Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4

Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is an upcoming game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco-Bandai games for the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Steam. The North American, Europe and Japanese releases are scheduled for February 2016.

Gameplay
Returning to this game from previous instalments is the "Wall Running" feature where two shinobi are able to fight while climbing the walls of the selected stage. Unlike previous instalments however, where if one player ran up the wall the other player was forced to fight on the wall as well, in this game it is implied that if one character runs up the wall the other character can still fight on the ground.

A new feature will be introduced in the game called "Leader Swap", where you can switch out the main character you're fighting as to fight against your opponent with your support characters. To add balance, the character switched in will share the same life bar as the main character, as well as still maintaining an Awakening state. It is still unknown whether supporting characters will make a return in this game due to this new feature.

According to Hiroshi Matsuyama, the option to select one of the three fighting types from Storm Revolution (Ultimate, Awakening, and Drive) is removed. Just like its predecessors, the player can use all three types at once during a single and/or team battle. It has also been confirmed that before starting a battle, you will be able to choose between multiple jutsus and Ultimate Jutsus to use in battle, a feature that has been in previous entries of the Ultimate Ninja series, but now makes its return.

The game will be more realistic than its predecessors where an outfit can be damaged if it is hit and even worn off. Jutsu will have long-term effects on the outfits. For example, if a fireball hits the character, it will remain ignited for a while, but water can reverse that effect. Stage destruction will take place as well in boss battles and free battle, and there will be more details showing particles as they get worn off from an attack.

Playable Characters

 * Part I (One-Tailed Form)
 * Part II (Four-Tailed Form)
 * Sage Mode (Six-Tailed Form)
 * Tailed Beast Mode (Kurama Mode)
 * Tailed Beast Sage Mode (Kurama Mode)
 * Six Paths Sage Mode (Kurama Mode)
 * The Last (Tailed Beast Sage Mode)
 * Seventh Hokage (Costume)


 * Part I - Black Outfit (Sharingan)
 * Part I - Blue Outfit (Curse Mark Stage 2)
 * Part II (Curse Mark Stage 2)
 * Black Outfit (Curse Mark Stage 2)
 * Taka (Mangekyō Sharingan)
 * Mangekyō Sharingan (Armored Susanoo)
 * Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan (Humanoid Susanoo)
 * Rinnegan (Complete Body — Susanoo)
 * The Last (Complete Body — Susanoo)
 * Wandering Shinobi (Costume)


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces (Strength of a Hundred Seal)
 * The Last (Costume)


 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces
 * The Last (Costume)


 * Part I
 * Part II (Shukaku)
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Part I
 * Part II
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Akatsuki Cloak (Costume)
 * Prisoner Outfit


 * Akatsuki Cloak (Costume)


 * Akatsuki Cloak (Costume)


 * Part II
 * The Last


 * Young Kakashi
 * Anbu (Costume)
 * Allied Shinobi Forces (Mangekyō Sharingan)
 * Double Sharingan (Complete Body — Susanoo)
 * Sixth Hokage (Costume) (Pre-Order/Day 1 Edition Exclusive)

(Isobu)
 * Young Obito
 * Tobi Suit
 * Masked Man
 * Akatsuki Cloak
 * Shinobi World War
 * Unmasked
 * Six Paths (Sword of Nunoboko)
 * Black Zetsu attached (Story mode only)


 * Anbu (Costume)


 * Allied Shinobi Forces
 * Eight Gates Released Formation


 * Reanimation

(Armored Susanoo, Complete Body — Susanoo)
 * Allied Shinobi Forces


 * Sage Mode (Wood Release: Wood Human Technique)


 * Reanimation


 * Reanimation (Hokage Mode)
 * Flak Jacket (Yellow Flash Mode)
 * Hokage Cloak (Yellow Flash Mode)
 * Reanimation (Nine-Tails Chakra Mode)


 * Sannin Era (Costume)


 * Sannin Era (Costume)
 * Akatsuki Cloak

(Gyūki)
 * Sannin Era (Costume)
 * Samehada (Gyūki)


 * Reanimation


 * Reanimation


 * Reanimation


 * Reanimation


 * Reanimation


 * Reanimation (Matatabi)


 * Reanimation (Isobu)


 * Reanimation (Son Gokū)


 * Reanimation (Kokuō)


 * Reanimation (Saiken)


 * Reanimation (Chōmei)


 * Reanimation (Rinnegan Mode)
 * Reanimation Resolved (Complete Body — Susanoo)
 * Six Paths (Rinne Sharingan and Limbo: Border Jail)

(Angel Mode)
 * Pain (God Mode)
 * Reanimation (Six Paths Mode)


 * Anbu
 * Akatsuki Cloak (Armored Susanoo, Complete Body — Susanoo)
 * Reanimation (Complete Body — Susanoo)


 * Pre-Akatsuki
 * Akatsuki Cloak


 * Pre-Akatsuki
 * Akatsuki Cloak


 * Pre-Akatsuki
 * Akatsuki Cloak
 * Reanimation

(Chakra Scalpel Mode) (Curse Mark Stage 2)
 * Pre-Akatsuki
 * Akatsuki Cloak
 * Snake Cloak (Snake Mode)
 * Sage Mode (Twin Demons Mode)


