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Naruto: Ninja Council 2

Action game, based on the Shonen Jump manga. This sequel to the very first Naruto game on the GBA (the second game was a much different simulation/adventure) has three-times the amount of stages and characters…

45 29 April 2004

Naruto: Ninja Council 2 is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Aspect, released 29 April 2004 on Game Boy Advance.

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What Naruto: Ninja Council 2 is

Naruto: Ninja Council 2 is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Aspect and released in 2004. It was published by D3 Publisher. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Action game, based on the Shonen Jump manga. This sequel to the very first Naruto game on the GBA (the second game was a much different simulation/adventure) has three-times the amount of stages and characters twice the size. The action is streamlined and more dynamic. Players can transform into Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura and use their abilities to defeat the scrolling stages. The game also utilizes the link cable for a two-player co-op mode and for a four-player battle mode.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Naruto series

Naruto: Ninja Council 2 is the eighth of 86 entries we hold in the Naruto series. The next entry was Naruto: Path of the Ninja in 2004. Its critic score of 45 is 22 points below the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy at 85.

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How it was received

Naruto: Ninja Council 2 holds a critic score of 45 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 1,124 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 25 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Naruto: Ninja Council 2 launched on 29 April 2004, within three weeks of Pikmin 2, Painkiller, Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots and Hitman: Contracts. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Pikmin 2, Painkiller, Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots, Hitman: Contracts.

Official trailer

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When did Naruto: Ninja Council 2 come out?
Naruto: Ninja Council 2 was released on 29 April 2004 for Game Boy Advance.

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