I forgot clash of ninja 4. Is balance game also Naruto one tail cloak is banned on tournaments also they still doing tournaments they made communtiy verison they mod the game translate to English u should join community also they don’t pvp match online also balance Naruto one tail cloak 4 is super better
Well, yes but he have bad match ups that Naruto and Sasuke dont, 8 gates is good but don't forget as kids we just button mashed but if you just stand there and block and attack on an opening Rock Lee can be beat. Now is clash of ninja 2 Rock Lee is that guy @@justinwatson7778
Probably due to how the GameCube was already on the way out in place of the Wii internationally, as the first two games were localized later compared to the original games. Even the second game actually released as "Naruto Clash of Ninja European Version", skipping the first game The delay itself is due to the anime being localized and aired later than the original anime and games, so the Revolution games were the compromise in replacing those last two games by the time the international anime story would allow loosely adapting those with rev1 (almost straight) and tev2 (custom story but most character picks are fit with it except for the missing Sound Four).
The Revolution games were just modified versions of the EX games. Which is why not all the characters from 3 and 4 were added. It’s also the reason Part 1 Naruto and Sasuke were added into EX 2 and 3.
@@kleinkaufman8940exactly. Even with the shippuden revolution 2 it was basically the same. The game ends after the kazekage rescue but they threw in characters from Tenshi bridge and Hidan and Kakazu but Naruto can’t even do rasenshuriken in the game
Ultimate Ninja actually varies a LOT between each game. There's a lot of features that were added and taken out between Ultimate Ninja 2 and 5. Like UN2 giving you the option to customize your ninjutsu, an option that carried over to 3 but was removed in 4, UN3 taking away multiple supers so you can only pick one each fight, Ultimate Ninja 4's story mode being a game in and of itself, UN5 forcing the tag mechanic on you. Also GNT 4 wasn't the last Clash of Ninja game. GNT/Clash of Ninja Special is the last game.
So a couple of things. (And I apologize for the wall of text in advance) The Ultimate Ninja series used to have a pretty active competitive scene back in the day starting with the release of the Japanese version of Ultimate Ninja 2. That was the game that introduced cancels, and let me tell you: that was a literal game changer. Basically, at certain points in your attack string you could throw a shuriken or do a backdash and it would cancel the animation and reset you to a neutral state, which meant that if your opponent did a substitution, they would now not be able to hit you for free anymore. The bounces you mentioned (which were introduced in UN3) also play into this. They could be used to extend combos or to set up jutsu traps. Unlike in CoN, you didn't regenerate chakra whenever you hit somebody, so chakra management was very important. Using a subsitution took away a much smaller chunk of your chakra compared to CoN, but if you didn't keep your chakra in mind, you'd eventually run out, and at that point you'd be helpless, since a couple of characters could reliably do infinite combos. In fact, some characters, such as Neji relied on this interplay - they were chakra drainers (kinda like in the manga/anime) who wanted you to waste all your chakra with substitutions and then finish you off. This leads into another point that you mentioned near the end, regarding character variety: even before discovering the more in-depth side of things in UN, I found the characters to present more variety and be closer to their anime-representations. For example, Gaara moved slowly and only attacked with sand in UN, whereas in CoN he was basically the same as all other characters, punches and all. Essentially, CoN characters to me felt a lot more samey than the UN characters did. The problem, I think, is that the Ultimate Ninja series hides a lot of its complexity, but the complexity is definitely there. Some of the members of the UN community used to post general gameplay tutorials and character specific strategy videos pretty regularly, as well as tournament footage. I haven't really followed the competitive scene for either series in the last decade now, but if it seems that the scene for the Gamecube games is still alive while that for the PS2 games is dead, then maybe that's partly due to the fact that the UN series transitioned to Ultimate Ninja Storm and the community with it, while the CoN series has been abandoned by the developers after the last game on the Wii, leaving only a few, but very dedicated fans left. (By the way, CoN4 has also introduced cancels. If you're hitting your opponent, you can hit Y and for a fourth of a whole chakra bar, you'll reset to idle, which means you can restart your attack string for more combo opportunities or to prepare for a side step if you're anticipating a substituion counter. Just thought I should point that out)
No need to apologize for the wall of text. It's cool to see what i missed about these games i cover. It's a bit of a shame that the info on the UN competitive scene is hard to find now a days. I do these videos part time and as a hobby so I can't get to everything sadly. So I appreciate it when someone can fill in any gaps I missed and there thoughts as well.
I like both Series, but for me Naruto Ultimate Ninja Series from PS2 Era will always have a special place in my heart and soul, these are the most unique Naruto games for me, only Storm 1 was coming close to these Masterpiece Naruto games, especially from gameplay features perspective, I don't know exactly why, but for me, Naruto Ultimate Ninja Series from PS2 Era are so nostalgic, unique and divine at the same time, I have so many memories during my childhood by playing these Unique Naruto games, Naruto games from PS2 Era was always very close to the anime itself because of the unique vibe and charm☯️ 🤷🏻♂️✌️
Tech isn't the only thing which can make it better, this is a Naruto game and people would want to feel like Naruto not fucking tekken 😂 the amount of cool shit you can do in ultimate ninja far surpasses CON.
@@AK-su3tz Tekken or not the discovery and depth is there where as Ultimate ninja is very easy for anyone to pick up and understand Clasg of ninja I actually as to look up to understand the depth it has is not face value
@@jclarke90 People complain but it still sold much better than CON and that's why Takara Tomy lost the Naruto licence a decade ago, sales matter, complains do not.
