN3 with my best friend on his ps3. Putting almost 80 hours into the game lol
I don’t have the first two and the fourth one anymore. Went on EBay and bought them all again!!!
I remember first playing this game at my cousins house and absolutely falling in love with it
Oh man, i remember playing this as a teenager, i believe 1 was the first game i got with my PS2, i got into a lot of tournaments of Naruto Accel (UN5) in anime conventions.
Awesome video man early 2000’s anime games feel so cozy to me they definitely weren’t all good but it was fun times. You should cover some more one piece games soon man or at least check out one piece unlimited world red they have a remaster for it
Ultimate Ninja 5 is truly GOATED. My favorite anime game of all time!
As a kid who got his hands on Ultimate Ninja 4 i can confirm; game exploded my mind. It was amazing and nobody i knew even knew it came out. It felt like a secret to me. A very special game to me.
A fun fact i learned about he ultimate ninja gmaes is that the first game was actually pretty far along in development before the director at the time was even given permission from bandai to even create the game.
Of course the higher-ups were mad about it but they green lit it anyways
Ultimate ninja 5 was peak 🔥 I still have it on PS2 and still play it to this day
I finished them all these we're legendary
Part 2 and 3 were my favourite and introduction to Naruto through the PlayStation 2
Loved how you could start in awakened states in 3, 4 and 5
I loved some of them on the PSP.
god i love the character select from ultimate ninja, i think having the playable characters in one artwork and the one you pick getting higlighted with colour is such a cool feature.
Has matty done a video on the naruto storm games? Great vid like usual btw 👍
I never knew there was an Ultimate Ninja 5... well now I need to finish the collection.
same thought
Ultimate ninja 3 was so underrated
I got into the series when ultimate ninja 2 came out, after seeing a trailer, for it, included with Uzumaki Chronicles 2, which was my first Naruto game, much to your dismay I’m sure lol. Fell in love with the series from that point on, and the series really helped to cement my love for Naruto as a whole.
I probably have the most memories with UN3, although, from a gameplay perspective, 5 definitely feels the most complete.
4 always felt awkward to me. It barely made it into the Shippuden storyline, so it only introduced a very small handful of new characters. Always felt like 4 could’ve just passed as an expansion for 3.
I remember hoping that 5 would get a US release after seeing videos of it online; but when it didn’t, I imported it and got swap magic to play it on my American PS2.
Also worth noting, the Japanese version of 5 definitely is superior to the PAL version. The European one is locked at 50FPS unless you force it to 60 with swap magic, and there are glitches with some character’s movesets to where some moves don’t work at all. Obviously the hurdle for playing the Japanese version is being able to read Japanese, but the fighting definitely feels smoother with it for sure.
Uzamaki chronicles is elden ring for naruto fans
I remember being a senior high school at the time. When I got my first debt card that year I immediately imported the 4th game (Narutimate Accel/ Ultimate Ninja 4) from Japan while the west was still on Ultimate Ninja 2.
I can always count on Matty to stay in character.
I was 11 when ultimate ninja came out and i was hooked, i never got into DragonBall Z but Naruto was always awesome its crazy to see how far weve gotten with the series and the games, we need a 2D MVC type Naruto fighter game