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Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm

Evolving the head-to-head fighting action of the Ultimate Ninja series, NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM allows players to battle in full 3D across massive environments. Players unleash powerful jutsu attacks…

76 4 November 2008

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm is an adventure developed by CyberConnect2, released 4 November 2008 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PlayStation 3. The main story takes about 100 hrs to finish.

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What Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm is

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm is an adventure game developed by CyberConnect2 and released in 2008. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, known in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Storm is a 2008 fighting video game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai Games. It is based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, and the first installment of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series, followed up by Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (2010). The game has since been remastered and released as part of the series Trilogy on newer platforms in 2017, as well as mobile platforms in 2024.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Naruto series

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm is the 40th of 86 entries we hold in the Naruto series. The next entry was Naruto: The Broken Bond in 2008. Its critic score of 76 is 9 points above the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy at 85.

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How it was received

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 74, across 109 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 100 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo, 3.0GHz - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ 3.2GHz, 2 GB RAM and 1024 MB video card. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB.

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What it launched against

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm launched on 4 November 2008, within three weeks of Fallout 3, Dead Space, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and Gears of War 2. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Fallout 3, Dead Space, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm — frequently asked questions

When did Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm come out?
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm was released on 4 November 2008 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm?
At minimum, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm needs Intel Core2 Duo, 3.0GHz - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ 3.2GHz, 2 GB RAM, 1024 MB video card graphics, 8 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm?
The main story of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm takes around 100 hrs, or 100 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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