Naruto Shippuden Ninja Generations Mugen Moveset
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Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations | ||
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(ナルト- 疾風伝ナルティメットストームジェネレーション, Naruto Shippūden: Narutimetto Sutōmu Generation) | ||
Video game info | ||
Playable on | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
Series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja | |
Previous | Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 | |
Next | Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 | |
Release Date | ||
Japanese | February 23, 2012 | |
English | March 13, 2012 | |
Debut | ||
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Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations is the sequel to Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2. It was released on March 30th 2012 in Europe, March 13th in North America, and February 23rd in Japan for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and supports worldwide online matches. The game starts from the beginning of Naruto, from Prologue — Land of Waves, all the way to the battles at the Five Kage Summit arc, and also includes anime cutscenes from the Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown.
Gameplay
While carrying several elements previously seen in the prequels, such as playing the story mode and online tournaments, the game shows several new features and changes. The battle system has been modified for faster gameplay. The game now implements a new status metre that limits the amount of substitution jutsu that can be performed.
The story mode is divided between both Part I and Part II from the series, respectively featuring the younger and older incarnations from the series' characters. The role-playing game elements from Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2's story mode were removed in favour of consecutive battles, thus reducing the time spent during the mode. Although it mainly focuses on Naruto Uzumaki's adventures, it features new sidestories lead by supporting characters such as Minato Namikaze and Itachi Uchiha that will expand their backgrounds. While the game covers both Part I and Part II, all of the characters created for the original episodes will be playable. New animated cutscenes will be used for the story mode. With 72 playable characters and 15 supports, the game includes the other current Kage introduced in Part II, as well as Kakashi Hatake's team during his childhood. Few characters appear assisting such as Fū and Torune who are teamed up with Danzō Shimura.
Development
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations was first announced by Namco Bandai Games in late June from 2011 in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump, promising the return of Part I characters, most notably Zabuza Momochi and Haku in response to their popularity within fans. With the addition of these characters, the staff comments the game will have a wider variety of battles than the previous game. The initial gameplay was modified during November 2011 to further balance the fights. The game's official website opened shortly afterwards. Producer Yusuke Sasaki commented the staff wanted to give combat a greater focus than its prequels. The term 'Generations' was used, standing for 'the ultimate ninja battle that crosses generations'. The game is meant to satisfy the gamers' wishes and interests regarding the series according to Hiroshi Matsuyama, the president of CyberConnect2. Matsuyama also commented the story mode is different from Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, with Part II meant to have a different impact in the gamers. Studio Pierrot, the developer of the Naruto and Naruto: Shippūden anime series, aided CyberConnect2 in the making of new storylines to be featured in the game, resulting in new 60 minutes of created animation. On January 3, the demo release date was announced in the Jump Magazine. It was officially released January 24, 2012 on the Japanese PlayStation Store only. It contains 3 battles which are fighting Sasuke, Pain, and Tobi. The North American demo was released on the PlayStation Store on February 21st and on the Xbox Live Marketplace on February 28th with the same three battles, but with the option to choose between English and Japanese voices.
In November 2011, Namco Bandai announced the game would be released in Japan on February 23, 2012. Pre-orders will included a CD soundtrack from the game and the prequels, Ultimate Ninja Storm and Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, under the title of 'Ultimate Ninja Storm Best Sound' (ナルティメットストームBestSound?) composed by Chikayo Fukuda. Additionally, during following dates, the game was announced to be released in North America and Europe in March 13, 2012 and March 30, 2012, respectively, also by Namco Bandai. Like the Japanese version, the European port will include a CD soundtrack, promoting 'the first official rap single of Killer B'. Namco Bandai Europe also announced a card edition including 50 cards a poster with words from Masashi Kishimoto and 8 cards for online. The card edition was never released in the UK but those who pre-ordered the Card edition on Zavvi.com as it was a exlusive to Zavvi.com would recieve an 'alternative bundle' packed with a A3 Poster, 2 booster packs and a starter pack with the video game. But the actual card edition was still released in other parts of Europe.
Anime Cutscenes
The anime cutscenes for the story mode of the game were produced by Studio Pierrot who are in charge of the anime. They worked very closely with CyberConnect2 to create new content that is considered anime canon (unless they contradict either it or the manga) with totally new scenes and new interpretations for the old ones with major or minor changes. The whole can be seen as an exclusive sixty-minutes OVA, each segment narrated except for the Tale of Killer B, which is more along the line of a music video than a storyline.
- Tale of Naruto Uzumaki (2 cutscenes — 1, 2): Narrated by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
- Tale of Sasuke Uchiha (2 cutscenes — 3, 4): Narrated by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
- Tale of young Naruto Uzumaki (2 cutscenes — 5, 6): Narrated by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
- Tale of Jiraiya (2 cutscenes — 7, 8): Narrated by Jiraiya.
- Tale of Itachi Uchiha (2 cutscenes — 9, 10): Narrated by Tobi.
- Tale of Zabuza Momochi and Haku (2 cutscenes — 11, 12): Narrated by Kakashi Hatake.
- Tale of Minato Namikaze (2 cutscenes — 13, 14): Narrated by Minato Namikaze.
- Tale of Kakashi Hatake (2 cutscenes — 15, 16): Narrated by Kakashi Hatake.
- Tale of Gaara (2 cutscenes — 17, 18): Narrated by Gaara.
- Tale of Madara Uchiha (2 cutscenes — 19, 20): Narrated by Tobi.
- Tale of Killer B (5 cutscenes — 21, 22, 23, 24, 25): Recited by Killer B.
Differences/Changes
Some anime cutscenes of the game differ from the original anime scenes. Not only are the scenes changed, but also the colouring and lighting of some of the techniques are also lightly changed. For all cutscenes, there are rarely any blood and no amputation.
Tale of young Naruto Uzumaki
- In the first cutscene, instead of painting graffiti on the stone faces, Naruto paints his own face next to the Hokage faces.
- In the final cutscene, When Naruto and Sasuke have their final battle they yell out each other's names. In the anime, they yell their technique's names.
Tale of Jiraiya
- In the second cutscene, Fukasaku and Shima are not present when Jiraiya faces the Six Paths of Pain.
Tale of Zabuza Momochi and Haku
- In the first cutscene, Kakashi uses Lightning Cutter twice instead of once when trying to kill Zabuza, Zabuza being protected by Haku.