@@jclarke90 I literally agreed on that it has more depth but a kid who wants to do cool shit in Naruto doesn't want something like that, he wants the game which looks 100x cooler which makes you actually feel like Naruto and has an open world instead of fights after fights.
your homeboy enjoyed watching 5 minute cutscenes? per round? sounds like he'd rather watch the show instead. when i got ult ninja 2 from toys r us and it asked me for the 20th time to jackoff the joystick....i went straight back to the cube.
I remember when UN3 came out in America, that shit was so hype and such a core childhood memory. I was under the impression it'd never come out here because of how late it came.
I grew up with both Ultimate Ninja and Clash of Ninja but I'll go with Clash. My addiction to that series was unmatched as a kid and it's thanks to it's gameplay
The competitive scene in UH5 is just much more fun in my eyes. Especially watching Brazilian players and American players like Rockman use every trick in the book. X dash, square and animation cancels, pokes, intelligent pressure, chaining various combos, juggles, infinites and a brutal chakra management.
19:56 the bounce is big because it can be used as combo extend, double tapping x to dash to opponent for more combos, or whatever combo u can build from it
I played both Clash of Ninjas and Ultimate Ninja and loved them both for their uniqueness! Clash of Ninjas 2 was awesome when I was a kid playing co-op with my friends, and Ultimate Ninja 4 came at a time in my life where I wanted to experience gaming independently. Clash of Ninjas 2 is Iconic, Ultimate Ninja 4 is a masterpiece!
I liked clash of ninja because it felt like a fighting game, but I liked ultimate ninja for the multitude of different jutsu you could perform not to mention the additional weapons.
One thing to keep in mind is clash still has tourney meetings for that game at fighting tournaments. It also came out on the gamecube and wii. Which severely undersold the playstation by 3x the amount and the xbox by almost 2x. So its not really able to be stastically compared in popularity to ultimate. I honestly think if they came out on same consoles, clash woulda won
The reason I think ultimate Ninja had more sales is probably because of the mass appeal it had. The game is not as complicated and clash of Ninja but more importantly had a lot of flashy big moves with a more robust single player.
@DrJojoGaming absolutely, only reason I think the way I do is because the wii and gamecube were also more limited in capabilities than both the xbox and playstation. They both had low entry to play. But if they were on an even playing field, with clash having more of a growth ceiling it would have lasted longer. Not only that but each character really feels like your playing the one from the show. It was so unique and they have never made anything like it. But both games certainly had their appeal
@@reomoto688 I had played all Ultimate ninja games and only the Rev 2 and 3 of CoN, and in the CoN series indeed there are characters very unique and close to the source material, like Kankuro's puppet having to be controlled separately, same for Kiba with Akamaru, Kisame's Samehada actually reducing chakra for every hit, Hidan can even do his ritual lol and Lee's with the best iteration of the 8 gates of any naruto game imo.
Had Clash of Ninja 2 back in the day. Really liked the game. I especially liked how fluid the combos were and the 4 player free for all was very fun too
I used to hear these talks about the Budokai vs Tenkaichi series for dragonball. Bit my response to those conversations are that we are lucky to have both!
Time is a factor Growing up; Ultimate Ninja felt like the *true* experience Now that we're older and time has passed, I feel like Clash of Ninja has aged better
I say both series are better. The only series that suck is the Ninja Destiny series, the Ninja Destiny games are just DS versions of each Clash of Ninja.
I can't speak for Clash of Ninja, but there're plenty of differences between the Ultimate Ninja games, at least the first 4 cause those are the ones I played. Both in terms of content like modes and unlockables and roster, and the gameplay elements of moment to moment gameplay, such as how supers work and other resources
I liked ultimate ninja more, however....... Clash of ninja and especially the Wii version with the cube controllers was a superior experience 💯. Plenty of great memories from the Clash series.
The clones game mode was introduced in 2, and I’m pretty sure they had a version of it in 1. Clash of ninja 2 might be the best old Naruto game ever made
Easy clash has more depth and ultimate had more flash (like animations and characters) so imo clash. If it got a new entry with all the new characters hoo boy
Enjoyed both alot but Ultimate Ninja 1-3 is my absolute favorite of All Naruto games. The big character roster, gameplay and it's mechanics, graphics, the stages, and the mini-cinematics for the Ultimate moves to me were insane, It still holds up today even for its time.
For me it was the Ultimate Ninja games for the same reason why I preferred the Tenkaichi ges over Budokai. When I want to flex skill level and lab, I play SF, Tekken, KI, DoA, etc. When it comes to anime games, I want to turn all that off, be on evwn playing field with friends and have fast crazy BS epic matches that feels like the show in question.
Clash of ninja will always be better in my eyes. I saw my friends playing ninja storm... I played it and just couldn't get into it. I seriously drive.I played the first 3 games and my brother and die along with some friends.Play through the story and what not But no matter what I just found myself getting bored. However, I booted up Clash of Ninja 2 on my old silver gamecube with my 100% save file. (Keep in mind, most of my friends are hardcore Playstation fans) None of them even knew how to play and there was way more hype and genuine excitement in the room , with screaming raving and wild reactions all across the room with nearly every match. They all admitted after about 2 hours in: "Yeah, This game is way better!" And/Or "Now we know what you've been talking about." But in all fairness, I'm a classic. SoulCalibur player who grew up playing SoulEdge - SoulCalibur II and the Bloody Roar series. So I guess one could say i'm pretty bias?
