Is Naruto: Rise Of A Ninja REALLY That Good?!

Diving deeper into the Naruto games catalog, we have picked out one that often received slander in the face of Ultimate Ninja Storm. If you picked up Rise Of A Ninja instead, you were considered whack! Well, years later, I'm here to pick up my sword and shield to defend the honor of this long forgotten Xbox 360 classic.
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[@innocentzbat]

The fact they never made this or Broken Bond backwards compatible on Xbox One/Series X is absolutely criminal, imagine these games running at 4K 60FPS

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@xyz6217]

Because bandai own the licensing to naruto games.

[@youtubeterminatedmyaccount8882]

you can play it at 4k 60fps on the xbox 360 emulator.

[@bpyromanereacts9906]

That would be fire, that's the reason why I wanted to buy a xbox series x, I hope 187 ride or die works on xbox series x at least

[@nerva39]

bruh that would be sick

[@IKIGAIofficial]

This is the best Naruto game ever imo. A fully open world Konoha that uses the hatred naruto gained in his first seasons as a morale system in the game is genius. Also how they used the actual banger OST from the anime not some kinda similar sounding ost like all the other naruto games. Also how they used the actual anime for cutscenes.

[@CyberKingNova]

This game came out in 07, when I was HEAVY into Naruto. It was my top anime at the time and single-handedly made me want to get a Xbox 360. Being able to run around the leaf village was like a dream come true for me. Still sad we never got a Shippuden version of this series, though.

[@kuijiblob2539]

In the newest ninja storm it unlocks the leaf village for you to run around in and do side missions once you beat the main story.

[@JoJo.372]

@@kuijiblob2539 ninja storm4 you can't do all that shit like in ninja rise and broken bond

[@kuijiblob2539]

@@JoJo.372 I've played all the console naruto games and it's probably for the best that you can't.

[@supercereal1]

@@kuijiblob2539no shot. Storm 4’s “exploration” is beyond boring. Rise of a ninja and broken bonds while not perfect were far more interesting

[@MadaraUchiha-wd2qe]

Them naruto games for ps2 were hard af man gotta love them tho ❤

[@beefaronipony5227]

This was the worst part about being a Sony fan. This game only released on Xbox 360 and I always wanted to play it. Now that I have an emulator (I mean a totally legit Xbox 360) I can play it

[@lucashen9686]

I was in the 7th grade in 2010, literally everyone had a PS3, and I was telling everyone I was going to get a Xbox 360 because of the Naruto games, all of them tried to to talk me off of it. One day, I just grabbed 300 euros, I think I stole 50 from my sister lol went to the store, grabbed the 360, only for the cashier to tell me minors aren't allowed to spend more than 200 Euros on their own. Then I saw the first trailers of Storm 2 and I got a PS3 for christmas later that year with Storm 2, got a great picture of myself with the biggest smile with the game and the system. I bought a 360 in 2016 just to play Rise of Ninja.

[@beefaronipony5227]

@@lucashen9686 I mean storm 2 is a masterpiece

[@lucashen9686]

@@beefaronipony5227 yeah I absolutely love the game

[@wintersong2266]

@@lucashen9686 Why did you buy a PS3 for Storm 2? It also released on Xbox 360.

[@lucashen9686]

@@wintersong2266 Storm 1 was a PS3 exclusive so I thought Storm 2 would be one as well.

[@KionneSensei]

Rise of Ninja 1 and 2(Broken Bond) were AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. Finally someone actually highlights it's greatness.

[@AliFOJ5]

Naruto Broken Bond was one of my favourite 360 game. That game was the perfect balance between adventure and fighting game. It captured the story so well and I played that I found out that there was a prequel to that game Rise of the Ninja and I found it one day randomly and I have to say this game was amazing in its own way. Honestly back then all consoles had their own Naruto game and 2008 was the peak Naruto games year for me.

