Designed specifically for the Microsoft Xbox 360, Ubisoft's Naruto: Rise of a Ninja features a free-roaming Konoha Village along with a storyline that follows Naruto. Travel through time from his birth to his humble beginnings as an academy dropout to his early mastery of the ninja profession. Players undertake a variety of quests that cover plot points from the anime. Progress through the game and develop Naruto's abilities, such as learning how to climb walls or walk on water while improving your standing with the town's citizens. When you are not participating in timed races, you spend your time helping townsfolk find missing items and delivering ramen. Platform challenges in the game test you in tree jumping and dodging swinging logs. Combat involves chaining combos, blocking, and performing timing-based Jutsu attacks. Play alone in single-player story mode or challenge friends to head-to-head battles with your choice of characters and environments.