@@DrJojoGamingwould you even consider that the same thing? Its literally like Budokai and Budokai Tenkaichi two completely different series as far as I’m concerned only sharing the similar names
They are very similar in combat. All the buttons on the controller do almost the same thing. Doing a combo/special attack in the ultimate Ninja series looks and feels exactly the same as the Ninja storm series. At least compared to the first Ninja storm game. I have not played the newer ones and am sure they have evolved since then.
I prefer the Clash of Ninja series but I absolutely love PS2 Ultimate Ninja games, especially 3. The story mode and free roam mode were separate from each other, which I prefer. 0:47 There is a reason UN3 is the most favored of that series. 7:00 No. The entire story is an alternate version of the Sasuke Retrieval Arc 10:42 The game does tell you “mission complete” when you complete the objective, allowing you to quit the match you’re on.
as a man who played the ultimate ninja and ultimate ninja heroes series, I gotta say I miss these type of naruto games. the 3d games aren't bad by any means but we got the same story for the past 3 ninja storm games and I'd rather have gotten another 2D game like these instead of another cash grab
I honestly loved both i played clash of ninja 1, 2, revolution, and revolution 2 and ive played all ultimate ninjas up to 4 i really liked clash because of four player combat and ultimate ninja had great special animations
While Ultimate Ninja 3 had a ton of content for part 1 and paved the way into the Storm series, the Clash of Ninja series is a "better" "fighting game" imo. The ultimate Ninja series is perfect for experiencing the story and arcade/party game, while Clash Of Ninja is 100% more technical and mechanical. If the west got Clash of Ninja special, and it wasn't rushed and came with all of the cut content and Pain, I genuinely think it would have competed with the Storm series. But crunch and publishing/licensing issues led to Tomy losing their license for Naruto.
Clash of ninja by far, also there are Y cancels in GNT (Clash of ninja) 4 as to where you can cancel an attack and continue the combo (watching some combo videos explains this a bit more than i can)
I like both. I get more from the combos on clash of ninja (rev 2/3/GNT4) those are the only ones worth playing nowadays imo. Ultimate ninja 3,4 and 5 go crazy. In Gameplay, clash of ninja wins, overall naruto experience tho? Story, gameplay, cutscenes, special attacks? Ultimate ninja clears.
Agreed! Overall party game experience is go with the Nintendo Clash of Ninja games. The main thing Ultimate Ninja has is a better story mode & way more character variety
I think it boils down to preference and what you are looking for. Straight fighting Clash of ninja, more anime, complex. interactive oriented fighting, Ninja Storm.
I played both growing up but I prefer Clash of Ninja more cause it felt more competitive than ultimate ninja ever did I started competing in fighting games at young age and I can tell Clash of Ninja is loved alot in the FGC hell I can still find side tournaments for it here and there for it
I played Ultimate series competitive back in the day, so opinion might be a bit biased, but I felt ultimate series had deeper mechanics. You can still find tournament matches floating around
I think that Naruto ultimate ninja was made to be a graphic spectacle. Whereas Naruto clash of ninja was made to be a genuine fighter. They can't be compared
@jonnycarter46 I think in the ultimate ninja games, were way better with anime accurate jutsu and visuals. They also gave us a lot of fan service moments. The graphics weren't bad on CON they just weren't as focused on cinematics as proven in their story mode. They leaned more towards game play rather than visuals. That's why they are two different types of games and shouldn't be compared.
Clash of ninja was like budokai where ultimate ninja was the tenkaichi of the naruto series. I personally go with ultimate ninja for the jutsus Awakenings and ninja tools
I played both when they were brand new but I will say I loved clash of ninja for its graphics and the gameplay was alright while ultimate ninja had a great story mode and the ultimate jutsu were great
Clash of Ninja for me. I love the style and easyness to play. Ultimate for me was super sloooow. I loved Clash of Ninja 4 so much its a shame when one of my favorite characters was never playable in US releases. Hiruzen exclusive to Japan 😭
Ultimate ninja and it’s not even close clash of ninja one and 2 despite having great memories with those games back in the days losses the clash series this competition. Me and my friend use to get busy on Ultimate ninja 3 🤣🤣
i wish they released on both systems cause never got to play un as a kid except once but it was rad. but clash was awesome i love the budokai style fighting was translated well
I had both growing up and played them all but clash of ninja had more tech and was more of a legit fighting game ,ultimate ninja was cool for all the characters and transformations they could do
I miss when there were different types of games on another system, that's why I love collecting them, except for the 360 ones they kinda aged bad for my taste to get them again and they're not backwards compatible. CoN for the multiplayer and UN for the anime/manga accuracy and story. Not to mention their visuals look so good till this day on both. Those were the days when game companies tried to keep up with the manga with that current popular character in their gameplay first. Shippuden's games were out of control that in America, Revolution 3 has the Taisen EX1 story but has Taisen EX3 roster along with their exclusive American Rev 2 cast just to fill in and have a complete roster. And Taisen Special added Toad Sage Naruto, Minato, Pain, Raikage and Bee. Completely skipping Toby and Konan. That is insane to me how popular the Shippuden middle arc was.
Clash of Ninja - Better impact for the blows and Multiplayer for 4 players To me this is sufficient to classify Clash better naruto fighting game of all
my cousin owned clash of ninja and he was biased in loving it cause thats what he was used to and I casually beat ultimate ninja and I loved its style later on burning the game for my ex family's ps2
I think for casual play and hype Ultimate Ninja is better. Has way more characters and crazier ultimate jutsu. For an actually competitively viable fighting game tho, Clash of Ninja is way better.
