Comments on: Naruto – Narutimate Storm on PS3 Soon

By: Exitium

Exitium — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:15:47 +0000

I'm hoping for Shippuden to be released on the consoles more often, I've only heard of it being made mostly for the Wii(I think there was one for PS2).

By: Rogersick

Rogersick — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:29:55 +0000

I felt the premise was pretty good.... then ninjas started to have super powers, like mutants from X-Men. Thats when I felt it got out of hand. I only watched till Naruto beat Gaara. Then the emo-fest started and Naruto disappeared from his own manga for about a year.

By: kenjiharima

kenjiharima — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:34:24 +0000

The gameplay still looks the same for me. Though the re-designed graphics are definitely better now.

By: Jade

Jade — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:09:33 +0000

Too much naruto is bad for brain cell

i've played one of the game...
being fun and all...but seeing new installment with nothing but improved graphic +story +ninjutsu...
this will just be another DBZ...

but it sell well...
so yeah...whatever...

By: XSportSeeker

XSportSeeker — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:49:10 +0000

Probably also because the main media is so flooded about it, that we bloggers try to cover something else OTHER than it.

But yeah, the game looks very interesting... I'm not a fan of the series, though I did watch 100+ episodes from the anime.

But the games look gorgeous.
Here's another game that will be released in some months too:
http://xspblog.com/2008/08/01/naruto-the-broken-bond/

By: Artefact

Artefact — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:50:01 +0000

I've actually read the whole manga three times (mainly when I was learning Japanese, but I certainly enjoyed it), so I know it very well. Lately, the main reason it holds my interest is the games though.

My personal interests and what goes on Sankaku Complex are two different things, so that's why you never hear about most of my favourites (Tsutomu Nihei is the main example of this).

Naruto is of course hugely popular in Japan, but very unpopular amongst otaku. Generally it is seen as a straightforward children's anime, and is not taken seriously.

Often I have seen Japanese otaku despair of the popularity it enjoys overseas, since they see it as entirely unworthy, and a poor example.

Of all the dozens, if not hundreds, of sites I monitor regularly to update from, I never see so much as a mention of Naruto, despite it being one of the most popular series in manga or anime.

A bizarre and paradoxical pariah status it enjoys, considering many of these otaku must be buying it...

By: Someone

Someone — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:35:01 +0000

Why Artefact, I had no idea you were a fan of the series. some would try to disregard the series as an attempt to look 'elite' but really its a good story, fun games. And I've been wondering about the popularity of Naruto in Japan as compared to the US. Anyone know?

By: foeevaddr

foeevaddr — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:24:52 +0000

the ps3 version looks and plays a lot like dbz budokai tenkaichi series. you ever thought about that? you have your character then the opponent is right in front of you.

By: Smiling Magician

Smiling Magician — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:00:03 +0000

frankly i preferred the PS2 version. none of this rubbish of one character filling the screen with the other in the background. plus there are better game mechanics involved. but that's just my taste.

By: Artefact

Artefact — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:10:54 +0000

Not exactly high praise there...

By: Hard Saturn

Hard Saturn — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:08:20 +0000

If you haven't downloaded the demo from the PSN store, you're missing out. The fluid graphics of this title are better then the anime.