[@Schticky]

Bro I played broken bond atleast 10 times through as a kid Naruto on toonami and that

[@Sonicfalcon16]

if had to pick an issue I with them was there was a bit too much extra stuff between missions with the story to pad out game time. Like sasuke get injured and then you would have the fight on the roof but in the game he gets injured healed to do some filler mission and ironically enough gets re-injured by the filler lighting sword guy then the story continues

[@AliFOJ5]

@@Sonicfalcon16 The lightening sword filler was actually in the anime as well. So it was kinda like anime canon. But there were other missions where things did pad out a bit but those things did help do some character development like Neji’s and Choji’s side missions.

[@AizakkuAnalysis]

I was a very lucky kid growing up because my dad love video games. He owned both an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 ,so I ended up playing rise of a ninja, broken bond and ninja storm around the same time as each other. I actually have a really vivid memory of watching on either cartoon network or Jetix and an ad for ninja storm played. My dad just said, "let's get it." The next day I was playing storm.

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@theboy1625]

Must of been the perfect childhood

[@jacket6139]

You got a cool dad.

[@chefrusstooclutch2316]

The first Naruto movie was nostalgic because of the high quality animation for the time. The first few movies in og Naruto were popping. The Rock Lee and Garra's fights were lit.

[@golden-sun]

Thank you for making this. I just appreciate that you're bringing attention to this series. I hope I can play this and Broken Bond again someday without having to find a good copy and use an Xbox 360. People should experience these games!

[@NANIanime]

YOU COULD emulate it on pc using the xenia emulator if you have a powerful enough pc...but even then..finding the game file is difficult since it got deleted from everywhere..and I'm not sure if you could burn the disk of the game to play it or not.

[@jakoah7142]

@@NANIanime crashes for me on Xenia within first hour

[@JCREDFANG]

Ultimate Ninja 3 is peak OG naruto and it must be covered! They actually had a pretty decent hidden leaf you could run around as well but more than that the damn Jutsu Cutscenes are so epic and nostalgic.

[@Sonic171K]

Yep and Ultimate Ninja combat is better than Storm.

[@JCREDFANG]

@@Sonic171K I’m 50/50 I do love the slower and more timing based combat of the OG ultimate ninjas but the Storm games have a nice snappiness too em. Can’t go wrong with either. But it is a fact that ultimate ninja 3 is PEAK Naruto

[@kuijiblob2539]

What people don't know is the same mode exists in 4. Just 4 turns people off because you have to beat the hard story mode first

[@aidanwatson910]

I loved Ultimate Ninja, I geeked to Ultimate Ninja 2.

[@Rubrasileiro]

UNS2 is clearly better than 3, mostly because of the scenario who is the best part of whole manga.

[@DarkBlitz1000]

I would love to see a new Naruto exploration game like this and Ultimate Ninja 4 (2009). I love the idea of going to different areas of the Shinobi world and finding cool things and side quests. It would be cool if we were able to do it during The Last era of Naruto.

[@rushpatriot2866]

Game devs are too stupid to listen nowadays. You cant find any high end anime IP with modern detail open world. It's sucks

[@loope9421]

I fucking loved this game, such a dope game. The fact that it used music from the anime made it way better than the other naruto games. What other game used hand signs?(besides the sequel) always found it cozy just walking around the village.

[@wesleyflocka]

Dawg I love this channel and your passion for gaming and small stuff like enjoying the little things such as the complete box with manuals and stuff

[@marcje007]

Haha even without watching this video: This game still looks good in 23. - Had a really awesome ''open'' world - Cool battles - Good story telling Man i would love to see a remake or new game like this.. it was sooooo dope !!! They can do so much more these days.. make it bigger, multiplayer, ft naruto to boruto style, make your own character with diff skills.

[@redhotwingz5451]

I remember playing this ages ago. Such nostalgia. I've also been watching your dbz videos so far and have been really enjoying them. Keep up the good work.

[@jameshoyland8126]

Honestly broken bond was one of my favourite 360 games, and what actually GOT me into Naruto, and then anime as a whole. Therefore, this game and broken bond are so special to me.

