Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel 3

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Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel 3 is a continuation for the Narutimate Series, which was originally for PS2, but somehow, the third one ended up in the PSP, to make things worst, the last Narutimate Series for PSP ended at 2 (the Mugenjo)... And to add to that lot of problem is that Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel 1 & 2 are named Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 & 5 respectively, so I have no idea whether Accel 3 is a continuation of the PS2 series or the PSP series...

ah well, anyway, this is the first game in the series to feature all the Akatsuki Members (sans a few Pains), and Taka, or rather Hebi. It features the largest collection of characters ever...including 2 extra "new" characters, Gakuen Naruto and Gakuen Sasuke, yup, they are in school uniform as shown in Naruto Shippuden Ed2...

The Story Mode in this game features several "arcs", first of which is Homecoming Arc, followed by Kazekage Retrieval, Team 7 Reunion and Zombie Brothers arc, next is a original Mystery Clan arc from the view of Naruto, and then Hebi formation Arc followed by Sasuke meets the Mystery Clan. Funny how Sasuke and Naruto were working together to fight the main antagonist.

One difference from the older PSP games(I never played the PS2) is the "running" missions as compared to the traditional fighting missions...It look a lot like the Ninja Council series. None of the "teams" formation and special skills are present.... However, now there can be up to 2v2 fighting style, or even 1v3 if you feel you're good... And you can choose the skill(like how you choose the ultis in the PS2 versions) you want, and you can only have 1 skill instead of two fixed of the older versions...

Of the characters, my favourite is Itachi, his amateratsu is kick ass, Minato speed is also kickass, especially so in his "awaken" mode, talking of which, this is a new gameplay addition where the players can awaken themselves and fight at higher speed/attack stuff like that, and in some cases, unlock new skill...like Kakashi using Kamui after awakening...

Pain is just dumb...and he takes up 3 character slot...their ultis are the same, skills are just a difference of one...only major difference are their move sets, so of the 3, i think Deva Pain is the weakest...seriously... i was hoping for one of his skill to be the 3 pull, push thingie as shown in the manga, no deal....

ah well, overall, nice gameplay, a newer feel, newer things to explore, more characters, more skills, kinda same graphics, cant tell if they did upgrade it or not, so overall, i think Im gonna give a 7.5/10 rating for this game. Owing to the fact of some imbalances in the character rooster....

Manga...(Becoz Im too lazy to look at which chapter it is)

So lets leave the crap and get on to business

Bleach - I have no idea what's this chapter for. It would seem to serve no purpose, aside from taunts from Aizen and Gin. Seriously, there is nothing there except Aizen taunting Isshin, Urahara and Yoruichi, then Gin crapping about how he doesnt want to fight, and then fights anyway. This chapter's one saving grace, I think, maybe Kira and Matsumoto's small part in it...

One Piece - Ah hah, Sabo is a noble's son, a penniless noble, i think, who is suppose to marry another noble to get some money. I thought this kind of role were usually for female characters... =.= and after that other noble from D.Grayman, marrying a merchant's daughter for money, i guess it can work. And doesnt Sabo sounds like Sabotage?? =.= oh well...so he is one of Luffy's brother then, along with Ace... What happened to him? I hope he became a pirate as well, but i think that hope is futile though...

Naruto - the way Naruto defeated Dark Naruto is L-A-M-E lame... Suffice to say, he defeated him with a hug. But at least it saved us a few weeks worth of action, although that can be bad in a way, but i think Naruto's training will be more interesting...WAY more interesting...

Mangas and Mangas

I guess i owe all fateful readers (no matter how few there are) an apology due to my unannounced absence for two weeks, which is mainly caused by my stupid assignment...note it's singular, and lousy internet connections for the past 2 weeks...so here are 2 weeks worth of manga thoughts

BLEACH - super duper predictable. Urahara blasts Aizen with a few Bakudo followed by a Hado, and apparently a sort of restriction to Aizen's chakra flow that does no damage watsoever...followed the following week by Yoruichi, i think in Shunko mode, or maybe those armor thingie is her shikai?, bashing Aizen and causing no damage =.= however, it does seem that Isshin has been working with Urahara, all they have some sort of natural synchronization...

