Naruto - Rise of a Ninja arrived in the mail today. First impressions: Mindblowingly awesome. For me, as a REALLY big fan of the first 100 - 150 episodes of the Anime Im completely blown away by reliving the first 80 of them in this spectacular manner. And theres more than enough explaining going on that even those who has never even seen 1 episode of the Anime will be able to pick this up and enjoy it. I wouldnt be surprised if many of you out there go and watch the whole series after picking this one up. I guess Naruto has gotten a kind of "Anime is for Nerds and idiots" stamp on it. But really, you dont have to be a wannabee Japanese to enjoy this one. The rich world, the awesome sense of detail, the amazing artwork, the extremely loveable characters and the superb soundtrack. I have just gotten past Kakashis test in the beginning of the story. The rest of the time I have spent exploring the backalleys and rooftops of Konoha village and I´m completely in love with the game. The only thing I can complain about is some minor technical issues with some stuttering sound, sluggish menus and some hitches in the otherwise supersmooth framerate.