Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4 (GC) Discussion Thread

[Seany]

just wondering if anyone else read pazuzu's topic thread, and OMG i can't believe my prayers have been answered its finally coming, is every one else as excited as me?:P

[Inuyashamish]

link to the thread, i wanna read it

[Kira Yamato]

Didn't hear anything about this...I always assumed there would be a part 4 :oh

Is there any link you can provide us, so we can verify it?

[Kucheeky Badkuya]

I need this game.

But I don't have a Japanese Gamecube....

[Seany]

umm ok, http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=38310
theres bearly any info, but its enough.

^ u could always get a freeloader, u dont need a japanese gamecube

[AznGaara]

Bout time news of the game came out, now all i need is some screens:smile-big

[Seany]

god i hope kisame is in this one :)

[Kira Yamato]

umm ok, http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=38310
theres bearly any info, but its enough.

^ u could always get a freeloader, u dont need a japanese gamecube


I'm still kind of skeptical, if it's coming out in the Winter '05, then pre-orders should be starting very soon...if there's nothing by mid-september then I'll very serious doubts. But...I'm hoping for the best and want to add the game to my naruto collection (GNT: 2 AND 3, Naruto 3 DS):)

[AznGaara]

yeh i'm bout to get one just to have it, (got GNT 2,3) and now dis

[Porygon]

I'm kind of skeptical too, I trust Pazuzu but I prefer a link with the official info and screenshots if possible

[TenshiOni]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

[FFLN]

You can read when it's slated to come out in Pazuzu's topic o' info sticky.

Wowzers!:laugh I'm really looking forward to this one!:P I'm wondering just how many more additions have been made.;)

Thoughts, comments, celebratory w00ts?

Must find more info.:drool

[Kojiro Ganryu Sasaki]

Will probably have Kimimaro and the rest of the sound people... Too bad it's based on the anime, though... Otherwise we'd have some cool characters >_>;

[Delta Shell]

Can't wait..We need some of the recent characters..the sound four, Kim, Kabuto..and for freaks sake NO MIZUKI!! He's practically a seperate skin for Iruki, heck instead or Mizuki, Akamaru and Kankuro's puppet having their own slots why not give spaces to characters that people do want to see..

Maybe Dosu and Kisame..

Oh yeah we need a drunken Lee special..

[freegood]

I bought part 3 three months ago...

[FFLN]

It would be majorly crappy if they put in those two Stupid Brothers though. They haven't put in any filler characters... yet, but if they do... stupid move on their part.:P

After 3 games of GNT, I don't want to see Dosu in it either.:P I'd prefer that they put the time and effort into new characters and buffing up previous characters. Naruto for one, really needs new moves. That Naruto Rendan is getting boring. Higher level Kyuubi is also something they need to add in, CS & CS2 Sasuke is another one, Drunk Lee another, Sound 5 and their various CS and CS2 forms, Kisame definitely, more jounin, and more specials for all!!!

[HinataFanBoy]

that and Ninden? T_T i gotta get a mod chip! hehe my friends gonna be seeing me alot more ^_^ (he has a japanese ps2)

[Gejimayu]

I hope they don't nerf Lee. Just now I've mastered the art of kicking ass with him, and I'm schooling 95% of the people I fight at cons, so I hope he doesn't see any significant changes...

Drunken Lee would kick ass though, but how would it fit with Ura Renge? Would you have to do the down+X at critical health without any gates open? Depending on how much ass Drunken Lee kicks, it'd be a tough choice between being able to open gates (first gate, uber chip damage + guard breaking, plus 5th gate Ura Renge) and having what might turn out to be a glorified Kyuubi Naruto. Unless, however, they gave Drunken Lee something like Shikamaru's auto-dodge and a few strings as good as his normal ones for chip damage and guard breaking.

As for the other characters, kick Mizuki the hell out, no filler characters, no Sound nin (except maybe the Four). Take off Akamaru/Karasu if they need to make room. Bring in Kabuto, Kisame and Kimimaro, and have Kisame and Kimimaro take the place of Zabuza and Haku, since they could be like clones anyway-- Kimi would be good super-Haku, so unless they have the shotacon real bad people who play him would have nothing to cry about. XP

Man, wish they had bootdiscs for PS2 so I could play Ninden on mine, since I don't want to mod the slim-type...

[Hatake "KakaShi"]

Hey when's it come out?

[lopsew]

Haven't read about this so maybe they've already stated who the new characters are, but CAN WE PLEASE GET ASUMA AS A PLAYABLE CHARACTER IN A NARUTO GAME!!??

[Kira Yamato]

I'm pretty sure there's a smiliar thread in the Gaming Department. :oh

http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=50707

Oh..and they should definelty bring in the Sound 4, Kimimaro, and Kasame...maybe a few missing Jounins (i.e. Asuma..)

