NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising

by Namco

Product 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

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0028A6UKE
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 6, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,600 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #19 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Action > Fighting
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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 Skill Scrolls which increase your character’s abilities including attack, defense, health and other numerous indicators reflected through all modes. Akatsuki Mode will let players gain control of members of the Akatsuki organization for the first time in a brand-new storyline, diiscovering the Akatsuki;s true intentions while Naruto was searching for Gaara. Finally, find out who the best ninja is with Versus Mode by battling against a friend or the computer in one-on-one fights.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good game with slight flaws, October 18, 2009

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Daniel Lee Gallegos "DTO3167" (NYC) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising (Video Game)

Pros: you can play in RPG mode, battle mode, etc
You can play either good or bad
The voices are very close to the characters they are playing. (ex naruto actually sounds like naruto)
easy to do specials
very challenging game, 2 on 1 battles

Cons: not enough characters
story stops after you free gaara.
the more you increase your levels, your power bar doesn't really grow. For example,I have Naruto at level 55 but somehow Itachi at level 34 has a power bar more than mine. How come someone with a lower level can beat me, someone who has a higher level so easily?

Overall this game is fun but needs to be extended. I was hoping to play as 9 tailed naruto, pain, not even jaira was in the game or lady sunade.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing game, for a Naruto Shippuden fan, November 19, 2009

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Luis Barrientos - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising (Video Game)

I recently bought this game and i was excited to buy this game since july when i knew that this was to be released in october. You can go through Naruto Shippuden Episodes (the first ones) and you can put the language (audio) in english or japanese (Japanese! perfecto for we that follow closely the serie and you know that its only with japanes audio) and subs in english and french. For me is a 5 stars game and i strongly recomend to Naruto's fans, buy or achieve it. You will enjoy it for sure!

P.D.: If you cant decide to buy it, i encourage you to buy it its a good one!

2.0 out of 5 stars Accurate but boring..., November 18, 2011

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Tazz - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising (Video Game)

I found this games to be good in the aspect that it went inline with the Kazekage retrieveal arc from the actual series. i also liked that the characters expressed emotions in anime fashion. i loled alot while playing the game. However, as far as the game play goes i didnt like it at all. It is exactly like the Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles game from ps2 that i wasnt too fond of but was able to complete simply because it was the first naruto game i ever bought. I however, couldnt finish this game i traded it in two days after i bought it. my recommendation to any consideringto buy this game would be to instead purchase a copy of Naruto shippudden Ultimate Ninja IMpact if looking for a naruto game for psp. While its not painfully accurate like akatsuki rising it its still accurate and it covers the story line all the way up to the 5 kage Summit rather than just the Kazekage retrieveal. For PS3 i would recommend the naruto ninja storm games including generations which i think has not come out yet.