Naruto: Ninja Council
Naruto: Ninja Council, known as Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshuu in the Japanese version, is the first instalment in the Ninja Council series. There are scrolls that the playable character can obtain to…
Naruto: Ninja Council is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Aspect, released 1 May 2003 on Game Boy Advance.
What Naruto: Ninja Council is
Naruto: Ninja Council is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Aspect and released in 2003. It was published by Tomy. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Naruto: Ninja Council, known as Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshuu in the Japanese version, is the first instalment in the Ninja Council series. There are scrolls that the playable character can obtain to perform abilities at the cost of chakra, which can be used to break down walls or create whirlwinds. The story mode very loosely follows the Prologue — Land of Waves arc to the Chuunin Exams arc. Players will have to protect, defend or defeat as they train hard to perfect their skills in order to progress through the ranks in over 40 missions. Players can activate special attacks using the Nintendo DS stylus on the touch screen or by blowing into the microphone, and can choose from 20 of…
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 is the third of 86 entries we hold in the Naruto series. The next entry was Naruto: Shinobi no Sato no Jintori Kassen in 2003. Its critic score of 63 is 4 points below the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy at 85.
How it was received
Naruto: Ninja Council holds a critic score of 63 out of 100. That places it above 25% of the 1,124 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 6 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Naruto: Ninja Council launched on 1 May 2003, within three weeks of Rise of Nations, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Fire Emblem and NBA Street Vol. 2. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Rise of Nations, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Fire Emblem, NBA Street Vol. 2.
Official trailer
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