And as for specials...it would be cool if they added more specials...for each character. The upgrades (additional characters and special) were awesome. Hopefully this should be better. But like I said before, I'm skeptical about the game release...until pre-orders become officially available

[FFLN]

I'm pretty sure there's a smiliar thread in the Gaming Department. :oh

Yes, but more people come to House of U. more often than they do there.:P

I don't think they'll kick anyone out. I don't think it's a space issue for them... though I haven't run it through my DVD drive.:amuse More than likely they'll keep the previous characters and just make room for the new ones. It would be nice if they gave Naruto a better Kage Bunshin system of attacks similar to Itachi's though. GNT3 made Itachi seem like more of a Kage Bunshin user than Naruto.:P It would be nice if other characters who've used it could show it off sometime too.

[Cholisose]

Aw man, I want to play as Kimimaro SO bad. I also want to play as Dosu SO bad, so I probably shouldn't get my hopes up too much. Drunken Lee would be really fun to play. As well as Jiroubou, Tayuya, Kidoumaru, and Sakon. Lol, think of playing Sakon, and splitting them in two somehow... They could add transformed Gaara mode as well. Perhaps CS2 modes for the Sound Five and Sasuke characters would be cool too. Kisame could be cool. Perhaps Shizune too.

And what's your problem with Mizuki, Delta Shell? They had him in the first game made already, so why not keep him in the later games? He probably takes up a very small amount of the game disc's space.

[Shishou]

YES! YEEEEEES! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

*cums* Can't fucking wait. Can't wait for some images, either.


You can expect a GNT4 Character review within a week of it's release, though :P

[FFLN]

LOL!:laugh Way to double post Shishou.:P

I do know that that's one game I'm looking forward to for Christmas/December/Winter/whatever.:P

[justafase]

Fuck and I haven't even played 3 yet

[Spidey]

Jesus I can't wait for this game, I'm tired of destroying everyone I know at the 3rd one, I need some new stuff. There are soo many modes and upgrades they could put in the game... can't wait.... God damn it, i want screenshots!!

[Manetheren]

I absolutely LOVE GNT3 (and my friends are addicted to it now as well).

I cannot wait until preorders start on the various import sites.

Things I want added:

Characters:
-Kabuto
-Kisame
-Asuma
-Kurenai
-Sound 4
-Kimimaro

Random stuff
-Curse Seal and Curse Seal lvl 2 upgrades for characters (perhaps draining health at the 2nd level like 5th Gate for Lee?)
-Drunken Boxing for Lee (A time limited upgrade instead of like with the gates, enhanced dodging like Shikamaru instead of blocking, faster attacks, somthing like that)
-2nd level Kyuubi upgrade for Naruto
-No more Naruto Rendan as the main special for Naruto. Make it a normal move or something. Make Rasengan the main Special (and the Kyuubi Rasengan for when in Kyuubi mode).
-All of the new moves used by people in the Sasuke arc (The Shadow strangle one for Shikamaru (Special move... maybe even adding a form of the Kagemane as a normal move), the 2-headed dog transformation for a new Kiba special, Chouji's Partial Baika, and his 3 pills for upgrades (adding the Butterfly wings thing as a crit. special)... Kankurou's 2nd puppet (and the double puppet killing move thing), Temari's Summoning move special. Gaara's Desert Avalanche for a special (instead of the Shukaku hand/shield one), the Shukaku Shield, and maybe give him the partial shukaku transformation form with corresponding specials
-RASENGAN FOR JIRAIYA... make it a NORMAL move for him too. (just not as powerful...)
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[Svenjamin]

You know what's even better though??? by the time the game is released, the anime would surely have covered some of the new manga characters by then, such as Chiyo, Deidara, Sasori

and who knows, they might even add alternate costumes for the time-skip

i don't mind if they keep Mizuki, as long as they give him an even bigger change, i don't want him to be too much of an Iruka clone. Also Akamaru should go, and Karasu too.

Here are some of my suggestions.
-Replace Sasuke's sharingan with cursed seal
-Let Kankuro change puppets from Karasu to his new one Kuroari
-Give alternate costumes for Gaara and Temari for the rescue arc
-Add Kisame and Kabuto who should have been in the previous game
-Give Chouji the pills, much like Lee opening the gates, Neji the hakke 128, Kiba the garouga, ino the mind confusion move and so forth
-Naruto's super attack, the Naruto Rendan, should be replaced with rasengan and instead be turned into a combo animation, much like the one he already has by pressing B a few times

[FFLN]

It would be nice if they added in a new Shadow Battle Mode. Instead of fighting that Rain ninja and his clones, they should add in random Jounin and Chuunin from all of the villages we've seen. Or at least change them to Ebisu.:P I'm sort of getting of that Rain ninja and him saying "Lucky!" all the time.:P It would also be nice if they added more to the Omake too. When viewing the character models, it would be nice if you could pick which victory or defeat pose they make as you're viewing them. It's sort of bland just viewing one pose for each character.

