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Naruto: The Broken Bond | 
| From: UBI Soft
Category: Video Games
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Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 2106
Format: CD
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: adventure_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 52432
Model: 52432
UPC: 008888524328
EAN: 0008888524328
ASIN: B001FEO72M
Publication Date: November 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Relive the Series: Adventure outside the Leaf Village to discover imaginatively detailed environments and enjoy the original voice-acting from the series in Japanese & English. | | • | Play as Sasuke: Experience the series not only as Naruto, but also witness Sasuke's self-destructive quest for power first-hand. | | • | Tag Team Battles: An all-new feature, players can now team up with multiple characters from the NARUTO universe when in combat and throughout their heroic adventure. | | • | "Online Multiplayer: As the ONLY NARUTO game you can play online, you can now |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
NARUTO BROKEN BOND
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Bond is sort of Broken... November 20, 2008
ObiWanShinobi (Philadelphia, PA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Given how totally awesome Rise of a Ninja was, I was eagerly anticipating this game. There are some changes in this here sequel tho'...and I gotta say, not all of them are good. However like it's predecessor, for Naruto fans it's still a big slice of ninja heaven.
Honestly this one is not as well thought out as the last one was. While Rise of Ninja was literally the "Best Way to Make a Game Out of the First 80 episodes of Naruto"... there are some things about Broken Bond that I could have lived without. This still falls into the category of a "Must Own for Any Self-Respecting Naruto Fan," but it's not as flawless as the pervious offering.
But there is some new stuff that's good. For instance you are given the opportunity of using more characters for the main quest instead of just Naruto. Which makes sense given the story, and makes things more interesting in both the quest and fighting gameplay. The fighting controls also seem to feel a bit less stiff. Also, they straight up give you the option of playing the game with the Japanese voice cast, which apparently for some people higher up on the Otaku Nerd food chain than myself is an absolute necessity. The basic mechanics of utilizing Jutsu to progress through the game, etc are still the same (which is good).
My main beef with this game is this:
In Rise of a Ninja each mission was different and was planned to help advance the story. With Broken Bond each mission is just a fetch quest with some fighting. And it's crazy repetitive. And after a while it gets kind of annoying. Like to the point where the word "insipid" isn't too far off. The context of earning the respect of the Hidden Leaf villagers helped to answer the question of "Why Am I Doing This Again?" in Rise of a Ninja. You're going to be asking yourself that question a lot more in Broken Bond...and most of the time your just not going to get an answer.
Additionally, they broke from using the actual series animation in some of the cut scenes. Some folks might like that better. I didn't. While the graphics engine makes for a great visual representation of the series animation - I wasn't feeling it cut scene wise. That's just me.
That aside, this is still a great game. All of the goodness from the 60 or so episodes from the second part of the series is in there. The epic battles are still awesome, graphics are still great, and when the game isn't making you backtrack for some inane fetch quest - it's fun-as-all-git-out.
While I recommended buying an Xbox 360 just to play Rise of the Ninja, or playing it even if you aren't a Naruto fan - I wouldn't make the same suggestions with this game. If you own an Xbox 360 and are a Naruto fan, then yes, you should totally own this.
All and all this is still a great Naruto game.
 NARUTO!!!! August 25, 2010
Davizzle (Your house)
Broken Bonds is by far my favorite Xbox 360 game. I'm addicted. This also completely annihilates Naruto: Rise of the Ninja. Basically this game has sweeter moves, combo's, more character, better movement & wall walking, and tag-team action. I have yet to beat the entire story mode because I am addicted to the Online tag team fights. You basically level up playing online and I'm currently a Jounin however my skills far surpass your average Hokage. If you enjoy street fighter type side scroll fighting, especially online, this is the game for you. Just watch out for people like me =)
Naruto: The Broken Bond August 5, 2010
Rae Brown
I really didn't have very high hopes for this game, but I really liked it! My only complaint is that (1)I wish you could play as Sasuke more and (2)unless you watch the show, you're gonna be asking yourself "Who's that person and why do they matter?" a lot. Otherwise the game is really good and I recommend it to any Naruto fan. On the plus side, Naruto doesn't say "Believe it!" at all!
Naruto: The Broken Bond Review October 3, 2009
D. Williamson
-Gameplay
The gameplay is quite fun and is relatively deep for an anime based fighter. There is a blocking and shadow clone system which if you are going to beat the game on the hardest level, you will have to master. Jutsu's are pulled off by holding the left trigger and using the analog sticks which is then followed by a minigame. This is quite fun and captures the essence of the anime, but can be frustrating because some jutsu's minigames are infinitely easier than others(some are just button combos while others require you lock on to the opponents), and some are guaranteed to do some damage, while others rely completely on your performance in the minigame.
-Graphics
The graphics are great for the environments and the stages. Konoha is well designed and is a huge city with all sorts of opponents to fight, as well as places for supplies and food. If they would have added the option to beat up random people, they could have called it Grand Theft Auto: Konoha.
One negative for the graphics are the cutscenes before the match begins. Sometimes the mouth flaps wont match what the characters say, or sometimes they dont open at all. I've also noticed that Kisame's sword goes through his body after the fight.
-Story mode
The story starts with the Search For Tsunade arc and ends with the conclusion of the Sasuke Retrieval arc. In the game, you pretty much travel to different areas and complete minigames and puzzles to get to your objectives. One negative to this is you'll spend alot of time on some of these puzzles and most of these cost you health(if you mess up) and Chakra. Another thing is that you rarely encounter "real" characters and spend most of the game fighting generic ninjas.
-Characters
The game has a solid list of characters, but there are a few notable exclusions from every major team other than Team 7. Shino, Hinata and Kurenai are missing from Team 8. Ino and Asuma are missing from Team 10. Tenten and Might Guy are missing from Team Guy. Baki and Kankuro are missing from Team Baki. Another disappointing aspect is that you actually fight in the story mode aren't playable in versus mode. This includes the first and second Hokage, The CS2 states for the Sound Five, Might Guy(In training mode) and last but still least Aoi Rokusho.
With that said, the game still has a solid roster compared to its competitors on the PS3 and Wii.
-Overall
This is a solid fighting game that fans of Naruto will enjoy. Gamers that aren't fans of Naruto could still find fun in this if they want a fighting game that has elements of an RPG and puzzle games. If you have a 360, and want a Naruto game, get this game.
Naruto: The Broken Bond July 11, 2009
R. Rojas (USA, FL)
This game is so far one of my favorite games, or any that I have played. The graphics are incredible, and the Japanese voices add to the experience for shippuden watchers. The fighting is awesome, especially the fact that linking combos is pretty easy, and so is avoiding some hits. The online feature is also good, since this is the first Naruto game to have it for 360, and can really challenge you. During the game there are plenty of side missions so even when you finish the story, there's still a lot more to do. Some say that the story wasn't very good because it didn't incorporate much of the series in it's missions, but it is still quite enjoyable, especially when you have to do jutsus to get through areas. Overall, this is a great game, and I highly recommend it for not only naruto fans, but other gamers who just want a good fighting/adventure game.
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