NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 (v1.09 & ALL DLC)

CyberConnect2’s arena fighter turns the closing chapters of Naruto Shippuden into a spectacular, high-speed anime brawl. Battles cover the Fourth Great Ninja War and its major confrontations, letting Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Madara, and a huge supporting cast unleash signature techniques in dramatic 3D arenas. The tone is unabashedly cinematic: screen-filling jutsu, destructible scenery, rapid transformations, and story sequences aim to recreate the series’ biggest emotional peaks rather than deliver a grounded fighting simulation. For fans, it is a lavish finale that treats the source material with real visual flair.

Combat revolves around accessible movement, chakra management, substitutions, throws, ranged tools, and explosive combo strings that can transition into cinematic Ultimate Jutsu attacks. Players choose a lead ninja and support characters, swapping leaders during fights to adapt to pressure or extend combos, while Awakening states offer powerful late-round transformations. Story Mode blends lengthy boss encounters and interactive cutscenes with free-roaming sections, and Adventure Mode provides lighter missions and collectible hunting away from the main campaign. Local versus play and online matches add lasting value, although competitive players need to learn when to conserve substitutions, punish chakra dashes, and avoid falling into predictable attack patterns.

Its greatest strength is the presentation: character models, effects, and camera work often look remarkably close to an animated episode in motion. The roster is enormous, covering familiar heroes, villains, alternate versions, and team combinations, while the wall-running arenas give fights more mobility than a traditional side-on fighter. Combat is deliberately welcoming rather than deeply technical, so veterans of Street Fighter or Tekken may find its fundamentals less demanding, but the pace and spectacle remain satisfying. Anyone who enjoys Dragon Ball: Sparking-style anime action, wants a polished Naruto story recap, or simply wants to stage dream matches between favorite shinobi finds plenty to enjoy here.