Naruto video game history has been like water and oil, when it comes to handhelds and home consoles. Handheld releases having a dissapointing habbit to be bad, on the other hand consoles have gotten very good; enjoyable titles such as Rise of the Ninja for the Xbox 360 or Ninja Storm for the Playstation 3.
Naruto Shippuden Shinobi Rumble for the Nintendo DS seems to carry the curse from handhelds and is not exactly Orochimaru’s cursed seal.
The Nintendo DS has hosted an awful lot of Naruto games. At this point, it would help if Tomy gave us all a scorecard to keep track of two different Ninja Councils, two other Path of the Ninjas, a pair of Ninja Destinys, Naruto vs. Sasuke, the Japan-only Naruto RPGs, and however many other Narutos we’ve long forgotten about.
DHGF: Well, this ended up being the highest score I’ve ever given for a Naruto game on the DS, but barely. I find it funny how every Tomy released title is roughly in the same range in terms of quality, and all of the Namco titles are in a range about two or three points higher. Still, if these games continue to get better like this, than I like where things are headed. Shinobi Rumble won’t exactly knock your socks off, but Naruto fans are sure to get some amusement from it. At the very least, it is worth a look if you’ve liked any of the other DS games.
New Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Rumble Screenshots for 3DS.