- In the first cutscene, Naruto and Sasuke use kunai to defend against Haku's Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals instead of Shadow Clone Technique by Naruto and Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique by Sasuke.
- In the second cutscene, Zabuza's death is changed from being impaled by various weapons from Gatō's men to being beaten to death.
Tale of Minato Namikaze
- In the first cutscene, Kurama's chakra tempts Naruto to release it during his battle with Pain rather than the fox controlling him. As Naruto is launching several punches, they all miss instead of hitting Minato.
- In both cutscenes, the background of where Minato talked with Naruto is an aurora like colour.
- In the second cutscene, Minato does not restore the Nine-Tails seal.
Tale of Gaara
- In the first cutscene, instead of Gaara protecting Sasuke from A's attack, he protects A from Sasuke's Amaterasu.
- In both cutscenes, Gaara battles Sasuke one on one, with only Kankurō and Temari around him.
- In both cutscenes, the bones of Sasuke's Susanoo are white.
Playable Characters
Character | Awakening Mode(s) | Additional Outfit(s) |
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Naruto Uzumaki | One-Tailed Form, Four-Tailed Form | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
SageNaruto | Six-Tailed Form | |
Naruto Uzumaki | Nine-Tails Chakra Mode | |
Sakura Haruno | Maiden's Anger Mode, Herculean Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Sai | Fast Writing Mode | |
Sasuke Uchiha | Curse Mark Mode, Sharingan | Playable in Part I and Part II versions, playable with Chūnin Exams outfit, Playable in Hebi and Black Costume in Part II |
Sasuke Uchiha (Taka) | Mangekyō Sharingan Mode | |
Sasuke Uchiha (Susanoo) | Susano'o Mode | |
Karin | Angry Mode, Attracted Mode (against Sasuke) | |
Suigetsu Hōzuki | Water Arm Mode | |
Jūgo | Curse Mark Mode | |
Shikamaru Nara | Shadow Imitation Mode, Strategy Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Ino Yamanaka | Covered with Flowers Mode, Hundred Scattered Flowers Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Chōji Akimichi | Expansion Mode, Berserker Rage Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Kiba Inuzuka | Fang Mode, Food Pills Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Shino Aburame | Beetle Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Hinata Hyūga | Byakugan Mode, Twin Lion Fists Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Gaara | Brutal Sand Mode, Kazekage Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Temari | Wind Covered Mode, Heavenly Fan Dance Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Kankurō | Salamander Mode, Puppet Dance Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Rock Lee | Eight Gates Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Neji Hyūga | Byakugan Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Tenten | Ninja Tool Summon Mode, Ninja Tool Mode | Playable in Part I and Part II versions |
Kakashi Hatake | Sharingan Mode | |
Young Kakashi | White Light Blade Mode | |
Obito Uchiha | Sharingan Mode | |
Yamato | Wood Style Mode | |
Might Guy | Eight Gates Mode | |
Asuma Sarutobi | Flying Swallow Mode | |
Hashirama Senju | Wood Release Ninjutsu Mode | |
Tobirama Senju | Water Release Ninjutsu Mode | |
Hiruzen Sarutobi | Hokage Mode | |
Minato Namikaze | Yellow Flash Mode | Playable with Flak Jacket and Hokage costume |
Jiraiya | Sage Mode | |
Orochimaru | White Snake Mode | |
Tsunade | Herculean Mode | |
Chiyo | Chikamatsu Ten Puppets Mode | |
A (Fourth Raikage) | Raikage Mode | |
Killer B | Full Eight-Tails Mode | |
Mei Terumī | Mizukage Mode | |
Ōnoki | Tsuchikage Mode | |
Pain | God Mode | |
Konan | Angel Mode | |
Itachi Uchiha | Tsukuyomi Mode, Susano'o Mode | |
Kisame Hoshigaki | Samehada Fusion Mode | |
Hidan | Jashin Ritual Mode | |
Kakuzu | Shinzo Mode | |
Deidara | C2 Dragon Mode | |
Sasori | Human Puppet Mode | |
Tobi | Sharingan Mode | Playable as the Masked Man |
Kabuto Yakushi | Chakra Scalpel Mode, Snake Mode | Playable with Snake Cloak |
Kimimaro | Curse Mark Mode | |
Zabuza Momochi | Demon Mode | |
Haku | Ice Mode | |
Danzō Shimura | Released Seal Mode |
Support-Only Characters
Teams
Parenthesis indicates what are the members of the teams:
- A–B Combo (Killer B and A)
- Aburame clan (Shino and Torune)
- Adamantine Power (Tsunade and Hashirama)
- Aiming for Sasuke (Sakura, Ino, and Karin)
- Akatsuki (three Akatsuki members)
- All Boys (Sai and Sasuke)
- Animal Lovers (Jūgo, Kiba, and Shizune)
- Apprenticeship Aspiration (Part I Sakura and Tsunade)
- Artists (Deidara and Sasori)
- 'Best Friends' (Naruto and Sasuke)
- Blade Masters (Suigetsu and Zabuza)
- Bonds of Love (Asuma and Kurenai)
- Boys on the Battlefield (Young Kakashi, Minato, and Obito)
- Brotherly Love (Sasuke and Itachi)
- Byakugan Users (Neji, Hinata, and Ao)
- Camp Friends (Jūgo and Kimimaro)
- Children of Prophecy (Naruto and Pain)
- Chubby (Chōji, Akatsuchi, and Jirōbō)
- Chūnin Exam Supervisors (Shikamaru and Temari)
- Curse Mark (any combination involving Sasuke, Jūgo, Anko, and Sound Five members)
- Cursed Ties (Orochimaru and Anko)
- Dangerous Characters (Itachi and Kisame)
- Duo of Fate (Minato and Masked Man)
- Eat or be Eaten (Killer B and Kisame)
- Eternal Friends (Shikamaru and Chōji)
- Eternal Rivals (Guy and Kakashi)
- Fastest in History (Minato and A)
