History Awesome / NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm3

* Nearly all the boss fights with [=QTEs=] are this, being even more epic than the bosses from ''VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm2'', the previous ''Storm'' game with bosses in it, which is saying a lot. There's also a bit of ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' influence here, including a lot more of the QTE's being optional to press this time around and even more done in-sync with onscreen actions than before too, which increases the awesomeness.

** Naruto vs. Sasuke, all of it! From the SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments to the pure epic fight. You can even choose which flashback you'd rather have "Valley of the End" or "Reunion in Orochimaru's Lair."

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* Of all the ''Naruto'' games ever released to date, this has the best launch release of them all, as of its release in Japan, it has shipped 1.2 million units worldwide.
* [[WordOfGod Kishimoto himself]] outright stated that [[CreatorPreferredAdaptation he finds these games to be more exciting than the manga]], as detailed in [[https://web.archive.org/web/20130307125047/http://www.saiyanisland.com/2013/03/masashi-kishimoto-comments-on-naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-3/ this 2013 Saiyan Island interview]].

** [[FlashStep Minato]] vs. [[BigBad The Masked Man]], especially during the legend path, which get you to directly attack The Masked Man. Minato deals some damage to him, and the battle switch to [[OldMaster Hiruzen]]. After Hiruzen manage to drive [[CanisMajor Nine-Tails]] off the village, we get back to Minato as he seals the summoning pact linking Nine-Tails and The Masked Man and the battle resumes. As the battle starts a QTE lets you use [[SpeedBlitz The Flying Rajin: Level 2]] as Minato slams his opponent on the ground with a [[SphereOfPower Rasengan]]. This moment was pure awesome in the anime, but playing it takes it UpToEleven.

** In the Legend path of "Threat of the Seven Swordsmen", you get to fight six of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist ''all at once.'' DualBoss not enough for you? How about [[UpToEleven Sextuple Boss!]] The [[EnemyScan Enemy Scans]] you get from your allies as the Swordsmen break out their signature moves makes it all the more awesome. [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill And you finish off each one individually with Guy's Ultimate!]] Then you get Kakashi vs. Zabuza immediately afterward.

* [[WordOfGod Kishimoto himself]] outright stated that [[CreatorPreferredAdaptation he finds these games to be more exciting than the manga]], as detailed in [[http://www.saiyanisland.com/2013/03/masashi-kishimoto-comments-on-naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-3/ this 2013 SaiyanIsland interview]].

** Naruto vs. Sasuke, all of it! From the [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Heartwarming]] moments to the pure epic fight. You can even choose which flashback you'd rather have "Valley of the End" or "Reunion in Orochimaru's Lair."

** [[FlashStep Minato]] vs. [[BigBad The Masked Man]], especially during the legend path, which get you to directly attack The Masked Man. Minato deals some damage to him, and the battle switch to [[BadassGrandpa Hiruzen]]. After Hiruzen manage to drive [[CanisMajor Nine-Tails]] off the village, we get back to Minato as he seals the summoning pact linking Nine-Tails and The Masked Man and the battle resumes. As the battle starts a QTE lets you use [[SpeedBlitz The Flying Rajin: Level 2]] as Minato slams his opponent on the ground with a [[SphereOfPower Rasengan]]. This moment was pure awesome in the anime, but playing it takes it UpToEleven.

* [[WordOfGod Kishimoto himself]] outright stated that [[CreatorPreferredAdaptation he finds these games to be more exciting than the manga]], as detailed in [[http://www.saiyanisland.com/2013/03/masashi-kishimoto-comments-on-naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-3/ this 2013 SaiyanIsland Interview]].

* [[WordOfGod Kishimoto himself]] outright stated that [[CreatorPreferredAdaptation he finds these games to be more exciting than the manga]]. [[http://www.saiyanisland.com/2013/03/masashi-kishimoto-comments-on-naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-3/ Here's the interview]] where he admitted it.

* Nearly all the boss fights with QTE are basically this, being even more epic then the bosses from [[VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm2 the previous Naruto Storm game with bosses in it]], which is saying a lot. There's also a bit of ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' influence here, including a lot more of the QTE's Being optional to press this time around and even more done in sync with on screen actions then before too, which increases the awesomeness.

