Uniquely-named attacks are performed though these methods (all of these are performed with the Circle button by default): It also features a unique battle system with special attacks and various techniques that can be used. Another unique aesthetic is that when each time when a round starts after the koma/panel-styled intro, the two opposing characters recoil from each other along the ground leaping back a set distance from each other with the back-leaping function. A unique aesthetic to this game is the battle intros and victory screens are rendered in koma/panels akin to a manga.
The game and the series overall, is a 1 on 1 2D-plane-based free-movement fighting game akin to the likes of Super Smash Bros., with stage hazards and bottomless pits one can fall off of. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja is the first instalment of the Ultimate Ninja series released for the PlayStation 2.