[@ScorpioCesarcade]

I remember back then being somewhat interested in Naruto and wanting to get into it. It wasn't till I got this and played the hell out of it that I finally started watching the anime from the very beginning in parts on KZbin. Great times! I really need to pick this one up again, always loved how these Ubisoft games used actual music from the anime. Great trip down memory lane Matty!

[@Deadlok3]

I remember getting this game in like 8th or 9th grade and loving it. I'm glad to see everything about it still appeals to me. Great video, dude 🤘

[@VillaThaVillain]

I loved this game. Doing the hand signs with the sticks, running through the world, watching the villagers change from hating you to loving you. This is still my favorite Naruto game, I wish they’d bring this type of Naruto game back

[@MegaNyans]

Yesss! So happy you made this video for us! Thank you!

[@nutzach7777]

This vid gave me HEAVY nostalgia. I got this game soon after release and loved it. And then the sequel just improved on this one for me. Makes me want to bust it out soon. Great video. :)

[@LuckyCharms9977]

Honey wake up Matty posted a new Naruto video

[@yahboyx]

My friend had both rise of a ninja and broken bond . He let me borrow them back to back . Genuinely one of the best naruto games . Yes it was a lot slower and clunkier than ninja storm but the single player was just so much better . Breaks my heart that ninja storm just took over

[@lowtiergamer2736]

Such a shame this and broken bond arent available with BC.

[@juswavvy9634]

Naruto rise of a ninja is such an underrated naruto game it was perfect im shocked naruto fans dont mention this game much

[@geraldesau6152]

This was my favorite Naruto games when I was young! I loved just running around the leaf village, I thought it was so cool to be in the leaf and thought I could go anywhere. I eventually got into the UNS games but didn't really like them as much as rise of a ninja because there wasn't really exploration like I wanted. I replay rise of a ninja every year, its still one of my favourites as an adult.

[@RebelPride1993]

seeing your headband is funny it takes me back to the time period 2007-2009 in high school where Naruto was so popular kids were wearing the headbands to school.

[@plutonianmoon4805]

Loved this video, it was super nostalgic for me! It was a great time to get so many Naruto games back to back! Is this game backwards compatible on the xbox one? If so does it have any boost in performance?

[@sreenivas6071]

Discovered your channel recently. Love your content, and especially love the fact that you've built the most friendly, non toxic community I've seen yet man, keep that good stuff up.

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@Metalkake]

A played the demo of this with my bro sooooo many times😂 Thanks for covering this game sir!

[@leandreTheDoc]

Playing this as a kid, getting hype af with all the original soundtracks was ✨

[@statesminds]

I loved these 2 games. Would love the entire series done like this. Wish was backwards compatible on series x. I’d love you to discuss clash of ninja on gamecube and revolution on wii! Those were great. Obviously ninja storm good but i grew up with clash of ninja and didn’t play ultimate ninja til i was older. Cover them all baby!

[@Rexuhnt]

More Naruto vids! I loved your channel before these but this is just icing on the cake

[@KramerJones]

Great video

[@pablitolescano1676]

Great video, it would be really cool if you also make a video about Naruto The Broken Bond

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@ricardosierer1609]

Also whatup how you doing keep us updated I feel like your friend at this point

[@Dwaum]

Thank you for reminding me about this gem, it was one of the first games I got for the 360, alongside Halo 3. I'm about to go find a copy to purchase.

[@ReavinBlue]

Amazing game. Now do next one to compare! I loveeeed these games!

[@makisbizarreadventure4669]

I always wanted this game cause the sharingan was so cool to use. I prefer when it’s used to read opponents, makes it so fun

[@XxChristmanXx04]

Listen chief. You have all these games now...I'ma need a video of you showing off the full collection soon!

[@lonewolf7396]

It's insane that you made this video now. I just bought this and broken bond yesterday. Lol

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@MenachoTV]

very good video !

[@colinanthony2011]

I love these Naruto vids. I’ll be honest Matty, you convinced my girlfriend and I to start watching Naruto. I had always dismissed it ever since I was a kid because I thought it was just like some generic anime and it’s so popular and I was a bit of a hipster asshole as a teenager, but now at 31 I’m loving it. We’re almost to Shippuden and it just keeps getting better and better. So thank you! Keep up all the great vids.

