Naruto Shippuden - Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (USA)
Xbox 360
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Reviewed in 2012
82
✪ Reviewed on March 31, 2026
76
Generations celebrates the franchise's tenth anniversary with a huge roster sweeping every Naruto era. The fragment-based story mode moves through nostalgia, the combat stays elegant, and the package offers a great way to revisit Kishimoto's mythos.
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Fighting2 players12+
Description
Fighting game by CyberConnect2 and Namco Bandai. Naruto Shippuden ninja universe fighters clash in spectacular arenas with Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations mechanics. Roster élargi couvrant Naruto classique et Shippuden avec plus de 70 personnages. 3D arena combat with special jutsu, story and versus multiplayer modes.
Naruto Shippuden - Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Cel-shading of stunning faithfulness to Kishimoto's manga, spectacular jutsus and destructible arenas: the anime seems playable frame by frame. The crisp outlines and flamboyant effects restore all the energy of the fights. This graphic virtuosity from CyberConnect2 stands as a benchmark of adaptation.
The anniversary principle is audible: the first series' themes return in modernized arrangements, set beside their Shippuden counterparts, and switching from a child character to his adult version plays the same melody aged by ten years. The soundtrack becomes a timeline you walk through simply by changing fighters.
Rather than a campaign, the episode offers a collection of short stories each centered on one fighter, most of them recounting the formation of a bond: a master and his student, two rivals, a broken team. That anthology form makes it possible to give a voice to supporting characters the main plot would never have had time to hear.
A CyberConnect2 entry celebrating the franchise's anniversary with a sprawling roster spanning the whole Naruto saga. Made in good volume in the West, its collecting interest stays low and rests on this character generosity rather than scarcity. An affordable piece for fans of anime versus wanting the broadest cast of the Storm line.
Better with friends
An anime-inspired arena fighter, where two ninja clash in spectacular duels packed with techniques faithful to the show. The competition bets on spectacle, dodge timing and substitutions more than on arduous technicality, which makes it very accessible. Local versus charms fans, who relive their cult matchups in good-natured, swaggering rivalry.
Is Naruto Shippuden - Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2012 on Xbox 360, CyberConnect2's Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations banks on an exceptionally vast roster, gathering characters from every era of the saga, from young Naruto to the most recent figures. The arena fights, spectacular and accessible, and the dazzling fidelity to the anime's cel shading stay the great assets. The more fragmented story mode mainly serves as a showcase for the cast. The technicality stays moderate. But the generosity and the spectacle appeal. For Naruto fans wanting to play their favourite characters and lovers of anime fighting, this title keeps a strong appeal today.
