Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3

'''Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3' is the third instalment of the Gekitō Ninja Taisen'' series.

Gameplay
The game covers the events of the anime from the Konoha Crush to the Search for Tsunade. This instalment introduces the ability to change forms during combat. In addition, players can now use a team of three characters against an opponent. This game keeps the shop feature from Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2.

Also new are "Crisis Specials". Characters now receive an indicator for hitting 40% health, and in that mode can access certain new special attacks. For example, Naruto's Rasengan replaces his Naruto Uzumaki Combo neutral special upon hitting low health.

Yet another new feature for characters with alternate forms are transformations via their down specials, making previous characters become a single one. For example, Naruto in his crisis mode can now transform into his Demon Fox Form in battle, while Sasuke and Kakashi can turn on and off their Sharingan (though only turning it on has a chakra cost). Oddly enough, the counter hit mechanic no longer has an indicator on the HUD.

The content in this game would be reprised in America on the Wii in the form of Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution, only with alternate touches such as features from the EX games (at the cost of a reduced roster).

Trivia

 * As of this game in the series, Kakashi will have his health slowly drain when his Sharingan is active.
 * Likewise with both Sasuke and Kakashi, activating and deactivating their Sharingan alike (the latter which has no lag) will count as a super/special input, allowing them to super-cancel one of their weak attack inputs with no lag in between in order to form unique pressure strings and combo extensions in comparison to the other characters.
 * Anko fights with an alternate stance system in this game series where she lies down on her back in a relaxed state, giving her access to alternate combo strings. Pressing the grab button during this will return her to normal stance, akin to how Shikamaru's "thinking" stance works via the same exact mechanics.
 * Hayate Gekkō's Japanese voice acts as the announcer. In the localised reprisal Clash of Ninja Revolution, his English voice follows suit by proxy.
 * Orochimaru's Five Elements Seal in this game also allows for him to not only seal off Naruto's initial Jinchūriki state like in the source material (as mid-battle transformations are now a thing), but seal's disruptive nature also allows him to lock others out of their enhanced states as well (such as allowing him to deactivate Sasuke and Kakashi's Sharingan).

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