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Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles introduces a lush, 3D world that will test the players' Ninjutsu skills as Naruto, the feisty orphan who wants to become the most respected and admired ninja of all time. A brand new…

63 18 September 2005 ESRB T

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles is an adventure developed by Cavia, released 18 September 2005 on PlayStation 2.

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What Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles is

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles is an adventure game developed by Cavia and released in 2005. It was published by Bandai. It is available on PlayStation 2 only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles introduces a lush, 3D world that will test the players' Ninjutsu skills as Naruto, the feisty orphan who wants to become the most respected and admired ninja of all time. A brand new story drives the missions as players experience the trials and tribulations of a ninja-in-training - fierce competition from fellow students and constant challenges from their teachers. Players can collect status-boosting chips and plates to customize all aspects of Naruto's abilities and face-off against multiple enemies using either close combat moves or long-range weapons like shurikens and explosive cards. With familiar characters like Kakashi, Sasuke and Neji that can swoop in…
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Naruto series

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles is the 16th of 86 entries we hold in the Naruto series. The next entry was Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4 in 2005. Its critic score of 63 is 4 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: Uzumaki Chronicles holds a critic score of 63 out of 100. That places it above 22% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 4 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles launched on 18 September 2005, within three weeks of Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, Fable: The Lost Chapters and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, Fable: The Lost Chapters, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

Official trailer

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When did Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles come out?
Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles was released on 18 September 2005 for PlayStation 2.

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