Direct adaptations have been going on for many years, and all of Naruto, Dragon Ball, and Dragon Ball Z have been adapted partially or fully multiple times. Even so, these games can't fully escape the need to include characters and parts of the source material. Some games have been able to get away from this, such as the Dragon Ball Xenoverse titles showing the struggles of the Time Patrol and Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 featuring an original storyline centered around Black Ops ninjas called the Anbu. This has led to an unfortunate situation where a lot of Dragon Ball and Naruto games trot out the same story beats and characters, just with varying amounts of fluff in between them. Clashes between heroes and villains are at the core of their stories, and recreating them often involves bringing in chunks of the narrative surrounding them. The most iconic parts of both Dragon Ball, particularly Dragon Ball Z, and Naruto are their epic fight scenes. It isn't a universal flaw that every licensed game has, but too many do nonetheless. RELATED: Naruto Games Need to Follow Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Lead Too Many Naruto and Dragon Ball Games Retell Their Plots

Several problems like scattershot game quality have contributed to this, but one other understated yet large issue is the tendency to adapt the same stories over and over. However, with so many games coming out all the time, feelings of burnout are inevitable. Updates for old games and new titles come out all the time for these properties, and some of them have even been good enough to bring in new fans. Dragon Ball and Naruto retain much of their popularity today, and the more adaptations released to take advantage of that, the better. Despite their original manga runs having ended years ago, both have continued with sequel anime and manga and are showing no signs of slowing down. That goes double for One Piece's fellow Big Three members, Dragon Ball and Naruto.

Whether it's with current properties like My Hero Academia and Demon Slayer, ongoing Jump series like One Piece and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, or with semi-retired franchises like Fist of the North Star, there's a game for every fandom. In terms of video game adaptations, Shonen Jump shows no signs of slowing down.

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