I would prefer if Naruto only kept one Rasengan special rather than getting another one.:P I want them to replace his Naruto Rendan with his Mass Kage Bunshin combo that he used against Gaara. That would be cool... or at least allow us to switch out specials sort of like how it works in the DBZ Budokai games.

-Naruto's super attack, the Naruto Rendan, should be replaced with rasengan and instead be turned into a combo animation, much like the one he already has by pressing B a few times

Sort of like what they did for Itachi's Kage Bunshin appearing behind the character and stabbing them in the back. Yes, I know it's Itachi that actually teleports back there and that the Kage Bunshin is in front, but it was easier to just say it the way I did.
They should actually have more moves like that so that instead of wasting it on a special, it'll be a reward for learning to do a good combo. I actually don't like how Chouji's meat tank special only hits one character. They should change that so it hits whoever's in the way.:P

[SixPartFugue]

Woot! GNT4! When's it coming out?

If they continue with the add 9 characters pattern this is who I want:
Sound 4
Kimimaro: In CS2 he could also gets wierd bone thing on his arm and the spinal chord whip. His super could then change to the last dance he used.
Kisame
Kabuto
Shizune
Then someone random, like Anko in GNT3. I want Hayate, but I don't see them adding him. That would be sweet though. Or maybe Asuma or Kurenai or one of the other Jounin.

But yeah. People are talking about them getting rid of characters (mizuki, puppet, dog). There is absolutely no reason to do that. It's not like getting rid of those 3 characters will allow them to add 3 more. They could just do that anyway.

Other things I want:
Shika's Chuunin jacket.
New super for Shika. His is retarded. Give him the neck bind thing.
Chouji's pills. Like Gates.
Saskue w/ CS and CS2. He's Sharingan default like, then can switch into the other modes like Lee's gates. Make CS2 temporary or self-damaging like Lee's second gate.
New super for Naruto. Maybe two different variations on Rasengan.
New Super for Kiba. The two headed dog thing.
Kakashi is Sharingan default. No life-sucking crap.
Higher level Kyuubi for Naruto.

Other characters I want if they decide to add manga characters for some reason or another:
Chiyo
Sasori
Deidara

[Cholisose]

This is a little random, but I really want to play as Zetsu. I mean, seriously. We haven't seen him fight yet, but can you imagine? I want to freaking have his big ol' Venus Flytrap thing bite my opponent's head off, be it Jiraiya or Hinata. I want Zetsu to EAT his enemies. Just lunge forward and take a big juicy bite. Perhaps eat one of their limbs, to weaken their attacks the rest of the match. Once the enemy is KO'ed and the match is won, Zetsu will start slurping up the enemy for his little victory thing. And Zetsu can merge into the ground and sneak away from the other players. For other moves, Zetsu can, like, shoot out vines or something. Who cares.

On another note, it'd be fun to play as Hayate and Genma. Genma can spit out his toothpick of course, and Hayate's got the utterly glorious Dance of the Crescent Moon. How can we go wrong?

[Woofie]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
Word. :laugh

I'll be checking all the gaming sites I know every hour until I see confirmation of this. :P

[hakke]

info or not... it should come out in nov/december... like the last 2, im still having lots of fun with GNT3, and anyone attemping to play as Itachi/Shika gets a 3 vs 1 battle ;)

[Ninja_dude]

YES, At last it is confirmed. YAY. Do anybody know the official website? this is so cool. NO FILLERCHARS. And no mizuki, he is so boring. i want, new specials for everybody, more transformations, bigger stages, dosu, kabuto, shizune, tonton, kisame, no arm in jacket itachi (have you seen what happens if you mangekyo sharingan itachi?), saku, sound 4, kimimaru. 1337!!!

[FFLN]

You're right. Shikamaru does need a new special.:P His current one is just crappy.

They also should give Gaara his little sand clouds to ride on.:P It'll be like Temari's fan or Hinata's flying.:D It'll be useful against Kimimaro's Dance of the Pine, the one which creates a forest of bone. That should be Kimimaro's area special only while he's in CS2 though. It wouldn't be that over-powering unless you're using limitless chakra.:P They already gave Shino a similar area special. Kimimaro's would just be more complete and a bit harder to dodge, but still blockable as most attacks are.

When it comes to stages, they've definitely gotta have the Valley of the End. It would be alot cooler if they could change the environment of the game a bit and allow the characters to run up the cliffs and fight there a bit and if you're tackled while on the cliff, your character would plummet to the bottom of the waterfall with a huge splash!:P That would just be a cool addition to their stages. So far, the only stage they've had that really affects combat is the Mist-filled Bridge stage. It's big and it's hard to see. It's even harder to see when the characters are further apart. They've gotta make more cool and unique stages. Adding a few obstacles like pillars or trees should help too. The shape of the arena already helps a bit in dodging certain attacks and allowing opportunities for counter-attacks, so it would fit right in if they put things like that. They could make them go semi-transparent too so that it wouldn't block anyone's field of vision. They've just gotta make the stages cooler when it comes to affecting the matches instead of just visuals. They've been working on this game for a while, so it's very possible for them to implement something like that for a few new stages or just one at the least. While that would be nice though, if the characters are revamped a bit and more are added, it'll still be good. It would be better with more additions though. Haven't they played any of the DBZ: Budokai games?:P

[Seany]

Yesss i cant wait, i want all the characters mentioned, all the new moves, and stages should be
different forest
trees, well if they can pull it off.
hospital rooftop
rock place, where kiba fought sakon
valley of the end!! i can't wait to here the music for this lvl, u know its gonna be awesome.
and maybe outside orochimarus castle.
Also they could add timeskip naruto as a special character since part 2 should start in like october.

