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s have appeared for various consoles from

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, based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga and anime. Most of them are

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s in which the player directly controls one of a roster of various characters as featured in the series' Parts I and II. The player pits their character against another character controlled by the game's AI or by another player, depending on the mode the player is in. The objective is to reduce the opponent's health to zero using basic attacks and special techniques unique to each character derived from techniques they use in the ''Naruto'' anime or manga. The first ''Naruto'' video game was ''Naruto: Konoha Ninpōchō'', which was released in Japan on March 27, 2003, for the

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. Most ''Naruto'' video games have been released only in Japan. The first games released outside Japan were the '' Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen'' series and the '' Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu'' series, released in North America under the titles of ''Naruto: Clash of Ninja'' and ''Naruto: Ninja Council''. , the ''Ultimate Ninja'' series had sold copies worldwide.

Series

''Naruto: Clash of Ninja''

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and published by

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''Naruto: Ninja Council''

''Naruto: Ninja Destiny''

''Naruto: Path of the Ninja''

''Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles''

''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja''

Arcade games

Other games

Related games

References

External links

Official Site for Namco Bandai ''Naruto'' gamesOfficial Site for Tomy ''Naruto'' gamesOfficial Site for Xbox 360 games (Ubisoft)
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