Do you guys still maintain some creative freedom with these games or do your decision have to filter through him?ĬybeConnect2 proposes episode ideas to Kishimoto-sensei, so while we do come up with our own ideas, he gets to approve on them and help us expand them. It sounds like you work closely with Kishimoto-sensei. So we have two animation episodes we can tell you about now-but we have another one in preparation that we’re keeping up our sleeve.
Uchiha Shisui’s costume and also his character’s design, as well as the costumes of Akatsuki members prior to their characteristic red-cloud robe, are designed by Kishimoto-sensei.
Those two exclusive stories, with animations, will be implemented in the game. It explores the history of their relationship. The second is “The Two Uchiha,” which is the story of Uchiha Shisui and his best friend Uchiha Itachi. Right now, I can only talk about two of the three episodes: one of them is called “The Creation of Akatsuki,” which is based on the Naruto world and, of course, written by Kishimoto-sensei. This mode includes three episodes which are exclusive to Revolution. We also have another new mode that’s called Ninja Escapade. By just playing through the story, you’ll log about 20 hours of gameplay-but to do the World Tournament and sub quests, you can log up to 30 or 40 hours. In addition to playing through this Ninja World Tournament, you can also find sub-quests on your journey through the main quest mode. This all-out-brawl mode is new to the series. In the Ninja World tournament, even though this is a single player mode, the player can battle against three other Ninjas in one place, at the same time.
What kinds of new experiences can people expect in this iteration of Ninja Storm? In addition to that, we’ve included a new game mode, so we tried to go a bit beyond the story and give a new “ninja” experience to the players. So in Revolution, our story will span the Naruto world up until the final anime episode. In Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, because we stopped at the Great Ninja War, at that time, then, we exceeded the story of the animation and were keeping up instead with the original manga. Just how far Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution goes into the Naruto storyline? So, in the Ninja War mode and of course the Ninja War Tournament Mode, we asked for a new character from Kishimoto-sensei, and of course, when we asked, he said, “You know, if we make an original character in the ordinary style, that’s kind of boring we need to make a character that’ll have impact so that everyone in the world will be surprised by it.” So… Kishimoto-sensei came up with the design for this character, which was quite a surprise for us, too! Within that, we have an additional mode, called Ninja World Tournament, which is exclusive for the singleplayer mode. So, Naruto Shipuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution has the most playable characters in the entire series-over 100, in fact, and that’s not including support characters. Is he an original character from CyberConnect2? How did he make it into the game? Mecha-Naruto was one of my favorite playable characters in the demo. We always have to think about keeping it consistent, stylish, and cool. So, in the game, we keep up with how the story has developed and make sure to include everyone’s latest abilities.
Do you ever take some liberties?Įach character has unique abilities in the series, but the series is long, and the characters are always picking up new techniques or styles. How do you decide what kinds of moves to give the different Ninjas in the game? There’s a lot of source material to draw from. At first, it was Shikamaru, then Uchiha Itachi-but now, it’s without a doubt Uchiha Obito. Hiroshi Matsuyama, CEO, CyberConnect2: I’ve been with the series for over ten years, so it’s changed over time. Siliconera recently had a chance to catch up with Matsuyama once again to talk about Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution.ĭo you have a favorite characters in the series? When you’re walking around a Bandai Namco Games showcase and you a see a guy dressed as Sage-mode Naruto, it’s probably Hiroshi Matsuyama, CEO of CyberConnect2, the developers responsible for the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series.