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If you like fighting games and you like Naruto, then you’ve come to the right place! Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations is the latest in a long line of the ‘Ultimate Ninja’ series and the second instalment released for the Xbox 360. Being a fan of the manga I’m really excited that it’s finally made its way over to our shores and if you’re a fan it doesn’t disappoint. Don’t worry, however, as non-fans won’t feel lost at all thanks to the game’s fantastic story telling.

The ‘Generations’ subtitle proposes that the latest Naruto fighting game spans across the multiple generations in Masashi Kishimoto’s epic shounen story, something he does really well in Naruto and you don’t have to go any even more than the opening cinematic to see the grandeur of the concept.

All of the characters from the manga enter the battlefield, charging at each various other in full battle cry by using the older and younger versions of Naruto coming together in a climactic finish - it really gets you ready for the explosive action in the game!

The explosive action isn’t all that new, though, because at first glance Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations doesn’t seem much different from it’s previous incarnations. The argument ‘if ain’t broke, would not fix it’ does hold right up but some improvements would have been appreciated. For example, the ultimate jutsu (or mystical ninja technique) attacks have been updated and do still look awesome, but are limited to only one ultimate Jutsu per character.

Most notable of all is that the developers have have changed the control scheme to allow for more flowing attacks and combat, but what it really results in is far more button mashing than ever before as there is only one attack button. It got a bit out of hand especially when I found out that there is actually a special combo for bashing the attack button fifteen times in a row!

Admittedly, the combat does flow much better now in contrast to previous games and the gap involving true ninja players and plain old button mashers still exists thanks to the extremely precise timing required for the movement and substitution systems, so no real harm done. A good player will still dominate because, as a wise ninja once said, one cannot button mash what he cannot touch (or see in some cases). Even the newly added ‘awakenings,’ whereby characters’ powers and attacks are enhanced when they are near death, cannot always save you.

Playing through the story mode in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations can get really immersive, and even though I’ve read the manga and know what is going to happen, I can still get caught up in Kishimoto’s storytelling. The anime adapting to it made things cooler by letting us finally see those amazing fight scenes and now the game goes one better by letting us actually participate and perform those spellbinding signature moves ourselves, and look really stylish in the game - you really feel the power!

No need worry about your favourite character not being in the activity, either, because Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations has the biggest nature roster in the series to date - we’re talking ‘Dragon Ball Z’ big here!

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