[Shishou]

I wonder how they will do the Cursed Seal... If they even bother...

[Sariachan]

I absolutely LOVE GNT3 (and my friends are addicted to it now as well).

I cannot wait until preorders start on the various import sites.

Things I want added:

Characters:
-Kabuto
-Kisame
-Asuma
-Kurenai
-Sound 4
-Kimimaro

Random stuff
-Curse Seal and Curse Seal lvl 2 upgrades for characters (perhaps draining health at the 2nd level like 5th Gate for Lee?)
-Drunken Boxing for Lee (A time limited upgrade instead of like with the gates, enhanced dodging like Shikamaru instead of blocking, faster attacks, somthing like that)
-2nd level Kyuubi upgrade for Naruto
-No more Naruto Rendan as the main special for Naruto. Make it a normal move or something. Make Rasengan the main Special (and the Kyuubi Rasengan for when in Kyuubi mode).
-All of the new moves used by people in the Sasuke arc (The Shadow strangle one for Shikamaru (Special move... maybe even adding a form of the Kagemane as a normal move), the 2-headed dog transformation for a new Kiba special, Chouji's Partial Baika, and his 3 pills for upgrades (adding the Butterfly wings thing as a crit. special)... Kankurou's 2nd puppet (and the double puppet killing move thing), Temari's Summoning move special. Gaara's Desert Avalanche for a special (instead of the Shukaku hand/shield one), the Shukaku Shield, and maybe give him the partial shukaku transformation form with corresponding specials
-RASENGAN FOR JIRAIYA... make it a NORMAL move for him too. (just not as powerful...)
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You wrote all I wanted to see in NGNT4, Mane!
I can't wait this game come out...I'm playing the third episode but I want more characters! :laugh

[Donkey Show]

You know the Sound 4 is gonna be in this one. And I hope to God they have Aoi and the new Mizuki... XD

[AznGaara]

^I just want Kimimaro!! Gaara better transform in this one too.

[Seany]

yea i want transformed gaara too!! he would be better as a seperate character

[silverwings]

omg, so excited.

Though sad since I still haven't finished unlocking all of 3 yet. ;-;

[Tsunade-Hime]

yes, i can't wait for this game. im hoping they take out the useless characteres like the dog, or the puppet. and have kisame, kabuto, sound 5, all current character upgrades, shizune, who else?

IM GOING CRAZY, SEARCHED FOR ANY INFO ON GOOGLE FOR THIS GAME. NO LUCK! WHERE DID PAZUZU GET THIS INFO?! GIVE ME LINK!!!

[Woofie]

omg, so excited.

Though sad since I still haven't finished unlocking all of 3 yet. ;-;
lol, I played the game for pretty much 48 hours straight after it arrived, and got everything. :P Mostly because the final unlockable character was the main reason I was so keen on getting it - other than that, the improvements on 2 weren't that great.


I wonder who the final unlockable would be in 4 though? It could be Kimimaro, but compared to Itachi in 3 or Orochimaru in 2 (excluding Sharingan Sasuke >_>), he's not quite that special. There isn't really anyone else, unless they start going into Part 2 with it.

[FFLN]

There's Yondaime.;) That should air by the time it's out.

Itachi's teleport just makes him super difficult to fight against when you're playing someone who knows how to use him. I don't think Kimimaro would have the same sort of ability. If Yondaime was added, he would be the new owning character. Unless they change up the older characters. Sasuke really needs a Ryuuka no Jutsu as a special and they should change Shishi Rendan into part of a combo attack. The characters just need new stuff.

I was sort of disappointed at the relatively small amount that was upgraded between 2 and 3. New characters are good, but more would've been better. It seems like they had less time between 2 and 3 though. They had a bit more between 3 and 4 now though.

[AznGaara]

Since the GNT4 series doesn't go by the manga(i wish it would), maybe they added characters like Asuma, Sound Trio etc. etc.

But Gaara has to transform just not fair Naruto and Sasuke will, why not Gaara:sad Kimimaro better kick ass.

[omiK]

i beat 3, and hearing about this game makes me want it. I am a naruto fan. I have bought one good game and one average naruto game.. this new game better not even the score...

[Woofie]

There's Yondaime.;) That should air by the time it's out.