 * Reanimation


 * Reanimation

Boss Battles
This is the list of the boss battles featured in this game:
 * Hashirama Senju vs. Madara Uchiha (Valley of the End)
 * Obito Uchiha vs. Kirigakure shinobi
 * Kurama & Gyūki vs. Ten-Tails (Land of Lightning)
 * Sasuke Uchiha vs. Hashirama Senju
 * Team Kakashi vs. Ten-Tails (Land of Lightning)
 * Naruto Uzumaki & Sasuke Uchiha vs. Obito Uchiha
 * Kakashi Hatake & Obito Uchiha vs. Madara Uchiha
 * Might Guy vs. Madara Uchiha
 * Naruto Uzumaki & Sasuke Uchiha vs. Madara Uchiha
 * Team Kakashi vs. Kaguya Ōtsutsuki
 * Perfect Susanoo Kakashi Hatake vs. Tailed Beast Kaguya Ōtsutsuki
 * Naruto Uzumaki vs. Sasuke Uchiha (Valley of the End, Rematch)

Combination Ultimate Jutsu
This is the list of select teams of characters that have new Combination Ultimate Jutsu when paired with each other:
 * Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha (Boss Battle-Only)
 * Naruto Uzumaki (The Last) and Sasuke Uchiha (The Last)
 * Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno (Culminated Feelings: Wind Lightning Cherry Blossom Formation)
 * Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sai (Sexy Reverse Harem Technique)
 * Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha
 * Young Kakashi, Young Obito, and Rin Nohara
 * Naruto Uzumaki (The Last) and Hinata Hyūga (The Last)
 * Hanabi Hyūga (The Last), Hinata Hyūga, and Neji Hyūga
 * Jinchūriki (Naruto Uzumaki, Gaara, Killer B, Yugito Nii, Yagura, Rōshi, Han, Utakata, Fū)
 * Akatsuki - Season Pass Exclusive
 * Naruto Uzumaki (Seventh Hokage, Costume) and Boruto Uzumaki (Super Uzumaki Rasengan) - Season Pass/Preorder Exclusive
 * Boruto Uzumaki and Sarada Uchiha

Combination Awakenings
A new feature in this game, allows specific characters to awaken together to form a new awakening including both characters.


 * Naruto Uzumaki (Six Paths Sage Mode) and Sasuke Uchiha (Rinnegan)- Majestic Attire: Susanoo

Confirmed Playable Stages

 * Konohagakure (Part II, Destroyed, Village Square)
 * Hokage Mansion (Outside)
 * Great Ninja War Battlefield
 * Kusagakure Cave
 * Forest of Quite Movement (Day, Night)
 * Konohagakure Forest
 * Kamui's Dimension
 * Shinju (Ground, Crater)
 * Valley of the End (Rainy, Destroyed)
 * The Uchiha Hideout
 * Grassy Waves Prairie (Day)
 * Samurai Bridge (On)
 * Waterfall of Truth (Day)
 * Storm Cloud Ravine
 * Lightning Desert
 * Training Field (Day)
 * Kaguya's Core Dimension

Downloaded Content
Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has announced three DLC packs including:

Naruto Storm 4 DLC Pack 1: Another Scenario Pack #1

 * Release Date:
 * 2/23/16 (Season Pass)
 * 3/1/16 (street date)
 * 1 New 3 Hours Scenario, "Shikamaru's Tale"
 * 1 New Costume, "Hokage Naruto"
 * 4 New Combination Ultimate Jutsu
 * Akatsuki
 * Boruto Uzumaki/Naruto Uzumaki
 * 1 New Ninja Treasure Set with items that can be exchanged in-game for costumes, etc.
 * 10 New Ninja Info Cards to represent players online
 * 10 New Matching Voices
 * 10 Costumes From Previous Storm Games

Naruto Storm 4 DLC Pack 2: Another Scenario Pack #2

 * Release Date:
 * 3/29/16 (Season Pass)
 * 4/5/16 (street date)
 * 1 New 3 Hours Scenario, "Gaara's Tale"
 * 1 New Costume, "Wandering Shinobi Sasuke"
 * 3 New Combination Ultimate Jutsu
 * 1 New Ninja Treasure Set with items that can be exchanged in-game for costumes, etc.
 * 10 New Ninja Info Cards to represent players online
 * 10 New Matching Voices
 * 10 Costumes From Previous Storm Games

Naruto Storm 4 DLC Pack 3: Playable Characters

 * Release Date:
 * 4/26/16 (Season Pass)
 * 5/3/16 (street date)
 * 4 New Playable Characters
 * 3 New Combination Ultimate Jutsu
 * 1 New Ninja Treasure Set with items that can be exchanged in-game for costumes, etc.
 * 10 New Ninja Info Cards to represent players online
 * 10 New Matching Voices
 * 10 Costumes From Previous Storm Games

Region-Specific DLC

 * Latin America: "Poncho Costume"- Naruto (Sage Mode) and Sasuke (Taka)
 * China: "Chinese Temple Costume"- Naruto (Tailed Beast Mode)

Trivia

 * The opening theme for this game is titled as "Spiral" performed by KANA-BOON.