* Nearly all the boss fights with QTE are basically this, being even more epic then the bosses from [[VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm2 the previous Naruto Storm game with bosses in it]], which is saying a lot. There's also a bit of VideoGame/AsurasWrath influence here, including a lot more of the QTE's Being optional to press this time around and even more done in sync with on screen actions then before too, which increases the awesomeness.

** [[FlashStep Minato]] Vs [[BigBad The Masked Man]], especially during the legend path, which get you to directly attack The Masked Man. Minato deals some damage to him, and the battle switch to [[BadassGrandpa Hiruzen]]. After Hiruzen manage to drive [[CanisMajor Kyuubi]] off the village, we get back to Minato as he seals the summoning pact linking Kyuubi and The Masked Man and the battle resumes. As the battle starts a QTE lets you use [[SpeedBlitz The Flying Rajin: Level 2]] as Minato slams his oppopent on the ground with a [[SphereOfPower Rasengan]]. This moment was pure awesome in the anime, but playing it takes it UpToEleven.
*** Or Choza's moment in the Hero path (going to take care of the village) when he uses his Super Expansion jutsu to grow to the size of the Kyubi, at which point he sumo-tosses the monster halfway across the village.
*** Another part during the Kyuubi battle where, coordinated by Inoichi, Hiruzen leads ''the entirety of Konoha'' in mass-casting the Great Fireball Technique, resulting in a humongous ''wall'' of hundreds and hundreds of fireballs that slam into the beast en masse, actually blasting it back a considerable distance.
** Naruto Vs Sasuke, all of it ! From the [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moments to the pure epic fight. You can even choose which flashback you'd rather have "Valley of the End" or "Reunion in Orochimaru's Lair."
** In the Legend path of "Threat of the Seven Swordsmen", you get to fight six of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist ''all at once.'' DualBoss not enough for you? How about [[UpToEleven Sextuple Boss!]] The [[EnemyScan Enemy Scans]] you get from your allies as the Swordsmen break out their signature moves makes it all the more awesome. [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill And you finish off each one individually with Guy's Ultimate!]] Then you get Kakashi vs Zabuza immidiately afterward.
** Okay, so you're introduced to playing as Darui like this: he has to single-handedly fight his way to the Sixth Division before they're wiped out by Kinkaku and Ginkaku. One of the enemies in his way is Kakuzu, yes, the former Akatsuki member and resident ThatOneBoss of ''Storm 2''. He's redued to just a distraction, and Darui [[CurbStompBattle Curb-Stomps him]]. Then, he fights the brothers themselves, and not only manages to take them both out at once, but [[spoiler: tricks them into sealing themselves inside their own litaral SoulJar.]] And then you unlock him for Vs. Mode. If it wasn't obvious, this guy is badass.
** [[spoiler:The Five Kages vs. [[WorldsStrongestMan Edo!Madara]]. All of it. From Madara using [[GreenThumb Mokuton]] to raise their battlefield into the sky, then [[IncendiaryExponent setting it on fire]], to bringing out his [[PowerArmor Susanoo]], this fight is amazing from beginning to end. Special mention goes to the Five Kages using their abilities in tandem to ''[[DefeatingTheUndefeatable shatter Madara's Susanoo]]''.]]
** [[spoiler:All of these absolutely ''pale'' in comparison to the final boss fight. ''Especially'' the Legend choice, where you fight all six Jinchuuriki with Bee, which is HARD and '''FUN!''' ''Then,'' you fight their Bijuu forms, two at a time, with you occasionally landing hits on Tobi, as well as Kurama flashing back to the awesome moments in Naruto's past. The quicktime events are there too, but they're what you'd expect... until the end that is, but we'll get to that later. ''Then,'' you go Bijuu mode yourself and take on the others one by one. Then, Naruto, with little chakra and a worn-out Kurama, fights Tobi one last time. Eventually, fresh out of chakra, Naruto takes Tobi by surprise and ''punches him so hard that it shattered Tobi's mask and the '''ground that they're standing on!''''' The secret factor makes it even better.]]
*** If you choose the Legend Path, you must ultimately take down a total of '''''60''''' health bars.
** [[spoiler: Of course, the DLC boss fight Uchiha Brothers Vs Sage Kabuto is this, for Sasuke, Itachi and Kabuto. Kabuto being upgraded to SNKBoss does help of course.]]
* Storyline example: Sakura being a [[GuileHero Guile Heroine]] in Chapter 2. First, she plans to knock out her teammates with sleeping gas so she can take on Sasuke herself. Sai finds out, and a fight ensues... after which she puts everyone to sleep anyway. (Yes, you get to play the winning side of a HeadsIWinTailsYouLose) She then resolves to ShootTheDog when it comes to Sasuke despite their emotional history, and, upon meeting him, feigns defection from the Leaf to lull him into a false sense of security. This fails only due to Sasuke pulling an unexpected IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten, but she fights Sasuke anyway (yes, [[FauxActionGirl Sakura]] actually gets a proper fight for once), inintentionally saving Karin's life. Then, even after Kakashi intervenes, she takes advantage of his distraction and comes within inches of actually stabbing Sasuke in the back. Sakura may have a [[TheLoad bad]] [[TheScrappy reputation]] in the fandom, but you're gotta give her credit for this at least. The girl certainly ''tries''.
* Meta exmple: of all the Naruto games ever released to date, this has the best launch release of them all, as of it's release in japan, it has shipped 1.2 million units worldwide.
** Heck, while we're at it, the mangaka outright stated that he likes it better than the manga.

