Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm

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  • Summary: 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 unleash powerful jutsu attacks, perform acrobatic evasive maneuvers and even run up walls and over water as theyEvolving 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 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 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 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. [Namco Bandai Games]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. GamingExcellence
    90
    Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm is the definitive Naruto game. The art-style is amazing, the combat is impressive and everything is put together in a nicely done fashion.
  2. GameZone
    85
    Quite possibly one of the best Naruto games to come along on a next-generation console, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm is a solid fighting game for the PS3 that is true to the series. It’s a blast running through the Hidden Leaf Village and it’s quite satisfying to be wrapped up in major battles that fans and non-fans will enjoy.
  3. GamingXP
    83
    The game is definitely a solid exponent of the Naruto-series on the PS3, although some fans will be disappointed because of the disdainful synchro. On the whole, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm combines adventure-elements with thrilling combat-action.
  4. Games Master UK
    78
    It's the best-looking Naruto game to date - it comes with something for everyone. [Mar 2009, p.65]
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  5. Gaming Target
    75
    For fans of the series, this is another great Naruto game.
  6. GamesRadar+
    70
    Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm really, really, really needs to support online fights. Publisher Namco Bandai’s last big fighting game, Soulcalibur IV, did it. There’s no reason for this not to as well.
  7. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    50
    Too little bang for your buck. [Feb 2009, p.103]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. Bruninho1997
    Oct 13, 2021
    10
    O melhor jogo do Naruto!
    Graficamente impressionante, a jogabilidade e as lutas são extremamente fiéis ao anime. Simplesmente fantástico.
  2. solidpuma
    Nov 9, 2008
    10
    I was never a fan of fighting games, but this game gameplay is so fun, fast paced and deep.
    This game is NOT about memorizing tons of buttons    I was never a fan of fighting games, but this game gameplay is so fun, fast paced and deep.
    This game is NOT about memorizing tons of buttons sequences and spaming them in sidescroller-like arena.
    And it even has a amazing free roam town and a story mode. I LOVE this game, a MUST BUY.
    And one of the best looking games of this generation of consoles. Looks like you playing the anime, and is even more fun than watching it.    … Expand
  4. Chou
    Feb 19, 2014
    10
    I love this game. It's epic & I personally think it's better than Storm 2 and Generations. I don't know about Storm 3 (or even Revolution)I love this game. It's epic & I personally think it's better than Storm 2 and Generations. I don't know about Storm 3 (or even Revolution)
    The game is great & features amazing graphics at an amazing frame rate & it sticks with it's original story perfectly along with exciting combat.
    Here are a few things that only Storm 1 has out of the series:
    Super punches - it's hilarious when punching the enemy so hard that the game does a close-up on them as their cheek jiggles and groan and just go flying!
    Clashes - it's what partly makes this game unique from the others and it makes sense because people could use modified controllers for multiplayer in the other Storm games which is cheating. But it builds more excitement & fun in this game!
    Running on walls - send your enemies flying to the walls and you could go join and fight in the walls, it's awesome with the games camera angles, making it look like the Naruto show itself!

    Overall I love this game because of it's combat, cinematic scenes and it's boss fights, it really makes this game awesome despite lack of character selection.    … Expand
  5. H360
    May 21, 2013
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. CyberConnect2 makes the most impressive use of Cel Shading technique to this day to deliver a fantastic experience for Naruto fans. With its excellent animation and fluidity, Ninja Storm captures the spirit of Naruto even better than the animated series, perfect for an easy going game designed by fans for fans. With some type of online combat mode it would be the perfect experience for the entusiasts of Kishimoto's manga.… Expand
  6. F3T1W
    Aug 20, 2021
    8
    Better than the second part at times, moving around the open world, running on walls, ninjutsu resistance and gorgeous ultimates
  7. tsakiym
    May 12, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it............................… Expand
  8. 36h5h
    Mar 3, 2021
    1
    this game is absolute rubbish it doesn't tell anything about the Naruto anime you just have to look for crap in the middle of a completelythis game is absolute rubbish it doesn't tell anything about the Naruto anime you just have to look for crap in the middle of a completely closed map there are no major battles i can't believe they have worked so hard to make the game as disgustingly horrible as possible but with a lot of effort it they got… Expand

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#65 Best PS3 Game of 2008
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#34 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2008
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#34 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2008