Baal reviews Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm

Story: 3/10

Since we all know the absolute shit that is the Naruto story I will not explain it here. Instead I will explain the story mode mechanics. Basically you walk around town collecting (ugh) scrolls, doing missions, and other various boring bullshit. Seriously, what is so wrong with just making a straight-forward story mode?! Why do we need this "Let's walk around town" bullshit?! It's a FUCKING FIGHTING GAME, NOT ADVENTURE GAME. And don't me started on the pig disgusting mini-games! Climb up the tree, hop through the trees, catch the animal/Kimimaro while hopping through the trees.! THIS GAME HAS OFFICIALLY MADE ME WANT TO BURN EVERY TREE I SEE! And the most annoying one is the god damn Hide-and-Seek one! The only thing I can say is particularly good is the fact that the Flashback missions (IE the Original Story Fights) don't have cutscenes. Therefore sparing you the shitty original story and just leaving you to fight. But it doesn't change the fact that the story mode comprises of Mini-games and item-collecting.

Gameplay: 10/10

Here's where the game actually shines. The combat is fluid and you are always on the move. Attacking, ninja tools, justsu and all of that shit flows perfectly. Ultimate Justsu consists of the onlly mini-game that should be in here. Support characters are avialable, when your health gets low enough you can use awakening mode which is basically super mode. There are plenty of characters, and most of them don't suck. COmbo's are varied to what you can pull out of your ass at the time. Plus the Giant Battles are actually epic now.

Sound: 10/10

Yet another part where this game shines. The music is surprisingly well done. Why do I say surprisingly? Because if you hear how shitty the anime's soundtrack is, you'll shit your pants at how much better this one is. Now we get to voice-acting. I didn't bother to put it on JP because my ears couldn't take listening to gibberish I can't understand, and the fact that Steve Blum, Liam O' Brien, and Crispin Freeman are voice acting in this game. Kirk Thornton is also in it too. Basically the voice acting is godly. Viz, no doubt hired the best actors to suit the roles for their cash cow.

Graphics: 9/10

This bing an anime game, visuals are very important. I am glad to say, this game is very pretty and the art style and graphics are better than the anime and manga.

Replayability: 6.5/10

The game has three modes. THAT'S IT.

Overall Score: 8/10

The only part where I disagree is the part about the story mode... personally, I enjoyed it. I'll admit, I'm surprised that I actually do. Even scroll-collecting seems enjoyable for some reason... o_O

I agree with everything else, especially concerning the soundtrack. I got this game for Christmas and Mom had, completely unintentionally, gotten me the special edition that comes with a soundtrack CD. Good shit.

oh man i want this game
and my bro won't ever buy it

Liam O'Brien voices Gaara, right?

and crispin voices itachi

He's allright.

Don't like Kakashi's VA, tho

Kaede wrote:

He's allright.

Don't like Kakashi's VA, tho

dave whittenburg i think?

Dunno. Just sounds wrong

Kaede wrote:

Dunno. Just sounds wrong

meh, it's grown on me so i dont mind.

and he played a bad guy in chobits, so that adds more to my respect to him. that series has been too happy for too long.

Dave Wittenburg voices Kakashi, and does it perfectly.

Besides he voiced the Prinnies starting with Disgaea 2.

That right there equals infinite win.

DevilKingBaal wrote:

Dave Wittenburg voices Kakashi, and does it perfectly.

Besides he voiced the Prinnies starting with Disgaea 2.

That right there equals infinite win.

HE DID!? AWESOME!

Wait a sec......

Baal, you don't like Yuri Lowenthal, yet you like dub-Simon (TTGL)...

It's not that he thinks Lowenthal is a bad voice actor... it's just that he's EVERYWHERE!

Ah

I mean, look at all these roles he has done...

