


Completing all of the paths and objectives in the Ultimate Adventure mode will take some doing, finishing the post-story stuff will take even longer. The cinematic fights in the single player mode, courtesy of CyberConnect2, are enough to bring a tear to the eye of even the most ardent Naruto fan and there’s so much gameplay in the various offline modes that you could play for days before even considering taking your skills online against some human opponents.

On the other hand, if you missed Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 the first time around, then this is the edition to get. The changes and updates do make for a fuller, better game but it isn’t different enough to justify the additional expense. The new stuff is great and all but if you already purchased the base game last year, there isn’t really enough available to make you want to pick up a second copy – even if you opted to skip all of the DLC completely. There are also an additional 100 Challenges that have been added to the game in the Challenge Mode, if you’d like to extend your gameplay even further than the post-story RPG section that turns up. Explaining why this is important would take more space than we’re allowed and it’s not canon anyway but it will try player’s patience in a big way. There is a whole new chapter involving characters Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha facing off against Sage Kabuto to cap the game off. The changes are cosmetic only but they make for a slight change of pace when it comes to online fights. That means everything from swimsuits for the teenaged female ninja to battle in to funny hats and other weird additions will be available to players. Full Burst still may have one of the largest rosters we’ve ever seen in a fighting game and this is made even larger (kinda) by the inclusion of all of the downloadable content that has been released for the game to date. It’s still a very cinematic take on the Naruto series, with a selection of colossal boss battles intersperse with challenging fights involving the many, many characters in the TV show. There has been a visual upgrade across the board but the story-based Ultimate Adventure mode is largely unchanged. So what has changed in the intervening time to make publisher Bandai Namco reissue this title?Īs far as the main game goes, not a whole lot. The lion’s share of the content was released as Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 in 2013, making the game almost a year old. Of course it helps to have some background on the antics of the village of ninja and Naruto himself but (okay, deep breath) Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 – Full Burst doesn’t mind if you’re not that experienced in the arts of Ninjutsu.īefore we continue however, you do need to know that Naruto – Full Burst isn’t actually a new game. Perhaps you aren’t, but that shouldn’t matter too much. Perhaps you’re familiar with the Naruto anime franchise, which is one of the most watched series in the Western world.
