Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – ROAD TO BORUTO Is A Lot Of Narutos For Your Money
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – ROAD TO BORUTO is a good value for nostalgic Naruto fans who have a Switch.
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Like many a weeb, I had my Naruto phase. And the Ultimate Ninja Storm games were a big part of it. Story-wise, each subsequent release mostly kept up with where I was in the anime/manga. And it was a treat to see how the games rendered new characters, transformations, and attacks as they were revealed in the story. On the gameplay front, the squad-based arena battles were a revelation and felt like a refreshing break from the normal 2D fighter. I was also thrilled to have all of Konoha to jump around in.
I’ve since fallen off the Naruto train. I thought the Boruto movie was charming but couldn’t get into the series. I really just did not want to re-live the Genin days. Meanwhile, the success of Ultimate Ninja Storm seems to have inspired every other anime game to do the same. Some do it well – like how Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot added RPG elements to decent success. Others try to achieve Ultimate Ninja Storm’s scale but miss out on what made it fun – think of how the One Punch Man game’s city felt so pointless.
So as I loaded up Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – ROAD TO BORUTO on my Nintendo Switch, I wondered if the novelty had already well worn off. Also, I wondered how much longer these anime game titles could get.
The first thing that struck me about Ultimate Ninja Storm 4’s Switch port is that it has so many options. That can be said about every “Game of the Year” or “Complete” edition these days, but here one can tell the devs really tried to consider players from all walks of Naruto fandom. Those looking for nostalgia can enter the story from the beginning and relive the events of Shippuden. Those who just want to mess around with their favorite characters can go for Adventure mode, which skips right to the post-game and gives free reign over Konoha.
There’s also a “Boruto Mode” which covers the events of the Boruto movie. Then of course there’s the obligatory VS. modes and online battles. Customization is also as robust as you’d expect from an “all DLCs included” Switch port (this version adds two new playable villains as well). Players can outfit ninja with any of the special attacks they’ve used throughout the series. In the case of characters like Naruto and Sasuke, that means several renditions of the same character. There’s young Naruto, teen Naruto, Sage Mode Naruto, Kurama-enhanced Naruto, adult Naruto, robo-Naruto, and two Borutos. But this isn’t a Dragon Ball FighterZ situation. Plenty of side characters get the same treatment. Kabuto gets his regular and snake versions, and all the zombie Kages are playable.
There’s also tons of DLC costumes for those who want them. Mostly the guys get suits while the ladies are in swimwear (what, no dude fan service Bandai Namco?).
The combat is about as I remember, which today feels like a slightly looser version of Jump Force. Teams of three share one health bar and zip around a circular arena. Melee attack combos are really easy to pull off, but can be undone by a simple press of the left shoulder. That pulls off a Substitution Jutsu, and the fighters are given way too many of those. Battles where human players get caught in a cycle of teleporting and counterattacking are still a thing. But hey, the attacks are still flashy and look pretty good on both TV and handheld mode.
At $50, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – ROAD TO BORUTO is just about the right price for lapsed fans. And that’s really who this release is for. Anime fans looking for a Switch game to sink their teeth into during quarantine (and aren’t already playing Animal Crossing) should probably pick up Trials of Mana. But if you’ve got that itch to believe it once more, you can definitely spend a lot of time going through the Naruto Shippuden story, the Boruto movie story, and trying to master a roster that’s three generations of ninja strong.
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