I would get both. I bought Mass Effect launch day, when I got my Xbox 360 and now I'm about to get Naruto: Rise of Ninja.

Don't feel bad, its your preference, I bought Mass Effect but I play Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare more for some odd reason.

If money is an issue - which is probably is based on your thread title - I would go with Mass Effect simply because it offers replayability and 20-30 hours of play each time if you do the sidequests. Plus, they plan on releasing new DLC planets down the road, making the game even longer.

No, Mass Effect is amazing but it certainly isn't for everyone.

Oh Soriku, you're so conceited

Yes I'm joking, I know ME = Mass Effect :P

Well, the OP named it in the thread title so it's likely he thinks the game might be for him. If he doesn't think he will like Mass Effect, he shouldn't even consider buying it.

I've played both and Naruto was a great and well done game, but Mass Effect was most definitely better. But if you like Naruto better than get Naruto now and Mass Effect later. You can't go wrong either way.

WAIT!! I think the only person to respond that actually owns both games and sunk in close to 10 hours on both.

I like the Naruto game I bought it the day it came out I was excited about it because I love naruto. But honestly at about 10 hours I'm getting a little bored. They trid a little to much with it, oddly it's a fairly polished game and running around Konoha is great, but when you run off on missions and particularly play platform type gaming parts, the game kind of gets annoying, it's the same puzzles over and over again and the controls while doing these parts gets annoying. In Konoha after a while there is not alot to do after a while, although it is very satisfying for a while, escpecially as a fan. So this is a break down, it's sand-box elements are fun but limited, it's fighting element looks great, plays great, but I found you end up repeating the same technics over and over battles are often to fast to get off the cool moves. And the platforming elements are mediocre, although if your a big fan I don't think you'll regret getting it, but if it comes down to this and Mass Effect, I'd get Mass Effect.

Mass Effect while there is a few weird glitches it doesn't stop me from saying at least for the short amount of time I spent on it it's the best game I've ever played. My only warning is it's probably not for gamers who just want a halo type experience, while much of the slow parts can be skipped, the game thrives on intense conversation with varies dialogue option that are kind of a throw back to adventure games, actually it kind of reminds me of playing Shenmue, with that said it should be known that ME's slow parts are amazing and better then any other  games slow parts, and that's not to say their isn't plenty of action, and all kinds of it and the depth of options you have, from where to go, what to explore who you'll bring with you, what guns and what attachments, and all the extra skills and such will give you quite a bit of meat for any rpg fan.

So read that and make up your mind. I was quite excited about both titles, but Mass Effect is the only one that lived up to the hype, while Naruto is not bad by any means it does fall short of what I wanted it to be.

The problem with Naruto games is they won't go down in price used because of the popular franchise.

Of course with Mass Effect being a major Game of the Year canidate some places the used rate on that likely will stay high too.

So, either way getting one copy used is going to be more expensive then normal.

I'd just go with your heart really.

I would say Mass Effect now (since it's really, really long and a top-tier title) and Naruto later.

Merely because it "seems" that Naruto is a fantastic game, but not nearly as long as Mass Effect. IMO, after Christmas, I bet you could pick up Naruto pretty cheap, as there'll be tons of used copies for that.

Mass Effect is amazing, no doubt about that. It's got the best graphics you are likely to see this year......but the game is complex! If you're that type of gamer who can handle that type of game, I say buy it and don't look back. If you're the casual type, Naruto (I've been told) is a good game.