[@Rubrasileiro]

Naruto anime have the best characters treatment in any shonen, plus the combat dymanic is more tactical and deeper than any other too.

[@BringMeThatPanda]

I totally forgot about this game thanks for reminding me I need to replay this

[@statesminds]

I would love you to cover the full metal Alchemist games sometime too! Loved the ps2 ones. Sucks the west never got the other ps2 ones or the wii ones. Ugh still hoping one day we will get a big rpg based on series. I mean come on it’s one of best anime and manga

[@trevinodude]

New Naruto video?! LET’S GO! I hope you cover the Ultimate Ninja games at some point. They were amazing and of course, led up to the Storm games, but even on their own the UN games play amazing. I, sadly, never got to play this one, but it has always caught my attention.

[@msdyks9000]

I played it when I was younger and extremely loved the whole collectables and secrets there were! The open world expect too! The iconic music was loving aswell! Right now I got the few newer versions of Naruto (Ninja Storm), they make a whole lot of fun aswell but I feel like something is missing with the first game where he is a child. So this game for 360 back in the day was super well made, cause you even were able to fight againts the kurama as the father of Naruto in the very beginning to get the first parts of his story going!

[@alexk7880]

I have both rise of a ninja and broken bond as I enjoyed running around exploring. it was impressive for what Ubisoft was able to capture the whole village in detail. I think its more comparable that they were using the basic building blocks from their Assassins Creed game, as they are very familiar with it. The issues I had with it was definitely the wonky quick time event jutsus as if they are afraid to take a page from other naruto games that have simpler mechanics with a fair chance of mistakes. Its why i just focused on kicks and punches and saved my chakra meter for substitutions or at least some of the other cast of character that have their unique means to dodge like sharingan so I can rush in and get a faster hit ready to combo since they do more damage. The online fights with other players was BRUTAL. The Online Forbidden Forest Chunin Exams section felt frustrating with the sudden lags and unfortunate shots that some of the players who are way too into it like its some tournament that I can feel their intensity as if I wanted to tell them to chill out its just a game. The players that were already hokage felt the need to bully others in a way to kick new players down as the P VS P match wasnt fair and had little amount of people join in. You can gain points to get up ranks from Genin to chunin to special jounin, to jounin to finally hokage. If you gotten to a floor higher to gain more points or to get a new promotion you had to wait HOURS or more for a chance of someone to get to where you are to fight, as it was annoying as hell. Plus they had exclusive character(s) DLC in their UBISOFT section of the menu that was impossible to get as they discontinued it very early and just gave the cost $-1.00 which found it stupid when they could have just dropped it into the Xbox marketplace

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@MrGoodCompany]

One of my favorite Naruto games. The video made me go out and buy it again since my OG copy is long gone lol.

[@tle_sasuke3223]

I remember playing this game online. Game was great. Adventure was awesome and the movesets to make jutsus were really nice. Makes me want to play this game again along with broken bond

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@marcje007]

I contacted ubisoft with a ticket to ask for a new game like this.. or a remake.. everybody should do it :P

[@murksmitty]

This was the first game I got for 360 and I loved every minute of it

[@gameplaynia5021]

Just got the game today. Gona play it when I get he from work.

[@TheGamePlaythrougher]

I remember beating Rise of a Ninja for the first time on the Xbox 360 at like 11 years old. I cried for a week because there wasn't a sequel and after beating Gaara there was no more story to play through. It is criminal we never got a sequel. I remember the final fight with Gaara very little. All I remember is screaming jumping up and down because of how insane it was. I was such a weeb hahaha.

[@eliminator1492]

Um Rise of a Ninja has a direct sequel called the broken bond but after that ubisoft lost the license

[@rexdawn7]

i loved this game when it was new. I remember getting destroyed when I tried to go online. I also got the sequel but got stuck. I remember trying to return to broken bonds only to still not figure out how to progress the game.

