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Storyline- Since the storyline is based on the anime/manga there’s not much that’s original, BUT it’s a good story. They did rearrange when some things happened, in some cases making the story clearer, they also added in some small story pieces that enhanced the game and story greatly. 20/20 Graphics – Pretty good, but not great, they were above a lot of the games I’ve seen but I kind of wonder about the style choice in animation and texturing, because it did make the characters look a little bit squarer then they should have 9/10 Game play- The controls are a little different from the first (Naruto: Rise of a ninja) but they were greatly improved, you still use Jutsu and move in the same way, but somehow the controls just work better than they did. 15/15 Enjoy ability- This game is a heck of a lot of fun, there is so much to do, you can do missions, some that follow the story some that don’t, you can play mini-games, or you can train your characters, and even race. 20/20 Art direction- Fantastic! Even with the strangely block like faces of characters, and some environments, the towns and cities were done PHENOMENALLY, Konoha (Leaf village) had a great and fitting ruined look to it, and even as the game progress you fix it, although by the end its very minor fixes but still noticeable. I would also like to note that the traps looked incredible, both real and menacing. 10/10 Sound &VA- The sound fit pretty much every situation, and the Voice acting was incredible, it even sounded like the real people from the English show (I’m not sure about the Japanese though) which is an improvement from the first. 10/10 Length- I really don’t know if it took me too long to beat it but it took me 20 hours and 43 minutes at least partially due to the fact that I liked to mess around, just jumping on top of buildings and running into walls cause it was funny, but the game was the right length it covered something like 56 episodes (Episodes 79-135) But you can keep playing after you beat it. 15/15 Total-99/100 Bottom line- If you like Naruto you have to rent this game, maybe even buy it, but if you don’t like Naruto this game probably change your mind.Read full review
Long one of Japan's most popular manga and anime, Naruto has taken over America in the past few years. There are millions of Naruto fans worldwide. And for a while, all of them suffered through a series of weak videogame offerings. That began to change last year with the release of Ubisoft's Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, the first Naruto game to properly blend adventure and fighting elements. A year later and Ubisoft Montreal is back at it with a story mode twice as long and far more interesting than the first. Friendship and teamwork are the central themes of Broken Bond. The story, which covers episodes 81-135 of the anime, follows Naruto's rise and his best friend Sasuke's disillusionment. Jealous of Naruto's new powers, Sasuke eventually abandons his friends to follow a darker path. This leads to a brilliant final arc to the story mode that, in a world of increasingly disappointing endings, fully delivers. The Japanese voice actors have been included and this is the way to go as the American actors come off a little goofy at times. The entire story of Broken Bond is told through cut-scenes (some interactive) using the in-game engine. Rise of a Ninja made the mistake of inserting standard definition footage from the anime into the mix. It's good to see Ubi Montreal learned from its mistake. As the story this time around is stronger, it helps to have one consistent visual look. If you don't know who Naruto or Sasuke are, you will have trouble following the events of Broken Bond. There is no recap and no written logs offering backstory to help newcomers. If you have never watched Naruto or never played Rise of a Ninja, you may have trouble following the storyline. That is perhaps Broken Bond's biggest gaffe. Why not add some extra written content or dialogue that can be accessed if players need a refresher? The Broken Bond could be a way to recruit new Naruto fans. Instead, it alienates those who haven't followed the series. The story mode in Rise of a Ninja was short and a little disconnected at times. Those issues have been resolved in Broken Bond. It will take at least 10 hours to complete the story mode -- and that's if you ignore the numerous minigames, races, and collection challenges. The story itself has a far better flow, though the endless fetch quest missions are a bit too much. What's interesting is that there are a few seemingly unimportant quests that actually set up or explain some later actions. It's these missions that were missing from Rise of a Ninja and let some holes in the narrative. It would have benefited Ubisoft to add some variety to these missions as almost every one turns into a fetch quest. While it's great to have a longer game, there's only so many times you can do the exact same thing in similar-looking areas before it starts feeling like a bit of a chore. It doesn't help that the forests where the majority of missions take place are a challenge to navigate. The area map sometimes lacks walls or gates, meaning you will travel one way only to realize -- after dodging a variety of traps -- that you went in the wrong direction. Add to that a considerable amount of backtracking and some of the missions become frustrating. It's too bad, because the core of Broken Bond is great. It's the poor and often uninspired mission designs that hold Broken Bond back.Read full review
I bought this because I liked the first game. I liked the free roam world (ie: GTA 4) and the fact that Naruto is a favorite anime of mine. What I didn't really enjoy was that it was still the same gameplay like the first game. I thought it was going to be enhanced a bit more. The only thing that was it's saving grace was it still followed the anime story. Without that, I probably wouldn't have bothered. Plus, there are more characters and you can play some of them in the story mode unlike the first game. Overall, not bad by a long shot, but not really worth more than $30...or even $15.
The game Naruto The Broken Bound is a game that combines fighting with adventure, with excellent graphics design style, and story mode follows the story of the design, starting with the death of the Hokage of the village of the leaves. The game is immersive because it grows with Naruto and Naruto's new powers, like the Rasengan, but also shows the transformation from villain to sasuke, much more powerful. Besides the main story has several mini-games and parallel activity, or if you prefer you can play alone against amios mode or on Xbox Live. Accepted, but those who are not fans of Naruto may become disillusioned with the parties and even children's easy to play.
i've been a big fan of Naruto anime for a couple years and so i decided to get the first Naruto game for the 360 it was awesome and when i heard the Broken Bond was comming out i knew i had to pick it up to....its a great game with good control decent graphics and awesome gameplay also playing online is sick if you r a fan of Naruto or even if ur just interested in getting this game well go get it its worth every penny
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