ONE PIECE - some lame story about Luffy and Ace's childhood, how Luffy got Ace to accept him as a friend. Apparently Ace is some sort of "child thief" and steals bunch of treasures from others, kinda reminds me of Nami. I wondered wat happened to this friend of them Sabo-orwateverhisnameis. Maybe he was the guy tat Blackbeard killed? Cant recall at the moment, but I think it was some guy called Thatch, so I guess not....

NARUTO - and here I was expecting some cool action of Naruto vs Naruto, ends out nothing much, and there's a summary of Bee's younger days, which in a way is the mirror image of Naruto's childhood. And I guess Motoi represents the Sasuke of Bee... Just a feeling... Maybe he may be the secret to getting Sasuke back from the clutches of Madara, but somehow I doubt so... Where did Sasuke go anyway? And Karin?? I thought at least she would have more "screen time" owing to the fact that I think she would slowly come to realize who Naruto is and add in some more competition for Hinata. Talking of her, where did she go anyway? the Rookie Nine + Team Guy seems to be missing lately....is like their roles are taken over by Sai...=.=

Bleach 401, Naruto 492, One Piece 582

Bleach - Urahara appears...woots...and all craps about Hyogoku...read more to find out since Im too lazy to write...Nothing much happening either, aside from Urahara's dramatic entrance and several comical scene involving Ichigo's weird face...I cant stop laughing at his face, reminds me of Natsu of Fairy Tail...

Naruto - Naruto tries to persuade Kirabi to teach him how to control the kyuubi, stuff like tat, and apparently some training, or rather, "entrance exam" is going to being next week, involving a twisted evil Naruto that for now seems a lot cooler than the goofy, nice Naruto.

One Piece - the much awaited time skip happens!!! Not..a total of two weeks worth of time skip...Law and the gang has been on Amazon Lily for quite a while, receiving permission from Hancock to anchor there. Luffy has awaken and is in a fit of lunacy as he tries to avoid reality, going so far as to pinching himself, while Hancock tries to "resist" her urge to meet Luffy... On another note, next week will probably be about Ace and Luffy's past, about due time their complicated history is revealed....

MangaS

I really should think of some unique title...but meh....

NARUTO - comedic is one word I would use to describe this chapter...the way Ichiraku Ramen's owner ask the two "fans" to wait for Naruto to finish his dinner, the fact that Tsuchekage commented on Tsunade's age, Naruto going on a "mission" to "Paradise", meeting Kirabi, and last but not least, Pa's kick tat send the frog into Naruto's mouth...Not much advancement on Madara and Kabuto, or rather none. Looks like the Shinobi Alliance is looking good...so far...

BLEACH - I still think Gin's bankai sucks, the name sucks, the length sucks, the speed of extension is ok, but overall still sucks...And, and, and Isshin rawks...man, he rawks...he's gotta be Squad 0 guy...i mean taking on Aizen, who is said to be as strong as 2 captains (IIRC), and beating the crap out of him, or at least the "Shinigami" part of him... gampateh Isshin, I love u...=___=

ONE PIECE - Information overload...really... First there's the news of Whitebeard's death spreading around, and the last Emperor is called Big Momma...which I find stupid... Something about a new "power" in Blackbeard or something like tat...not too sure. Brownbeard taking over some of Whitebeard's territories...in simpler terms, Whitebeard's name that help kept peace has been broken, and the pirate's are attacking those territories... Hancock, Jimbei, Ivanko, seems to be traveling to some Island in calm belt, so is Law, i think... Teddy-head seems obsess with Hancock... Lots of lvl 6 prisoners escaped, but the World Government wants it to be kept secret... Other Supernovas dont like the fact tat Law saved Luffy... Basil saying tat Luffy's chances of survival never reaches zero...o.O tat's a huge spoiler... and Moria is gonna get snuffed out by Doflamingo...see, check back, my One Piece "reviews" nvr reach so long...its really Information Overload...