- From Anbu Black Ops (Kakashi, Yamato, and Itachi)
- Genes of the First Hokage (Hashirama, Yamato, and Danzō)
- Generations (Naruto and Part I Naruto)
- God and Angel (Pain and Konan)
- Grandmother and Grandchild (Sasori and Chiyo)
- Gusty Master and Student (Part I Naruto and Jiraiya)
- Five Kage Summit (any combination involving Gaara, A, Danzō, Mei, and Ōnoki)
- Foundation Members (any combination involving Danzō, Sai, Fū, and Torune)
- Hebi (Sasuke and/or other Hebi members)
- Hidden Cloud Ninja (any combination involving A, Killer B, Darui, and C)
- Hidden Mist Natives (any combination involving Mei, Suigetsu, Kisame, Zabuza, Haku, Chōjūrō, and Ao)
- Hidden Rain Master and Student (Jiraiya, Pain, and Konan)
- Hidden Rock Natives (any combination involving Ōnoki, Deidara, Akatsuchi, and Kurotsuchi)
- Hokage & Aid (Tsunade and Shizune)
- Hot-Blooded Master and Student (Lee and Guy)
- The Hyūga Clan (Neji and Hinata)
- Immortal Duo (Kakuzu and Hidan)
- Inherited Necklace (Naruto, Tsunade, and Hashirama)
- Inherited Will (Shikamaru and Asuma)
- Ino–Shika–Chō (Shikamaru, Ino, and Chōji)
- Jinchūriki (Naruto, Gaara, and Killer B)
- Jiraiya's Apprentices (any combination involving Naruto, Minato, Pain, and Konan)
- Junior and Senior (Tobi and Deidara)
- Kazekage's Group (Three Sand Siblings)
- Leaf Chūnin (three of the Konoha 11 other than Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, Obito, and Part I Chūnin Shikamaru)
- Leaf Genin (Naruto and two of the Konoha 11 other than Part I Chūnin Shikamaru)
- Leaf Higher-Ups (any combination involving Kakashi, Yamato, Danzō, Tsunade, Guy, Asuma, Jiraiya, Hiruzen, Tobirama, Hashirama, Minato, and Shizune)
- Leaf Jōnin (any combination involving Neji, Minato, Kakashi, Yamato, Guy, Asuma, Kurenai, and Shizune)
- Leaf Peers (Naruto, and/or Sai, and two of the Konoha 11)
- Leaf Sensei (any combination involving Kakashi, Guy, Asuma, and Kurenai)
- Leaf's Light and Shadow (Hiruzen and Danzō)
- Legendary Guts (Naruto, Jiraiya, and Minato)
- The Legendary Sannin (all three Sannin)
- Like Cats and Dogs (Karin and Suigetsu)
- Love Triangle (Part I versions of Sasuke, Sakura, and Ino)
- Make-Out Comrades (Kakashi and Jiraiya)
- Mangekyō Sharingan (Taka Sasuke, Itachi, and Kakashi)
- Masked Ninja (Tobi or Masked Man, Kakuzu, and Haku)
- Mature Women (any combination involving Tsunade, Kurenai, Anko, Shizune, Mei, and Konan)
- Medical Specialists (any combination involving Sakura, Tsunade or Shizune, and Kabuto)
- Mist Assassins (Zabuza and Haku)
- Mist Ninja Swords (any combination involving Suigetsu, Kisame, Zabuza, and Chōjūrō)
- Mizukage's Group (Mei, Chōjūrō, and Ao)
- Monster Strength (Sakura and Tsunade)
- Mutual Respect (Jiraiya and Minato)
- My Son's Enemy!? (Kakashi and Chiyo)
- New Hokage's Group (Danzō, Fū, and Torune)
- New Jutsu Development Team (Naruto, Kakashi, and Yamato)
- Nostalgic Team Kakashi (Kakashi and two Part I Team Seven members)
- Odd Beast and Scourge (Guy and Kisame)
- Old Friends (Jiraiya and Tsunade)
- Ones of Wind Nature (Naruto and Asuma)
- Orochimaru Band (any combination involving Orochimaru, Kabuto, Sasuke, Karin, Jūgo, Suigetsu, and Sound Five members)
- Parent & Child (Naruto and Minato)
- Past Hokages (Any combination involving Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, Minato, Tsunade, and Danzō)
- Powerful Tag Team (Sakura and Chiyo)
- Puppet Masters (Sasori, Kankurō, and Chiyo)
- Raikage's Group (A, Darui, and C)
- Reanimation's Vessel (Part I Sasuke and Kimimaro)
- Reliable Allies (Part I Kiba and Part I Kankurō)
- Rivals in Love (Sakura and Ino)
- Sages (Sage Naruto and Jiraiya)
- The Three Sand Siblings (all three members)
- Sarutobi Clan (Asuma and Hiruzen)
- Sasuke Rescue Mission (any combination of the Part I versions of Naruto, Chūnin Shikamaru, Chōji, Neji, and Kiba)
- Secret Lovers (Naruto and Hinata)
- Senju Siblings (Hashirama and Tobirama)
- Shadow Women (Tsunade and Mei)
- Sharingan (any combination involving Sasuke, Kakashi, Danzō, Itachi, and Obito)
- Snake and Tactician (Orochimaru and Kabuto)
- Snake Cell (Orochimaru, Sasuke, and Snake Cloak Kabuto)
- Snake Masters (Orochimaru, Anko, and Snake Cloak Kabuto)
- The Sound Ninja Five (Kimimaro and two of the Sound Four)
- Spectacle Ninja (any combination involving Killer B, Karin, Kabuto, Shino, and Chōjūrō)
- Sublime Art (Itachi and Deidara)
- Sweet Tooth Duo (Temari and Anko)
- Taka (Taka Sasuke and other Taka members)
- Taka and Hebi (Sasuke and Orochimaru)
- Team Asuma (Asuma and two members of Ino–Shika–Chō)
- Team Guy (Team Guy members)
- Team Hiruzen (Hiruzen and two of the Sannin)
- Team Kakashi (all three Team Kakashi members)
- Team New Kakashi (any combination involving Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and Yamato)
- Team Kurenai (Team Kurenai members)
- Team Seven (three Team Seven members)
- Team 7 Captains (Kakashi and Yamato)
- The Two, Grown up (Sage Naruto and Taka Sasuke)
- Those Steeped in Darkness (Orochimaru, Sasuke, and Kabuto)
- Those Who Know Loneliness (Naruto and Gaara)
- The Truth of the Uchiha (Taka Sasuke and Tobi)
- Tsuchikge's Group (Ōnoki, Akatsuchi, and Kurotsuchi)
- Tsunade and Pupil (Tsunade, Sakura, and Shizune)
- Uchiha Clan (any combination involving Sasuke, Part I Sasuke, Itachi, and Obito)
- Utterly Gusty Master and Student (Naruto and Jiraiya)
- Whiskered Warriors (any combination involving Hiruzen, Asuma, Killer B, A, and Ōnoki)
