Publisher: NAMCO BANDAI Games America
Developer: NAMCO BANDAI Games America
# of Players: 1-2
Category: Action
Release Dates
N Amer - 10/06/2009
GameZone's Review
6.5
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 6.5 |
| Graphics | 6.5 |
| Sound | 7 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Concept | 6.5 |
| Multiplayer | 7 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Reviewer: Nick Valentino
Review Date: 10/16/2009
Akatsuki Rising for the PSP isn’t the best game in the Naruto Shippuden series but it isn’t an entirely bad game for Naruto fans news and old
Full NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising Review
5.7
News
NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising Now Shipping for the PSP
An Expansive Naruto Adventure in the Palm of Your Hand
NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising Goes Gold for PSP
Take on Naruto’s Most Epic Journey in the Palm of Your Hand
Description
Naruto and his friends are in for the fight of their lives as they search for Gaara, the fifth Kazekage, who has been kidnapped by the dreaded Akatsuki organization. It’s a race against time as the Akatsuki attempts to release Shukaku, the demon sealed inside Gaara.
NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising boasts streamlined controls for the PSP, ensuring exciting, fast-paced tactical battles making best use of each character’s Jutsus. Aim and time the powerful Jutsu attacks with a simple button commands and devastate the enemies by entering Hypermode. As characters defeat the enemies or take damage, the Hyper Gauge will start to fill which enhance the Jutu or unlocks new Jutus. Players will be able to gain advantage in the heat of a battle by selecting two support characters to form a three-man team for each mission. Utilize the different skills each character brings and combine their attacks with yours to discover ultimate combos in defeating enemies.
NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising will incorporate multiple modes of play including two-player cooperative or versus play via ad-hoc local wireless network. Original Mode lets players experience the Gaara Retrieval Arc as they battle enemies through lush, 3D anime inspired environments. Scenario Mode introduces all-new side-missions to pick up
Carry the Naruto Shippuden adventure in the palm of your hands!
The first 3D action adventure game based on the Naruto Shippuden series comes to the handheld console. Mature, faster and stronger ninja come alive as you give them the strategy, power and skill to battle off the fierce Akatsuki ninja while in lush environments. With multiple modes and streamlined controls, experience the next installment of the Naruto Shippuden game series and watch a new and exciting chapter unfold.
Features
- Ninja Customization – Customize your ninja by giving it various strengths that will maximize their power and keep the enemy guessing. By adding unique characteristics to jutsu, battle strategies will change, heightening the intensity in battles to new levels unseen in previous Naruto titles.
- Choose your story – Now you can experience the journey of the “Kazekage Retrieval” story arc with your customized ninja to defeat the Akatsuki or play through original story missions through lush, 3D anime inspired environments and earn experience points, skill scrolls and more!
- Exciting seamless 3D battles – Fight in various lush 3D anime environments where you can seamlessly engage in fast paced battles again enemies and bosses using combos and jutsu without any lag.
- Enlist your ninja friends! – Grab a friend and engage in 2 player wireless co-op mode with your customized ninja and double your strength and attacks to battle against fierce Akatsuki enemies or go head to head via ad hoc with your friend and be the supreme ninja.
- New and Hidden characters – With over 15 characters from the “Gaara Retrieval” story arc, choose your ninja and unleash their jutsu and watch the exciting story unfold.
- Akatsuki Modes and more! You choose! – For the first time in an action adventure game you can be a member of the Akatsuki ninja and battle the Leaf Ninja! Original Mode let’s you experience the “Gaara Retrieval” story arc or battle a friend in Versus Mode. Show
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ESRB Rating
Cartoon Violence; Mild Suggestive Themes





