Ultimate Ninja Storm features a 3D combat environment, allowing the player to engage in a more tactical, true-to-show fighting experience than previous Naruto Ultimate Ninja games.The game features a story mode that spans from the first episode to the end of the Sasuke retrieval arc, and allows players to "free-roam" the iconic Naruto locale of Konoha Village.Collectibles There are a variety of unlockable and collectible items in the game. In the Ultimate Mission Mode, players can explore the village and pick up ramen ingredients, break pots for cash, and collect ninja scrolls. By gathering ramen ingredients, players can increase the amount of chakra Naruto has available while roaming around the village. Ninja scrolls can be traded with Iruka to unlock additional support character abilities. These collectibles will often respawn after each mission.Players can also purchase figures, ultimate jutsu movies, and music at the town item shop. These can be viewed individually in the collections menu. If specific combinations of these items are purchased special dioramas unlock. Each diorama shows a miniature recreation of classic Naruto scenes such as Kakashi performing the One Thousand Years of Death jutsu.CharactersThere are 25 playable characters available in the game, which include:Naruto UzumakiSasuke UchihaSakura HarunoKakashi HatakeRock LeeNeji HyugaTentenMight GuyShikamaru NaraChoji AkimichiIno YamanakaKiba InuzukaShino AburameHinata HyugaGaaraKankuroTemariOrochimaruJiraiyaTsunadeThird HokageItachi UchihaKisame HoshigakiKimimaro KaguyaKabuto YakushiDownloadable ContentNaruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm received free downloadable content from the first week of the game’s launch. The DLC consists mainly of new support-characters and single player missions.The scheduled list of downloadable support-characters is as follows:November 6, 2008: ShizuneDecember 4, 2008: AsumaDecember 18, 2008: KurenaiJanuary 8, 2009: AnkoJanuary 22, 2009: JiroboFebruary 5, 2009: KidoumaruFebruary 19 2009: TayuyaMarch 5, 2009: SakonThe first and second hokage, which were previously US pre-order exclusives, are also now available for download in the playstation network for everyone.It should also be noted that each character is also accompanied by a new single player mission.SoundtrackThe song list consists of:Opening 1:35Main Title 0:32Big Fight With The Giant Toad 2:34Deadly Struggle 2:21The Ones To Be Protected 2:15Sorrowful Eyes 2:06Sand Ripples In The Wind 2:42Dream And Determination 1:37Earth-Shaking Matter 2:46Gentle Eyes 0:34The Roar In A Rain Of Tears 2:38Crimson Spiral & Black Thunder 2:55The Back That Fades Away 2:43Light Never Goes Out 2:56Day Of Departure 2:39Squad 7 5:15The Curtain Opens 0:57Premonition 1:37
