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Naruto Shippūden: Dragon Blade Chronicles

Game

Dragon Blade Chronicles is a 2009 Wii action-adventure game from Eighting built around an original, non-canon story. Naruto and Sasuke chase the secrets of the Elemental Dragons and a power called Genryu across the game's own invented plot.

Genre: Action-Adventure
Platform: Wii
Developer: Eighting
Publisher: Tomy Corporation, Atlus (North America)
Release Year: 2009
Japan Release Date: 2009-11-26
North America Release Date: 2010-11-16
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Story

The plot sits entirely outside the manga and anime canon, sending Naruto and Sasuke after the mystery of Genryu and a set of elemental dragons rather than adapting any existing Shippuden arc.
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Gameplay

Players fight through action-adventure stages as Naruto or Sasuke, using jutsu and melee combos against enemy ninja and dragon-themed bosses across a linear campaign built for the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.
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Reception

Dragon Blade Chronicles was received very poorly, with multiple reviewers singling it out as among the worst Naruto games released up to that point, criticizing shallow combat and weak production values next to contemporaries like Ultimate Ninja Storm 2.
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