Naruto Shippūden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3

Naruto Shippūden: Clash of Ninja Revolution III is the first Shippūden game released for the Wii in the US. It is the fifth installment of the Clash of Ninja series and the overall tenth game using the Gekitou Ninja Taisen fighting engine. It was announced alongside Naruto Shippūden: Ninja Destiny 2, and released on November 17, 2009. April 9, 2010 in Europe. The game has 40 characters, making it the largest roster in the series to date. It covers the Rescue Gaara arc in the story mode, as with the first Shippūden game in the Gekitou Ninja Taisen series in Japan, and will be the first game in the series to have Wi-fi connectivity. It also features what is described as an "overhauled combat system." While many characters have already undergone changes due to the time skip in the story, almost every character has had some major changes since their last appearances in Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 or Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX 3. For example, Kakashi, a mainstay of the series since the first game, has been changed, now sporting a few new combos and several jutsu copied from other characters that he can use at any time.

The game features a total of 40 different stages to play on, with stage transitions turned off. There is also a new feature called Latent Ninja Powers, which is the tweaked equivalent of the Senzai Ninriki feature from 2008's Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX 3. Almost every character also has a custom throwing animation. During the Two-Man Squad mode, it is now possible to set two players to two characters on one squad, rather than one player controlling both characters of a pair. Aside from this, the Two-Man Squad mode also allows a player to call up the character they're not playing as to aid them for a short time, or have the other character attack as they enter the field, a feature which was used as standard in Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 on the GameCube. Many other features that were in Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2, such as Kumite Mode and Mission Mode make a return. The shop feature from Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 and ''Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 3'' also makes a return for purchasing modes and characters. Instead of being run by Anko as it previously was, is now owned by Bando.

Playable Characters

 * Naruto Uzumaki (normal, One-Tailed)
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Kakashi Hatake (Sharingan, ANBU)


 * Might Guy (Gate of Rest)
 * Rock Lee (Gate of Rest and Gate of Life)
 * Neji Hyūga
 * Tenten
 * Asuma Sarutobi
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Chōji Akimichi
 * Kurenai Yuhi
 * Hinata Hyūga (normal, Awakened)
 * Kiba Inuzuka
 * Shino Aburame
 * Anko Mitarashi (normal, Curse Mark)
 * Yūgao Uzuki
 * Jiraiya
 * Tsunade
 * Sai
 * Yamato
 * Gaara
 * Kankurō
 * Temari
 * Baki
 * Chiyo
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Kabuto Yakushi
 * Orochimaru
 * Itachi Uchiha
 * Kisame Hoshigaki
 * Hiruko
 * Deidara
 * Sasori
 * Hidan
 * Kakuzu
 * Towa
 * Komachi
 * Bando
 * Kagura

Trivia

 * Gaara's alternate costume, a full black version of his usual clothes, may be a reference to Kishimoto's interest in the Matrix series.