The battles I played were complete with fully voiced and animated cutscenes that then flowed directly into a battle between two rival characters. This is the type of story mode fighting games need. Moving on to the Story mode, I was blown away. I also liked how the armour can be damaged and destroyed, which took me back to the days of playing Fighting Vipers on the Sega Saturn. It’s also nice to see a large number of different arenas/environments to fight on. I really enjoyed was smashing an opponent off the battlefield, kinda like Virtual fighter and Dead or Alive. The fights were somewhat difficult as I was learning the controls, but after some time in the tutorials, I was able to bounce back and start kicking some serious butt.ĭamage effects were cool. What stands out most in this entry is the new “Leader Swap” feature, which allows you to switch between the three fighters on the fly during a battle.

Fans of the series will be delighted to see all their favourite characters playable with all their own unique move sets and attacks.įighting game fans will be familiar with this 3v3 gameplay mechanic, however, all characters now share the same life bar, making decisions on who to use more strategic. When I sat down to play some free play battles I was overwhelmed at the cast of characters that were playable, the roster is truly massive. The camera never takes you out of the action as you’re locked onto your enemy for the entire battle. Everything just pops on screen, making for some visually pleasing match-ups at a smooth and consistent frame rate. The effects and animations when you pull off Jutsus and Ultimate Jutsus moves (special attacks) are incredible. The character models are both vibrant and beautiful and look exactly like their anime counterparts. I got my hands on the PS4 copy of the game and was fortunate enough to test out all the modes the game has to offer, from Story mode to Adventure mode and Free battles.Ĭompared to previous games, the graphics look amazing. I was very fortunate this week to get a taste of the upcoming game, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, coming to XBO, PS4 and PC on Feb 5th.

GLiTCH here with another video game preview.

Naruto shippuden storm 4 roster