Charging up chakra twice lets players use a more powerful jutsu. If the attacks clash, both players have to mash the circle button to see who gets to deal damage. However, this attack can be countered with another linear attack like Kakashi’s Chidori. If you charge up your chakra by pressing triangle and then attack with the circle button Naruto can perform his signature Rasengan. Just like the other games in the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series a well timed press of R2/L2 puts you behind an opponent, the perfect position to counter attack with a special move. You can dodge attacks by moving slightly to the right, but it’s a better idea to use the replacement jutsu. This is a strange comparison, but it’s similar to the Tales series where you run and attack on a fixed line. Once you start mashing the circle button Naruto or Kakashi does a linear flurry of attacks. You don’t need to worry about wide swinging horizontal attacks in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm.

However, this isn’t a 3D fighter like Soulcalibur IV. Graphically, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm has 3D cel-shaded characters and you run around with them on Kakashi’s training ground. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm is in full 3D, mostly. The 2D, tiered stage fighting game is no more. Namco Bandai attached CyberConnect2 has to the Naruto license since the start of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series and in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm they’re starting from scratch. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm looks gorgeous, but the game needs to be more than cel-shaded PS3 eye candy.

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