There's plenty of voice work from the American cast, which is great for authenticity, even if some of the voices are instantly grating. The game sounds as much like the Naruto anime as it looks like the Naruto manga. The huge cast of characters animate smoothly, and their attacks really pack a punch. Solid cel-shading effects, as well as specific effects such as textured shadowing and the dramatic use of Japanese writing, go a long way in making the game look like a manga come to life. The chakra attacks look great, and the rest of the game isn't too shabby either.
Also, they can go on for quite a while, dragging out the length of a fight. While these attacks always look great and give the game a lot of its flair, they sometimes produce a lot of sound and fury without actually dealing much damage. Ultimate Ninja 2 introduces a glut of new characters to play as, nearly doubling the cast of the original, which means there are many more chakra attacks to be seen. The net effect is that you sometimes need endurance more than precision to get the most out of certain chakra attacks. A meter at the bottom of the screen shows who's currently winning the struggle. Rather than execute a set of random button presses faster than your opponent can, as is still the case with chakra attacks for levels one and two, you now have to mash wildly on a specific button or rapidly spin one of the analog sticks. The chakra attacks have been updated a little since the first Ultimate Ninja, giving characters new attacks and changing the way the level-three chakra attacks work. Pulling off one of these attacks, which can take some pretty precise timing, puts the brakes on the regular action and provides a series of severe, dramatic camera angles that look ripped from the pages of a comic book as the attacking character dishes out an involved, protracted attack. It's the special chakra attacks, though, that really charge the action in Ultimate Ninja 2. That's not to say there's no nuance to the action it will take a little practice before you're dashing back and forth across the screen, countering your enemies' counterattacks and performing crazy, acrobatic combo attacks. With one button to perform up-close melee combos, one for throwing projectiles, and a rather versatile jump button, it should take a first-timer only a few minutes of fumbling around to get the hang of it.
Hyperkinetic fight sequences between mystically charged ninjas are a defining characteristic of the Naruto anime and manga series, and they're also one of the biggest assets in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2. Now Playing: Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 Video Review 1
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