The fighting system is still simple, yet adrenaline fueled, like a car with only one gear but that just happens to go 200 miles an hour. Highly reminiscent of Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2 for PS2, Super Smash Bros Melee, or even the Dreamcast Power Stone games, it's all about one attack button, one "throw something at the other person's head" button, a jump, a few grabs and bombastic secret techniques, and the ꦍrarely used Guard bu꧂tton. And just as before, each fighting location has a foreground and a background, which you can switch between with a simple leap and tap of the d-pad.
The roster is pared down a bit, with 20 fighters pounding it out in eight arenas, and 🧔the ad-hoc multiplayer modes are limited to oꦕne-on-one - but with game sharing support, which is really nice. We love beating the snarf out of a buddy and also simultaneously taunting them because we have the game and they don't.
Beyond that, this is more of the same lovely, tangerine-clad, ninja Hogwarts-style magic face-punchery you know and love from the PS2 offerings, but with slightly less elaborate special moves. Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes may not be treading much new ground, but we're thinkin🐻g an fighter this instantly accessible, this action-packed could make the ol' bus ride or bank line a much more tolerable experience🌄.
