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Free roaming also makes a return. The game will feature a 1:1 recreation of Konohagakure. In addition to the village, players will be able to roam outside the village, ranging from forests,deserts, Amegakure and Sunagakure. Boss battles will be returning, with quick-time events and cutscenes. Boss battles are divided into 2 or more parts, depending on the boss fight. For example, the Naruto vs. Kakashi boss fight (which is held at the [[Third Training Ground|Training Field]]) contains 2 parts: one of them is normal fighting; in the other part, after Sakura [[Cherry Blossom Impact|smashes her fist into the ground]], the scene is changed into a new stage with water and rocks; in this part of the battle, Kakashi attacks with long-range jutsu that the player must avoid. Boss battles include Naruto vs. Kakashi, Gaara vs. Deidara, Sakura vs. Sasori, Four-Tailed Naruto vs. Orochimaru, Naruto vs. Sasuke, Naruto vs. Kakuzu, Sasuke vs. Itachi, Jiraiya vs. Pain, and Sage Mode Naruto vs. Pain.
 
Free roaming also makes a return. The game will feature a 1:1 recreation of Konohagakure. In addition to the village, players will be able to roam outside the village, ranging from forests,deserts, Amegakure and Sunagakure. Boss battles will be returning, with quick-time events and cutscenes. Boss battles are divided into 2 or more parts, depending on the boss fight. For example, the Naruto vs. Kakashi boss fight (which is held at the [[Third Training Ground|Training Field]]) contains 2 parts: one of them is normal fighting; in the other part, after Sakura [[Cherry Blossom Impact|smashes her fist into the ground]], the scene is changed into a new stage with water and rocks; in this part of the battle, Kakashi attacks with long-range jutsu that the player must avoid. Boss battles include Naruto vs. Kakashi, Gaara vs. Deidara, Sakura vs. Sasori, Four-Tailed Naruto vs. Orochimaru, Naruto vs. Sasuke, Naruto vs. Kakuzu, Sasuke vs. Itachi, Jiraiya vs. Pain, and Sage Mode Naruto vs. Pain.
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New to the [[Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (series)|Ultimate Ninja series]] are also the aerial battles, where players will be able to fight in the air, such as [[Gaara]] vs. [[Deidara]].
   
 
Players can access multiple online features; quick matches have opponents chosen at random, ranked matches with leaderboards, match customization, as well as the availability to host matches.
 
Players can access multiple online features; quick matches have opponents chosen at random, ranked matches with leaderboards, match customization, as well as the availability to host matches.

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Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Storm 2 US Box Art PS3
(ナルト- 疾風伝ナルティメットストーム2, Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Sutomu 2)
Video game info
Playable on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Series Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
Release Date
Japanese October 21, 2010
English October 19, 2010
Debut
Jutsu
Tools

Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝ナルティメットストーム2, Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Sutomu 2) is the sequel to Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm. It is to be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Gameplay

Ultimate Ninja Storm 2

Naruto with the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken as depicted in the game.

The gameplay retains many of the elements from the previous game. The game will feature 23 interactive and destructible stages and 44 playable characters, two of which are secret charcacters. Each character can also gain new combos and jutsus by activating the Awakening Mode. As the story progresses, players will unlock new Jutsu and Ultimate Jutsu for certain characters. Lars Alexandersson, a character designed by Masashi Kishimoto for Tekken 6, is also playable in the game. The ability to play one on one matches in Vs mode without the use of support characters have been confirmed.

Support characters will be returning. There are 3 types of support characters: attack type, defense type and balance type. There is also a new feature, named "Drive Gauge", in the game. Depending on the Drive Gauge, players will be able to unleash devastating team jutsu with the support characters. When the drive gauge is full, the defensive support character will automatically protect the player. The jutsu clashes from the prequel also makes their return. Reverse Chakra Dashing is now included. Ultimate jutsus have been shortened to real time along with button combinations that will not be making a return, this will keep offline and online gameplay fluid. For some characters, there will be two usable jutsus in one match: one basic jutsu and an enhanced version. When using the jutsu for the character, if the attack button is held, the jutsu will be enhanced (Ex. Naruto using Rasengan as his normal jutsu, then turning into Great Ball Rasengan by holding the attack button). Also, health has been reduced, so now there are only two health bars, instead of the three like in the previous game. An exclusive "Shuriken Clash" is available in the "Sasuke Vs Itachi" boss battle.

Free roaming also makes a return. The game will feature a 1:1 recreation of Konohagakure. In addition to the village, players will be able to roam outside the village, ranging from forests,deserts, Amegakure and Sunagakure. Boss battles will be returning, with quick-time events and cutscenes. Boss battles are divided into 2 or more parts, depending on the boss fight. For example, the Naruto vs. Kakashi boss fight (which is held at the Training Field) contains 2 parts: one of them is normal fighting; in the other part, after Sakura smashes her fist into the ground, the scene is changed into a new stage with water and rocks; in this part of the battle, Kakashi attacks with long-range jutsu that the player must avoid. Boss battles include Naruto vs. Kakashi, Gaara vs. Deidara, Sakura vs. Sasori, Four-Tailed Naruto vs. Orochimaru, Naruto vs. Sasuke, Naruto vs. Kakuzu, Sasuke vs. Itachi, Jiraiya vs. Pain, and Sage Mode Naruto vs. Pain.

New to the Ultimate Ninja series are also the aerial battles, where players will be able to fight in the air, such as Gaara vs. Deidara.

Players can access multiple online features; quick matches have opponents chosen at random, ranked matches with leaderboards, match customization, as well as the availability to host matches.

