Naruto Ultimate Ninja
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(Playstation 2 - PAL, Action & Adventure)
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Bandai Namco
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24 Nov 2000
Naruto Ultimate Ninja is an action-packed game that follows the story of Naruto Uzumaki and his friends as they battle against their enemies. The game takes place during the original Naruto series, with players controlling Naruto as he navigates through various missions and battles. The plot revolves around the Akatsuki organization, a group led by Pain, who seek to capture Naruto and use his power to control the will of others.
Gameplay in Naruto Ultimate Ninja involves fast-paced combat, with players using special jutsu (ninja techniques) and combos to defeat enemies. The game features a variety of playable characters from the Naruto series, each with their unique abilities and strengths. Players can also upgrade their characters' abilities and equipment as they progress through the game.
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Controls
button
Attack
directional buttons (left analog stick)
Move
START button
Pause Menu
L1 button/R1 button
Item Select
L2 button/ R2 button
Guard
button during a jump
Double Jump
Double-press button
Rapid Movement
twice pressing the button along with the directional button that is opposite of where your opponent is
Jump Back
directional button + button
Move to the foreground
directional button ↑ + button
Move to the background
directional button ↑ + button (when the Stage Shift Icon appears)
Stage Shift
Keep pushing forward when running towards a wall
Run up the wall
Use chakra
Walk on water
How to Play
ATTACKING
Attacks and Combos (Default)
Attack with the button. You perform combos by rapidly pressing the button, or by pressing the button along with a directional button.
If you perform the input correctly, you will perform a combo attack. Each character has unique combo attacks. See the "1P (2P) Command Chart" in the Pause Menu section.
Guard (Default)
L2 button or R2 button
You can guard yourself against an opponent's attack.
Substitution Jutsu (Default)
Press a guard button at the instant an opponent's attack lands.
Substitution Jutsu will nullify your opponent's attack. Not only that, but you will appear behind the opponent, which will give you an advantage.
Guard Down (Default)
directional button + button
Hitting with a lower attack can cause an opponent to drop his guard.
Perfect Your Combos in Practice Mode!
When you correctly input a combo attack during practice mode, the name of that combo is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Use the practice mode to learn your combos.
Throwing
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For the character throwing: directional button in the direction thrown + button
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For the character thrown: directional button opposite from the direction thrown + button allows you to return a Back Attack. The last character to succeed is the one who will damage his opponent.
UPGRADING/DEFENDING SECRET TECHNIQUES
Commands for Player 1 are on the left, and those for Player 2 on the right.
Attacker Secret Technique Upgrades
When using a Secret Technique, correctly pressing the displayed command within the time limit will allow you to upgrade your attack to the next level, and try for another upgrade.
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SUCCESS!
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CONTINUE
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FAILURE ➡ END
Second Level Secret Technique
You can keep upgrading your attack, as long as you keep entering the correct command. Depending on the character, you could have from 1 to 3 possible upgrades.
Defender Reduce Damage Received
When a Secret Technique is triggering, correctly pressing the displayed command within the time limit will halve the damage you take from the attack.
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SUCCESS!
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HALF DAMAGE
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FAILURE ➡ NORMAL DAMAGE
Special Status Changes
Some characters can gain special status changes after using a Secret Technique. When this happens, a status change icon is displayed below the Chakra Gauge.
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The Eight Inner Gates (Lee): For a fixed amount of time the character's attack power is increased, but the character cannot use Secret Technique or jutsu. Also, when this effect expires the character's chakra will be reduced to zero, and the character will take a fixed amount of damage.
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Other Status Changes
Opponents' attacks and item effects can also cause status changes. All status changes will display an icon below the Chakra Gauge.
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Invisibility (Item attacks cannot be used)
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Speed up
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Defense up
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Speed down
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Attack power up
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Substitution Jutsu
RECOVERY
Recovering Chakra
Hold the directional button
You can recover chakra while holding this button. Note that you are defenseless while doing so.
Use a Chakra Ball
You can recover chakra by grabbing the chakra balls that appear when you knock back an opponent, or are knocked back by an opponent. Chakra balls can also appear as items.
Take an Item from a Supporting Character
You can recover chakra by taking chakra recovery items from a supporting character. You can also steal items from your opponent's supporting character to recover a small amount of chakra.
Recovering Health
Hold the directional button
This causes you to take on a taunting pose, and you will recover a little health. Note that you are defenseless while doing so. Only Sakura, Hinata, Shikamaru, and Kakashi can use this command. Other characters cannot heal themselves.
ITEMS
Taking items can cause a variety of effects. You can throw some items at your opponent.
Item Appearances
Items can appear in the following ways:
1. By breaking environmental objects.
2. Support characters can give them to you.
3. Chakra balls can appear when you knock your opponent back.
A Genjutsu Lesson from Anko
Each player will have different support characters that will appear during the stage and give you items. You can get the item by moving close to the support character when he is holding the item above his head. You can attack your opponent's support character to kick him out of the stage, so be sure to watch for your opponent's support characters as well as your own.
