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Naruto: Ninja Council 3

Naruto: Ninja Council 3 is the fourth installment in the Ninja Council series for the Nintendo DS. Character-related content such as Kimimaro, the Sound 4's special attacks and their alternate forms themselves…

62 27 April 2006

Naruto: Ninja Council 3 is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Aspect, released 27 April 2006 on Nintendo DS.

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What Naruto: Ninja Council 3 is

Naruto: Ninja Council 3 is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Aspect and released in 2006. It was published by Tomy. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Naruto: Ninja Council 3 is the fourth installment in the Ninja Council series for the Nintendo DS. Character-related content such as Kimimaro, the Sound 4's special attacks and their alternate forms themselves are changed or removed in the international versions. The game includes a Naruto CCG card as an added bonus. It features a "Movie" mode, which allows players to watch secret techniques. In Europe it was released by Nintendo as Naruto: Ninja Council European Edition. Naruto: Ninja Council 3 has similar gameplay to the last two games in the series. The missions take place on a small map. The touch screen serves as both a map and as a place to perform different jutsu. Animals and ninjas…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. 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 3 is the 21st of 86 entries we hold in the Naruto series. The next entry was Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 in 2006. Its critic score of 62 is 5 points below the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy at 85.

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How it was received

Naruto: Ninja Council 3 holds a critic score of 62 out of 100. That places it above 25% of the 1,125 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 3 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Naruto: Ninja Council 3 launched on 27 April 2006, within three weeks of New Super Mario Bros., Ōkami, Heroes of Might and Magic V and Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: New Super Mario Bros., Ōkami, Heroes of Might and Magic V, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007.

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When did Naruto: Ninja Council 3 come out?
Naruto: Ninja Council 3 was released on 27 April 2006 for Nintendo DS.

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