History Videogame / NarutoUltimateNinja2

''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2'' is a FightingGame developed by Creator/CyberConnect2 released on September 30th, 2004. Based on the ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' franchise, it is the sequel to the original ''[[VideoGame/NarutoUltimateNinja Ultimate Ninja]]'' game, and is thus the second installment of the now long-running ''Ultimate Ninja'' franchise exclusive to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.

* GuestFighter: The Japanese edition has Doto Kazahana and Nadare Roga from ''Anime/NarutoTheMovieNinjaClashInTheLandOfSnow'' as playable and support characters, respectively, as well as two stages inspired by the movie. All four are excised in the overseas release.

* MirrorMatch: The seventh battle in Chapter 4 is Naruto vs Naruto.

* PostEndGameContent: Beating the last story fight in Ultimate Road (Nine Tailed Naruto vs Sealed Orochimaru) unlocks Itachi, Kisame, Orochimaru, Anbu Kakashi, and Nine Tailed Naruto as playable characters and nets access to all missions in Mission Mode.

** Orochimaru leaves the Hidden Leaf just as easily as he entered at the end of the Gedo Mark plot. The arc is non-canon, after all.

''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2'' is a FightingGame developed by Creator/CyberConnect2 released on September 30th, 2004. It is the sequel to the original ''[[VideoGame/NarutoUltimateNinja Ultimate Ninja]]'' game, and is thus the second installment of the now long-running ''Ultimate Ninja'' franchise exclusive to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.

* SequelDifficultySpike: The game is notorious for upping the enemy's AI far higher compared to ''Ultimate Ninja''. Many players often have trouble winning the main story's battles, let alone optional missions. The spike is really noticeable in Ultimate Road's Third Hokage vs Orochimaru battle, in which Orochimaru substitutes your attacks constantly, only stopping when he has no chakra. This happens in Chapter ''1''. The sequel, ''Ultimate Ninja 3'', [[SequelDifficultyDrop tones down the AI]] to be more like the first game.

Much like it's predecessor, the game is a 2D fighter that is framed from the Destruction of the Hidden Leaf Arc to the Search for Tsunade arc of [[Manga/{{Naruto}} the manga]]. It is the first game in the series to have a controllable overworld for the main story that uses locales from the manga and anime as a backdrop. The game takes what worked from its predecessor and updates it, containing a larger roster and updating aspects of returning characters.

Much like it's predecessor, the game is a 2D fighter that is framed from the Destruction of the Hidden Leaf Arc to the Search for Tsunade arc of [[Manga/{{Naruto}} the manga]]. It is the first game in the series to have a controllable overworld for the main story that uses locales from the manga and anime as a backdrop. The game takes what worked from it's predecessor and updates it, containing a larger roster and updating aspects of returning characters.

''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2'' is a FightingGame developed by Creator/CyberConnect2 released on September 30th, 2004. It is the sequel to the original ''[[VideoGame/NarutoUltimateNinja Ultimate Ninja]]'' game, and is thus the second installment of the now long-running ''Ultimate Ninja'' franchise.

Much like it's [[Videogame/NarutoUltimateNinja predecessor]], the game is a 2D fighter that is framed from the Destruction of the Hidden Leaf Arc to the Search for Tsunade arc of [[Manga/{{Naruto}} the manga]]. It is the first game in the series to have a controllable overworld for the main story that uses locales from the manga and anime as a backdrop. The game takes what worked from it's predecessor and updates it, containing a larger roster and updating aspects of returning characters.

''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2'' is a FightingGame developed by Creator/CyberConnect2 released on September 30th, 2004. It is the sequel to the original Ultimate Ninja game, and is thus the second installment of the now long-running ''Ultimate Ninja'' franchise.

''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2'' is a fighting game developed by Creator/CyberConnect2 released on September 30th, 2004. It is the sequel to the original Ultimate Ninja game, and is thus the second installment of the now long-running ''Ultimate Ninja'' franchise.

