Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising
Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising Is a video game developed by Cavia and published by Namco Bandai games. Is a third adventure game of Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles games on PlayStation Portable, since the previously release on PlayStation 2 was replaced to handle-console on PlayStation Portable, since did created former by Cavia on this series after being replaced name Legends: Akatsuki Rising former name Uzumaki Chronicles. The game was released on first September 24, 2009 in Europe, October 2, 2009 was released in Australia and October 6, 2009 was released in North America. As well the Japan it was not released.
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Developer(s) | Racjin |
Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
Composer(s) | Chikayo Fukuda |
Series | Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles |
Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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Genre(s) | Adventure game, |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception
The game has received mixed reviews. Ryan Clements of IGN was disappointed, stating that Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising follows the same story as Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 and is not fun to play. He further commented that the game's battle system can be frustrating, and he described it as "a mediocre game at best"; Clements offered the game a score of 5.0 out of 10.[1] Despite praising the game's music and the English voice cast's work, Allen Rausch of GameSpot also characterized Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising as "mediocre" and offered it a score of 5.5 out of 10.[2] Aaron Birch of Den of Geek liked the presentation and the ample game modes, but he still viewed the game as "dull", with "small, often empty levels", and commented that he had begun to tire quickly when playing the game; Birch offered the game 2 stars out of 5.[3] On Metacritic, Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising received a metascore of 60 out of 100 based on 15 critic reviews and a user score of 6.0 out of 10 based on 11 ratings.[4] Brian Dumlao of Worthplaying described the game as "pretty decent", with a great sound, but with average graphics; Dumlao remarked the similarity between it and other Naruto games as well, and he offered it a score of 7.0 out of 10.[5] Rory Smith of GamesRadar+ said that while fans might enjoy the multiplayer mode, the dialogues are too long and the missions are reduced to "wandering through unremarkable environments"; Smith offered the game 3 stars out of 5.[6] Gabriel Vega of Neoseeker stated that the game offers new choices to players and has a decent stage size, but he added that the execution of the game is "clumsy"; he offered the game a score of 7.4 out of 10.[7]
References
- Clements, Ryan (October 9, 2009). "Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising Review". IGN. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018.
- Rausch, Allen (October 22, 2009). "Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018.
- Birch, Aaron (October 16, 2009). "Naruto: Shippuden Legends Akatsuki Rising PSP Review". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018.
- "Naruto: Shippuden Legends Akatsuki Rising PSP". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018.
- Dumlao, Brian (March 26, 2010). "PSP Review - 'Naruto Shippuden: Legends - Akatsuki Rising'". Worthplaying. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018.
- Smith, Rory (October 30, 2009). "Naruto Shippuden Legends: Akatsuki Rising Review". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018.
- Vega, Gabriel (October 25, 2009). "Naruto Shippuden Legends: Akatsuki Rising (PSP) Review". Neoseeker.