
However, support characters have been removed and the game restricts the player to use only one Ultimate Jutsu for each battle instead of the usual preset three The player also has the ability to summon other characters through the use of Ultimate Ninja Impact, such as Gamabunta. The game also heavily expands on the previous game's RPG mode, and is the first in the series to use CGI cutscenes. (like Nine-Tailed Naruto or the Second State Curse Mark). In this installment, the player is to both induce temporary transformations (such as Sasuke's Curse Mark,Īnd Rock Lee's Eight Inner Gates) through the Jutsu, and other, more permanent ones, that last the entire rest of the fight Until either jutsu wins out over the other. When two jutsus of the same strength clash, the game cuts to a jutsu clash, in which the player or players must rapidly press a specific button repeatedly,

The player can use equippable jutsu, a trend that began in the second game, and for the first time, he equippable Ultimate Ninja Storm. (such as Neji being declared the winner in his fight with Sasuke).Įach stories consist of up to six battles divided by dialogues in a manga style display, one of many homages to its source material. The game's twelve stories are meant to depict the events from different characters' perspectives and as the result some of them deviates from the original source Although the game loosely covers the events in the original manga from the Introduction arc up to the Invasion of Konoha arc, The game features an arcade style story mode. The game also uses support characters such as Naruto's support being Iruka, or Sasuke's support being Kakashi Hatake. The Chunin Exam arena, and the Forest of Death. There are many multi-layered stages from around the Narutimate universe, including the Hidden Leaf Village, It also features several items, like shuriken and kunai. Some characters feature the ability to activate special mode by inflicting the special techniques which enhances their status and gives them new abilities.

There are special techniques and jutsus that can be used.
