<s>
Naruto	B-Application
Shippuden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
CyberConnect2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
series	O
Naruto	O
by	O
Masashi	O
Kishimoto	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late-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>
As	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
cast	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
Part	O
II	O
manga	O
appearances	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
the	O
anime	O
as	O
Naruto	O
Shippuden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
development	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
and	O
took	O
into	O
account	O
fans	O
 '	O
comments	O
about	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
Naruto	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
Tekken	B-Application
character	O
Lars	O
Alexandersson	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
inclusion	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
CyberConnect2	O
CEO	O
Hiroshi	O
Matsuyama	O
seeing	O
his	O
alternate	O
design	O
by	O
Kishimoto	O
for	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
called	O
Naruto	B-Application
Shippuden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naruto	B-Application
Shippuden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2s	I-Application
gameplay	O
retains	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
has	O
23	O
fighting	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lars	O
Alexandersson	O
,	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
is	O
also	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	O
has	O
44	O
characters	O
and	O
15	O
support	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
6s	I-Application
Lars	O
Alexandersson	O
is	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lars	O
appears	O
in	O
his	O
third	O
alternate	O
costume	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Naruto	O
creator	O
Masashi	O
Kishimoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naruto	B-Application
Shippuden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
CyberConnect2	O
's	O
Fukuoka	O
studio	O
in	O
Japan	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
worldwide	O
popularity	O
,	O
CyberConnect2	O
decided	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Ninja	O
games	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
strategy	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
including	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Naruto	O
in	O
their	O
older	O
forms	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
Lars	O
Alexandersson	O
from	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
fighting	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
design	O
attracted	O
Matsuyama	O
who	O
asked	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
staff	O
if	O
he	O
could	O
include	O
Lars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
Naruto	O
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
games	O
 '	O
staff	O
were	O
surprised	O
by	O
how	O
well	O
he	O
fitted	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsuyama	O
refrained	O
from	O
including	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naruto	B-Application
Shippuden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
at	O
a	O
Jump	O
Festa	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pre-release	O
playable	O
demo	O
for	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	O
was	O
first	O
mentioned	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Japanese	O
website	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Chikayo	O
Fukuda	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
titled	O
Naruto	B-Application
Shippūden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	I-Application
-	O
The	O
Original	O
Video	O
Game	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
featuring	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
fourteen	O
tracks	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
Western	O
sites	O
,	O
while	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
nearly	O
perfect	O
score	O
of	O
39	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
a	O
35	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
guest	O
character	O
Lars	O
Alexandersson	O
was	O
also	O
well-received	O
by	O
writers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Engadget	B-Application
applauded	O
the	O
breadth	O
of	O
strategies	O
in	O
the	O
fights	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
interrupting	O
their	O
enemy	O
's	O
charging	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
recharge	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
hoped	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	O
would	O
sell	O
700,000	O
units	O
by	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
63,675	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
Japanese	O
debut	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
had	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
only	O
3,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
reported	O
that	O
with	O
1.1	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
become	O
its	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	O
from	O
2010	O
after	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
some	O
young	O
gamers	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
play	O
Storm	O
2	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
consoles	O
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
Naruto	B-Application
Shippuden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
console	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Storm	O
2	O
,	O
Naruto	B-Application
Shippuden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
released	O
Naruto	O
Shippuden	O
:	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
Legacy	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
-	O
Naruto	B-Application
Shippuden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
3	I-Application
Full	O
Burst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trilogy	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
