<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
popular	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
series	O
Naruto	O
by	O
Masashi	O
Kishimoto	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
major	O
difference	O
being	O
the	O
voice-overs	O
by	O
the	O
English	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
Naruto	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
pits	O
their	O
character	O
against	O
another	O
character	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
or	O
by	O
another	O
player	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
mode	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Eighting	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
and	O
Tomy	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
both	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
were	O
confirmed	O
for	O
a	O
2006	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
from	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G4	O
's	O
X-Play	O
gave	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
two	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
lambasting	O
the	O
fighting	O
engine	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
laziest	O
,	O
most	O
oversimplified	O
engines	O
ever	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
ridiculously	O
basic.	O
"	O
</s>
