<s>
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Broken	I-Application
Bond	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
2007	O
game	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
final	O
Naruto	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
before	O
their	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
IP	O
expired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Broken	B-Application
Bond	I-Application
picks	O
up	O
where	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
left	O
off	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
between	O
episodes	O
81-135	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
2008	O
Convention	O
,	O
although	O
work	O
on	O
it	O
had	O
started	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
team	O
member	O
Masao	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
bring	O
something	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
while	O
still	O
keeping	O
the	O
same	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
that	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
was	O
definitely	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
factors	O
taken	O
into	O
consideration	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
this	O
new	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environments	O
were	O
a	O
big	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
things	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
environments	O
in	O
The	O
Broken	B-Application
Bond	I-Application
would	O
support	O
the	O
exploration	O
factor	O
by	O
being	O
very	O
“	O
rich	O
and	O
dense	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
2D	O
,	O
The	O
Broken	B-Application
Bond	I-Application
now	O
has	O
3D	O
cinematics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
for	O
The	O
Broken	B-Application
Bond	I-Application
have	O
also	O
decided	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
system	O
like	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
but	O
have	O
improved	O
upon	O
it	O
in	O
several	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Naruto	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
before	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Ninja	O
Storm	O
for	O
multiplatform	O
consoles	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
exclusive	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Naruto	B-Application
Shippuden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Broken	I-Application
Bond	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
Based	O
on	O
a	O
Movie	O
or	O
TV	O
Show	O
at	O
2008	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Lego	B-Application
Indiana	I-Application
Jones	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
.	O
</s>