* Storyline example: Sakura being a [[GuileHero Guile Heroine]] in Chapter 2. First, she plans to knock out her teammates with sleeping gas so she can take on Sasuke herself. Sai finds out, and a fight ensues... after which she puts everyone to sleep anyway. (Yes, you get to play the winning side of a HeadsIWinTailsYouLose) She then resolves to ShootTheDog when it comes to Sasuke dispite their emotional history, and, upon meeting him, feigns defection from the Leaf to lull him into a false sense of security. This fails only due to Sasuke pulling an unexpected IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten, but she fights Sasuke anyway (yes, [[FauxActionGirl Sakura]] actually gets a proper fight for once), inintentionally saving Karin's life. Then, even after Kakashi intervenes, she takes advantage of his distraction and comes within inches of actually stabbing Sasuke in the back. Sakura may have a [[TheLoad bad]] [[TheScrappy reputation]] in the fandom, but you're gotta give her credit for this at least. The girl certainly ''tries''.

** Okay, so you're introduced to playing as Darui like this: he has to single-handedly fight his way to the Sixth Division before they're wiped out by Kinkaku and Ginkaku. One of the enemies in his way is Kakuzu, yes, the former Akatsuki member and resident ThatOneBoss of ''Storm 2''. He's redued to just a distraction, and Darui [[CurbStompBattle Curb-Stomps him]]. Then, he fights the brothers themselves, and not only manages to take them both out at once, but [[spoiler: tricks them into sealing themselves inside their own litaral SoulJar.]] And then you unlock him for Vs. Mode. If it wasn't obvious, this guy is {{Badass}}.

** Naruto Vs Sasuke, all of it ! From the [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming heartwarming]] moments to the pure epic fight. You can even choose which flashback you'd rather have "Valley of the End" or "Reunion in Orochimaru's Lair."

** [[FlashStep Minato]] Vs [[BigBad The Masked Man]], especially during the legend path, which get you to directly attack The Masked Man. Minato deals some damage to him, and the battle switch to [[BadassGrandpa Hiruzen]]. After Hiruzen manage to drive [[CanisMajor Kyuubi]] off the village, we get back to Minato as he seals the summoning pact linking Kyuubi and The Masked Man and the battle resumes. As the battle starts a QTE lets you use [[TeleportSpam The Flying Rajin : Level 2]] as Minato slams his oppopent on the ground with a [[SphereOfPower Rasengan]]. This moment was pure awesome in the anime, but playing it takes it UpToEleven.