As an RPG, Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 carries not only the hype for great gameplay, but also hype for a thoughtful story. How does Path of the Ninja 2 stack up? Give us some concrete story details that'll have us convinced this one is worth playing.

Glenn Stotz: The story in this one is that there’s a rogue ninja. They want to unleash an ancient beast, and in doing so they’re poisoning the area around it. So it’s up to Naruto and the other characters to re-seal [the beast] and stop the enemy.

The interesting thing about this story is that it’s very close to the story people know from the Naruto series but is at the same time very original. Once in the story, you’ll encounter enemies that are encountered in the television series, in sort of a flashback way, but it’s really relevant and new and exciting for the player.

How many characters can you have in your party at one time, and how can characters be changed?

GS: Path of the Ninja 2 features a new four-man squad system. Character changing – I feel this is an improvement over the first game. Instead of having to go to one person in a map to get to different characters, here it’s really quick and easy. You just go to your menu and choose outside of battle.