Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5
Category: PlayStation 2 Game
Console: PlayStation 2 (Download Emulator)
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Series: Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
Genre: Fighting
Mode: Single-player / Multiplayer
Region: EU
Views: 746,493
Downloads: 594,382
Released: November 27, 2009
File Size: 1.6 GB
Rating: 4.7/5 (94 votes)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5 known in Japan as, Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel 2 (NARUTOナルト 疾風伝 ナルティメットアクセル2, Naruto Shippuden: Narutimetto Akuseru 2), is the fifth installment in the Ultimate Ninja series and the second installment of the Accel series in Japan, and was released in Japan on December 20, 2007. It was released in Europe on November 27, 2009, and in Australia on December 3, 2009. The game features 62 characters and continues the Naruto Shippuden storyline, starting over to Kazekage Rescue arc, and going up to the end of Sasuke arc, following the manga covers the events up to episode 53 in the anime (the anime had not finished working on the arc at the time).
One of the new gameplay additions is the introduction of assist characters. Assist characters are chosen during character selection, and can be called in during a match to deal extra damage. Certain combinations of characters create unique jutsu in a match, these combinations reflect the associations of those characters in the anime and manga. Many of the character's jutsu from the previous game were updated. There are many updated ultimate jutsu, including the aforementioned assist-specific ones. Summons have been removed from the game. The assist characters cannot be turned off.
The game retains the RPG mode from previous game, now allowing the player to control characters other than Naruto (such as Sakura Haruno and Kakashi Hatake). However, the Hero's History mode that retells the events of the original series have been discarded, though the characters itself remain in the game. It was also the last of the Ultimate Ninja Series for the PlayStation 2, therefore being the final installment of the Ultimate Ninja Series under the series' original name in the west.
