Genre: Action-Adventure/Fighting
Rating: ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)
Number of Players: 1; 2 Ad Hoc
Developer: CyberConnect2
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Release Date: August 2007 (North America)
What They Say: NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes
is the highly anticipated fighting game that gives gamers the ability to sharpen their ninja skills with intense single and multiplayer team-based fighting. In a new addition to the franchise, gamers will also have the ability to create and customize their own ninja dream squads to battle opponents or trade players profiles via wireless connectivity. To further maximize the character power-up feature, players can form different team combinations to awaken hidden skills that lie within each group. Depending on the combinations, special team based skills can be unleashed. Gamers can also earn power-up points towards upgrading each characters attack, defense, chakra, speed and even special abilities.
NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes boasts the following features:
- First 3-on-3 Naruto team-based gameplay Players can fight alone or form their favorite Naruto ninja dream team with up to three characters. Form squad combinations from the show or create an original team to unleash special skills
- Ad hoc multiplayer Engage in intense wireless battles anywhere and anytime via the PSP systems ad hoc capability. Power-up squad members and battle against a friends team
- Game Sharing - Play against a friend using a single UMD
- Upgradeable player profile Level up your ninja rank that appears in the players profile by completing different classes of missions using your favorite character.
(From the Official Press Release.)