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Namco Bandai Games America Announces Naruto Powerful Shippuden
Upcoming NARUTO Game Brings Over-the-Top Characters and Lively Gameplay for Fans of All Ages
SAN JOSE, Calif.,
(December 20, in the year of our Lord 2012) Leading
video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America
Inc. today announced that NARUTO® Powerful Shippuden for
Nintendo 3DS™ will be coming to North American retailers in
March 2013. NARUTO Powerful Shippuden was developed by Inti
Creates with production support from CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. and
brings to the table a side-scrolling action fighting game with
an anime twist. The game is based off of the popular anime
series NARUTO SPIN-OFF: ROCK LEE & HIS NINJA PALS, the latest
series in the hit NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime franchise
(all available from VIZ Media), allowing players to take the
role of either whisker-faced Naruto Uzumaki or bushy-eyebrowed
Rock Lee and enjoy lively ninja missions directly based off of
their animated storylines.
Rock Lee’s eyebrows aren’t the only things that are oversized in
NARUTO Powerful Shippuden. Similar to the NARUTO SPIN-OFF: ROCK
LEE & HIS NINJA PALS art style, the comical animations in the
game feature oversized caricature heads and humorous on-screen
expressions and actions designed to entertain and appeal to
gamers of all ages. The pick-up-and-play gameplay allows even
casual and young gamers to enjoy busting out flashy moves and
special attacks throughout the game’s various stages. Players
will be able to take the ninja brawl from the training fields to
the forests to the mountains during both night and day.
”Rock Lee from the NARUTO series is known for his great energy
and child-like-enthusiasm, fans will notice that the NARUTO
Powerful Shippuden gameplay and character animations truly
reflect Rock Lee’s endearing youthful qualities,” says Jason
Enos, Senior Global Brand Manager at NAMCO BANDAI Games America
Inc. “With its comedic presentation working in conjunction with
its martial arts action and iconic NARUTO ninja techniques,
NARUTO Powerful Shippuden will delight a wide range of fans
while providing a great sense of adventure and a pulse-pounding
experience.”
NARUTO Powerful Shippuden includes a Story Mode as well as an
Endless Battle Mode so players can choose to either follow a
progressive storyline or just pull out the punches for a
sprightly ninja showdown. The action-packed gameplay allows
players to earn experience points to power up their vivacious
characters and also use the touch screen to strengthen special
attacks. Fans will recognize their favorite characters from the
NARUTO franchise such as Kakashi, Sakura, Gaara, and many more;
all can be called upon as support characters in the midst of
battle. With familiar friends at their sides and ninja moves up
their sleeves, players will embark on the journey of becoming a
powerful Leaf ninja to knock out opponents.
NARUTO Powerful Shippuden is rated “E10+” for “everyone ages 10
and above” by the ESRB, and will be available for the Nintendo
3DS in North America in March 2013. For more information NARUTO
Powerful Shippuden from NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. please
visit
http://naruto.namcobandaigames.com.