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Naruto Shippuden! Clash of Ninja Revolution 3!

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This is the 5th Installment to the American Clash of Ninja Series, and is the first to introduce both the Shippuden Characters to America, as well as to possess Nintendo Wi-Fi Capabilities.

Story:

3 Years after the original Naruto Series has ended, Naruto Uzumaki and Master Jiraiya have returned to the Leaf Village. Naruto has matured physically, but is still the same old Hyperactive Knuckleheaded Ninja the World has come to love. His homecoming is short-lived, however, as he receives a mission from Lady Tsunade that the Kazekage, AKA Gaara of the Sand, has been attacked and kidnapped! Join Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi as they travel through the Hidden Sand, meeting friends both old and new, as they re-enter their perilous fight with the Akatsuki, a band of S-Classed Missing Ninjas with one goal in mind: World Domination.

Gameplay:

Battles take place in a semi-free range environment. Most all of the stages are memorable areas in the Naruto Timeline, such as the Hokage's Building, the Ramen Shop, etc. Characters are forcibly locked onto their opponents throughout the battle, and can utilize the B Button[Or the Wii-mote] to attack, with Arrow Combinations, as well as the A Button. Players Take down each other's health bars while obtaining Chakra after each hit given/taken. Once your Chakra is 75% full, you may press R when hit to perform a substitution Jutsu, appear behind your opponent, and launch an attack. Overall Gameplay is simple, with the Gamecube Controller, the Wii Remote+Nunchuck, or the Classic Controller. New to the game is the ability to call upon your Teammate in Tag Team Matches to help you[Much like a Support Ninja in the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Series]

Game-Specific Features

Chakra is used for all teleports now, not just specifically whenteleports are held. This was to cut down on the teleport spamming.

Story Mode:

The Story in this game carries from Naruto's Arrival slightly past the Gaara Retrieval Arc. That is all the info on the Story that is currently available, however, characters beyond that piece of the story are playable.

Multiplayer:

Multiplayer can take several forms in this game:

• Free For All
• One VS One
• Co-Op Matches
• Wi-Fi Matches Utilizing the same concepts above

Character Roster[As of October 16]:

In this game, So far, the characters have been updated and most have been taken out as far as now. They are all as such:

Naruto Uzumaki[Can trigger One-Tailed Mode with a button combination[GC Controllers - Back+X]]

Sakura Haruno

Kakashi Hatake[Can trigger Sharingan by same method as One-Tailed]

Sasuke Uchiha[Can trigger Sharingan by same method as One-Tailed]Possible Additon.

Rock Lee[Can trigger 8 Gates by same Method as One-Tailed]

Neji Hyuga

Tenten

Might Guy

Gaara

Kankuro

Temari

Baki

Jiraiya

Tsunade

Chiyo

Itachi Uchiha

Kisame Hoshigaki

True Sasori

Sasori in Hiruko

Deidara

Shikamaru Nara

Choji Akimichi

Asuma Sarutobi

Hinata Hyuga

Kiba Inuzuka

Shino Aburame

Kurenai Yuhi

Anko Mitarashi

Current Character Count - 28

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection:

This game is expected to be able to allow users to perform Wi-Fi Multiplayer Battles, most likely utilizing the Friend Roster, and the Rank Battles System. Most are hoping for Revolution 3 to take advantage of a Wi-Fi engine similar to that of Castlevania Judgment.

Release Notes

This game is expected for November 17, 2009, for North America, whether or not it will be delayed in Europe is unknown. It is currently available for pre-order at http://www.gamestop.com for $39.99.