Namco NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM Generations

FINALLY! This long awaited game has finally came! I have waited since September to get this! And now, I will post a review about this game! First off, let me say this is not Naruto Storm 3. It's more of a Naruto Storm 2.5! My parents pre-ordered this game for me since they knew I wanted it. And they put it on two-day shipping, in which it was shipped to me on the 12th. Anyways, I just got this today and it's now the 14th. This was actually a Birthday present for me! Included in this game: *FOR THOSE WHO PRE-ORDERED *Game *Booklet *3 special cards, you can use these to gain special stats in Online Mode in which people who don't pre-order won't be able to get Included in this game: *Game *Booklet Review: I'm not that far into the game. I just started. But, there are several different story modes to choose from. (i.e: Naruto in Part 1 has his own story, Naruto in Part 2 has his own story) I am starting it in order from Naruto Part 1. So far from what I've played, this game has improved slightly in graphics, and the game play seems a little better then Storm 2. There are indeed a lot of the same things in this game then there was in Storm 2. And that would be things like, the same amount of health bars..and that's it. Well..I shouldn't say that. The Ultimate Jutsu's are still a couple of seconds long, and there are no clashes. BUT, for the Health, yes it is two bars and not more like Storm 1. But they made it so even though there are two tanks of health, it's the same amount of health for Storm 1. They also added some pretty cool stuff! First thing, Substitution Bar! That makes it so you don't use your Chakra to substitute. The bar has 4 links to it so you can sub. 4 times. And slowly over time, it regains. And since I play online a lot, it's a better way so you don't end up facing spammers! Another great thing: They added in never before released Anime in the show, over 65 minutes of Original Anime that was never shown on the Anime or Manga! ANOTHER great thing, there are 72 Playable Characters!! Even more, it comes with an Online Tournament to face people worldwide to see who is the best, and there is Survival Mode! Now, it is indeed a good game. But even a good game comes with the cons. That would be, there is no free roam like Storm 1 or 2. It is basically the Third Hokage narrating through the story. And then it goes straight to battle. And because of this, you can get past other peoples story modes pretty fast, therefor can make this game short. And there are actually 80+ Characters, but 15 of those Characters are Support-Only. Meaning you can't play as them. All though this game is short, it's not made for story mode pretty much. Since this is just a game to keep the players busy while they make Storm 3, they say that the story mode is not made for, well story. This game is actually made for the Online Play. Which is great! I love it! Even though it seems the game is short. It goes from the Land of Waves Arc (Haku and Zabuza), all the way up to the 4th Great Ninja War. And *SPOILER* you can play as Nine Tailed Chakra Mode Naruto! When he masters it! Overall, this game is GREAT! And you should really buy it if your a fan of Naruto!

My grandsons favorite, this is a Christmas gift.