<s>
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
CyberConnect2	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
across	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
popular	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
Naruto	O
by	O
Masashi	O
Kishimoto	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
series	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Naruto	B-Application
Shippuden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
more	O
sequels	O
,	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
4	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
2016	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
retains	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
earlier	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Ninja	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
three-dimensional	O
environments	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
two-dimensional	O
planes	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
"	O
Awakening	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
transformation	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
when	O
a	O
player	O
loses	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
health	O
during	O
a	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
additional	O
support-only	O
characters	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
released	O
over	O
the	O
five-month	O
period	O
that	O
followed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
include	O
alternative	O
costumes	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
in	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
Naruto	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
said	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
start	O
with	O
"	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
"	O
and	O
asked	O
fans	O
for	O
suggestions	O
on	O
a	O
suffix	O
consisting	O
of	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2008	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
named	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
allowed	O
fans	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
final	O
front	O
cover	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
six	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
version	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
available	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
pre-order	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
select	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
alongside	O
Ninja	O
Storm	O
2	O
and	O
3	O
Full	O
Burst	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reception	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
