Naruto is one of the most popular Shounen anime of all time. Naturally, there’re dozens of Naruto games across various genres, believe it!
We’re running down the list of Naruto entries available worldwide. Therefore, we’re not considering titles that have never premiered outside of Japan.
For example, the franchise’s first game is Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen, only available in Japan. It belongs to the Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu series, which we know as Naruto: Clash of Ninja and Naruto: Ninja Council.
Most Naruto games are 2D fighting titles. The most iconic series is Naruto Ultimate Ninja storm by CyberConnect2 (also creators of the Demon Slayer game). Either way, here’re the Naruto games we found available outside of Japan:
The total is 41 Naruto games.
Naruto Games in Order
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 1 – April 2003
The first worldwide Naruto game is Clash of Ninjas. It debuted a year after the anime’s debut, taking events and inspirations from the manga. Itpremiered for GameCube in 2003.
This is a 1v1 2D fighting game with 3D backgrounds. Players could pick characters from the manga or the show and fight against each other. It also has a single-story mode where you follow the event of the series through dialogue and fights.
Naruto: Ninja Council – May 2003
Ninja Councildebuted in 2003 for Game Boy Advance. It’s a single-player game that loosely follows the Chunin Exam arc.
This is an action platformer that follows a character through 2D environments. Along the way, you collect items, defeat enemies, and reach the end goal. Additionally, players could collect scrolls on the maps. They enable special abilities at the cost of Chakra.
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja – October 2003
The first game in the popular Ultimate Ninja seriesdebuted in 2003 for PlayStation 2.However, it became available outside of Japan in 2006.
The series brings a more complex 2D battle system. Characters can block, dodge, perform Jutsus, combos, and more. That said, the game has a story mode and a versus mode. The story has dialogues, cut-scenes, and battles around the Chunin Exam era. Then, the versus mode allows players to fight against the AI or another player.