Much like it's [[Videogame/NarutoUltimateNinja predecessor]]! the game is a 2D fighter that is framed from the Destruction of the Hidden Leaf Arc to the Search for Tsunade arc of [[Manga/{{Naruto}} the manga]]. It is the first game in the series to have a controllable overworld for the main story that uses locales from the manga and anime as a backdrop. The game takes what worked from it's predecessor and updates it, containing a larger roster and updating aspects of returning characters.

Much like it's [[Videogame/NarutoUltimateNinja predecessor]] the game is a 2D fighter that is framed from the Destruction of the Hidden Leaf Arc to the Search for Tsunade arc. It is the first game in the series to have a controllable overworld for the main story that uses locales from the manga and anime as a backdrop. The game takes what worked from it's predecessor and updates it, containing a larger roster and updating aspects of returning characters.

The game would be released worldwide in 2007. The sequel, ''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3'' would later be released in late 2005.

* CameBackWrong: Kabuto reanimates Haku, Zabuza, and the Third Hokage during the Gedo Mark arc and order them to attack the Hidden Leaf ninja. They are eventually put to rest by Sasuke, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, respectively.

* SecretCharacter: Fifteen playable characters are unavailable at the start. You unlock twelve of them as you play through Ultimate Road's story, while the other two are true secret characters unlocked by clearing optional tasks.

* VillainExitStageLeft: Orochimaru leaves the Hidden Leaf just as easily as he entered at the end of the Gedo Mark plot. The arc is non-canon, after all.

* AssistCharacter: Some of the support characters from the original are still unplayable, however there are also new support characters added such as the sound four.
** Additionally, repeated battles against a particular pairing will eventually allow them to become an assist to one another. In fact it's entirely possible to have the entire playable roster as assist characters.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Characters can use all of their Ultimate Jutsu in the story mode unless explicitly barred from using it, which can lead to many inconsistencies such as Naruto already knowing Rasengan prior to being taught it by Jiraya.
* OldSaveBonus: If you have data from the first ''Ultimate Ninja'' then you will receive 50000 ryo upon starting the game.
* PromotedToPlayable: Many of the support characters from the previous game are now playable, including the remaining Konoha 12, Might Guy.

* SeriesContinuityError: Once the story moves past the canon material it starts up a videogame original arc named the Gedo seal arc which... plays rather fast and loose with the canon. Noticeably it has the Third Hokage reanimated far earlier than he will be in the main canon itself.

Much like it's [[Videogame/NarutoUltimateNinja predecessor]] the game is a 2D fighter that is framed from the Destruction of the Hidden Leaf Arc to the Search for Tsunade arc. It is the first game in the series to have a controllable overworld for the main story that uses locale from the manga and anime as a backdrop. The game takes what worked from it's predecessor and updates it, containing a larger roster and updating aspects of returning characters.

* PromotedToPlayable: Many of the support characters from the previous game are now playable, including the remaining Konoha 12, Might Guy, Kurenai, and Asuma.
* SerialEscalation: While not as extreme as it will get, this is where the Ultimate Jutsus start to get a bit ridiculous. Notable examples include a [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever giant sand Gaara]], [[KillItWithFire Jiraya setting an entire crevasse on fire]], and so much more.

''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2'' is a fighting game developed by [[Creator/CyberConnect2]] released on September 30th, 2004. It is the sequel to the original Ultimate Ninja game, and is thus the second installment of the now long-running ''Ultimate Ninja'' franchise.

''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2'' is a fighting game developed by CyberConnect2 released on September 30th, 2004. It is the sequel to the original Ultimate Ninja game, and is thus the second installment of the now long-running ''Ultimate Ninja'' franchise.

Much like it's predecessor the game is a 2D fighter that is framed from the Destruction of the Hidden Leaf Arc to the Search for Tsunade arc. It is the first game in the series to have a controllable overworld for the main story that uses locale from the manga and anime as a backdrop. The game takes what worked from it's predecessor and updates it, containing a larger roster and updating aspects of returning characters.

The game would be released worldwide in 2007.

* PromotedToPlayable: Many of the support characters from the previous game are now playable, including the remaining Konoha 12, Might Guy, Kurenai, and Asuma.