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Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2

Game

Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 is a 2010 fighting game from CyberConnect2 that follows Naruto's return from training to face the Akatsuki. It expands the Storm formula to 44 characters plus a Tekken guest fighter and became Bandai's second best-selling game of the year.

Genre: Fighting
Platform: PlayStation 3
Developer: CyberConnect2
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Release Year: 2010
Japan Release Date: 2010-10-21
North America Release Date: 2010-10-19
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Story

The adventure mode covers Naruto's return after two years away, moving through Gaara's capture and rescue and on to Pain's assault on the Hidden Leaf Village, spread across 23 stages grouped into nine chapters.
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Gameplay

Three support types, Guard, Attack, and Balanced, back up a two-level Support Drive system, while Awakening Mode grants characters new combos and jutsu mid-fight. Boss battles weave in quick-time events and shifting arena environments, and Tekken's Lars Alexandersson joins as a guest fighter.
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Reception

Metacritic scored the PS3 version 76 and Xbox 360 at 74, while Japan's Famitsu awarded 39 out of 40. The game shipped two million copies worldwide by December 2010, making it Bandai's second best-selling release of that year.
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This content is original writing by Daddy Jim Headquarters based on the Naruto anime series, manga, and official materials. Episode and chapter references are cited where applicable.

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