Naruto

   Based on a wildly popular manga series from Weekly Jump, Naruto follows the story of a young ninja at the outset of his training under the watchful eye of his sensei Kakashi. Along with two fellow students named Sakura and Sasuke, the trio form Team 7 and go on various missions and inevitably encounter ardent foes. Fierce fighting, special techniques and ninja skills are in full force when flipping the pages of the manga. Naruto's inner gift comes from his "reincarnation" of a mighty Nine-Tails Fox Demon which had the ability to start tsunamis by swishing a mere tail. Over a decade ago, the Fox Demon attacked Naruto's village but was defeated when an elite ninja sealed the demon inside Naruto when he was a newborn.
   Tomy's cel-shaded fighting game offers fairly fast action with chain attack combos and special projectile attacks. Battles take place inside enclosed rings against daytime and night backdrops. The obvious attraction of the game lies in the brand name but Tomy's reputation for quality action titles should attract general audiences as well as Naruto fanboys. 

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 USA Releases this week

   NCS received four new domestic games this past week. Mobile Light Force 2 holds our vote for one of the worst game covers to ever assault human vision. It ranks a close second to the USA version of DC Crazy Taxi. There's a Charlie's Angel vibe wafting from the artwork with a Lucy Liu look-alike on the left, a Farrah Fawcett/Cameron Diaz clone in the middle and a politically correct comrade on the right. All three are clad in shiny leather and all three are perfectly coiffed and composed despite the massive explosions and gunfire smoking around them. Despite the cover "art" the game itself is a port of 2-D vertical shooter Shikigami no Shiro. 
PS Final Fantasy Origins Square

Inuyasha ~ A Feudal Fairy Tale Bandai

PS2 Midnight Club 2 Rock*

Mobile Light Force 2 XS

 
 

 Recent Photos of Interest

   Slow news days incite NCS to post up recent photos that may prove interesting...
Ai Yori Aoshi Wall Clock

Xbox Soul Calibur 2 - Asian and Japanese version differences

Xbox Soul Calibur 2 - Bonus items

 
 
Summary of the Week
Monday NEWS The Dreamcast lives on, Asian Xbox Soul Calibur 2 with watch, Import outlook
Tuesday NEWS Spring and Summer Toy Previews, Gamecube Naruto shipping to preorders on Friday
Wednesday NEWS Toy Previews Tomorrow, Additional Import Preorders and Ikaruga Appreciate DVD Preorder
Thursday PS2 .Hack Vol. 4, Canvas, DoDonPachi Daioujou, Kanaria  PS1 Farland Saga, Farland Story  XBX The Wild Rings  NEWS Macross VF-11B Toy Preview, Rurou ni Kenshin Figures, Shrek Kubrick figures
Friday GC Naruto  PS1 Final Fantasy Origins USA, Inuyasha  PS2 Midnight Club 2, Mobile Light Force 2  NEWS Recent Photos of Interest - Soul Calibur 2 schwag and others
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