GameSpot writes: "A game like Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 has to do two things to be a success. It has to deliver on the Naruto name by providing content that will appeal to fans of the popular anime series, and it has to make fighting as the titular blond ninja and his friends or foes enjoyable. Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 pays out in spades on the first point but fails to deliver on the second. As a result, it ends up feeling like fan-service halfheartedly disguised as a video game".
To the casual observer, UNH3 might give the illusion of depth and variety. To the cynic, it feels like an awful lot of fluff without much in the way of gameplay substance. Sure, this latest dose of Naruto might keep you busy for a number of hours, fingers hammering at the PSP – but whether that time can be considered constantly entertaining is much more questionable.
CheatCC: Almost ten years ago, a spiky blonde Ninja named Naruto burst onto the scene and became an instant hit in both Japan and the US. Although, Naruto has become a staple in both the anime and video game world, enthusiasm for the series has cooled in recent years. However, that hasn't stopped the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja franchise from forging ahead.
411mania: Naruto, the ever-popular children's anime series, has received its latest American video game release via Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3. As a person who doesn't follow the series at all, I can still recognize the merits of what the game does.
