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Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Retsuden 3

Game

Shinobi Retsuden 3 is a 2009 Nintendo DS action game developed by Dream Factory and released only in Japan. It expands its predecessors' roster to 30 characters and lets players fight tailed beasts directly in a dedicated Beast Battle Mode.

Genre: Action
Platform: Nintendo DS
Developer: Dream Factory
Publisher: Takara Tomy
Release Year: 2009
Japan Release Date: 2009-04-28
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Story and Modes

The story sends players against the Two-Tailed monster cat alongside Hidan or Kakuzu, and later against the Three-Tailed giant turtle, while a separate Beast Battle Mode lets fans refight Matatabi and Isobu plus three masked beasts made specifically for this game.
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Roster

New additions to the 30-character lineup include Hinata, Hidan, Kakuzu, Iruka, and the First, Second, and Third Hokage, giving the DS game one of the deeper casts in the Shinobi Retsuden line, with characters playable in both their Part I and Part II forms.
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Release

Dream Factory developed the title for publisher Takara Tomy, releasing it in Japan in late April 2009 without any Western localization, keeping it confined to the same DS-exclusive market as its two predecessors.
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