Animation roles
Afro Samurai - Jinnosuke/"Kuma"
A.T.O.M. - Silas Greene
Battle B-Daman - Berkhart, Sigma
Ben 10: Alien Force - Ben Tennyson/Alien X, JT(in "Ben 10 Returns: Part 1")
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Rice, Megafan
Bleach - Keigo Asano, Young Renji Abarai, Additional voices
Blue Dragon - Shu
Busou Renkin - Washio, Negoro Shinobu, Victor
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Suzaku Kururugi
DearS - Khi
Digimon Data Squad - Neon [ep. 8]
Ergo Proxy - Daedalus Yumeno
Eyeshield 21 - Sena Kobayakawa
Fafner of the Azure - Koyo Kasugai
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo - Raoul de Chateau Renard
Ghost Talker's Daydream - Mitsuru Fujiwara
Girls Bravo - Yukinari Sasaki
GUN X SWORD - Joshua Lundgren
Hare+Guu - Wadji
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers - Lok Lambert
Horrid Henry: Pranks Unleashed - Horrid Henry
Hellsing Ultimate - Pip Bernadotte
Idaten Jump - Sho Yamato
Kamichu - Yashima
Karas - Ken
Kyo Kara Maoh - Yuuri Shibuya
Legion of Super-Heroes - Superman, Superman-X/Kell-El, Stone Boy
MÄR - Alviss
Mars Daybreak - Kato Takigawa Jr.
Marmalade Boy - Ginta Suou
Mega Man Star Force - Zack Temple
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit - Toya
Naruto - Sasuke Uchiha, additional voices
Naruto Shippuden - Sasuke Uchiha
Noein - Yū Gotō
Paprika - Doctor Kōsaku Tokita
The Prince of Tennis - Katsuo Mizuno, Keigo Atobe
Rave Master - Haru Glory
Resident Evil: Degeneration - Senator's Bodyguard 1/Additional Voices
Saiyuki Reload & Saiyuki Gunlock - Goku(as Jimmy Benedict)
Scrapped Princess - Leopold Scorpus
SD Gundam Force - Bakunetsumaru
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Simon
Ultra Maniac - Hiroki Tsujiai
Wolverine and the X-Men - Iceman/Bobby Drake
Zatch Bell! - Danny; Donpocho; Kory

Live-action roles
Alias: The Awful Truth - Bishop's Driver
Close to Home: The Good Doctor - EMT
Gilmore Girls: He's Slippin' 'Em Bread...Dig? - Carl
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now - Nick (The Robe Guy)

Film roles
Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers - Kai Urazoe
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow - Sasuke Uchiha
Paprika - Doctor Kōsaku Tokita
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie - Prince Alexander
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles - Marcus
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo - Scarface, Japanese biker
Death's Door - Ryan
Midnight Days - The Soldier
Monstersdotcom - Bob
Pissed - Vlad
Tumbling After - Greg
Azumi - Ukiha