Development

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 was officially announced on December 21, 2009 by Namco Bandai Games at a Jump Festa event. V Jump magazine revealed the game a few days beforehand. As CyberConnect2's first multi-platform project, they worked closely with Microsoft. On July 16, the demo release date was announced in the official website. It was officially released July 29, 2010 on the Japanese PlayStation Network and Xbox Live (The Latter requires a gold membership). The European release date for the demo is August 25 2010. It contains the Naruto vs. Kakashi boss battle. It's North American release date is October 19, and its European release date is October 15. On September, 27th it was announced that Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 is past the development stage and is in publishing as of the finished date.

Story

According to the CyberConnect 2 CEO, Hiroshi Matsuyama, the story will begin from the very first Naruto: Shippūden episode to episodes that will be broadcasting this summer in Japan (AKA 175 as the end of pain saga), a content of 3 years of anime broadcasting. The game features a deep three-part story from the point of view of Naruto, Sasuke and Jiraiya.

In Free Roam you can go through the Hidden Leaf Village, forests, deserts, Sunagakure and play through the "Rescue Gaara Arc" as Naruto, "The hunt for Itachi Arc" (as Sasuke) and "The Amegakure Infiltration Arc" (as Jiraiya). The story gameplay is no longer the mission type one, but an RPG with no connection to unrelated story parts. You'll be able as always to play side-story missions, from the easiest to the harder ones, you'll collect cursed dolls, memories, Messengers, items (battle items, collection items). You will too, in some cases of the story be acompanied by teammates and friends. Scroll collection is here to stay; you will collect different types of scrolls: blue scrolls, yellow, green and red scrolls. It is still unknown what difers but it can difer the effect (Ex: Blue - New Jutsus and Red - New Ultimate Jutsus).

The missions include Correspondence Events, Friendship Events, Tests and battles as always. You'll earn money and items that will be needed to unlock and complete other challenges when you sucesfully complete the mission. The stores that are spread in the World will have different types of products, such as aditionals jutsus, ninja info cards, figures, music, dioramas, movies, additional ougis and special items that help you continue the story. You will find missions by talking with people in bars, talking with Tsunade, with your friends and by people in the street.

The trophy system is very linked with the storyline and the Free Roam Mode, such as getting a gold result (S-rank) when you win a boss battle, getting a lot of money and collecting special items that are important for missions.

Thanks to a new technology developed outside Japan, by Studio Hero the scenery in the Free Roam is the same as the anime, it's basically putting the computerized character in the landscape. It will incorporate all the known Konoha spots such as Yamanaka's Flower Shop, the Hokage Mansion (the room and the rooftop) Ichiraku Ramen Shop and some bars, such as the dumpling bar and some leisure bars.

Confirmed Playable Characters

Returning characters from the previous game

New characters

Confirmed Playable Stages

Trophies

Trophy Condition
A Perfect Storm Master You got all the trophies
Prologue Complete You've completed the prologue
Chapter 1 Complete You have completed Chapter 1
Chapter 2 Complete You have completed Chapter 2
Chapter 3 Complete You have completed Chapter 3
Chapter 4 Complete You have completed Chapter 4
Chapter 5 Complete You have completed Chapter 5
Chapter 6 Complete You have completed Chapter 6
Final chapter Complete You have completed the final chapter
Naruto's Friends You can now use peers from Naruto's generation
Naruto's teachers You can now use Kakashi, Yamato, Guy, and Asuma
Friends from Sunagakure You can now use Gaara, Kankurō, Temari and Chiyo
The Legendary Sannin You can now use Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru
Furtive Akatsuki You can now use all members of the Akatsuki
Hebi is on the way You can now use Sasuke, Suigetsu, Karin and Jūgo
Assassin from Tekken 6 You can now use Lars
Steal Bell Expert You have the S-Rank in the 'Steal Bell-lesson'
Village Guards You got the S-Rank on 'Sand and Art Explosion'
Spared the Puppet Jutsu You got the S-Rank on 'Sakura dances'
Unstoppable Rampage You get the S-Rank in 'Forbidden Rage'
Difference in growing up You get the S ranking on 'Final Battle between Friends'
Return of the Fourth Hokage You get the S ranking in 'Storm and Stress'
Overflowing Hatred You get the S-Rank on 'The Two Uchiha'
Overwhelming Hermit You get the S ranking in 'Fight of the Hermit of God'
Vision of a new wind You get the S ranking on 'Tremor'
Cursed doll wipe out! You've brought back all the cursed dolls
Squeak! You got back all Pearl Tontons.
Test passed! You have completed all 10 tests
Master of the Orders You have completed all jobs
Post-Ninja You have completed all Correspondence Events
All friends are here! You have seen friendship events for each
Nothing escapes you You have collected 500 items
Money makes the world 999 999 Ryō saved.
Points Tycoon You have accumulated 999 999 Forward points
I love ninja tools! You get all the battle-Items
Roaring business in the country store! You have collected all the collection items
First processing A ninja info card processed
News Ninja shocked! You have collected all Messengers.
Review completed! You have collected all the memories
Story Collector 100% of the stories found
Thanks for all your time! Your entire season played over 30 hours
On the way to the Ninja! You have won 10 times in network battles
Clever Ninja You have won 50 times in network battles
Fragment completion You have completed the fragment
All Ninjas assemble! You can now use all the characters
The Inconspicuous Detail You've seen all Secret factors
Also known as ... You got 50 tracks
All events managed You have completed all events
Card Collector You have collected all the ninja info cards
What should I call myself? You have received all titles.

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