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Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Rumble

Game

Shinobi Rumble is a 2010 Nintendo DS fighting game and the final Naruto title released for the system. Loosely following the Itachi Pursuit arc, it plays like a scaled-down Super Smash Bros with 16 fighters.

Genre: Fighting
Platform: Nintendo DS
Developer: Aspect
Publisher: Tomy Corporation
Release Year: 2010
Japan Release Date: 2010-04-22
North America Release Date: 2011-02-08
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Gameplay

Battles borrow the free-for-all, ring-out-style structure popularized by Super Smash Bros and the Japan-only Jump Super Stars games, with an easy-to-learn system built around acrobatic movement and ground-shaking combo attacks rather than one-on-one health bars.
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Modes

Each of the 16 fighters gets a personal story mode alongside nearly two dozen overarching story battles, plus secret missions and unlockable extras for players who clear the DS-exclusive campaign.
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Release

Tomy published the game following its April 2010 Japanese debut, bringing it to North America in February 2011, though it never released in Europe, closing out the DS as a platform for the franchise.
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