- Worthy Past Opponents (Young Kakashi and Obito)
- Yamanaka Clan (Ino and Fū)
Playable Stages
- Konohagakure (Part I, Normal, Destroyed, Ruined)
- Training Field (Day, Evening)
- Grassy Waves Prairie
- Forest of Quiet Movement (Day, Evening, Night)
- Konohagakure Forest (Day, Evening)
- Orochimaru's Hideout (Normal, Destroyed)
- Akatsuki Hideout
- The Uchiha Hideout (Normal, Destroyed)
- Forest of Dead Trees
- Amegakure (Upper, Lower)
- Chūnin Exams Stadium
- Chūnin Exams Preliminary Arena
- Lookout Tower
- Valley of the End (Clear Weather, Rainy Weather)
- Site of Planetary Devastation
- Five-Seal Barrier Cliff
- Sunagakure Gate
Trophies/Achievements
Trophies/Achievements | Condition | Trophy Type | Gamerscore |
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Tale of Naruto Uzumaki complete | Completed Tale of Naruto Uzumaki. | Bronze | 15G |
Tale of Sasuke Uchiha complete | Completed Tale of Sasuke Uchiha. | Bronze | 15G |
Tale of Young Naruto complete | Completed Tale of Young Naruto. | Bronze | 15G |
Substitution Jutsu Master | Substitution Jutsu collected: 80% | Bronze | 15G |
Ninja Info Card Collector | Ninja Info Card images collected: 50% | Bronze | 5G |
Ninja Tool Master | Ninja Tools collected: 80% | Bronze | 15G |
Image Master | Images collected: 80% | Bronze | 15G |
Ultimate Jutsu Movie Master | Ultimate Jutsu scenes collected: 80% | Bronze | 15G |
First S Rank! | You've earned your first S rank in a battle. | Bronze | 5G |
Introductory Stage Survivor! | You've completed all of Introductory Survival. | Bronze | 15G |
Beginner Survivor! | You've completed all of Beginner Survival. | Bronze | 15G |
Intermediate Survivor! | You've completed all of Intermediate Survival. | Bronze | 15G |
Advanced Survivor! | You've completed all of Advanced Survival. | Bronze | 15G |
10 Down | You've defeated 10 opponents in Ultimate Survival. | Silver | 30G |
Team Seven Tournament Champ! | You've completed the Team Seven Tournament. | Bronze | 15G |
Sand Genin Tournament Champ! | You've completed the Sand Genin Tournament. | Bronze | 15G |
Boy's Life Tournament Champ! | You've completed the Boy's Life Tournament. | Bronze | 15G |
New Team Seven Tournament Champ! | You've Completed the New Team Seven Tournament. | Bronze | 15G |
Leaf Chunin Tournament Champ! | You've completed the Leaf Chunin Tournament. | Bronze | 15G |
Ultimate Ninja Tournament Champ! | You've completed the Ultimate Ninja Tournament. | Bronze | 15G |
Leaf Higher-Up Tournament Champ! | You've completed the Leaf Higher-Up Tournament. | Bronze | 15G |
Shippuden Tournament Champ! | You've completed the Shippuden Tournament. | Bronze | 15G |
Peerless Ninja Tournament Champ! | You've completed the Peerless Ninja Tournament. | Bronze | 15G |
Akatsuki Tournament Champ! | You've completed the Akatsuki Tournament. | Bronze | 15G |
Five Kage Tournament Champ! | You've completed the Five Kage Tournament. | Bronze | 15G |
First Shopping! | You've done your first shopping. | Bronze | 5G |
First Ninja Tool Edit! | You've edited a ninja tool set for the first time. | Bronze | 5G |
Wealthy Ninja | You've earned a total of 1,000,000 Ryo. | Silver | 50G |
I'm the greatest ninja! | You've acquired all trophies./You've unlocked all achievements. | Platinum | 0G |
Secret Trophies/Achievements
Tale of Minato Namikaze complete | Completed Tale of Minato Namikaze. | Bronze | 15G |
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Tale of Itachi Uchiha complete | Completed Tale of Itachi Uchiha. | Bronze | 15G |
Tale of Madara Uchiha complete | Completed Tale of Madara Uchiha. | Bronze | 15G |
Tale of Zabuza and Haku complete | Completed Tale of Zabuza and Haku. | Bronze | 15G |
Tale of Jiraiya complete | Completed Tale of Jiraiya. | Bronze | 15G |
Tale of Gaara complete | Completed Tale of Gaara. | Bronze | 15G |
Tale of Kakashi Hatake complete | Completed Tale of Kakashi Hatake. | Bronze | 15G |
Tale of Killer Bee complete | Completed Tale of Killer Bee. | Bronze | 15G |
Card Collection Master | Ninja Info Card images collected: 80% | Gold | 100G |
Alias Master | Titles collected: 80% | Gold | 100G |
Gimme a Hand! | You can now use all support characters. | Bronze | 5G |
Master Survivor! | You've completed all of Survival Mode. | Silver | 30G |
Five Kage Summit | All Kage at the Five Kage Summit can now be used. | Bronze | 5G |
Past Hokages | You can now use all past Hokages. | Bronze | 5G |
Younger Version | You can use all characters of the Young Version. | Bronze | 15G |
Shippuden | You can use all the characters from Shippuden. | Bronze | 15G |
Game Master! | You've played for a total of over 30 hours. | Bronze | 30G |
Ninja Lover! | You've used all leader characters. | Gold | 50G |
Ultimate Ninja Gathering | You can now use all characters. | Silver | 50G |
Tournament Champ! | You've completed all Challenge Tournaments. | Silver | 30G |
Glitches
- There is a glitch that allows the player to go out of bounds. When a player using the air combo in the Chūnin Exams Preliminary Arena cancels and re-does the technique many times, they can go upstairs.
- There is another glitch that allows the player to go out of bounds. If a player uses Orochimaru and hits the opponent with his technique in the Lookout Tower where the corner is made with the wall and the purple boundary, Orochimaru will end up going out of bounds and able to walk inside of the wall.
