Naruto: "Ultimate Ninja Storm" Series

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Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm: Generation

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/06/1...ja-storm-generation-has-two-stages-of-naruto/

Namco Bandai’s next Naruto fighting game puts young Naruto and Shippuden Naruto in the same game. Players will be able to battle Zabuza and Haku in the very beginning of the Naruto saga and rumble with the Raikage with Shippuden Naruto.

Confirmed characters, according to this scan from Jump, include Naruto (Shippuden and Young), Haku, Zabuza, Raikage, C, and Darui. A release date for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generation has not been announced.

FFFUUUCCCKKK YYYEEESSSS!!!!

I'm curious as to what they'll be doing with the story this time around, but Zabuza & Haku FINALLY being playable characters really has me not giving a damn about anything else right now.


(Link to the thread for NUNS: 1&2)



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[Joe]

Hell. Yeah.

I am so happy. Is this out yet?

 

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Hehehehe.

Siliconera JUST started putting out information on it a few days ago, and there're barely any details out about it aside from what I listed, except for the fact that it'll be coming out for both PS3 & 360, like UNS2 did.


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[Joe]

Keep your eyes and ears out for it then. I want every scrap of detail on this game when it is released. >:3

 

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Hahaha, believe me, I've been scouring the internet today, but it seems that the 3 articles (the latest with the above magazine scan) are the only things around.

From the fact that they're doing new and old gen characters, and also the fact that it doesn't have as much content to go off of as the previous UNS Games' 200+ chapters of manga, it seems like they'll be focusing on a smaller part of the story, but making a HUGE number of characters for a bigger Vs. Mode roster. If that's the case, and they manage to keep it fairly well balanced it could be wicked awesome. There's always the possibility that they could cover the battles that the previous games missed, like the whole "Naruto & Sasuke vs. Haku" and "Kakashi vs. Zabuza" too.


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[Joe]

Let's hope. I just mentioned this to a friend but maybe we'll see all of the sound four as playable characters. I mean I only say this because I loved Sakon, but still. Would be great to see a HUGE roster without comprising each character's unique design.

 

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Let's hope. I just mentioned this to a friend but maybe we'll see all of the sound four as playable characters. I mean I only say this because I loved Sakon, but still. Would be great to see a HUGE roster without comprising each character's unique design.

I forgot that they didn't have a proper addition to UNS1. It would be really cool to get a proper play through as them, as Sakon was my favorite of the Sound 4 as well. (Though thinking about it now, realistically in a Sakon vs. Hidan fight, Sakon's techniques are utterly useless).

I'm assuming that we'll get Danzou as well, since the game would almost NEED to at least get to the point of that Naruto/Sasuke brief conflict, because that leaves Sasuke out of action until... well until current Manga events even.

Also - I'm seriously hoping that, even though he's still yet to be thoroughly utilized, we'll get to play as Zetsu.


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New image, same info.

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[Alex]

This is going to be like the Dragonball Z Tenkaichi games where the character roster is 150+ isn't it?

(that does actually sound pretty cool)

 

[Max Payne]

This is going to be like the Dragonball Z Tenkaichi games where the character roster is 150+ isn't it?

(that does actually sound pretty cool)

Yeah most of those will wind up being clones.

 

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The older and younger versions of the characters will probably be very similiar, but UNS 2 did a good job of making the individual characters fairly unique, so I expect that with a smaller campaign section, they should be able to make them all without feeling too clone-like.


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[Max Payne]

I doubt it.

 

[Roger]

Awesome. Imma be buying this

 

[Joe]

I doubt it.

Doubt it once you've played it. There's a reason this series of games was a breath of fresh air from the usual anime crap that gets spewed out.

 

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On the topic of characters, let's look at what we've got so far.

Spoiler: UNS2 Characters

Asuma
Chiyo
Choji
Deidara
Gaara
Hidan
Hinata
Ino
Itachi
Jiraiya
Jugo
Kabuto
Kakashi
Kakuzu
Karin
Kankuro
Kiba
Killer Bee
Kisame
Konan
Guy
Minato
Neji
Naruto
Orochimaru
Pain
Lee
Sai
Sakura
Sasori
Sasuke
Shino
Shikamaru
Suigetsu
Temari
Tenten
Tobi
Tsunade
Yamato

Spoiler: Confirmed UNS3 Characters

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C
Darui
Haku
Zabuza

Spoiler: UNS1 Characters that could appear

Third Hokage
Jirobo
Kidomaru
Sakon/Ukon
Tayuya
Kimimaro

The only unused characters that I can think of that wouldn't be 'storyline new' would be Konohamaru, Kurenai, Zetsu, and possibly the First & Second Hokage. Storyline new characters will at least be through the Kage Arc / Danzou.


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[Max Payne]

Doubt it once you've played it. There's a reason this series of games was a breath of fresh air from the usual anime crap that gets spewed out.

No. That makes no damn sense. You can't doubt something if you have actual evidence of the subject in question. That's when you have an actual conclusion and doubting whether or not it's one thing or the other is pointless and stupid.

Fighting games with huge rosters ALWAYS have clones. Simply because the dev time would be quadrupled if they tried to make everyone unique in every way. It's very unlikely this will be any different.

 

[Joe]

I was referring to the series.

 

[Max Payne]

I had the original. Why else would I be interested? The anime and manga certainly haven't been convincing.

Assumptions mate.

 

[Joe]

I didn't think you had a PS3.

 

[Max Payne]

HAD dood. Emphasis on had in that post.

 

[Joe]

I see. Did you enjoy it?

 

[Max Payne]

For the most part. The AI was cheap as hell on very hard though. Cell shaded graphics were pretty swish too.

EDIT: and it including japanese VAs made it actually bearable.

 

[Joe]

I'll agree with AI. The sure fire way to deal with it was to use Ultimate attacks ('Cos it couldn't put the button commands in anywhere near as fast as the average player) but that felt equally cheap.

Did you not feel like playing the second game? I enjoyed it a great deal more and they put even MORE effort into making each character feel separate from the others. There were also so many added little touches that I'd never seen before in any DBZ game (I pretty much played them all. >.>).

 

[Max Payne]

I'll agree with AI. The sure fire way to deal with it was to use Ultimate attacks ('Cos it couldn't put the button commands in anywhere near as fast as the average player) but that felt equally cheap.

Did you not feel like playing the second game? I enjoyed it a great deal more and they put even MORE effort into making each character feel separate from the others. There were also so many added little touches that I'd never seen before in any DBZ game (I pretty much played them all. >.>).

I just never got the game is all.

 

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I enjoyed it a great deal more and they put even MORE effort into making each character feel separate from the others. There were also so many added little touches that I'd never seen before in any DBZ game (I pretty much played them all. >.>).

I've only played a couple of the DBZ games, but this is how I feel about the difference between the first and second games as far as the characters feeling more unique. The tilt moves especially helped, but I wish I'd found out about then earlier.


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