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@ImZayJab]

I remember seeing the ad in game informer. I knew I had to have it! Sadly have yet to play broken bond

[@averagegamer8925]

Do a review for Uzumaki Chronicles next! (Unless you already have!)

[@Tecrus]

Since I'm trying to get all the throphies for the UNS Trilogy on PS4, I'd like to hear your thoughts on the two forgotten UNS games, Generations and Revolution.

[@josuecervantes1757]

I never owned this but I remember playing it in elementary at my friends house all the time! Super fun memories

[@animeist72]

The Storm series Definitely over eclipsed this. I feel this is perfect for people who were fans and grew up with the show

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@code-knight]

I know you didn’t 100% do it in this particular video, but I like that you keep it real with like the prices of the potential collector’s items you cover on your channel. It’s all too often that I see a cool game being reviewed, and go to check it out, just to see that it’s pricey as fuck and I get a little disappointed. Also, it just makes you kind of relatable like I think “yeah, $100 is kind of expensive for this 20 year old GBA game.” Obviously no shade to creators who don’t do that, it’s a very niche consideration. It’s just a nice little touch I enjoy with your reviews.

[@ianboast9928]

Anime fighting games became 10 a penny since this game so now it makes Naruto: Rise of a Ninja feel a lot more unique

[@wow8247]

this game was so hype back then, one of the first anime games i've played

[@mgigamestyle]

Great review 👏

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@CartrKillsGrunt]

I remember playing Naruto Path of the Ninja 2 on my DS all the time back in the day, pretty solid turn based RPG from what I remember! Still have the cartridge somewhere.

[@antonbalfe6349]

As one of my favourite anime creators once said you are never to old for anime in fact you can watch the more extreme anime like hellsing when you are older for example

[@neonmidnightx5640]

I really wish I could play this and broken bond again. these are great games that I grew up with and always played. I really wish they could be put on the Xbox series consoles, we can only hope one day right?

[@keelanbarron928]

I remember playing this game when I was a kid, I also remember getting stuck on something and so couldn't continue.

[@gamepro9505]

I have this game and I just recently purchased Broken Bond! I really wanted to go back and get all the achievements on the game while enjoying the story. Sadly I don't think I'll be able to get the online achievements any more :(

[@Bmontepeque11]

This is an amazing game! I absolutely loved this for allowing me to explore the Hidden Leaf Village and the Naruto world, and this was the best ❤️

[@Nilly-tube]

Dude! I have been thinking about this game recently for some reason. I just remember it being a fun time. It's how to do an anime game, right. Open world and fun combat. Looks like I'll be playing it soon.

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@OriginallyJaseace]

Rented this at Blockbuster as a kid on a whim. What a great game, I barely remember anything besides absolutely loving it.

[@Chandlaman]

I loved these games, I was a PlayStation and Nintendo kid and I didn’t get an Xbox 360 until 2014 if you can believe that lol, but this game and the sequel were two of my favorite games back then. I love the free roaming ability that this game had, and the story arc from the original show was presented nicely in these games. Literally the only thing cringe about it was how some of the English voice actors couldn’t pronounce Naruto’s name properly. Lol.

[@LarryAsberryJr]

ROAN was my intro to Naruto. I loved this game and it is a collectible right now. Hold on to that gsme.

[@spaciouswheat4580]

I always liked that Rise of Ninja and Broken Bond incorporated the actual anime soundtrack into the games. Not many did that dont get me wrong i love the cyber connect sound that was influenced by naruto but its unique to these games for sure

[@Strawhat_Pirates3D2Y]

This game was so fun to play online back in the day.

[@Mr.DABZ007]

Naruto the broken bond was always a slept on Naruto game. A direct sequel to this game and I loved being able to play as Sasuke in that game

[@DZlegend]

Fucking loved this game as a teen and always wanted a mix of this games free roam/story with Storms combat.

[@just_oliN7]

Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes for PSP got me into Naruto-Games. I remember when I got the 1st one for X-mas and I read the booklet on the way home. Every charakter had his own picture and introduction-text.

[@user-yn5ru3od9j]

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[@Moromom22]

This game was so awesome. I want to play it again so badly on modern consoles.

