

As the rest of these games revolve around him, his extreme emotions and constant need to keep moving (hopefully making life better for someone in the process) drive the entire series.Īs such, it was with little surprise that I took in the wall of dialogue that establishes the story of the “Ultimate Adventure” mode of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, a surprising amount for a fighting game, maybe, but not for a Naruto game.


Naruto himself is a constantly moving ball of volatile energy, eternally wearing his heart on his sleeve and letting his eagerness get the best of him. It’s the nature of Naruto the series, not to mention Naruto the character, to be highly dramatic about pretty much everything, and as I’ve played a few Naruto games over the last few years, it’s an aspect of the series that I’ve learned to enjoy. I can accept this: a Naruto game can hardly be called a Naruto game without some kind of overwrought, highly dramatic story attached to it.
