Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 has character.

The original Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm for the PS3 is surprisingly my favorite fighting game this gen, it was very easy to get into and satisfying to play from the get go, but underneath the very basic gameplay mechanics there was a mine of things you could do to make it so much deeper if you were just a little creative. I can still turn it on to this day and fight a few fights as my favorite character Itachi. I am no longer a fan of Naruto but I still love how these games manage to capture the feel of the anime and actually sometimes look even better. The only real downer of the first game for me was the fact that you had to play the story to unlock characters for the fighting part of the game.

Now I haven't really been that excited about the sequel Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 since the big news in the past trailers seemed to be that it was only set with Shippuden part of the series; a part which I'm in no way a fan of. However this new trailers has really managed to sell the game and I am now really excited. It character lineup really seems to be something special with "over 40" playable characters and the game seems to contain all of my favorites from the series; such as Itachi and Sasori. Not to mention that the presentation seems to have been pulled up a notch as well as a deeper looking gameplay. I am not really a Naruto fan anymore but I'll always be an Itachitard and once again these developers seem to have a good idea on how to do the series and the characters justice. It may not be a day one buy for me but it looks like this will certainly end up in my collection eventually.