The Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series, known in Japan as the Naruto: Narutimate Hero (ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－ ナルティメットヒーロー, Naruto: Narutimetto Hīrō) series, is a series of 3-D fighting games developed byCyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai. Although most of the series is available exclusively forSony's video game systems, recent instalments of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm franchise have also appeared on Microsoft's Xbox 360.
Gameplay
In the Ultimate Ninja series line, the player controls one of the many characters seen within the Narutoanime and manga. The simple goal is to fight the opposing character and to win by reducing their health to zero. The catch to this goal is the vast amount of weapons that appear to the characters as the battle progresses (along with items which could potentially heal the player or the opponent). Along with the various weapons available to the characters, they also have their various special abilities taken straight from the series (Naruto Uzumaki's Rasengan or Sasuke Uchiha's Chidori, 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 Body Replacement Technique, although some characters use different versions (two variants of Body Replacement 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 Cursed Seal of Heaven with the right amount of chakra or, in the later games, by successfully executing their special technique). The first 2 games of the Ultimate Ninjaseries let players execute 3 different secret technique attacks using three different chakra levels (red, purple, and blue, in order of weakest to strongest), 2 different signature techniques, and a wide variety of kicks, punches, and throws. 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.
Games
| | Game system | Japanese release | English release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 4 | PlayStation 2 | 5 April 2007 | 24 March 2009 |
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5 | PlayStation 2 | 20 December 2007 | 27 November 2009 |
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 | PlayStation Portable | 10 December 2009 | 11 May 2010 |
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Impact | PlayStation Portable | 20 October 2011 | 18 October 2011 |
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Mission | Data Cards | ||
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 | Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 | 21 October 2010 | 19 October 2010 |
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 | Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Microsoft Windows | 18 April 2013 | 5 March 2013 |
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations | Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 | 23 February 2012 | 13 March 2012 |
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution | Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Microsoft Windows | ||
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja | PlayStation 2 | 23 October 2003 | 26 June 2006 |
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 | PlayStation 2 | 30 September 2004 | 12 June 2007 |
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 | PlayStation 2 | 22 December 2005 | 25 March 2008 |
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Card Battle | Data Cards | ||
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes | PlayStation Portable | 28 August 2007 | |
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress | PlayStation Portable | 30 March 2006 | 24 June 2008 |
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online | |||
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm | PlayStation 3 | 15 January 2009 | 4 November 2008 |
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