Damn, that would be amazing. o_o I was gonna say "we haven't seen enough of him", but we'd only seen three jutsu from Itachi then, and only two of those were included. I guess since most of the game is taijutsu, you only need a couple of notable jutsu for the specials - we already know three from Yondaime (Rasengan, Kuchiyose and Shiki Fuujin, although I don't know how the latter would be included >_>), and another is revealed in the gaiden. So it actually isn't that unreasonable at all... wow. o_o

Itachi's teleport just makes him super difficult to fight against when you're playing someone who knows how to use him. I don't think Kimimaro would have the same sort of ability. If Yondaime was added, he would be the new owning character.
Yeah... I have a friend who I play with sometimes, and we're both pretty good and quite even; I win maybe 65% of the time. But when I'm Itachi, he literally can't beat me. And when he's Itachi, it definitely evens things out, I only win about 50% of the time.

I hope the new characters aren't that powerful. I mean, it's not that Itachi is unbeatable (you just have to be careful), but it's still a bitch fighting him. If any more characters like that are introduced, it'll start to become a two-tier thing, where characters like Sasuke and Naruto just can't compete with the top tier with even players. Other than Itachi and Kankurou, things are pretty even in 3 (not that you can reasonably expect to beat Oro with, say, Chouji, but still)... I hope it stays that way.

So yeah, Yondaime should be about Oro's level - good, but not amazing like Itachi.

Oh yeah, that reminds me of one other thing I want to see in 4: Fix Kakashi, for god's sake! I love the guy n' all, but I'm cursing every time I get him in the random selection because he's so flippin' useless in the game. Seriously, those combos are awful against anyone who knows what they're doing. Kakashi is suppoposed to be good, dammit! :mad

[NL|MegaMika]

I pre-ordered it, will be a nice addition to the first three games in my rack ^_^

However, if we follow Tomy's doing's between 1&2 and 2&3, I'm afraid we will only get ~9 new characters from the anime. A guess:
- Asuma since the character exists in GNT3 (only give him some moves),
- Sound 4,
- Kabuto (voice over, they also added Sarutobi in GNT3 while his voice was in GNT2)
Which makes 6 already. Leaves three slots for some cover characters (like Jiraiya was for GNT3):
- Kisame,
- Kimimaro,
- ?

Since the games don't follow the manga, people who are waiting to see Akatsuki other than Itachi or Kisame have to wait for GNT5.

And, for the third time, I'm starting to get my hope up for Dosu. Please Tomy, just one tiny itty bitty little Dosu for all his fans... please?

[thesh00ter]

so did Tazmo get the news straight from Japan? Cuz he's the first to report it on any english sites. None of the game sites have said anything yet

[Kira Yamato]

I hope the new characters aren't that powerful. I mean, it's not that Itachi is unbeatable (you just have to be careful), but it's still a bitch fighting him. If any more characters like that are introduced, it'll start to become a two-tier thing, where characters like Sasuke and Naruto just can't compete with the top tier with even players. Other than Itachi and Kankurou, things are pretty even in 3 (not that you can reasonably expect to beat Oro with, say, Chouji, but still)... I hope it stays that way.


Wait, are you saying you don't conisder naruto and sasuke top tiers :S (well sasuke anyways :laugh) Then when it really comes down to is the players. The top tier players can be nearly invinceable with the likes of naruto and sasuke, even if those players are using a player like Itachi. I do admit that Itachi is kinda cheap and I beat nearly everyone when I play with him, but that becomes a moot point when I play someone who really knows what he's doing...even when using characters not considred top tiered. And as for GNT4, is there any official news on it, I hear something about it coming out in the winter, but if pre-orders doesn't come out within the next two months, I'll be having serious suspicions about the release date.

[FFLN]

I pre-ordered it, will be a nice addition to the first three games in my rack ^_^

And, for the third time, I'm starting to get my hope up for Dosu. Please Tomy, just one tiny itty bitty little Dosu for all his fans... please?

Where the heck did you pre-order it?:blink

And no. No Dosu.:P Talk about a waste of space. People would be disappointed to see him appear now.:P

Well, we all got this info from Pazuzu, so I'm guessing that's the same place he got it.

I agree that Kakashi has got to be better. I struggle with his attacks when using him. I try not to finish his regular attack combo because that will totally leave me vulnerable. Hehe, funny thing though... I'm best against Itachi when using Kakashi.:amuse It'll be nice if they slow down his Sharingan life drain even more though... or at least have it slowly drain chakra instead of health. I do think that his Sharingan should drain something. People would have no reason to use regular Kakashi, besides Thousand Years of Pain, if there was no drawback. It would be nice if it could ACTUALLY copy more things. He won't be able to copy most specials now, so they should just have it copy some regular combos or some other stuff that they add in.

Itachi's teleport and then back B just totally blows away Shikamaru's attacking teleport. Orochimaru doesn't have the sort of combo attacks that Itachi has after teleporting, so Itachi is superior there. I don't think Yondaime should be on the same tier as Orochimaru... rather he should be above Itachi.:P It'll be hard to catch sight of him though.

