

The matches also add rails as you progress allowing you to do certain moves on other fighters by pressing the L1 button. But these can be accessed during later tournament fights by collecting certain orbs that will appear during the match.

Each character has access to their normal jutsu Triangle>Circle, but lack the ultimate jutsu and awakening mode.

In this mode, the orbs replace the health bar, though the jutsu bar and substitution bar remain. This adds a lot of extra replay value, even if it is mostly running around the same areas.ĭuring the tournament battles, the fighting system is slightly different with the player with the most amount of orbs named as the winner. Your team consists of four ninja’s during the qualifying rounds and to unlock support characters you must complete side quests. The graphics look great in battles – a staple in the Storm franchise – but the game takes a bit of a hit in the open-world sections, with some poor draw distances and some characters not appearing until you are right next to them. Once you begin, the area is very limited, but you can explore around the island as you compete through different levels in the tournament.