[@s8terkyle100]

i remember this game being epic.. lets watch to see if my memory holds up

[@ricardosierer1609]

Yooo matty longtime fan here can you do retro on catherine full body reciew pleaseeee

[@tonyrambo4257]

I also agree with the being able to fight bandits it makes it fun while that was what ultimate ninja storm lacked because after story mode it’s over while broken bond it’s seems like it’s still more to learn n explore because your not going to fight a alt costume sasuke n Sakura

[@iwatchDVDsonXbox360]

You can blame this game for all Assassin's Creed sequels. They saw how Naruto is cloning himself and thought "hmmm... What if we do the same thing to Assassin's Creed? 🤔".

[@curtisjackson4090]

I LOVED the online in this game.... addictive as hell. It had a mode where you had to when 3+ matches in a row (via getting the two scrolls). It was similar to SF4's Champion Mode. In terms of a FIGHTING Game... it was the best in the Naruto games. Damn

[@2kooltheactavis33]

Where are these creators of this game now we neeed this type of game!!!

[@tehSunBro]

Honestly Ubisoft were right with this one. This was the first really great Naruto game, thanks to the actual Animes OST, it was the first time it really felt like playing the anime. This game and its sequel are one of the few games that really need to be released on PC or get a remastered collection for all platforms.

[@JacksGameReviews]

oh boi may have not played this one but I played the hell out of broken bond I beg you do Ultimate ninja and the storm series and the uzumaki chronicles MAYBE EVEN THE WII GAMES MY GOD THE WII GAMES MATT

[@georgie9303]

I remember buying a copy from GameStop and it didn’t work. When I went back to trade it in for another copy, they didn’t have another. I got darksiders 1 :(

[@stephanaustin6529]

Love the sweatshirt Matty

[@AstonishingRed]

The most I remember about this game is that I never got to play it because as soon as I popped the disk in, my 360 gave me the red rings. And as I kid I thought the disk killed my Xbox. Boy was I wrong.

[@TrisaiTR]

Great video, this game and the sequel will always be my favorite Naruto games, this game is what got me into Naruto and then anime in general. Thank you for covering it Im still hoping some day we will get a third game for Shippuden from ubisoft

[@TheRugarat]

One of my favorite games, Been replaying the hell out of it and I feel like it never got enough attention. I preferred this game over the whole storm series

[@Kuzamer]

Broken Bond was more of my jam, with the improvements. But I did like the foundation this set up. I wish they made some Shippuden games.

[@ahsanvirk130]

Broken Bond was a good sequel...sucks that neither of them are backwards compatible with Xbox One or the Series S/X

[@JoblessJazz]

It’s mad that I’m looking at this from 2007 and it still looks more impressive (or at least very equatable) than Pokémon Scarlet / Violet. What the hell have Pokémon been doing all these years? Just technological negligence or intentional drip feeding?

[@awesome1ru]

It still looks good meanwhile at the time dbz got the same game over and over

[@yungfella666]

I remember back in the day when this came out the online was dope af

[@TXFDA]

That whole part of the video about how you get to fight random bandits and stuff, or in Battlefront, you're playing as random clone troopers. That's why I WISH we had a Naruto game, similar to Rise of a Ninja, but it's a completely original story where the main character is a custom character you get to make. A big open world Naruto Action RPG, but with whoever you want as the main character, with the actual main Naruto character still in it, but you work alongside them, or they're background characters, while you work with a completely original team. A Naruto game where like, it doesn't just follow the existing Naruto story, and you're not just a main character. You're just a random Ninja, in the village, and you're doing missions and stuff. Maybe occasionally crossing paths with the main Naruto characters, and helping 'em out in bigger more important story missions and stuff. Something like a mix of Rise of a Ninja, and Dragonball Xenoverse. But you're not the main character, you're just a side character that happens to get into the middle of the main character's business sometimes.

[@jameskozy7254]

Its weird I've been wathing copies of this on eBay for awhile. And now you make a video on it

[@ZakkWith2Kz]

You should do Jade Empire!