Game Boy Advance User Reviews

The best ninja council game. Fluid movements, amazing bosses & secret interactions, simple yet fun gameplay. Its also super short. Apart from Sasuke & Naruto there's an extra character to play. finished ninja council 1-4. This is still the best one for me. i recommend you to give it a try. its very short yet fun

A rather short, breezy experience. One that's simplicity and graphics make it feel like an old school NES game. That's actually one of it's strengths. The kind of retro appeal to it's design and looks make it all the more charming and almost nostalgic. It's all pretty straightforward. You just make your way through the levels punching everyone who gets in your way and then fight a boss. The levels are short and few so it goes by in no time. It's also pretty easy. You path to the bosses is met with almost no resistance. Regular enemies pose no threat. The bosses themselves aren't difficult either with the exception of the final boss, which is an awkwardly huge leap in difficulty. There's also no penalty for death. Even if you do run out of lives Iruka pops up with infinite continues. Those looking for a challenge should look elsewhere. The game has no real story. It just pulls characters good and bad from across the early arcs of the series and puts you up against them. There are some bits of dialog that change based on which character you play as, but hardly anything resembling an actual plot. At least we get to see some familiar faces. As for the characters you can play as, you start off with only Naruto or Sasuke. Kakashi is the only unlockable character. Outside of different jutsu there's no real difference between the characters. Only that the few bits of text the game uses changes slightly for the "story." The gameplay itself is pretty solid. The boss battles are the highlight, but the levels leading up to them are pretty satisfying as well. There are some decent level designs and secrets hidden inside. The controls do have you gliding around a lot, but that's not really an issue. The only thing I had a problem with gameplay wise was how using jutsu is handled. You just hold the B button until your chakra builds up to the jutsu you want. You don't really need jutsu at all in the regular levels. The only time you might actually need them is for the boss battles, and really not even then. A good thing to, because they can be kind of a pain to pull off. Overall it's a short and easy diversion for Naruto fans. One probably best experienced as a rental or very cheap purchase. There are some unlockables to keep you coming back for a little while longer that you can get by collecting all the leaf symbols in the game, but there's no hiding the fact that many are going to be better off going with the infinitely superior sequel "Ninja Council 2." Still, it's not a bad game. Just one lacking in challenge and staying power. For hardcore Naruto fans or even those who want an NES styled game with modern refinement it's still worth a look. An all around solid game, Naruto or not. 7.5/10