The Naruto Cometh Again
Oh, hey, a third Ultimate Ninja game. Who would've guessed? Oh, right, everyone.
Published: November 9, 2007
Well, it's official: Namco loves pumping out Naruto games just as much as EA loves their yearly sports entries or Activision loves milking the Tony Hawk games dry. They've officially announced what most probably already saw coming: Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 is in the pipe, due out for a release in March of next year.
Piggybacking off the gameplay established in the first two games (they're fighting games, if you haven't been following, and rather decent ones at that, so our cynicism is really just for show), Ultimate Ninja 3 throws 40+ fighters together, adds new summoning moves that allow giant creatures or super-sized versions of the combatants into play, 55+ missions that take place throughout the honkin' Hidden Leaf Village, both English and Japanese voices, a deeper upgrades system, more customization with Ultimate Jutsu and the chance to play through either the major moments of Story Arc 1 or experience a completely new story written for the game.
Not bad, eh? Yeah, Namco's pretty psyched about it too.
"Naruto is an international sensation and Ultimate Ninja 3 is the perfect complement to the VIZ Media franchise," beamed Namco Bandai Games America EVP and COO Makoto Iwai. "CyberConnect2 has built upon the series and crafted a title that reaches Hokage level of fun."
Ohhhh, we get it. AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...
Piggybacking off the gameplay established in the first two games (they're fighting games, if you haven't been following, and rather decent ones at that, so our cynicism is really just for show), Ultimate Ninja 3 throws 40+ fighters together, adds new summoning moves that allow giant creatures or super-sized versions of the combatants into play, 55+ missions that take place throughout the honkin' Hidden Leaf Village, both English and Japanese voices, a deeper upgrades system, more customization with Ultimate Jutsu and the chance to play through either the major moments of Story Arc 1 or experience a completely new story written for the game.
Not bad, eh? Yeah, Namco's pretty psyched about it too.
"Naruto is an international sensation and Ultimate Ninja 3 is the perfect complement to the VIZ Media franchise," beamed Namco Bandai Games America EVP and COO Makoto Iwai. "CyberConnect2 has built upon the series and crafted a title that reaches Hokage level of fun."
Ohhhh, we get it. AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...
