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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (for Xbox 360)

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Naruto fans hoping for an involved story will be sorely disappointed by Revolution's simple scenarios and lack of continuity. The excessive padding and repetitive single-player mode detract from the improvements that Revolution brings to the table.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (for Xbox 360) : Story Scenarios

Beyond the basic Ninja Tournament scenario, you can also watch a few side-story scenarios. Some of them involve combat, but you will spend most of your time watching rather than fighting.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (for Xbox 360) : Ninja Tournament

Naruto and the cast are competing in a massive tournament known as the Ninja World Tournament. That's the gist of the story in Revolution, unlike Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, which followed the manga/anime's story.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (for Xbox 360) : Flash and Combos

As one can imagine, a fighting game about anime ninjas is plenty flashy and at times ridiculous. Revolution does a great job of capturing the personality of the many Ninjas in the Naruto series without overcomplicating the combat.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (for Xbox 360) : Customization Menu

Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution is interesting in that characters are unique, but fairly simple and limited in offensive capabilities. Customization lets you radically enrich a character's abilities.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (for Xbox 360) : Mecha Naruto

Mecha Naruto gets a bit of exposition in Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution. Mecha Naruto is unique to the anime, but his personality and rivalry with Naruto are developed during Revolution's Ninja Tournament.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (for Xbox 360) : Free Battle

Perhaps the most fun to be had with Revolution is one-on-one versus in Free Battle, which skirts the complications of online play. Sure, it's still unbalanced, but trash-talking a buddy during couch co-op is all part of the fun.