- There is another glitch that involves Kakuzu and Hidan. If you select either Kakuzu or Hidan's 'Attack' support type and in the match and cause a 'Strike Back' with either character, their voices will be switched (Kakuzu having Hidan's voice and Hidan having Kakuzu's voice).
- There is currently a bug that allows the user to utilise support-only characters in Training Mode, the characters being limited to their support attack and chakra shuriken techniques.
- Through this bug it is revealed that Darui was possibly going to be playable, based on a unique default item inventory the other support-only characters lack. This was confirmed with the announcement of Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3.
Trivia
- There is an interesting fact about the Lookout Tower stage. If a player successfully does a combo that sends the opponent flying (for example, Part I Naruto's forward/back combo) and it's directed at the purple boundary wall, the opponent will crash into the wall, stay there for several seconds, and then fall from the wall hit. If this happens, the opponent takes extra damage from hitting the wall. This is currently the only stage known where this can happen.
- The North American/UK versions of the game incorrectly credits Brian Donovan as Tsunade's English voice actor in the intro sequence, as well as Nolan North for 'Madara's' voice actor in Naruto and Sasuke's tale.
- Strangely in the tale of Madara Uchiha, the player does not actually play as either Madara or Tobi. Instead, the other Akatsuki members are playable in this tale with Madara only appearing in opening cutscene while Tobi narrates the events and appears in the epilogue cutscene.
- In the tale of Kakashi Hatake, Kakashi reveals that the bell test he used on Team 7 mirrored the training that he and the rest of Team Minato endured under their teacher. One change, however, is that Rin and Obito worked together to fight Minato.
- If one looks at the Substitution item 'Naruto's Answer Sheet' long enough, it will appear to spin in the opposite direction for a while then change back to its original rotation direction.
- When young Hinata uses her Ultimate Jutsu on young Naruto, she becomes embarrassed when she sees that she's on top of Naruto and jumps farther away than usual. A similar event will happen if Karin uses her Ultimate Jutsu on any Shippuden version of Sasuke, where instead of mocking the opponent for being sloppy, she runs to his side and glances obsessively over him before backing up.
- It was confirmed that the game shipped over 1 million copies around the world.
- In Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, Kakashi's Mangekyō Sharingan is facing the wrong way but it was fixed in this game.
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Uzumaki Chronicles series | Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles - 2 - Naruto Shippūden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising - Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive | ||||||
Path of the Ninja series | Naruto: Path of the Ninja - 2 - RPG 2 - Naruto: Konoha Senki - Naruto: Konoha Ninpōchō | ||||||
Ninja Council series | Naruto: Ninja Council - 2 - 2 (European Version) - 3 - 4 - Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Rumble - Naruto Shippūden: Naruto vs. Sasuke | ||||||
Ninja Destiny series | Naruto: Ninja Destiny - 2 - 3 | ||||||
Clash of Ninja series | Naruto: Clash of Ninja - 2 - 3 - 4 - EX - EX 2 - EX 3 - Special - Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution - 2 - 3 | ||||||
Other Naruto Games | Naruto: Shinobi no Sato no Jintori Kassen - Naruto: Rise of a Ninja - Naruto: The Broken Bond - Naruto Shippūden 3D: The New Era - Naruto Shippūden: Dairansen! Kage Bunshin Emaki - Naruto Shippūden: Dragon Blade Chronicles - Naruto SD Powerful Shippūden - Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker - Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage | ||||||
Other Related Games | Jump Super Stars - Jump Ultimate Stars - Battle Stadium D.O.N - J-Stars Victory VS - Jump Force |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Naruto: Narutimate Series | |
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Genre(s) | Fighting game, Role-playing game |
Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 |
Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Composer(s) | Chikayo Fukuda |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
First release | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja October 23, 2003 |
Latest release | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy August 25, 2017 |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja, known in Japan as the Naruto: Narutimate Series (NARUTO-ナルト- ナルティメットシリーズNaruto: Narutimetto Shirīzu), is a series of fighting video games, based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, for the PlayStation 2. They were developed by CyberConnect2, and published by Bandai and later Namco Bandai Games. It was followed by four more titles for the PlayStation 2, as well as five spinoffs for the PlayStation Portable, and a follow-up title for the PlayStation 3 entitled Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm. While starting out as a series exclusive to the PlayStation family of systems, the series has also been present on Xbox devices since the release of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 for the Xbox 360.
- 2Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series
- 3Ultimate Ninja Heroes series
- 4Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series
Gameplay[edit]
In the Ultimate Ninja Series line, the player controls one of the characters within the Naruto anime and manga. The simple goal is to fight the opposing character and to win by reducing their health to zero. Along with the various weapons available to the characters also have their various special abilities taken straight from the series (Naruto Uzumaki's Rasengan (螺旋丸lit. spiral sphere, English manga: 'Spiral Chakra Sphere') or Sasuke Uchiha's Chidori (千鳥, lit. 'One Thousand Birds'), for example). To use these attacks, however, the player must have the required chakra as indicated by the 'chakra bars' located under the players health. Using the technique drains the chakra bar (which can be regained through various methods, including special, character specific methods for some characters). These special techniques are not performed in real-time, however; once successfully executed, a cinematic takes place, where the player either has to fill a bar to a specific level or hit buttons illustrated in the corner of the screen faster than their opponent to assure the attack is at its full strength. All characters can use the substitution jutsu, although some characters use different versions (two variants of Substitution exist; one which evades normal attacks, and another which begins a tug-of-war like minigame after juggling an opponent). Also, some characters have specific transformations available to them (such as Sasuke's Curse Mark of Heaven with the right amount of chakra or, in the later games, by successfully executing their special technique). The first two games of the Ultimate Ninja series let players execute three different secret technique attacks using three different Chakra levels (red, purple, and blue, in order of weakest to strongest), two different signature techniques, and a wide variety of kicks and punches. However, in Ultimate Ninja 3, players are only allowed to use one secret technique attack, besides the other attacks and techniques. To compensate for this, players will be allowed to select the secret technique of their choice before each battle, but not all secret techniques will be made available at the start of the game. Different secret techniques must be obtained through story mode and completing missions.[citation needed]
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series[edit]
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja[edit]
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja | |
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Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 |
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Composer(s) | Chikayo Fukuda |
Series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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Genre(s) | Fighting game |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja, known in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Hero (NARUTO-ナルト- ナルティメットヒーローNaruto: Narutimetto Hīrō), is the first installment of the Ultimate Ninja series. It is now a Greatest Hits title. The game was released on October 23, 2003 in Japan, June 23, 2006 in Europe, June 26, 2006 in North America, andNovember 17, 2006 in Australia.
