"Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4" graced multiple conventions as of late. The highly-anticipated title was part of the MCM London Comic Con 2015, which just concluded yesterday. It also made an appearance at the Bandai Namco Variety Hour event wherein gameplay footages were shown.
The clips from the event, which were streamed on Twitch by Resero Network, showed Gamakichi, the condescending toad from Mount Myoboku, in action. Several Bandai Namco titles were also showcased during the affair although the "Naruto" title was the first in line.
Apart from the gameplay video, screenshots from the final installment of the well-loved "Naruto"-adapted video game series made the rounds. These snaps confirm the inclusion of Obito Uchiha, which was already reported by Shonen V-Jump Magazine last month. His appearance in the game is prompted by his major role in the Fourth Shinobi World War, which serves as the main premise of the game. In one screenshot, Obito in his tailed beast form is waging full-on warfare against Naruto and Sasuke.
The game will also see more of Hanabi Hyuga, a character last seen in the PS2 versions of the video game series that CyberConnect2 President and CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama and his team felt did not enjoy the greater exposure that she deserves.
"When we were making the PlayStation 2 games, Hanabi wasn't shown that much in the manga. She was there, but there wasn't much about her," Matsuyama told Siliconera. "Because there weren't that many female characters in the Ultimate Ninja series, CyberConnect2 proposed to Shueisha to add Hanabi into the game. We showed Shueisha how we wanted to present her in the game and the moves she would use."
On the gameplay side, the new feature of the game will allow players to switch leaders during battle. However, instead of separate life gauge for the characters, there will only be one. He told Siliconera that this is because "some players will have a two person team and others a three man cell."
"Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4" will be released this fall for the PS4, Xbox One and PC. It is said that there will be a collector's edition that will include DLCs and other goodies.
