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'Naruto: Ultimate Ninja STORM' for PS3

Posted by Brian Leahy - Thursday, April 17, 2008 2:26 PM

We know you kids love that Naruto fellow, but if you really love his antics you'll need to get yourself a PS3. Namco Bandai has just announced Naruto: Ultimate Ninja STORM exclusively for the PS3.

Featuring 25 characters from the anime and a 2 on 2 head to head mode, the game should release this fall. Check the trailer below and the press release after the jump. There's also a screenshot gallery right here.

 

 

NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCES NARUTO™: ULTIMATE NINJA® STORM FOR THE PLAYSTATION®3 SYSTEM

Naruto’s PLAYSTATION 3 System Debut Revolutionizes Ninja Action with Full 3D Combat, Free-Roaming Exploration and Incredible Anime Graphics


Santa Clara, Calif., (April 16, 2008) – Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced NARUTO™: Ultimate Ninja® STORM exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Based on the popular NARUTO™ animated television series from VIZ Media, the game delivers ninja action on an unprecedented scale as players go head to head in full 3D combat, investigate every inch of the Hidden Leaf Village in open-world exploration and revel in high definition graphics that surpass traditional hand-drawn animation.

Evolving the head-to-head fighting action of the Ultimate Ninja series, NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM allows players to battle in full 3D across massive environments. Players will unleash powerful jutsu attacks, perform acrobatic evasive maneuvers and even run up walls and over water as they pursue their opponent for ninja supremacy. Players will be able to customize their character’s fighting style and recruit up to two support characters to put their own stamp on the action. Each character in the game is capable of unleashing powerful Awakening abilities under certain gameplay conditions, offering new traits and talents to the game’s impressive ninja roster of 25 popular characters from the animated series. NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM supports head-to-head multiplayer fighting for up to two players.

Allowing players to further immerse themselves in the world of NARUTO, NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM introduces all-new free-roaming exploration across the Hidden Leaf Village and the Forest of Death. Players can search every inch of these iconic environments to take on more than 100 unique missions, collect valuable scrolls and interact with additional characters from the NARUTO animated series. Injecting additional variety to the game’s head-to head combat, these missions include races, special deliveries and large-scale battles against massive opponents.

Taking advantage of an original next-generation graphics engine, NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM utilizes fluid animation, incredible visual detail and an advanced facial expression system to create high-definition graphics on the PLAYSTATION 3 system that surpass traditional hand-drawn animation. Replicating the same environments, characters and effects as the hit animated series, this new technology allows gamers to become a part of the world of NARUTO like never before.

“Naruto’s PLAYSTATION 3 system debut truly blurs the line between gaming and animation to deliver the most immersive and authentic interactive experience the franchise has ever seen,” said Todd Thorson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations with NAMCO BANDAI Games America, Inc. “Players will marvel at the game’s jaw-dropping graphics, fast-paced 3D fighting and new open-world exploration as they experience a classic NARUTO storyline with all of their favorite characters and environments.”

Developed by CyberConnect2, NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM will launch exclusively for the PLAYSTATION 3 system this fall. For more information please visit: www.ultimateninjastorm.com and www.naruto.com.

 

 


Comment(s)


Posted by dube08 - Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:06 PM
The game looks good
Can't wait!!!

Posted by ShinGino - Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:12 PM
It looks just like the show!

The animations are the best ever in a cell-shaded game!

It's made by CyberConnect 2, which has the Naruto fighting thing down much more than Ubisoft and their attempt on 360.

Posted by TatsuyaDragon - Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:37 PM
I love the soundtrack!! and Naruto is freaking awesome!! cant wait.

Posted by mercisan - Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:05 PM
So, what's the point of making this an exclusive?

@TatsuyaDragon
Order pizza and leave me some. MK?

Posted by IN_YO_FACE - Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:33 PM
after looking at this i Remember why i hate Ubisoft. think about it :}

Posted by lordofdarkflames - Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:39 PM
i wonder how far in the story line it will go hopefully up to the end of the sasuke retrieval arc

Posted by twilightdonut - Thursday, April 17, 2008 5:01 PM
dose enyone want my 360? i`ll traid
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Posted by Xsuit - Friday, April 18, 2008 12:18 AM
Wow, that trailer was pretty impressive...

Posted by patrick005 - Friday, April 18, 2008 2:06 AM
wait, so is this still just another fighting game? I was hoping for an open world type format, like what Ubisoft attempted.

Posted by patrick005 - Friday, April 18, 2008 2:10 AM
bleah, I should have read the press release before commenting after seeing the trailer.

"all-new free-roaming exploration across the Hidden Leaf Village and the Forest of Death."

That's pretty awesome.

Posted by goricky - Friday, April 18, 2008 3:33 AM
its only gonna be good if they let you play through the entire story and let you play as every character and secondary character

Posted by goricky - Friday, April 18, 2008 3:35 AM
and even then its just going to be another naruto fighting game, they'll make a new one a year after this one is made.

Posted by altizar - Friday, April 18, 2008 4:51 AM
Probably true goricky, but man the animation looked really smooth. There's nothing better than playing Sakura and laying the smack down on some Naruto. . .
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Posted by Vendetta187 - Friday, April 18, 2008 6:01 AM
Damn, I gotta admit.
Im not a fan of Naruto games....but
This one looks pretty sweet.
If thats how the fighting acually looks when you play then they did a damn good job portraying the shows likeness.
You can't really tell if it's a game or an acual episode your watching.
not bad.

Posted by gravy666 - Friday, April 18, 2008 7:55 AM
Sounds more like that Naruto game on the 360, but with not as good graphics and "Ultimate Ninja STORM" slapped onto the title.

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