There are special techniques and jutsus that can be used. Some characters feature the ability to activate special mode by inflicting the special techniques which enhances their status and gives them new abilities. It also features several items, like shuriken and kunai. There are many multi-layered stages from around the Naruto universe, including the Hidden Leaf Village, the Chunin Exam arena, and the Forest of Death. The game also uses support characters such as Naruto's support being Iruka, or Sasuke's support being Kakashi Hatake. The game features an arcade style story mode. Although the game loosely covers the events in the original manga from the Introduction arc up to the Invasion of Konoha arc, the game's twelve stories are meant to depict the events from different characters' perspectives and as the result some of them deviates from the original source (such as Neji being declared the winner in his fight with Naruto). Each stories consist of up to six battles divided by dialogues in a manga style display, one of many homages to its source material.
In the original Japanese version, there were only 12 characters; however, Namco Bandai has added the ability to separately select both the Curse Mark Sasuke and Nine-Tailed Naruto as bonus characters in the North American and European versions. As these characters were already available in the Japanese version as transformations (of Sasuke and Naruto respectively), both of these characters have lost the ability to transform into their stronger versions during battle. The original Japanese transformation would later served as the ground up for the transformations in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3.
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2[edit]
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Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 |
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Director(s) | Hiroshi Matsuyama |
Composer(s) | Chikayo Fukuda |
Series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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Genre(s) | Fighting game |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2, known in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Hero 2 (NARUTO-ナルト- ナルティメットヒーロー2Naruto: Narutimetto Hīrō 2), is the second installment of the fighting game series Naruto: Ultimate Ninja. Like some other Naruto games in Japan, this one was available in two covers: one featuring Naruto Uzumaki along with several different characters in the background, and the other with Sasuke Uchiha and several other characters. The game was released on September 30, 2004 in Japan, June 13, 2007 in North America, and October 19, 2007 in Europe.[1]
Ultimate Ninja 2 features a similar gameplay experience to Ultimate Ninja, featuring many of the same gameplay elements and geography. The game replaces the arcade-style story mode from the original game with an RPG-esque story mode that loosely covers the events up to episode 96 in the anime as well as a filler arc made up for the game involving a special seal made by Orochimaru. This is the last game to feature support characters until Ultimate Ninja 5 as they were excluded in Ultimate Ninja 3. This time, the support characters are no longer fixed and all characters in the game have the ability to become support characters.
There is a total of 32 characters featured in the game (33 in the Japanese version with the inclusion of Doto Kazahana as a promotion for the movie Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow. The promotion also include two stages from the movie that were not included in the overseas version). All characters have the ability to activate special modes during battle (unlike the original game which restrict the modes to several characters).
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3[edit]
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 | |
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Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 |
Publisher(s) | Bandai (Japan) Namco Bandai Games (North America, Europe and Australia) |
Composer(s) | Chikayo Fukuda |
Series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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Genre(s) | Fighting game |
Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3, known as in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Hero 3 (NARUTO-ナルト-ナルティメットヒーロー3Naruto: Narutimetto Hīrō 3), is the third installment of the fighting game series Naruto: Ultimate Ninja. This game was released in Japan on December 22, 2005 in North America on March 25, 2008, in Australia on September 18, 2008. It was also released in England on September 15, 2008, but is only available in specific Tesco stores. This game features the largest character roster upon release, and third largest roster in the Ultimate Ninja series, with 42 characters, and covers the events up to episode 135 in the anime. The player can use equippable jutsu, a trend that began in the second game, and for the first time, equippable Ultimate Jutsu. When two jutsus of the same strength clash, the game cuts to a jutsu clash, in which the player or players must rapidly press a specific button repeatedly, until either jutsu wins out over the other. In this installment, the player is to both induce temporary transformations (such as Sasuke's Curse Mark, and Rock Lee's Eight Inner Gates) through Ultimate Jutsu, and other, more permanent ones, that last the entire rest of the fight (like Nine-Tailed Naruto or the Second State Curse Mark). The game also heavily expands on the previous game's RPG mode, and is the first in the series to use CGI cutscenes. The player also has the ability to summon other characters through the use of Ultimate Jutsu, such as Gamabunta. However, support characters have been removed and the game restricts the player to use only one Ultimate Jutsu for each battle instead of the usual preset three (though they can be changed before battle).
Additionally, the Japanese version comes with a bonus DVD that includes a special 26-minute Anime OVA. It features many characters from the series, both living and dead, making it a non-canon release. The basic plot centers around a Battle Royale tournament, providing players with hints to be used in the RPG mode contained in the game.
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 4[edit]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Accel | |
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Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 |
Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
Composer(s) | Chikayo Fukuda |
Series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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Genre(s) | Fighting game Role-playing video game |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 known in Japan as Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel (NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 ナルティメットアクセルNaruto Shippūden: Narutimetto Akuseru) is the fourth installment of the Ultimate Ninja series, and the first in the Accels. It was released in Japan April 5, 2007, in North America on March 24, 2009 and in Europe on April 30, 2009.[2] The game introduces Naruto Shippūden characters for the first time, featuring 52 playable characters. Other changes include the introduction of fixed ultimate jutsu, which change as health decreases or if the player enters any secondary mode. The graphical style of the game has also been toned down, retaining the anime look. The RPG mode (now called Master Mode) is heavily expanded, now featuring a more action-oriented gameplay and explore the massive world of Naruto (unlike the previous games which had a more sandbox-style gameplay).
The game only covers halfway through the Kazekage Rescue arc in the Shippuden storyline (roughly at episode 15 in the anime), though to make up for the lack of story, a filler arc is made up for the game that takes place before the Shippuden storyline called the 'Black Shadow'. Hero's History mode from Ultimate Ninja 3 is also retained, now retelling the events of the original series more faithfully and includes completely redone and improved scenes from Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 as well as redone CGI scenes.
