History VideoGame / NarutoUltimateNinjaStorm

''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm'' is an action adventure/fighting game developed by Creator/CyberConnect2 exclusive to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3. It's the first entry in the ''Ultimate Ninja Storm'' series.

In 2017, this game got rereleased with ''2'' and ''3'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and PC and in 2018 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

* DemotedToExtra: Kimimaro's other Sound Five members aren't fought in the story chapters, despite the fact they're actual playable characters. This causes him to be elevated to AscendedExtra because the entire Sasuke Retrieval arc involves fighting him most of the time. In fact, he appears ''way'' sooner than when he did in the manga.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: The story mode will occasionally break up battles with one of two minigames in an otherwise straight fighting game.

* BouncingBattler: Well, it is a game about ninjas, but this game in particular is quite bad for it, any and all AI opponents who are not giant bosses can and will hop around like caffeine addicted monkeys, denying you a chance to get in for a hit, to almost HairPulling degrees. Thankfully, the chakra charge move seems to mitigate this as you home and shoulder check them, stopping them in their tracks.

** The way exploration is handled in general; You can run up walls and jump from rooftop to rooftop, and even fly through the air with the Naruto Cannon. None of this comes back in the sequels.

* BouncingBattler: Well, it is a game about ninjas, but this game in particular is quite bad for it, any and all AI opponents who are not giant bosses can and will hop around like caffine addicted monkeys, denying you a chance to get in for a hit, to almost HairPulling degrees, thankfully the chakra charge move seems to mitigate this as you home and shoulder check them, stopping them in their tracks.

** Ultimate's and Jutsu's can be swapped out, and instead of needing alternate costumes to use different skills, you only need to swap the skills out.

* UpdatedRerelease: This and the other 2 of the first 3 main titles in the series got rereleased in 2017 for Xbox One and [=PS4=] and PC.

In 2017, this game got rereleased with ''2'' and ''3'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and PC.

The first sequel to this game is ''VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm2'', which picks up from the TimeSkip within the canon of ''Naruto''.

** The way exploration is handled in general; You can run up walls and jump from rooftop to rooftop, and even fly through the air with the Naruto Canon. None of this comes back in the sequels.

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In 2017, this game got rereleased with 2 and 3 for Xbox One, [=PS4=], and PC.

* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Since in this game's story mode you only play as the good guys, you get to control Tenten, Hinata, Rock Lee and Sakura during the Chunin Exam preliminaries. The problem is that, in the manga, the first three characters lost their matches and Sakura's fight with Ino ended in a draw. And no, they aren't shown losing in a cutscene after that; the game treats their victories as genuine. Which is even weirder when, during the finals, you get to fight against the people they supposedly beat.

In 2017, this game got rereleased with 2 and 3 for Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

* UpdatedRerelease: This and the other 2 of the first 3 main titles in the series got rereleased in 2017 for Xbox One and PS4 and PC.

The meat of the game is experienced by playing its Ultimate Mission Mode. Here you relive the early adventures of the Manga/{{Naruto}} series by playing story related arcs as missions, beginning with the formation of Team 7 and ending with Sasuke's defection from the Leaf Village. In order to unlock new story missions to play however, you need to complete sides-quests ranked from D to A and gather enough experience points to unlock further content. Playing story content isn't the only thing you can do in Ultimate Mission Mode; The entire Hidden Leaf Village is explorable and filled with puzzles to complete, collectibles to find, and platforming challenges to test your skill with.

''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm'' is an action adventure/fighting game developed by CyberConnect2 exclusive to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3. It's the first entry in the ''Ultimate Ninja Storm'' series.

The first sequel to this game is ''VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm2'', which picks up from the TimeSkip within Naruto's canon.

* AdaptationDistillation: Not everything or every major player from the pre-TimeSkip era is playable. The Land of Wave arc, and by extension Zabuza and Haku, are the most noticeable of the absences.
* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Since in this game's story mode you only play as the good guys, you get to control Tenten, Hinata, Rock Lee and Sakura during the Chunin Exam prelim fights. The problem is that those three characters lost their match in the manga (or tied, in Sakura's case), and no, they aren't shown losing in a cutescene after that, the game treats their victories as genuine. Which is even weirder when, during the finals, you get to fight against the people they supposedly beat.
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: You can unlock Sasuke's second outfit, The Sand Trio's, and Shikamaru's Sasuke Retrieval Arc outfits by completing the story missions related to them.
* BigBad: Just like in the first half of the story, Orochimaru is the main baddie threatening the Leaf and Sasuke in particular.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Playing this game can be quite jarrying if you played the sequels first.
** Ultimate Justu retained the ''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja'' method of evading damage from them: defeat your opponent in a button mash race, and they waste their Ultimate. This mechanic was dropped in the later titles.

** Boss battles are only against giant opponents, meaning that only Gamabunta, Manda and Shukaku are bosses here. Somebody who played the sequels first might be quite surprised to see that epic, plot critical fights like Naruto vs Neji, Naruto vs Sasuke or Hiruzen vs Orochimaru have nothing that made them harder or at least different than other less meaningful fights.
** Also, compared to other entires, there's very little dialogue and/or custcenes, and the story progresses in a rather clumsy and abrupt way.

** Ultimate Justu retained the ''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja'' method of evading damage from them; Successful defeat your opponent in a button mash race, and they waste their Ultimate. This mechanic was dropped in the later titles.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:

** The way exploration is handled in general; You can run up walls and jump from rooftop to rooftop, and even fly through the air with the Naruto Canon. None of this comes back in the sequels.

* EarlyInstallmentWierdness: