NARUTOTM Role-Playing Game On Nintendo DS? - Believe It!
Posted by: Aaron Lockard on May 30, 2007 12:20:16 PM (13 Reads)
TOMY Corporation and
D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA) today announced the upcoming
release of NARUTO: Path of the Ninja
NARUTO and his friends are unstoppable in 2007 as TOMY Corporation and
D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA) today announced the upcoming
release of NARUTO: Path of the Ninja (working title) exclusively for
the Nintendo DS. Anticipated to ship in the Fall of 2007, NARUTO: Path
of the Ninja will be the first Role-Playing Game (RPG) for NARUTO in
North America and will offer original content and scenarios that have
never been seen before! Based on episodes from VIZ Media's hit anime
series SHONEN JUMP NARUTO the new game will feature a unique time
based combat system in which players must determine each characters
strengths and use them accurately to help them defeat the enemy.
"The
NARUTO RPG games have proven to be very popular in Japan," said Mark
Shinohara, executive vice president, TOMY Corporation. "The upcoming
RPG title for North America will bring a completely new style of
gameplay to NARUTO games, and the fans will love it!"
"We are
really looking forward to bringing NARUTO: Path of the Ninja to North
America," said Careen Yapp, vice president of licensing and business
development, D3PA. "Some of the best elements from all the Japanese
NARUTO RPG releases will be utilized to create an exclusive and unique
game that no one has ever seen!"
Choosing from six available
characters, players will be able to explore the Village Hidden in the
Leaves and the world of Naruto as you roam across forests, fields,
rivers and mountains. Along the way players will encounter bosses and
enemies that they must use their special techniques to defeat.