It's finally here! The long and tedious wait is over! The US demo for NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 is finally available for download on your PS3 and Xbox! Which will you be playing the demo on? In honor of this glorious event, I created a new mission for you to complete. Click here to submit your demo review.
I'll be Tweeting my review all week, so log on to Twitter and join the conversation!
Are you excited to play the demo?
Big news ninjas! Today we're giving you the opportunity to have your name appear in the in-game manual for Ultimate Ninja Storm 2!!! All you have to do to enter is pre-order the game and show proof of purchase here. The kicker is, you have until the end of next week to enter so get out there and start pre-ordering now!
Winners will be randomly selected and announced next Friday so keep an eye out for that. We're also giving you 5,000 ryo for submitting your pre-order proof so even if you don't win, you'll still get something!
Sure this trailer is for the Europe version of NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, but I'm loving it regardless. This is one seriously epic trailer and I highly recommend you all watch it! What do you think of it? Head to the comments section to discuss!
What's up ninjas! We have a new video mission for you to complete and like our last one, the video with the most views and the most creative video will win prizes! Submit a video here of you doing the famous Ninja Run and I'll not only reward you with 8,000 ryo, this mission is a MILESTONE mission so you'll be one step closer to building up your chakra levels!
What's a ninja run you ask? Well, a ninja run is when you hold your arms straight and backwards (like Naruto is in the picture above) and quickly run forward with short, fast steps. Not quite sure how to do it? Click here to watch a tutorial video on how to do the ninja run.
For those of you who haven’t seen the latest Shonen Jump scan yet, big news! Everyone’s favorite rapping shinobi, Killer Bee, has been confirmed as a playable character for Ultimate Ninja Storm 2!
According to the scan, Killer Bee will be able to use his jinchuuriki powers, seven swords style, and the ability to turn into Hachibi, or the Eight Tailed Ox. We don’t know what we’re more excited for, seeing Bee fight with all seven swords tucked throughout various parts of his person, or watching him unleash Hachibi. Either way it’s going to be amazing-ttebayo!
Will you be playing as Killer Bee?
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We’re pretty fond of our latest mission, Konoha Shinobi Dream Team! If baseball and basketball fans can have their fantasy drafts, then Hokage’s Room can definitely pull this one off as well!
So we’ve been racking our brains for quite a bit now and we really can’t decide on which three of the Konoha 11 would make our final cut; everyone brings such different strengths to the table, that as soon as we decide on one team, we end up changing our mind. Help us out by sharing your dream team here!
At the moment, our current team - for the next 15 minutes - consists of:
Nara Shikamaru: most obviously for his genius intellect. Shikamaru is an excellent strategist and tactician, and has proven time and time again just how valuable his mind is when it comes to battles and missions. Combined with his family’s bloodline limit, he is not only useful for long range combat (his stratagems and planning), but short range as well, seeing that his Shadow Justu requires him to be a bit closer for it to be effective.
Aburame Shino: as part of Konoha’s track and search team, Shino’s kikaichu make him a formidable opponent at all sorts of ranges and a valuable asset when hunting something (or someone) down. In addition to his battle skills, Shino has also proven himself to be a shrewd tactician, managing to cleverly stay two or three steps ahead of his opponents in battle and using his resources wisely.
Rock Lee: rounding out our team is Maito Gai’s prize protégé and next taijutsu master. Despite his lack of chakra, Lee makes up for it with his speed and brute strength, becoming the brawn of our dream team. When those weights come off, Lee practically flies! And while other ninjas may have bloodline limits, Lee has proven to possess a few trump cards of his own, a la drunken taijutsu and his Lotus Gates. As a close range fighter, Lee is ideal for frontline battle, heading in first to stun the enemy, swiftly and efficiently. And he wears green spandex.
While you’re contemplating who to draft into your three person team, check out our other missions and rack up more ryo! Our Raining Ninjas mission has been pulling in some hilarious pictures and we’ve enjoyed searching for you guys on Twitter! Don’t forget to add Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 to your wishlists (c’mon, 400 ryo per list!) to go along with those awesome teaser banners you guys have been submitting!
Hey there ninjas! We were at San Diego Comic Con this year checking out the Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 demo and seeing all the cool Naruto stuff. Here are some pics from the con. Enjoy!
Did you hit up Comic Con this year? If so, tweet us your pics @hokagesroom! Include your Hokage's Room member name and we'll reward you with 500 ryo!
This preview is written by Andrew Yoon at Joystiq.com. Click here to view the original post!
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 aims to deliver what any sequel should strive to offer: expanding on the original game's strengths while diminishing its weaknesses. While the first Ultimate Ninja Storm was far from a perfect game, it delivered an incredibly polished (and most importantly, faithful) recreation of the first seasons in the Naruto series. With a number of significant enhancements being made for UNS2, there's good reason for hardcore fans to get excited.
Undoubtedly, the most noteworthy aspect of the first Naruto game on PS3 had to be its graphics. Many of the anime's biggest moments were recreated using the in-game engine, arguably besting the visuals found in the original series. While we haven't seen the Xbox 360 port in action, the PS3 sequel still retains the vibrant, authentic look of a hand-drawn cartoon. It's hard to say if the graphics have gotten better, but there are definitely moments in UNS2 that are simply jaw dropping.
The combat system has, for the most part, remained unchanged in UNS2. Hardcore fighting enthusiasts will still find it too simplistic. (It does, after all, have only one primary attack button.) However, Naruto fans will appreciate how true to the series fights feel. For the single-player story, it appears boss fights have gotten much more dynamic than before. My fight against Kakashi was lengthy, and moved from one arena to another. The enemy AI has a much-expanded set of moves that took advantage of the environment. For example, Kakashi would electrocute the water, forcing you to quickly find solid land to stand on. Now, fights involve more than just brute force -- there's platforming to think about as well.
The over-the-top mid-battle cinematics have returned, this time with more interactivity. In the first game, a full chakra attack would result in a button-mashing contest, whereas UNS2 offers branching special attacks, with each part of the cutscene changing depending on your QTE success. The potential for variance within these attacks should make triggering these sequences less repetitive than in the first game.
It appears CyberConnect2 has also listened to concerns surrounding the campaign from the original game. While the Hidden Leaf Village was gorgeously recreated in the game, there simply wasn't much to do in it. According to a Namco Bandai producer, you'll visit new locales and partake in new kinds of activities in the sequel. For example, we saw a tease of what looked like a rail shooting segment. (Hopefully, tree-running won't make a repeat appearance.) Interestingly, the story will also be told from three perspectives, presumably those of Naruto, Sakura and Gaara.
Beyond the single player, multiplayer has been expanded with the noteworthy addition of online multiplayer. That alone might be worth the price of admission for some fans. Yet, even if Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 didn't attempt to go beyond the design of the original, I'm certain that Naruto fans would still like the game.
Click the images below to have a look at 3 Hi-Res Screenshots from Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2! These feature Lars battling with Naruto, Sasuke back-to-back with Itachi, and Naruto clashing with Sasuke!
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BuzzFocus.com has a video interview with Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Product Manager Dennis Lee from Namco Bandai Games![Via Saiyan Island]
Check it out below and share your thoughts in our comments section!
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