Ultimate ninja has better animation for Ultimate jutsus. Clash of ninja was better being the fact that it was 4 player game and shikamaru was best character lol
as a naruto fan whos played all the clash games, i wished that 3 and 4 were brought to usa because they look so fire. there is a way to get 4 with everything in english as used in tournaments but i dont know how to get that emulated rom version because it also gets frequent balance patch updates made by developers of the english rom version for tournament purpose as well which is cool
I got the English patch by upading the original rom into a website that gave me back the patched version. I believe it is regularly updated with the newest version.
Checked out one of the videos from your channel. The amount of substitution in these matches are crazy, they are chipping away at their lifes. I noticed that these matches are a couple of years old. Is there a channel that does current archives of matches or tournaments?
Also, Ultimate Ninja 5 isn't technically Ultimate Ninja 5, in Japan the Ultimate Ninja games had already finished and a new series had popped up called "Narutimate Accel", and Ultimate Ninja 5 is Narutimate Accel 2. The sequel to this game (Narutimate Accel 3) is on PSP and in english it's called Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
It’s always been clash of ninja. All characters felt unique and if we got a clash of ninja for switch it would go so hard. The online community would go insane today
I like Clash of Ninja a bit better. But Ultimate Ninja actually had all the games localized, so I usually play that one for now I didn't know CoN4 had an English patch. I'm on my way
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I forgot clash of ninja 4. Is balance game also Naruto one tail cloak is banned on tournaments also they still doing tournaments they made communtiy verison they mod the game translate to English u should join community also they don’t pvp match online also balance Naruto one tail cloak 4 is super better
mann those gamecube days were golden... whooped so much azz with rock lee playing against my cousins😂😂 made somebody break their controller and all
One of my friends played rock Lee back in the day. Destroyed everyone with the 8 gates.
@@DrJojoGamingrock lee in the clash of ninja series solos especially 8 gates his power is retarded
Funny cause Rock Lee not even top tier
@@KyyaJoon I think 8 gates usually smokes any right ? But he loses health so but if timed correctly 🤷🏾 I like neji his rotation punish people
Well, yes but he have bad match ups that Naruto and Sasuke dont, 8 gates is good but don't forget as kids we just button mashed but if you just stand there and block and attack on an opening Rock Lee can be beat. Now is clash of ninja 2 Rock Lee is that guy @@justinwatson7778
I will never understand why they never localized Clash of Ninjas 3 and 4.
Probably due to how the GameCube was already on the way out in place of the Wii internationally, as the first two games were localized later compared to the original games. Even the second game actually released as "Naruto Clash of Ninja European Version", skipping the first game
The delay itself is due to the anime being localized and aired later than the original anime and games, so the Revolution games were the compromise in replacing those last two games by the time the international anime story would allow loosely adapting those with rev1 (almost straight) and tev2 (custom story but most character picks are fit with it except for the missing Sound Four).
@@ArcadeStriker from what I read, things from those 2 games were sandwiched in Clash Of Ninja Revolution for the Wii
The Revolution games were just modified versions of the EX games. Which is why not all the characters from 3 and 4 were added. It’s also the reason Part 1 Naruto and Sasuke were added into EX 2 and 3.
@@kleinkaufman8940exactly. Even with the shippuden revolution 2 it was basically the same. The game ends after the kazekage rescue but they threw in characters from Tenshi bridge and Hidan and Kakazu but Naruto can’t even do rasenshuriken in the game
@@MasenkOGHell, and in EX Special they got Sage Mode Naruto, Minato, Ay, and Bee, but no Pain for some reason.
Ultimate Ninja actually varies a LOT between each game. There's a lot of features that were added and taken out between Ultimate Ninja 2 and 5. Like UN2 giving you the option to customize your ninjutsu, an option that carried over to 3 but was removed in 4, UN3 taking away multiple supers so you can only pick one each fight, Ultimate Ninja 4's story mode being a game in and of itself, UN5 forcing the tag mechanic on you.
Also GNT 4 wasn't the last Clash of Ninja game. GNT/Clash of Ninja Special is the last game.
So a couple of things.
(And I apologize for the wall of text in advance)
The Ultimate Ninja series used to have a pretty active competitive scene back in the day starting with the release of the Japanese version of Ultimate Ninja 2. That was the game that introduced cancels, and let me tell you: that was a literal game changer.
Basically, at certain points in your attack string you could throw a shuriken or do a backdash and it would cancel the animation and reset you to a neutral state, which meant that if your opponent did a substitution, they would now not be able to hit you for free anymore.
The bounces you mentioned (which were introduced in UN3) also play into this. They could be used to extend combos or to set up jutsu traps.
Unlike in CoN, you didn't regenerate chakra whenever you hit somebody, so chakra management was very important. Using a subsitution took away a much smaller chunk of your chakra compared to CoN, but if you didn't keep your chakra in mind, you'd eventually run out, and at that point you'd be helpless, since a couple of characters could reliably do infinite combos. In fact, some characters, such as Neji relied on this interplay - they were chakra drainers (kinda like in the manga/anime) who wanted you to waste all your chakra with substitutions and then finish you off.