Hmm, you know... they might add some Gaiden characters in such as, Young Kakashi, Obito- don't know why they would, that last stone ninja with the blades. I don't know what the appeal of YK would be from regular K though.

It would be nice if they gave Zabuza some long distance water jutsu like the Water Dragon jutsu. They can actually give most of the characters with no long distance attacks some distance attacks now. For Chouji, his Bubun Baika no Jutsu can be his long distance attack, sort of how Tsunade's ground ███████ could be considered one. Then again, Chouji will have major upgrades ... IF THEY DON'T FREAKIN' NERF HIM!!! If he turns out like Gaara did with no next level of any kind... that would be disappointing.:( They've gotta add Shukaku Gaara in. Maybe it could be part of the Sand Ball technique, but instead of just having the hand burst out, you can have a choice between that or turning into Shukaku Gaara. If you don't know what I'm talking about, just think back to when Naruto fought Gaara. Anyway, back to Chouji, if he doesn't get his pills, it would not be very cool. I'm probably not the only person looking forward to zipping around with his chakra butterfly wings.:P He'll also be able to use a cool and strong special too.

They do have to speed up some characters though. Lee should be MUCH faster when he has the 5th gate open. That would at least give him more of a chance to survive when he's at that last point of health.:P Oh well. I have made the mistake of opening the gates twice while at high health. Then it just becomes Lee rushing the opponent before his health plummets to zero.

Anyway... they've got a lot that they could've improved on, but if they don't... I'll be looking forward to the same company that's making DBZ: Budokai to make a Naruto fighting game. They got alot of experience from the Budokai series, and they've probably played the GNT series too, so they'd be able to incorporate those ideas as well as expand upon them. Really, who would've thought to fuse together characters that were never fused in the anime or manga.:P

[SSJLance]

Man, to think that it has been about a year since I started a similar thread asking the same thing about the 3rd game! Heck yeah I'm excited about this game, right after I saw the post on narutofan I came straight here to see if there has been anymore information on the game.

[Nerf Herder]

Well, I'm excited to see it coming. I never bothered to pick up two or three, because it's the type of fighting game that stays the same and just adds on, so I'm looking forward to picking up 4 this time around.

[Kira Yamato]

Where the heck did you pre-order it?:blink



I was also wondering that..I seriously doubt it's available for pre-order yet. If it were places like Playasia would have it up by now, or at least have the "save for later" option that allows you to get new when the pre-order become available.

I'm thinking he meant he's going to pre-order it :oh

[thesh00ter]

ok Naruto has been on since Oct. 2002 right? the first NGNT game came out in Dec 2002. did they base it from the the manga? and are the other 2 based from the manga? cuz it takes about a year to develop the games and so in order to keep up with TV series they must've got from the manga. anybody wanna back me up?


and why does everybody want that sorry excuse of a character Dosu? Same with Zaku, they make Mizuki look like Gaara. and i'm curious as to what moves they're gonna give Tayuya. All she did is summon those ugly things and then in her lv2 curse, she did a genjutsu.

[MechaTC]

I love these games. Even akamaru can beat tsunade :occa

[Kira Yamato]

I love these games. Even akamaru can beat tsunade :occa

I hate that part :xp

when a dog can end up pwn'ing someone...there's a serious problem :notrust :laugh

I would always tell everyone not to choose them, because it can be so cheap, espcecially when playing battale royale, and thedog can go unnoticed....

[Devi]

OMFG YES GIVE IT TO ME NOW

For real, maybe make Itachi not as cheap in the new game. I agree with the level 2 curse seals, that would just be too sweet for words. Instead of Sharingan, Sasuke's can totally be the curse seal, or it can be like Lee's down-X to open the gates.

Some of you guys are crazy, Shikamaru's alternate special (down-Special button) rocks. I can kick anyone's ass with that. If you sit back in a 4-player round, just use that and it takes care of everyone at once. Hahaha.

Devi

[CABLE]

Is this the game they advertise for during the commerical breaks of Naruto where you see like chouji rolling around then Shikamaru using kage mange? also, why the hell are the Naruto games on GC?? GC totally blows and all the other jump games are on PS2 so why not naruto?

[GekigangerV]

ok Naruto has been on since Oct. 2002 right? the first NGNT game came out in Dec 2002. did they base it from the the manga? and are the other 2 based from the manga? cuz it takes about a year to develop the games and so in order to keep up with TV series they must've got from the manga. anybody wanna back me up?


According to gamefaqs the first game came out in April-03, the second eight months later and the third came out close to a year after that. The GNT games have pretty much been dictated by the anime. The first two games went up to the story arc that the anime was currently on and added an extra character who was a little farther ahead(Rock Lee in the first Sharingan Sasuke in the second). I don't think they did an extra character who was farther ahead in the third game though and I can't remember where exactly the anime was when the third game was released. Of course because of the lack of moves shown in the anime around the time of the first game they had to use techniques that were only in the manga at that point like the Naruto/Shishi Rendan.

