Naruto: Ninja Destiny, known in Japan as Naruto: Shinobi Retsuden (NARUTO 忍烈伝, lit. "Naruto: Shinobi Legend"), is a fighting game developed by DreamFactory for Nintendo DS in 2006–2008. It is the first game in the Naruto: Ninja Destiny series.
The North American and European versions have different a story. The original story from the Japanese version (with a new storyline added) was published in Europe as its own version of Ninja Destiny 2. The game features 16 playable characters (including 3 extra characters for North American and European versions).
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 61/100[3] |
Publication | Score |
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1Up.com | D[4] |
Famitsu | 25/40[5] |
GameRevolution | D–[6] |
GameSpot | 5/10[7] |
GameSpy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GamesRadar+ | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GameTrailers | 6.2/10[10] |
GameZone | 7.9/10[11] |
IGN | 7.2/10[12] |
Nintendo Power | 7/10[13] |
Nintendo World Report | 8/10[14] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one seven and three sixes for a total of 25 out of 40.[5] GamePro said, "Hardcore Naruto fans who are subject to long road trips will manage to squeeze a few hours of fun out of Ninja Destiny. All others should apply their stealthy skills elsewhere in gaming's vast stable of ninja titles."[15][a]
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References
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- ^ van Leuveren, Luke (March 2, 2008). "Updated Australian Release List - 2/3/08". PALGN. PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ a b "Naruto: Ninja Destiny". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ Li, Richard (February 26, 2008). "Naruto: Ninja Destiny". 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ a b "December 7, 2006". The Magic Box. December 7, 2006. Archived from the original on December 15, 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ Morse, Blake (April 15, 2008). "Naruto: Ninja Destiny Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Dodson, Joe (March 21, 2008). "Naruto: Ninja Destiny Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 25, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ Graziani, Gabe (March 5, 2008). "GameSpy: Naruto: Ninja Destiny". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 9, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Provo, Frank (February 29, 2008). "Naruto: Ninja Destiny review". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Naruto: Ninja Destiny Review". GameTrailers. Viacom. April 26, 2008. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Bedigian, Louis (February 26, 2008). "NARUTO: Ninja Destiny – NDS – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Bozon, Mark (February 26, 2008). "Naruto: Ninja Destiny Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ "Naruto: Ninja Destiny". Nintendo Power. Vol. 226. Future US. March 2008. p. 88.
- ^ Miller, Zachary (March 6, 2008). "Naruto: Ninja Destiny". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Oxford, Nadia (May 2008). "Naruto: Ninja Destiny". GamePro. No. 236. IDG. Archived from the original on March 16, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2025.