Since were talking about what games were playing, lemme get in a Fanboy frame of mind.

"Fanboy no Jutusu" ::turns into naruto fanboy::

THats better! :D

Anyway, lemme first start with a primer. I first got into naruto from Shonen Jump , then saw the anime. Recently though, I been playing Naruto Ultimate Ninja! Having gotten a taste for it's uniqe style of play, a 2d fighting game with 3d rendered characters, I find myself now quite enjoying it, and planing to import it's big brother, Naruto Ultimate ninja 3, from japan.

What I love about it is that it takes the style of both the manga and anime and blends them well. From the simplistic style of combat, to the amazing over the top finishing moves, which can be expanded sometimes 3 times over for more damage, to the multilevels battle grounds that can be switched on a whim under the right conditions, it perfectly captures the spirit of the series.

While other games, clash of ninja most notably, feel more developed as fighters, and use full 3d graphics, make the game feel as if the comic book nature of naruto was an after thought. With Ultimate ninja, it feels like they built the game to mimic the comic and the manga, not tried to stuff them onto of the game.

So, anyway, thats what I be playing. For fans of 2d fighters, especially those who like the frenetic action of the old schools games like street fighter and it's ilk, then Naruto ultimate ninja might be what you need, if, in fact, you have a modded ps2 or one of the various modless ways to play import, get Narumite hero 3 from japan, as it's even better.

All right then! ::Reverts out of fanboy mode:: take care all, night night