[NL|MegaMika]

the first NGNT game came out in Dec 2002.
No.

did they base it from the the manga? and are the other 2 based from the manga? cuz it takes about a year to develop the games and so in order to keep up with TV series they must've got from the manga.
It's thát obvious that everyone is talking about "based on the manga chapters that are not aired as anime yet". And with the previous games, they used unaired chapters as a basis. Won't explain to you, too much trouble.

anybody wanna back me up?
No.

and why does everybody want that sorry excuse of a character Dosu?
Because many people like that character.

Same with Zaku, they make Mizuki look like Gaara.
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[FFLN]

I don't like Dosu. It'll be a waste if they put him in at this point. There are cooler characters that must be added.:P

PS2 already has a Naruto fighting game. Also, GC>PS2 when it comes to hardware and video/graphics quality.

[TenshiOni]

Is this the game they advertise for during the commerical breaks of Naruto where you see like chouji rolling around then Shikamaru using kage mange? also, why the hell are the Naruto games on GC?? GC totally blows and all the other jump games are on PS2 so why not naruto?

There is a Playstation 2 Naruto game series.

But the Gamecube one blows it out of the water, IMO, when it comes to addictiveness. Playing a Naruto game with 4 players > playing with 2.

Gamecube ownz Playstation 2, IMO, in fighting games. GC has this game, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Soul Calibur 2 with Link. :knk

[AznGaara]

Is this the game they advertise for during the commerical breaks of Naruto where you see like chouji rolling around then Shikamaru using kage mange? also, why the hell are the Naruto games on GC?? GC totally blows and all the other jump games are on PS2 so why not naruto?
No thats Naruto Uzumaki Ninden, this is a fighting game...

Why because GC is the party system and this is a party game...PS2 may have the more serious fightin games out of the naruto series, but the addictiveness of those games are down. I hear ppl get bored of them after a few short months, this is a game you can play until the next one shows up:smile-big

[TenshiOni]

No thats Naruto Uzumaki Ninden, this is a fighting game...

Why because GC is the party system and this is a party game...PS2 may have the more serious fightin games out of the naruto series, but the addictiveness of those games are down. I hear ppl get bored of them after a few short months, this is a game you can play until the next one shows up:smile-big

The Playstation 2 also has it's own fighting series.

Naruto: Narutimate Hero 1 and 2, I believe, or something like that.

[Nerf Herder]

Yeah, Narutimett Hero is on the PS2, but it's not nearly as good as Ninja Taisen in my opinion. I liked the super combo system in the first Hero, but then they made it lame with the button mashing in Hero 2.

[Woofie]

Wait, are you saying you don't conisder naruto and sasuke top tiers :S (well sasuke anyways :laugh) Then when it really comes down to is the players. The top tier players can be nearly invinceable with the likes of naruto and sasuke, even if those players are using a player like Itachi. I do admit that Itachi is kinda cheap and I beat nearly everyone when I play with him, but that becomes a moot point when I play someone who really knows what he's doing...even when using characters not considred top tiered.
I consider them to be top of the lower tier (not that it exists... yet), which is why I used them as an example.

Of course a truly good player can beat most other people who use Itachi, but I'm talking about when the players are pretty much equal, both very good. If one of them gets Itachi with the random character selector, then it automatically gives them at least an extra 20% chance of winning, IMO, even against Sasuke. It's not too bad having one character like that, since there's only about a 1-in-15 chance of him being selected in any match; but if you start having 3-5 characters who are clearly much better than the the others (in the hands of equal players), then quite a high percentage of the fights are going to be unfairly matched.

This is pretty annoying when your normal fights with this opponent are very close and interesting. Like I said, I have a friend who definitely knows what he's doing, he's only slightly worse than me (like, 60/40), but he really can't beat me when I'm Itachi - we once tried repeatedly having Sasuke vs. Itachi (him as Sasuke, who's normally one of his best characters as it happens) until he won one, and it was about six matches before he even won a round. We gave up before he won a match. That isn't at all representative of our skills (normally the most I ever win is about three matches running), it's all Itachi's doing. :P

I don't think Yondaime should be on the same tier as Orochimaru... rather he should be above Itachi. It'll be hard to catch sight of him though.
Well, he should be, but like I said, I don't want any more overpowered characters in the game! :P Then again, it would make Itachi vs. Yondaime battles pretty titanic. >_>

[Kira Yamato]

:omg

Nauto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 is available for pre-order!!!! (Playasia)
No date is available yet...but it finally is a reality :scry

*pre-orders*

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-48-70-ui0.html

[TenshiOni]

^ Thanks for the link! ::reserves::

Now, I have a question: Does anyone think we'd need a new, updated Freeloader for this? Or should our current ones be fine?