This leads into another point that you mentioned near the end, regarding character variety:
even before discovering the more in-depth side of things in UN, I found the characters to present more variety and be closer to their anime-representations. For example, Gaara moved slowly and only attacked with sand in UN, whereas in CoN he was basically the same as all other characters, punches and all. Essentially, CoN characters to me felt a lot more samey than the UN characters did.
The problem, I think, is that the Ultimate Ninja series hides a lot of its complexity, but the complexity is definitely there. Some of the members of the UN community used to post general gameplay tutorials and character specific strategy videos pretty regularly, as well as tournament footage.
I haven't really followed the competitive scene for either series in the last decade now, but if it seems that the scene for the Gamecube games is still alive while that for the PS2 games is dead, then maybe that's partly due to the fact that the UN series transitioned to Ultimate Ninja Storm and the community with it, while the CoN series has been abandoned by the developers after the last game on the Wii, leaving only a few, but very dedicated fans left.
(By the way, CoN4 has also introduced cancels. If you're hitting your opponent, you can hit Y and for a fourth of a whole chakra bar, you'll reset to idle, which means you can restart your attack string for more combo opportunities or to prepare for a side step if you're anticipating a substituion counter. Just thought I should point that out)
No need to apologize for the wall of text. It's cool to see what i missed about these games i cover. It's a bit of a shame that the info on the UN competitive scene is hard to find now a days. I do these videos part time and as a hobby so I can't get to everything sadly. So I appreciate it when someone can fill in any gaps I missed and there thoughts as well.
Without a doubt, Clash of Ninja as a pure fighter.
I like both Series, but for me Naruto Ultimate Ninja Series from PS2 Era will always have a special place in my heart and soul, these are the most unique Naruto games for me, only Storm 1 was coming close to these Masterpiece Naruto games, especially from gameplay features perspective, I don't know exactly why, but for me, Naruto Ultimate Ninja Series from PS2 Era are so nostalgic, unique and divine at the same time, I have so many memories during my childhood by playing these Unique Naruto games, Naruto games from PS2 Era was always very close to the anime itself because of the unique vibe and charm☯️ 🤷🏻♂️✌️
Facts 💯
Ikr
Clash of Ninja series easily the amount of Tech in that game is insane I love more competitive games ultimate ninja series was cool too
Tech isn't the only thing which can make it better, this is a Naruto game and people would want to feel like Naruto not fucking tekken 😂 the amount of cool shit you can do in ultimate ninja far surpasses CON.
@@AK-su3tz yet people forever complain about it how empty and barren it is months after a new one releases I’m sorry I can’t agree lol
@@AK-su3tz Tekken or not the discovery and depth is there where as Ultimate ninja is very easy for anyone to pick up and understand Clasg of ninja I actually as to look up to understand the depth it has is not face value
@@jclarke90 People complain but it still sold much better than CON and that's why Takara Tomy lost the Naruto licence a decade ago, sales matter, complains do not.
@@jclarke90 I literally agreed on that it has more depth but a kid who wants to do cool shit in Naruto doesn't want something like that, he wants the game which looks 100x cooler which makes you actually feel like Naruto and has an open world instead of fights after fights.
Back in the day, my homeboy told me once he played ultimate ninja. He never wanted to touch clash of ninjas ever again.
your homeboy enjoyed watching 5 minute cutscenes? per round? sounds like he'd rather watch the show instead. when i got ult ninja 2 from toys r us and it asked me for the 20th time to jackoff the joystick....i went straight back to the cube.
Your boy never played clash of ninja 3 and 4
@@XJ9sodypop it seems you rather argue with me about my homeboy on the Internet rather than going enjoy the game in your own personal life.
@@christiansamaroo its all bants!
your homeboy has good taste
I remember when UN3 came out in America, that shit was so hype and such a core childhood memory. I was under the impression it'd never come out here because of how late it came.
😆 soo true i think alot of UN fans at the time thought the same
That game was WILD
At first, I was confused as to why Revolution and the Storm games weren't referenced, but now, I see why.
I grew up with both Ultimate Ninja and Clash of Ninja but I'll go with Clash. My addiction to that series was unmatched as a kid and it's thanks to it's gameplay
The competitive scene in UH5 is just much more fun in my eyes. Especially watching Brazilian players and American players like Rockman use every trick in the book. X dash, square and animation cancels, pokes, intelligent pressure, chaining various combos, juggles, infinites and a brutal chakra management.
I feel so old remembering Naruto games before Shippuden and Storm 😂
19:56 the bounce is big because it can be used as combo extend, double tapping x to dash to opponent for more combos, or whatever combo u can build from it
Ultimate ninja by a long shot, core memories playing that game at my brother's house, all four of us used to be going at in the game
I played both Clash of Ninjas and Ultimate Ninja and loved them both for their uniqueness! Clash of Ninjas 2 was awesome when I was a kid playing co-op with my friends, and Ultimate Ninja 4 came at a time in my life where I wanted to experience gaming independently. Clash of Ninjas 2 is Iconic, Ultimate Ninja 4 is a masterpiece!
I liked clash of ninja because it felt like a fighting game, but I liked ultimate ninja for the multitude of different jutsu you could perform not to mention the additional weapons.
Great video, my dude! I appreciate the detailed approach to these games that I never got to play myself, but always wanted to.
Thank you, Glad you enjoyed the video.
Great question Clash of Ninja, thanks for asking 🎉
Former world record holder for speedrunning clash of ninja 1 great vid
Thank you and also having a speed running world record is cool.
