Originally posted by: NL|MegaMika
Okay, here's all the information you want AND need.
There are 2 Naruto games on GameCube. The second one is an updated version of the first one, so IF you're going to buy one make sure you get the second. The game's title is Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen (2).
The game is completely in Japanese. However, at
www.gamefaqs.com there's translation FAQs for download. You can also get a translation manual I made at there links:
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http://membres.lycos.fr/megamika/nar...manual_456.jpg
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http://membres.lycos.fr/megamika/nar...al_13cover.jpg
This means there's no problem playing the game in Japanese. For now, no EUR / US release is planned. Because the series isn't known there yet it's unlikely it will be translated and released within a few years. There's a possiblilty it will NEVER be released there, so import the Japanese version. It also gives you the original Japanese character voices which is cool.
Import it from
www.playasia.com, I got mine from them too. They have fast delivery and cheap shipping charges.
Next: the region problem. You DO NOT need any mod chip at all. Just buy yourself a FreeLoader disc (also at playasia.com) or an Action Replay (cheat disc with build in FreeLoader). Insert the disc in your European / American GameCube, change the disc for the Naruto gamedisc and you can play it, just takes a few seconds. It's also NOT necessary to buy a seperate memorycard, you can save the Japanese data together with EUR / US data on one single card.
About the game: Naruto is a cell-shaded fighter like Killer Instinct on SNES. This means fast gameplay, cool combo's and special moves taken from the series. Naruto (2) also contains a 4-player mode. You can play 1vs2, 2vs2, 3vs1 and Free For All (YES, THAT IS POSSIBLE. DON'T BELIEVE THAT MORON HERE WHO POSTED THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE). Check reviews at Gamefaqs.com for detailed information.
I hope you can do something with this information. The game is great fun, so I really suggest you save some money and import it. Check playasia for their Naruto 2 + FreeLoader bundle, saves you some money.