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As much as I make fun of Naruto-mania, I still contend that some of the best fighting games of this decade have sprung forth from the series, particularly the import-only Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 for the GameCube, so when my bleary, glasses-craving eyes (my glasses were lost in a taxi Wednesday night) saw the versus mode of Naruto:
Rise of the Ninja for the 360 running on a large flat panel in the main exhibit hall at E3, I had to stop and give it a try. Manning the controls was a pretty blonde PR woman, or at least I know she was pretty now having seen the picture I took. I like to save the eyestrain headache for when I am looking at actual games. She invited me to play a few rounds, and I did so, expecting to wow her with my mad Naruto skills. I beat her one out of three rounds the first match, and only then because she stopped to give me some pointers while I kept attacking. Two more matches went by, two more losses for me. Either she was a big Naruto fan or - I let my eyes focus on what she was wearing...
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