One thing to keep in mind is clash still has tourney meetings for that game at fighting tournaments. It also came out on the gamecube and wii. Which severely undersold the playstation by 3x the amount and the xbox by almost 2x. So its not really able to be stastically compared in popularity to ultimate. I honestly think if they came out on same consoles, clash woulda won
The reason I think ultimate Ninja had more sales is probably because of the mass appeal it had. The game is not as complicated and clash of Ninja but more importantly had a lot of flashy big moves with a more robust single player.
@DrJojoGaming absolutely, only reason I think the way I do is because the wii and gamecube were also more limited in capabilities than both the xbox and playstation. They both had low entry to play. But if they were on an even playing field, with clash having more of a growth ceiling it would have lasted longer. Not only that but each character really feels like your playing the one from the show. It was so unique and they have never made anything like it. But both games certainly had their appeal
It's just because CON can be played competitively
@@reomoto688 I had played all Ultimate ninja games and only the Rev 2 and 3 of CoN, and in the CoN series indeed there are characters very unique and close to the source material, like Kankuro's puppet having to be controlled separately, same for Kiba with Akamaru, Kisame's Samehada actually reducing chakra for every hit, Hidan can even do his ritual lol and Lee's with the best iteration of the 8 gates of any naruto game imo.
@DrJojoGaming it helps that ultimate ninja was on the PS2, the most popular and successful console of its time
I prefer ultimate ninja but they are both awesome
Both games are fun to play. It will most likely come down to nostalgia which game someone would prefer.
Best Ultimate, Best Customize Justu, and Justu Clash, Ultimate Ninja Series.
Best combat, Clash of the Ninja Series.
Had Clash of Ninja 2 back in the day. Really liked the game. I especially liked how fluid the combos were and the 4 player free for all was very fun too
I used to hear these talks about the Budokai vs Tenkaichi series for dragonball. Bit my response to those conversations are that we are lucky to have both!
True always good to have other options
They should do a full Naruto series fighting game w the mechanics of Clash of Ninja. Those tournaments would be crazy
Time is a factor
Growing up; Ultimate Ninja felt like the *true* experience
Now that we're older and time has passed, I feel like Clash of Ninja has aged better
Interesting, any specific reason why?
I say both series are better. The only series that suck is the Ninja Destiny series, the Ninja Destiny games are just DS versions of each Clash of Ninja.
That Kisame into Itachi special went crazy! 😤
Probably the coolest looking special in that game.
@@DrJojoGaming agreed
playing clash of ninja with my little brother to this day
Awesome video bro. Even learned some stuff
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Ultimate Ninja series 💯
Ultimate Ninja series was more flashy and plays like an arcade game but Clash of Ninja definitely had the more technical gameplay of the two.
Clash of ninja 2 for the gamecube was my jam. Me and my homies would always play that after school.
I can't speak for Clash of Ninja, but there're plenty of differences between the Ultimate Ninja games, at least the first 4 cause those are the ones I played. Both in terms of content like modes and unlockables and roster, and the gameplay elements of moment to moment gameplay, such as how supers work and other resources
I liked ultimate ninja more, however....... Clash of ninja and especially the Wii version with the cube controllers was a superior experience 💯. Plenty of great memories from the Clash series.
The clones game mode was introduced in 2, and I’m pretty sure they had a version of it in 1. Clash of ninja 2 might be the best old Naruto game ever made
I was the Ultimate Ninja Guy, and my best friend was into Clash of Ninja
Was he better in Clash of Ninja and you were better in Ultimate Ninja?
@@DrJojoGaming pretty much
my situation was the opposite
Easy clash has more depth and ultimate had more flash (like animations and characters) so imo clash. If it got a new entry with all the new characters hoo boy
Enjoyed both alot but Ultimate Ninja 1-3 is my absolute favorite of All Naruto games. The big character roster, gameplay and it's mechanics, graphics, the stages, and the mini-cinematics for the Ultimate moves to me were insane, It still holds up today even for its time.
And then they said "what if you combine both game types?" BAM!
*NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm* was born.
For me it was the Ultimate Ninja games for the same reason why I preferred the Tenkaichi ges over Budokai.
When I want to flex skill level and lab, I play SF, Tekken, KI, DoA, etc. When it comes to anime games, I want to turn all that off, be on evwn playing field with friends and have fast crazy BS epic matches that feels like the show in question.
Clash of ninja two was the best balanced out of all of them. That’s why you go to Charmeleon
the clash of ninja games need to come back me n my friends was doing the most in them games
Clash of ninja will always be better in my eyes.
I saw my friends playing ninja storm... I played it and just couldn't get into it. I seriously drive.I played the first 3 games and my brother and die along with some friends.Play through the story and what not But no matter what I just found myself getting bored.
However, I booted up Clash of Ninja 2 on my old silver gamecube with my 100% save file. (Keep in mind, most of my friends are hardcore Playstation fans)
None of them even knew how to play and there was way more hype and genuine excitement in the room , with screaming raving and wild reactions all across the room with nearly every match.
They all admitted after about 2 hours in: "Yeah, This game is way better!" And/Or "Now we know what you've been talking about."
But in all fairness, I'm a classic. SoulCalibur player who grew up playing SoulEdge - SoulCalibur II and the Bloody Roar series.
So I guess one could say i'm pretty bias?
Those game do play similar to Clash of Ninja.
The "Ultimate Minja" Series clears, especially part 3.
It did win out in the end with the ultimate Ninja storm series.
