When I originally reviewed the first Ultimate Ninja Heroes, I was impressed by the approachable fighting system and the amount of unlockables that enticed players to keep on playing. The Ultimate Ninja Heroes games have been solid offerings on Sony's portable over the past few years, but Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 feels clumsy. Japanese developer CyberConnect2 has handled a number of Naruto games in the past, including my personal favorite, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm for the PS3. It's no wonder the Naruto license is so popular, considering how all the characters have awesome ninja powers and can run along walls like it's their job. In the world of Naruto, ninja are about as common as McDonalds in the United States - and that's saying something. I highly doubt you need a refresher course on the Naruto franchise, but I'll give you one just to be safe: Naruto is a long-running, well-known manga and anime that has made the jump into the videogame landscape more times than I can count.
