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Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3

Game

Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3, known in Japan as Narutimate Accel 3, is a 2009 PSP fighting game from CyberConnect2. It reworks the series' engine for four-player brawls across a roster of more than 50 characters.

Genre: Fighting
Platform: PlayStation Portable
Developer: CyberConnect2
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Release Year: 2009
Japan Release Date: 2009-12-10
North America Release Date: 2010-05-11
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Gameplay

For the first time in the series, battles support four players at once, with teammates able to combine for a joint jutsu attack or interrupt an opponent's ultimate jutsu to help or hinder another fighter. Side-scrolling platforming segments link the story mode's cutscenes together.
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Roster

The cast tops 50 characters, drawing on both Part I and Shippuden-era designs, continuing the Narutimate Accel handheld line's push to squeeze the console Storm-style spectacle onto PSP hardware.
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A smiling Hinata Hyuga from Naruto, wearing a dark blue bikini with white trim, stands on a boat deck looking back over her shoulder against a backdrop of a bright blue ocean and distant sailboats.
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Reception

Metacritic placed the game around 61, a mixed score. Reviewers generally praised CyberConnect2's fighting engine but criticized the platforming stages as tedious filler between story beats rather than meaningful gameplay.
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