Item Types
There are two types of items: those that cause an effect as soon as you obtain them, and those that you can hold on to until you use them by pressing the button.
Health Recovery Items (Used Immediately)
These are items that will replenish some of your lost life.
Ex: Potato chips, rice cakes, chestnuts, ramen, fruits, etc.
Chakra Recovery Items (Used Immediately)
There are items that replenish some of your used chakra.
Ex: Narcissus flowers, leaf deities, fiery crystals, gourds, chakra balls, etc.
BEGINNING A GAME
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Tips & Maps
ROLL
After being thrown, press the button at the instant you hit the ground to reduce damage.
SECRET TECHNIQUES
Pressing the button releases chakra, forming an aura. Attacking an opponent with this aura triggers a Secret Technique.
A TAIJUTSU LESSON FROM KAKASHI
Some combo attacks, called 'jutsu', require chakra. Counter-attacks, like Neji's Rotation, are triggered when you are attacked.
Secret Technique Levels
Different button combinations trigger Secret Techniques of varying levels: Level 1 (button), Level 2 (button + button), and Level 3 (button + button).
A NINJUTSU LESSON FROM IRUKA
Your aura's color changes with the Secret Technique level: red for Level 1, purple for Level 2, and blue for Level 3.
Items & Weapons
Shoes of Jonin
Increases your speed for a fixed period of time.
Scroll of Hidden Cloud
Makes you invisible for a fixed period of time.
Food Pills
Increases your offensive power for a fixed period of time.
Kakashi figure
For a fixed period of time, gives you auto-Substitution jutsu.
The Weight of Gut
Decreases your opponent's speed for a fixed period of time. This can only be used when your opponent is on the same plane as you.
Support Item
Summons a support character to attack your opponent.
Special Ninja Tool
A better version of your standard Ninja Tool. This can only be used when your opponent is on the same plane as you.
Scroll of Instant Body
Instantly places you behind your opponent, no matter where they are.
Ninja Tools
The standard Ninja Tools that you are equipped with at the start of a battle are unlimited in number, but cause very little damage.
Enemies & Characters
NARUTO UZUMAKI
An underachiever at the Ninja Academy, Naruto roams the Village Hidden in the Leaves causing mischief and playing countless pranks. His life long dream is to be Hokage, the village chief, and become the greatest ninja of all time.
SASUKE UCHIHA
A descendant of the Uchiha Clan, Sasuke has both unique talent and sensibilities, making him the most popular student among the Academy's female student body. Quiet by nature, he never hesitates to speak his mind, which annoys Naruto.
ROCK LEE
A Genin from the Village Hidden in the Leaves, he is in the same squad as Neji and Tenten. Though his Ninjutsu and Genjutsu skills are pathetic, his Taijutsu is outstanding as a result of his constant training.
GAARA
A Genin from the Village Hidden in the Sand, he carries on his back a large gourd, and hides a terrifying hidden power. He acknowledges Sasuke's superior strength and desires a battle with him.
SHIKAMARU NARA
A Genin in the same class as Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, he is teamed up with Ino and Choji. Though lazy and lacking motivation, he scored a 200 on his IQ test.
NEJI HYUGA
A Genin from the Village Hidden in the Leaves, he is Hinata's cousin and a genius, but feels constrained to the branch family of the Hyuga Clan. Neji uses the "Byakugan" Kekkei Genkai, a bloodline trait handed down genetically within the Hyuga Clan.
SAKURA HARUNO
Standing above all others with her incredible knowledge and skills, Sakura aims to become a Kunoichi, a female ninja. She tends to focus less on Ninjutsu and more on boys, especially the handsome Sasuke, who has no interest in her whatsoever.
KAKASHI HATAKE
A Jonin (elite ninja) from the Village Hidden in the Leaves, he is known as "Kakashi of the Sharingan Eye." His combined abilities of Ninjutsu, Taijutsu and Genjutsu are unmatched, and he is never without his favorite book "Make-Out Paradise."
OROCHIMARU
One of the Sannin, he left the Village Hidden in the Leaves and founded the Village Hidden in the Sound. Ruthless and heartless, he snuck into the chunin exam and has his sights on Sasuke to fulfill his sinister ambition.
HAKU
A former elite Tracker Ninja, he was adopted by Zabuza and taught combat jutsu. Faithful to Zabuza, he will not forgive anyone who engenders him, and behind his mask is a face as beautiful as a young girl and a painfully sad past.
ZABUZA MOMOCHI
A rogue ninja of the Village Hidden in the Mist, known widely as "The Demon Ninja of the Mist." Formerly of the Hidden Mist Black Ops and an expert at "Silent Killing," he carries a giant blade and a sinister ambition.
HINATA HYUGA
A Genin in the same class as Naruto and his squad, she is teamed with Kiba and Shino. An heir to the Hyuga Clan, she has feelings for and supports Naruto, but her shyness prevents her from outwardly expressing her true feelings.
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