Video game roles
.hack//G.U. vol.1//Rebirth - Haseo, Additional voices
.hack//G.U. vol.2//Reminisce - Haseo, Additional voices
.hack//G.U. vol.3//Redemption - Haseo, Additional voices
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War - Larry 'Pixy' Foulke (voice segments only) (uncredited)
Baten Kaitos Origins - Giacomo
Ben 10: Alien Force (video game) - Ben Tennyson
Call of Duty 2 - Additional voices
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - (PSP version) Alucard (uncredited)
Castlevania Judgment - Alucard (uncredited)
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath - Additional voices
Company of Heroes - Airborne (day), Additional voices
Destroy All Humans! 2 - Dr. Go!
Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- - Incidental Characters
Dragoneer's Aria - Ruslan L' Avelith
Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard - Various voices
Dynasty Warriors 5 - Sun Ce (uncredited)
Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires - Sun Ce (uncredited)
Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends - Sun Ce (uncredited)
Dynasty Warriors 6 - Sun Ce, Zhang He (uncredited)
Final Fantasy IV (DS remake) - Cecil Harvey
Final Fantasy XII - Reks
GRID - Japanese Announcer
Growlanser: Heritage of War - Gaerik, Additional voices (uncredited)
Guilty Gear 2: Overture - Sin and That Man (uncredited)
Jeanne d'Arc - Roger
I Love Bees - Kamal Zaman
Luminous Arc - Heath (uncredited)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion - Iceman
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun - Ichiro "Harry" Tanaka
Medal of Honor: Vanguard - Frank Keagan
Naruto: Ninja Council series - Sasuke Uchiha
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series - Sasuke Uchiha
Naruto: Clash of Ninja series - Sasuke Uchiha
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja - Sasuke Uchiha
Naruto: The Broken Bond - Sasuke Uchiha
Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles - Sasuke Uchiha
Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 - Sasuke Uchiha
Naruto: Ninja Destiny - Sasuke Uchiha
Odin Sphere - Cornelius (uncredited)
Operation Darkness - Edward Kyle (uncredited)
Power Rangers: Super Legends - Mighty Morphin Red Ranger, Omega Ranger, Future Omega Ranger
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - The Prince
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones - The Prince
Project Sylpheed - Night Raven A (uncredited)
Radiata Stories - Daniel (uncredited)
Rave Master - Haru Glory
Rave Master: Special Attack Force - Haru Glory
Red Steel - Additional voices (uncredited)
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles - Richard Aiken (uncredited)
Riviera: The Promised Land - Ein (uncredited)
Rogue Galaxy - Steve
Romancing SaGa - (PlayStation 2 version) Albert (uncredited)
Saints Row 2 - Shogo Akuji, Additional voices
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 - Protagonist (Main Character)/Ryoji/Pharos (uncredited)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 - Yosuke Hanamura (uncredited)
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga - Serph (uncredited)
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 - Serph (uncredited)
Soulcalibur Legends - Michael (uncredited)
Soul Nomad & the World Eaters - Gig/Main Character (male) (uncredited)
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - Nightcrawler (uncredited)
Star Ocean: First Departure - Roddick Farrence[1] (uncredited)
Steambot Chronicles - Dandelion (uncredited)
Suikoden V - Kyle (uncredited)
Tales of the Abyss - Luke fon Fabre/Asch (uncredited)
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology - Luke fon Fabre (uncredited)
Time Hollow - Timothy Kairos (uncredited)
Trauma Center: Second Opinion - Derek Stiles (uncredited)
Trauma Center: New Blood - Derek Stiles (uncredited)
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 - Derek Stiles (uncredited)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - Mercenary
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - Dallas, Ull (uncredited)
Warriors Orochi - Sun Ce / Zhang He (uncredited)
Wild Arms 4 - Arnaud G. Vasquez (uncredited)
Wild Arms 5 - Dean Stark (uncredited)
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra - Kevin Winnicot

Documentaries
Adventures in Voice Acting - Himself

Web Series
Galacticast - RoboJew, Father

jesus

Holy shit

Plus he mostly voices main characters.

Why is that bad?

If a guy appears so often as a voice actor, do you really want to hear him as the MAIN voice?

Imagine all your favourite male leads in games and anime, then replace them all with Sean Connery's voice. Wouldn't that get really annoying after a while?

Kimarous wrote:

If a guy appears so often as a voice actor, do you really want to hear him as the MAIN voice?

Imagine all your favourite male leads in games and anime, then replace them all with Sean Connery's voice. Wouldn't that get really annoying after a while?

no. because sean connery is FUCKING AWESOME.

Shinigami-sama wrote:

Kimarous wrote:

If a guy appears so often as a voice actor, do you really want to hear him as the MAIN voice?

Imagine all your favourite male leads in games and anime, then replace them all with Sean Connery's voice. Wouldn't that get really annoying after a while?

no. because sean connery is FUCKING AWESOME.

I think Sean Connery is awesome as well... but if he voiced EVERYBODY, you would get sick of hearing his voice all the time.

Good point

Kaede wrote:

Good point

Bad point

Kimarous wrote:

Shinigami-sama wrote:

Kimarous wrote:

If a guy appears so often as a voice actor, do you really want to hear him as the MAIN voice?

Imagine all your favourite male leads in games and anime, then replace them all with Sean Connery's voice. Wouldn't that get really annoying after a while?

no. because sean connery is FUCKING AWESOME.

I think Sean Connery is awesome as well... but if he voiced EVERYBODY, you would get sick of hearing his voice all the time.

no i wouldnt.