@@DrJojoGamingwould you even consider that the same thing? Its literally like Budokai and Budokai Tenkaichi two completely different series as far as I’m concerned only sharing the similar names
They are very similar in combat. All the buttons on the controller do almost the same thing. Doing a combo/special attack in the ultimate Ninja series looks and feels exactly the same as the Ninja storm series. At least compared to the first Ninja storm game. I have not played the newer ones and am sure they have evolved since then.
@@JohnWick-qr4yccombat is still similar and music style is carried over
I prefer the Clash of Ninja series but I absolutely love PS2 Ultimate Ninja games, especially 3. The story mode and free roam mode were separate from each other, which I prefer.
0:47 There is a reason UN3 is the most favored of that series.
7:00 No. The entire story is an alternate version of the Sasuke Retrieval Arc
10:42 The game does tell you “mission complete” when you complete the objective, allowing you to quit the match you’re on.
as a man who played the ultimate ninja and ultimate ninja heroes series, I gotta say I miss these type of naruto games.
the 3d games aren't bad by any means but we got the same story for the past 3 ninja storm games and I'd rather have gotten another 2D game like these instead of another cash grab
Yeah, it would be nice to see what a 2d Naruto game would play like now a days but am guessing it's a hard sell to the people who decide on it.
I honestly loved both i played clash of ninja 1, 2, revolution, and revolution 2 and ive played all ultimate ninjas up to 4 i really liked clash because of four player combat and ultimate ninja had great special animations
UN3 had an AMAZING amount of content and I loved how creative the characters were
There is a lot of love for the ultimate Ninja series here which is awesome to see.
the second clash of ninja is a HUGE step up
These kind of styles of gameplay needs to come back in the Naruto series.
Naruto rise of a ninja(Xbox 360) is an underrated Naruto game
While Ultimate Ninja 3 had a ton of content for part 1 and paved the way into the Storm series, the Clash of Ninja series is a "better" "fighting game" imo. The ultimate Ninja series is perfect for experiencing the story and arcade/party game, while Clash Of Ninja is 100% more technical and mechanical.
If the west got Clash of Ninja special, and it wasn't rushed and came with all of the cut content and Pain, I genuinely think it would have competed with the Storm series. But crunch and publishing/licensing issues led to Tomy losing their license for Naruto.
Clash of ninja by far, also there are Y cancels in GNT (Clash of ninja) 4 as to where you can cancel an attack and continue the combo (watching some combo videos explains this a bit more than i can)
GNT4, Ultimate Ninja 3, and Rise of a Ninja are the 3 best Naruto games imo
Hinata just behind the tree, thats Classic
I like both. I get more from the combos on clash of ninja (rev 2/3/GNT4) those are the only ones worth playing nowadays imo. Ultimate ninja 3,4 and 5 go crazy. In Gameplay, clash of ninja wins, overall naruto experience tho? Story, gameplay, cutscenes, special attacks? Ultimate ninja clears.
Agreed! Overall party game experience is go with the Nintendo Clash of Ninja games. The main thing Ultimate Ninja has is a better story mode & way more character variety
I loved clash more and also normal ultimate ninja was more enjoyable than storm to me.
I agree. I do love the character variety in ultimate ninja, but clash of ninja has better combos and way more fluid and fun to play
@@alexconstas9634 exactly that's the best part of it
I think it boils down to preference and what you are looking for. Straight fighting Clash of ninja, more anime, complex. interactive oriented fighting, Ninja Storm.
I played both growing up but I prefer Clash of Ninja more cause it felt more competitive than ultimate ninja ever did I started competing in fighting games at young age and I can tell Clash of Ninja is loved alot in the FGC hell I can still find side tournaments for it here and there for it
Man they tied imo! I played both series till the disk didn’t work no more 😅😂 got to appreciate both
Yooo! Clash of ninja, Damm i used to play that all the time on the GameCube, but once I got my hands on a ps2 I only played ultimate games
I played Ultimate series competitive back in the day, so opinion might be a bit biased, but I felt ultimate series had deeper mechanics. You can still find tournament matches floating around
You can find matches under users forte2k or rockmankb
As a middle child, I understand. I bear no ill will nor animosity towards you lmao
lol middle child syndrome is sadly a thing
I think that Naruto ultimate ninja was made to be a graphic spectacle. Whereas Naruto clash of ninja was made to be a genuine fighter. They can't be compared
Con graphics werent bad at all tho in fact they looked alot better than the UN series neji hair for example horrible in UN but CON its accurate
@jonnycarter46 I think in the ultimate ninja games, were way better with anime accurate jutsu and visuals. They also gave us a lot of fan service moments. The graphics weren't bad on CON they just weren't as focused on cinematics as proven in their story mode. They leaned more towards game play rather than visuals. That's why they are two different types of games and shouldn't be compared.
Clash of ninja was like budokai where ultimate ninja was the tenkaichi of the naruto series. I personally go with ultimate ninja for the jutsus Awakenings and ninja tools
I played both when they were brand new but I will say I loved clash of ninja for its graphics and the gameplay was alright while ultimate ninja had a great story mode and the ultimate jutsu were great
I grew up with the Ultimate Ninja series, so Im voting for this series. It was part of my childhood 😊
to this day ps2 has the best naruto games where we can clash
They're both Very different games. But i will say that the Gekitou Ninja Taisen Games were soooo much fun and way better for Competitive gaming!!
"I'm an adult with responsibilities" proceeds to speak in a pitch high enough only dogs can hear
I'm kidding btw, awesome video Believe it
Glad you enjoyed the video. It's does go to show that voice acting is a skill.
