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I thought the demo was decent. It was fun, but also felt very shallow, and I'm unsure of it's worth as a full game. I've never played a Naruto game before, so this is my first. Also, I've only played 4 matches, so I could be missing out on some hidden depth, whatever they may be.

My major complaint about the game would be that once someone gets 1 hit on you, you are basically stuck for the rest of that attack combo. There's almost nothing you can do to recover/block the rest of the string of attacks. At least, I couldn't figure out any way to get out of it.

I also disliked having a single button for "simple" attacks. A lot more depth could have been added if they mapped L2 (or R2) to the Chakra system, and used the triangle button as a strong attack. That way, you would be able to control your combos, and it would open up a lot of variety in the way you attack. Items were a nice feature, but ultimately felt useless. I also liked that your special moves were powerful, but not game winningly powerful.