Naruto: Path of the Ninja (2007) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Naruto: Path of the Ninja

Based on episodes from VIZ Media's hit anime series Shonen Jump Naruto, the new game features a unique time-based combat system in which players must determine each character's strengths and use them…

57 23 October 2007

What Naruto: Path of the Ninja is

Naruto: Path of the Ninja is an adventure game developed by Tose and released in 2007. It was published by D3Publisher. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Based on episodes from VIZ Media's hit anime series Shonen Jump Naruto, the new game features a unique time-based combat system in which players must determine each character's strengths and use them accurately to help them defeat the enemy. Choosing from six available characters, players explore the Village Hidden in the Leaves and the world of Naruto as they roam across forests, fields, rivers and mountains. Along the way players encounter bosses and enemies that they must use their special techniques to defeat.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Naruto series

Naruto: Path of the Ninja is the 31st of 86 entries we hold in the Naruto series. The next entry was Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution in 2007. Its critic score of 57 is 10 points below the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy at 85.

See all 86 Naruto games in release order →

How it was received

Naruto: Path of the Ninja holds a critic score of 57 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 7 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Naruto: Path of the Ninja launched on 23 October 2007, within three weeks of Super Mario Galaxy, Portal, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and The Witcher. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Super Mario Galaxy, Portal, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, The Witcher.

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