@@DrJojoGaming oh for sure, would never doubt that
Clash of Ninja for me. I love the style and easyness to play. Ultimate for me was super sloooow. I loved Clash of Ninja 4 so much its a shame when one of my favorite characters was never playable in US releases. Hiruzen exclusive to Japan 😭
Ultimate ninja and it’s not even close clash of ninja one and 2 despite having great memories with those games back in the days losses the clash series this competition. Me and my friend use to get busy on Ultimate ninja 3 🤣🤣
i wish they released on both systems cause never got to play un as a kid except once but it was rad. but clash was awesome i love the budokai style fighting was translated well
It could be that different companies had rights to the same IP but only on a specific console. That would be my best guess.
I had both growing up and played them all but clash of ninja had more tech and was more of a legit fighting game ,ultimate ninja was cool for all the characters and transformations they could do
I miss when there were different types of games on another system, that's why I love collecting them, except for the 360 ones they kinda aged bad for my taste to get them again and they're not backwards compatible. CoN for the multiplayer and UN for the anime/manga accuracy and story. Not to mention their visuals look so good till this day on both.
Those were the days when game companies tried to keep up with the manga with that current popular character in their gameplay first. Shippuden's games were out of control that in America, Revolution 3 has the Taisen EX1 story but has Taisen EX3 roster along with their exclusive American Rev 2 cast just to fill in and have a complete roster. And Taisen Special added Toad Sage Naruto, Minato, Pain, Raikage and Bee. Completely skipping Toby and Konan. That is insane to me how popular the Shippuden middle arc was.
I think its the decline of the double A games. We either get the biggest game or an indie game. Very few games are done with an in-between budget.
I used to love the game cube version I also started playing shinobi striker after
Im just waiting on a Dragonball fighterZ game but with naruto ...
Clash of Ninja - Better impact for the blows and Multiplayer for 4 players
To me this is sufficient to classify Clash better naruto fighting game of all
Mannnnnn I loved the Ultimate Ninja series. Both series were great though. For me it was Ultimate Ninja though . Sad we never got 5 or 6 stateside
my cousin owned clash of ninja and he was biased in loving it cause thats what he was used to and I casually beat ultimate ninja and I loved its style later on burning the game for my ex family's ps2
People usually love what they grew up on or played first.
@@DrJojoGaming like as a child I grew up with games but he didn't play until his teens really so he was more excited I would think
Ultimate Ninja was the best and a BIG roster at the time and those Justu's was on another level.
I've never played clash of ninjas but I would like to try it. I was also surprised to see Boruto's costume at 12:13.
It's part of the competitive patch so it was added by fans.
@@DrJojoGamingOh! so it was a mod? It's still interesting to see naruto wear that costume in such an old game.
I made it as a costume that replaces narutos for the texture modding scene for the game, and the devs actually put it in the game!
The Ultimate Ninja series is easily the better one.
clash of ninja , had some clunky movement but damn did it feel good to get a combos
They both played a big part of my childhood tbh noth were super fire and creative
I think for casual play and hype Ultimate Ninja is better. Has way more characters and crazier ultimate jutsu. For an actually competitively viable fighting game tho, Clash of Ninja is way better.
Ultimate ninja is better
Ultimate ninja has better animation for Ultimate jutsus. Clash of ninja was better being the fact that it was 4 player game and shikamaru was best character lol
Playing clash of ninja with a friend just mashing is sooo fun plz do it
as a naruto fan whos played all the clash games, i wished that 3 and 4 were brought to usa because they look so fire. there is a way to get 4 with everything in english as used in tournaments but i dont know how to get that emulated rom version because it also gets frequent balance patch updates made by developers of the english rom version for tournament purpose as well which is cool
I got the English patch by upading the original rom into a website that gave me back the patched version. I believe it is regularly updated with the newest version.
23:36 search for "Naruto NA2" and you'll be surpised by the competitive scene we have, especially in Brazil
Checked out one of the videos from your channel. The amount of substitution in these matches are crazy, they are chipping away at their lifes. I noticed that these matches are a couple of years old. Is there a channel that does current archives of matches or tournaments?
@@DrJojoGaming sure! @orochiacademy3089 @ShawnSenjuNA2 and @KonohaVideosTV
BRUH you didn't include the cutscenes in the ultimate ninja in your reviews and say clash of ninja has more fan service?
I dont remember saying clash of ninja had more fan service. In fact I think the ultimate ninja series has a lot more fan service than clash of ninja.
Clash especially on wii and the 4th one in japan had tag team specials Nintendo killed it no cap
I like the ultimate ninja series more. But clash was great too.
The GameCube series continued onto the Wii and ended at the Naruto vs Pain fight
Also, Ultimate Ninja 5 isn't technically Ultimate Ninja 5, in Japan the Ultimate Ninja games had already finished and a new series had popped up called "Narutimate Accel", and Ultimate Ninja 5 is Narutimate Accel 2. The sequel to this game (Narutimate Accel 3) is on PSP and in english it's called Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
It’s always been clash of ninja. All characters felt unique and if we got a clash of ninja for switch it would go so hard. The online community would go insane today
i was undefeated on gamecube with Naruto & Shikamaru
Shikamaru's teleportation attacks are hard to fight against.
I like Clash of Ninja a bit better. But Ultimate Ninja actually had all the games localized, so I usually play that one for now
I didn't know CoN4 had an English patch. I'm on my way