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5[edit]
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5 Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Accel 2 | |
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Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 |
Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
Composer(s) | Chikayo Fukuda |
Series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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Genre(s) | Fighting game Role-playing video game |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5, known in Japan as, Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel 2 (NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 ナルティメットアクセル2Naruto Shippuden: Narutimetto Akuseru 2), is the fifth installment in the Ultimate Ninja series, and was released in Japan on December 20, 2007. It was released in Europe on November 27, 2009 in Australia on December 3, 2009.[3] It was not released in North America. The game features 62 characters and continues the Naruto Shippuden storyline, going up to the end of Sasuke and Sai arc, following the manga (the anime had not finished working on the arc at the time). One of the new gameplay additions is the introduction of assist characters. Assist characters are chosen during character selection, and can be called in during a match to deal extra damage. Certain combinations of characters create unique jutsus in a match; these combinations reflect the associations of those characters in the anime and manga. Many of the character's jutsus from the previous game were updated. There are many updated ultimate jutsus, including the aforementioned assist-specific ones. Summons have been removed from the game. The assist characters cannot be turned off. The game retains the RPG mode from previous game, now allowing the player to control characters other than Naruto (such as Sakura Haruno and Kakashi). However, the Hero's History mode that retells the events of the original series have been discarded, though the characters itself remain in the game. It was also the last of the Ultimate Ninja Series for the PlayStation 2.
Ultimate Ninja Heroes series[edit]
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes[edit]
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes | |
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Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 |
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Series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja |
Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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Genre(s) | Fighting game |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes, known in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Portable Zero is a North American and European-exclusive fighting game. It was released in North America on August 28, 2007 and in Europe on September 14, 2007. It is essentially an edited version of Naruto: Narutimate Portable, which also happens to be a scaled down version of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2.
Story Mode, Kabuto, Shizune, The Third Hokage, and two stages were removed in this release, while Naruto & Sasuke's secret techniques were modified to prevent spoilers (as the English dub had not reached the Sasuke Retrieval arc yet). To compensate for these removals, the game now has a 3-on-3 battle system, similar to The King of Fighters; where the first team to defeat all 3 members of the other team wins. The game features 20 characters, 8 Stages, and several new features, such as a three-on-three fighting system, wireless two-player battles, and 'Hidden Team Skills', which grant special abilities to a certain combination of characters.
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress[edit]
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress | |
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Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 |
Publisher(s) |
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Composer(s) | Chikayo Fukuda |
Series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja |
Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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Genre(s) | Fighting game |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: Phantom Fortress, known as in Japan as Naruto: Narutimetto Pōtaburu - Mugenjō no Maki(NARUTO-ナルト- ナルティメットポータブル 無幻城の巻, lit. Naruto: Narutimate Portable - Castle of Illusions), was released in Japan on March 30, 2006 and in North America on June 24, 2008 and in Europe on July 11, 2008. In this Naruto game, the player can equip skills and items to four characters of his or her choice. This release is the full non-modified version of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes, and contains the three characters that were removed, which includes The Third Hokage, Shizune and Kabuto. Both removed stages and the game's Story Mode are now present as well. Additionally, movesets have been updated. Gamers can also select the characters to use Japanese or English voices. Jiraiya and Naruto can use Rasengan, Kakashi can use Lightning Blade and Sasuke can use Chidori without the use of a secret technique.
While some characters retain their old techniques, others, such as Neji, have theirs upgraded. The game contains an original storyline involving moving up a haunted castle in the sky to the 100th floor (or 30 subfloors if playing the Hidden Mugenjo Mode.) Each floor has several 'blank' rooms where the users place randomly generated scrolls to determine the type of action that will take place in the room. The scrolls include Battle (a player vs. CPU fight) and five mini game scrolls: Tree Climbing (Naruto dashes up a tree and dodges broken branches), Shadow Possession (Simon-style button pressing), Amusement (slot machines), Riddle (answer Naruto trivia) and Clone (the shell game where the player tries to follow the real clone). Non-blank rooms include Treasure Rooms, Healing Rooms and Drama rooms (where the story progresses and cut scenes take place). Other game modes include vs. CPU and ad hoc wireless battle mode where players can fight against a friend using game sharing (only one UMD, but two PSPs).
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3[edit]
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Accel 3 | |
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Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 |
Publisher(s) |
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Composer(s) | Chikayo Fukuda |
Series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja |
Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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Genre(s) | Fighting game |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3, known as Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel 3 (NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 ナルティメットアクセル3Naruto Shippūden: Narutimetto Akuseru 3) in Japan, is the sixth installment in the Ultimate Ninja series, announced as an exclusive title for the PlayStation Portable.[4] The game was released in Japan on December 10, 2009 and was released in North America on May 11, 2010.[5] The game features of a roster of more than 50 characters, 48 of which are from the TV series Naruto Shippuden. The game features 4-player local multiplayer battles, as well as Sasuke and the members of Team Hebi. It features a story arc designed by CyberConnect2 that is unique to this game, as well as a regular one that follows the Naruto Shippūden storyline and one that follows Sasuke's story. This was the last game released under the Ultimate Ninja Heroes moniker.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact[edit]
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Impact | |
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Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 / Racjin |
Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Games |
Composer(s) | Chikayo Fukuda |
Series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja |
Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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Genre(s) | Adventure / Fighting |
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Impact (Naruto Shippuden: Narutimetto Inpakuto (NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 ナルティメットインパクト) in Japan), is the sixth Naruto title for the PlayStation Portable. The game's storyline covers the Kazekage Rescue arc up to the Five Kage Summit Arc. The game features boss battles, an all new rush battle system, 1 vs 100 action, ad hoc multiplayer missions, and also features over 50 characters, 26 of which are playable. As a special gift at New York Comic Con 2011, the first 200 people that went to watch Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds along with Naruto Japanese voice actress, Junko Takeuchi, received a free copy of the game. It is currently the last game in the series to be featured on the PSP, with no known plans for further releases due to the release of the PlayStation Vita, the successor system to the PSP.
