NAMCO BANDAI GAMES EUROPE ANNOUNCES NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA HEROES 3 FOR PSP®
January 15, 2010
CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE – 15 January 2010 – Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. confirm the European release of NARUTO Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3, coming summer 2010 exclusively for PSP® (PlayStation® Portable). The game follows Naruto and his continuing adventures to save his friend Sasuke, based on the popular animated show NARUTO Shippuden. NARUTO Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 enhances the fun and accessible battle system the series is known for by introducing four-player battles, an all-new adventure mode, and a brand new roster of powerful characters.
“The Ultimate Ninja series from CyberConnect2 continues to be one of NAMCO BANDAI Games’ most popular franchises,” said Yasu Nishimura, director of marketing for NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe. “NARUTO Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 continues to innovate and refine the series’ trademark fighting mechanic, ensuring gamers at any skill level can fight like a true ninja.”
NARUTO Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 puts players’ fighting spirits to the test with intense and frantic battles while using one of more than 50 characters including Young Kakashi and Obito Uchida from the NARUTO Shippuden special, Kakashi Chronicles. For the first time in the series’ history, NARUTO Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 expands upon the series’ trademark fighting engine and updates it for four-player brawls. Team up with a partner to unleash a devastatingly powerful Jutsu team attack on your opponents, or interrupt an enemy’s Ultimate Jutsu to help or hinder another player.
Additionally, NARUTO Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 features an Ultimate "Master Road" mode where players can re-live the Shippuden storyline up to the Hidan and Kakuzu arc and continue through an all-new adventure. This mode also features a three player cooperative mode which let players experience the full adventure through an ad hoc connection. During his quests, Naruto will also engage in Battle or Action stages. Each stage will contain a specific objective for Naruto to complete, including intense fights, escaping from danger, and much more.
About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe:
NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S., is a leading interactive entertainment software publisher based in Cergy-Pontoise, France. The company is a part of the NAMCO BANDAI group of companies known for creating and publishing many of the industry's top video game franchises including the RidgeRacer™, Tekken™, SOULCALIBUR™, Tamagotchi™, Digimon™, Dragonball® and Naruto™ brands.
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