Naruto Shippuden: Kizuna Drive

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  • Summary: Following an all-new story, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Kizuna Drive pits Naruto and friends against an unseen foe responsible for the disappearance of ninja from Hidden Leaf Village. New game-exclusive characters will descend onto the scene and unexpected plot twists are revealed as players discoverFollowing an all-new story, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Kizuna Drive pits Naruto and friends against an unseen foe responsible for the disappearance of ninja from Hidden Leaf Village. New game-exclusive characters will descend onto the scene and unexpected plot twists are revealed as players discover who seeks vengeance upon Naruto.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 22
  3. Negative: 5 out of 22
  1. Game Chronicles
    May 23, 2011
    75
    It's definitely worth a shot if your Naruto fan, and even if your not it's a satisfactory brawler.
  2. 3DJuegos
    Mar 25, 2011
    71
    Naruto reappears on PSP with a suitable beat'em up with a mode for four simultaneous players. This option is by far the highlight of this release, a game which otherwise follows the guidelines set by previous titles.
  3. IGN
    Mar 24, 2011
    70
    A better adventure than many past Naruto games have been, and its focus on highlighting the four-man teams featured in the show is unique and novel.
  4. Armchair Empire
    May 30, 2011
    55
    Hardcore Naruto fanatics will buy this, but I would advise casual fans to save their money for something else. Even with multiplayer, Kizuna Drive just didn't deliver.
  5. PSFocus
    Apr 5, 2011
    52
    We've seen a lot of good Naruto games and this one isn't one of them. There are problems with the fighting system, the graphics are pretty bad and the gameplay is way too repetitive.
  6. Gamer.nl
    Apr 6, 2011
    50
    Naruto Shippuden: Kizuna Drive contains a fun and original story, but everything else stands in the way of your ability to enjoy it. Especially during the story-mode, the game can be more frustrating than challenging. The biggest problem is though, that all of the unlockable extras, like more characters and new assignments for the Free Mission-mode, are directly connected to the story-mode, which makes them unavoidable.
  7. Gamekult
    Apr 2, 2011
    30
    Quotation forthcoming.

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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. ilyazt
    Apr 28, 2023
    7
    Literally, the darksouls of naruto games im not even kidding, the game is ridiculousely hard, but you can tone it down a little bit by usingLiterally, the darksouls of naruto games im not even kidding, the game is ridiculousely hard, but you can tone it down a little bit by using scrolls witch the game never introduced so ive been stuck in chapter 5 untill i found out about it, bossfights are fine and some of them are reskins, the colosal bosses will make you k1ll yourself and i hate the hype building of the 3 heads making it this insane creature that can effortlessly destroy a village it was a very disappointing boss, the free missions are just copy pastes and the more mission rank is high the more im sure they didnt play test this game (like imagine fighting 4 bosses 1 by 1, every boss has abilties "poision, confusion, chakra sealing, etc..." limited time, and the dificulty is on crackhead mode, and if you die or a teammate die game over). But still, i love the characters moves especially sasuke, itachi, kakashi, and shikamaru. And the multiplayer makes the game better than it deserves, the story is good but short even though i dont understand why they didnt make an army of false tailed beasts and attack the leaf village instead of awakening a beast that was overpowered by 4 ninjas even after his fusion with the antagonist who i forgot his name..., i sometimes boot up this game for nostalgia and because im very good at it, but if you wanna try it out do it out of your own risk… Expand
  2. Cat_Anarchist
    Nov 25, 2019
    6
    Filler story good, but gameplay bad. Story short, so developers think "Hmm, then we just raise a difficulty for game".

    I don`t want saying    Filler story good, but gameplay bad. Story short, so developers think "Hmm, then we just raise a difficulty for game".

    I don`t want saying that game should be easy, but difficulty in this game SO contradict with all Naruto-game franchise! Naruto and another people in your group without scrolls sooooo weak, it`s just insult for them!    … Expand
  4. MishterBobo
    Jun 24, 2013
    4
    I've thoroughly loved and enjoyed every Naruto game there was. Normally, they're pretty difficult at times, but this, this has to be theI've thoroughly loved and enjoyed every Naruto game there was. Normally, they're pretty difficult at times, but this, this has to be the worst. You'll be freaking your brains out at how difficult this game can be.… Expand
  5. stickowho
    Dec 4, 2022
    0
    actually this is the worst game i ever played. and i've played lot of **** games. this ai states not for intelligence at all. missions areactually this is the worst game i ever played. and i've played lot of **** games. this ai states not for intelligence at all. missions are boring and same, story is very stupid(havent finished yet but at ch.11 it've no sence at all). character design is **** awfull(default chars, but those bands, man, if degenerate like me would like to do band sign for hidden dream village EVEN ME WONT MAKE IT ZZZ LETTERS) Sound design is all free sounds sometimes with echo¯_(ツ)_/¯. I cant believe that peope who loves videogames could make this. they shouldnt work in this indusrty, maybe should try themselvs as smbd else. this is horrible, i wasted my time, dont waste yours. for nostalgia better check other psp games… Expand

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#24 Best PSP Game of 2011
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#17 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2011
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#14 Most Shared PSP Game of 2011