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Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series[edit]
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm[edit]
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, known in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Storm (NARUTO-ナルト-ナルティメットストーム Naruto: Narutimetto Sutōmu?) is a fighting game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) across North America, Europe and Australia in November 2008 and in Japan on January 15, 2009. It is based on the popular anime and manga series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, and the first installment of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series on the PS3. The game features a 3 dimensional fighting style and has 25 characters. It also features boss battles and awakenings for the first time.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2[edit]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, known in Japan as Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 2 (NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝ナルティメットストーム2) released on 15 October 2010 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles and features 42 characters
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations[edit]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations, known in Japan as Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Generations (NARUTO-ナルト-疾風伝 ナルティメットストーム ジェネレーション) was officially announced on June 18, 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It features a total of 72 characters and 15 support characters. It was released on February 23, 2012 in Japan, March 13, 2012 in North America, and March 30, 2012 in Europe. However this game's story mode is unique; instead of a main story, it features cutscenes that use the anime style of artwork. The story mode has several different characters, each with their own story.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3[edit]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, known in Japan as Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 3 (NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 ナルティメットストーム3) was officially announced on June 24, 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game features 80 characters and 7 support characters and A new feature called 'The Ultimate Decision' has been added, in which players can create alternate story endings.[6]Mob Battles akin to Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Impact have also been implemented[6] as do the giant boss battles from previous Storm games (which was removed in Generations). Characters' Awakening modes can also be activated any time during battle for certain characters, at the cost of the chakra bar shrinking. It was released in March 5, 2013 in US, March 8 in UK and April 18 in Japan.[citation needed] The game's storyline starts with a flashback of the Nine Tails Invasion then flash-forward to the events of the Five Kage Summit arc, after which it mainly centers around the Fourth Great Ninja War arc.
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst is the updated re-release of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, which includes revamped visuals, all costumes previously available as DLC except Naruto (Goku) costume and Sakura (Hello Kitty) costume and 81 characters and 7 support characters and a new story chapter and a new Challenge Mode, which consists of 100 missions with varying objectives that unlock various in-game items and HD illustrations. It is the first game in the Ultimate Ninja series to be released for PC and Steam.
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution[edit]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution, known in Japan as Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Revolution (NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 ナルティメットストーム レボリューション) was officially announced on November 27, 2013 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. including new additions added to the roster drawn by series creator, Masashi Kishimoto himself. and features 100 characters and 14 support-only characters.
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4[edit]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, known in Japan as Naruto Shippūden: Narutimetto Sutōmu 4 (ナルト- 疾風伝ナルティメットストーム 4), was announced on December 11, 2014, for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via Steam as the seventh installment in the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series. It was released on February 4, 2016 for Japan, February 5, 2016 for Europe, and February 9, 2016 for North America.
An expansion, titled Road to Boruto, features characters and elements from Boruto: Naruto the Movie and was released on February 2, 2017 in Japan and February 3, 2017 in North America and Europe.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy/Legacy[edit]
In April 2017, it was announced that Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, and Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst will be bundled and ported to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch in the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy. The trilogy has enhanced graphics and is upscaled to 1080p. It was released on July 27, 2017 in Japan, while a digital-only western release on August 25, 2017 (each of the games can also be bought separately).
A physical western release, titled Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy, contains the three games as well as Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto, and was made available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows on August 25, 2017.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing[edit]
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Developer(s) | GREE, Inc. |
Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Series | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja |
Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
Release | July 14, 2016 |
Genre(s) | Action role-playing game |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing, known as Naruto Shippūden Narutimate Blazing (NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 ナルティメットブレイジング) in Japan, is the first mobile platform game in the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja game series published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.[7] It's a turn-basedaction role-playing game. It is currently available on iOS and Android. Currently, the game's story line covers the Naruto series until the fight of Tsunade and Jiraiya vs Orochimaru. Players combat by moving their characters strategically. Level up and 'Awaken' your Ninjas to beat stronger enemies. Limit Break them to make them even more powerful. Play modes: Story, Emergency Mission (Missions to get items that improve your ninjas or new ninjas), Trial Missions (get Trial Coins to Limit Break characters), Phantom Castle (fight against Teams of other players and ascend to Floor 100 - prices for each floor), Ninja Road (get an Acquisition Stone to unlock an ability of a character you own by beating all 20 maps in a row), Ninja World Clash (PvP: Build a Team and play against online opponents). The game is free to play, and offers in-app purchase.
Reception[edit]
Game | GameRankings | Metacritic |
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Naruto: Ultimate Ninja | 75%[8] | 75/100[9] |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 | 74%[10] | 73/100[11] |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 | 77%[12] | 75/100[13] |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes | 73%[14] | 70/100[15] |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress | 68%[16] | 64/100[17] |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 | 66%[18] | - |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5 | - | - |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 | 60%[19] | 61/100[20] |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm | PS3: 76%[21] | PS3: 75/100[22] |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 | PS3: 77%[23] X360: 77%[24] | PS3: 76/100[25] X360: 74/100[26] |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact | 62%[27] | 59/100[28] |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations | PS3: 75%[29] X360: 76%[30] | PS3/X360: 74/100[31][32] |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 | PS3: 77%[33] X360: 66%[34] | PS3: 77/100[35] X360: 70/100[36] |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst | PS3: 74%[37] X360: 66%[38] | PS3: 73/100[39] X360: 66/100[40] PC: 80/100[41] |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution | PS3: 71%[42] X360: 62%[43] | PC: 61/100[44] PS3: 73/100[45] X360: 62/100[46] |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 | PS4: 79%[47] XONE: 82%[48] | PS4: 79/100[49] XONE: 80/100[50] |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - Road to Boruto | PS4: 69%[51] XONE: 76%[52] | PS4: 70/100[53] XONE: 77/100[54] |
Various Ultimate Ninja games have become Namco Bandai's best-selling games with Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 being its second best-selling game from 2010 behind Tekken 6 with 1.1 million units sold.[55] In January 2012, Namco Bandai announced that they have sold 10 million Naruto games worldwide, including 1.9 million units in Asia, 4.3 million in North America, and 3.8 million in Europe.[56][57] In celebration CyberConnect2's CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama participated in the 2012 Paris International Marathon while cosplaying as Naruto Uzumaki, thanking fans.[58] By 2016, more than 15 million units were sold.[59] In 2017, the mobile game Ultimate Ninja Blazing grossed ¥10.5 billion ($95 million) in China.[60]
Critical reception to the games has been positive. G4's X-Play gave Ultimate Ninja a three out of five for a creative comicbook feel and stylish cel-shaded graphics, but complained that the controls are too simple, and that the English voices are 'slightly questionable.'[61] Both IGN and GameSpot noted the game was both accessible and enjoyable and praised the anime/manga-inspired graphics.[62][63] Titles for the PlayStation Portable received considerably lower averages in gaming sites.[27][28]Ultimate Ninja Storm was also the only video game to win the Excellent Prize in the Entertainment Division of the 13th annual Japan Media Arts Festival.[64]
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