The game is meant to satisfy the gamers' wishes and interests regarding the series according to Hiroshi Matsuyama, the president of CyberConnect2. The term "Generations" was used, standing for "the ultimate ninja battle that crosses generations." Producer Yusuke Sasaki commented the staff wanted to give combat a greater focus than its predecessors. The game's official website opened shortly afterwards. The initial gameplay was modified during November 2011 to further balance the fights.
Kiba Inuzuka's Part I version was the hardest character to design as in its original his gameplay using Akamaru that moved regardless of Kiba's moves. Adding the Part I versions of the characters proved to be difficult as they were required to fit with the cast from Ultimate Ninja Storm 2. With the addition of these characters, the staff comments the game would have a wider variety of battles than the previous game. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations was first announced by Namco Bandai Games in late June from 2011 in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump, promising the return of Part I characters, most notably Zabuza Momochi and Haku in response to their popularity within fans. Assistant character are exclusively teaming up with playable characters such as Fu and Torune who are teamed up with Danzo Shimura. New animated cutscenes are used for the story mode., the game includes the debut of the new Kage, the strongest ninjas from the Naruto series, introduced in Part II, as well as Kakashi Hatake's team during his childhood. Although it mainly focuses on Naruto Uzumaki's adventures based on the series, it features new sidestories led by other supporting characters that expand their backgrounds. The role-playing game elements from Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 's story mode were removed in favor of consecutive battles, thus reducing the time spent during the mode. The story mode covers both Part I and Part II from the series, respectively featuring the younger and older incarnations from the series' characters. Players are also able to use real collectible cards to unlock new content and gain advantages in the fights. For example, Part II Naruto Uzumaki changes into his Tailed Beast Chakra Mode that enhances his abilities, while Part II Sasuke Uchiha summons Susanoo, a massive ethereal warrior that aids him in combat. One of the new additions to the game is the "Beast Mode", also known as "Awakening Mode", in which a character transforms into a beast with stronger attacks should they be about to be defeated. The game now implements a new status meter that limits the number of techniques required to avoid the opponent's moves. The battle system has been modified for faster gameplay. While carrying several elements previously seen in the previous installments, such as playing the story mode and online tournaments, the game sees several new features and changes and 72 characters and 15 support only characters. This Awakening Mode makes Naruto turn into his Tailed Beast Chakra Mode. Naruto Uzumaki attacks Sasuke Uchiha in one of his Awakening Modes, available for character with 50% or less of health remaining.
The game has been well received by video game publications and has sold over a million units worldwide as of July 2012. Additionally, the game shows original storylines produced by the group in charge of Naruto 's animated adaptations, Studio Pierrot. The gameplay from its predecessors has been modified for faster battles while interaction between players was improved through a series of collectible cards that allows them to compete between each other to obtain new content. This title features both characters from the previous installments Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm and Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, thus featuring two incarnations from characters who noticeably changed across the series, alongside the newly introduced. First revealed in June 2011, it was first released in Japan on February 23, 2012, on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and on March 13 in North America, in Europe on March 30 and Australia on March 29, 2012. It is based on the Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations, known in Japan as Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Generations ( NARUTO ( ナルト ) 疾風伝 ナルティメットストーム ジェネレーション) is the third installment of the Ultimate Ninja Storm series, is a video game in the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja fighting game series, developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai Games. Single-player, local & online multiplayer