Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Series

The Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series, known in Japan as the Naruto: Narutimate Series (ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－ ナルティメットシリーズ Naruto: Narutimetto Shirīzu), is a series of fighting games, based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, for the PlayStation 2. They were developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai. The series includes three games based on the first part of the Naruto story starting with Naruto: Ultimate Ninja in 2005. It was followed by five titles for the PlayStation 2, as well as spin-offs and a sequel for the PlayStation Portable, and a follow-up title for the PlayStation 3 entitled Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm. The release of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 marked the first game in the series to appear on a console outside the Sony PlayStation brand (Xbox 360) in addition to being released on the PlayStation 3.

Connection with All-Stars

 * Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Madara Uchiha appear as playable characters.
 * Kurama (Nine-Tailed Fox), Itachi Uchiha, and Obito Uchiha appear as unlockable Minions.

Games

 * Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (PS2, 2003)
 * Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (PS2, 2004)
 * Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 (PS2, 2005)
 * Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 (PS2, 2007)
 * Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5 (PS2, 2007)
 * Naruto: Narutimate Portable: Castle of Illusions (PSP, 2006)
 * Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes (PSP, 2007)
 * Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress (PSP, 2008)
 * Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 (PSP, 2009)
 * Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact (PSP, 2010)
 * Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (PS3, 2008)
 * Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (PS3, 2010)
 * Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (PS3, 2012)
 * Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (PS3, 2013)

Related Crossovers

 * Battle Stadium D.O.N. (PS2,
 * J-Stars Victory VS (PS3/Vita, TBA)

Trivia

 * Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes is an edited version of Naruto: Narutimate Portable: Castle of Illusions that had the storyline and a few characters removed and certain characters recieved alternate movesets. The Phantom Fortress is the unaltered version of Narutimate Portable with all of the original content restored.
 * Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4, Ultimate Ninja 5, and Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 are referred to as the Narutimate Accel trilogy, technically making Accel 3 the sixth Ultimate Ninja title, not a Heroes title. The name was most likely changed due to the unexplained absence of a North American release of Ultimate Ninja 5.
 * Naruto recieves Goku's outfit as a special First-Run copies DLC for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3. This game is also the first in the series to have DLC costumes, with a total of 26 costumes: 4 exclusive to Japan's pre-orders, 18 that have only been released in the US and Europe, 7 that have yet to be released, and the Goku Costume for Naruto.