[Kira Yamato]

I also thought about that as well. Right now I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping my current freeloaders (yes, I have two copies....long story :darn) work. If not, wouldn't they provide a newer version? It would suck, if we got the game and had no way of playing it :xp

[Woofie]

I don't really know much about the technology or anything, but you'd think they'd actively go out of their way to make it compatible with the existing Freeloaders, since it's such a vastly imported (well, exported from their point of view) game.

[Seany]

it should work fine with all freeloaders

[FFLN]

Well, he should be, but like I said, I don't want any more overpowered characters in the game! :P Then again, it would make Itachi vs. Yondaime battles pretty titanic. >_>

I don't really care if he's overpowered.:P That's just more fun in my opinion.:D If they want to even it out some more, they shouldn't nerf Itachi or the stronger characters, they should just make the weaker characters better.:P Have you ever actually gotten Sakura's back B to hit? That does major damage for just a few slaps.:P Actually, once I blocked the first two, but got hit by the last one, that took off about an eighth to a tenth of my health.

They still sell Freeloaders, right? I didn't see any last time I looked at the GC games on Play-Asia. Not that it really matters since I still have mine.

I think I'll wait to pre-order mine though. Maybe when pictures of the cover are out.

[TheWon]

freeloaders don't work on the current model gamecube. I'm not sure of the serial number, but if you buy a brand new one a freeloader will not work. You will have to use a action replay. Also to the guy who said gamecube sucks. Maybe in The U.S. Nintendo doesn't get that much love. BAck home though the Japanese still pay their respect to the house Mario Built.
JumpSuper Stars on the Ds and Naruto 4 on the cube. That's all you need.

[Kira Yamato]

freeloaders don't work on the current model gamecube. I'm not sure of the serial number, but if you buy a brand new one a freeloader will not work. You will have to use a action replay. Also to the guy who said gamecube sucks. Maybe in The U.S. Nintendo doesn't get that much love. BAck home though the Japanese still pay their respect to the house Mario Built.
JumpSuper Stars on the Ds and Naruto 4 on the cube. That's all you need.


If that's true then I really need to take care of my current gamecube, because I love my Naruto GNT games and couldn't imagine buying a new one and it not working...:S

But like I said before what happens if the Nintendo Revoultion can't play Naruto GNT games, will that mean I need to keep my gamecube as well? :blink

I'm replacing my PS2 with the PS3, but not so sure about xbox , because of 360's limited backwards compability.

[FFLN]

I heard that Revolution would be region free... or maybe I'm just assuming that because DS is region free.:P They gotta love their importers.:D Freeloader works with my current GC. I had to replace my original launch GC... if my current one ever stops working before the Revolution comes out, I may just get my original one repaired... for $70 by Nintendo.:(

It's true. Freeloaders don't work on the newest version of the GC. Some people on here were complaining about it. When that happens, it's time to visit the used game shops.:P

[Kira Yamato]

I heard that Revolution would be region free... or maybe I'm just assuming that because DS is region free.:P They gotta love their importers.:D Freeloader works with my current GC. I had to replace my original launch GC... if my current one ever stops working before the Revolution comes out, I may just get my original one repaired... for $70 by Nintendo.:(

It's true. Freeloaders don't work on the newest version of the GC. Some people on here were complaining about it. When that happens, it's time to visit the used game shops.:P


I hope you're right then I can make some space for the revolution :D
But has any Nintendo console been region free? :S

PS3 will shortly follow (if it's true that the revolution may come out before the PS3)

[FFLN]

Well, there hasn't been any other console that's region free, has there?

[Nerf Herder]

you might be assuming...handheld systems are like that simply because...well...they're handhelds...but it would be awesome if Revolution worked that way too.

[Woofie]

I don't really care if he's overpowered.:P That's just more fun in my opinion.:D If they want to even it out some more, they shouldn't nerf Itachi or the stronger characters, they should just make the weaker characters better.:P Have you ever actually gotten Sakura's back B to hit? That does major damage for just a few slaps.:P Actually, once I blocked the first two, but got hit by the last one, that took off about an eighth to a tenth of my health.
I've lost fights I was winning comfortably just because I was determined to do Sakura's back+B. xD It's fun... like Hinata's Superman aerial attack. So whenever I play with those characters, I have to land those attacks at least once, even if it costs me the match. :P (Unless it's, like, a decider for the day or something. >_>)


But wellll, I wouldn't want them to weaken Itachi now - he can be fun to use, and the odds of getting him randomly aren't that high anyway. I just don't want many more uber-characters. <.< >.> I'd accept Yondaime being uber, though, just because I can imagine how crazy Yondaime vs. Itachi fights would be. Itachi vs. Itachi fights are crazy enough. x_X :P

[GekigangerV]

Well, there hasn't been any other console that's region free, has there?

To play import games on your SNES all you had to do was remove a couple of tabs that blocked JPN cartridges. Once you did that they should work. I believe Japanese consoles were region free. I heard the JPN PSX was region free.

[FFLN]

It doesn't seem like it would be that hard to have the Revolution work that way... unless it has something to do with PAL and NTSC or something. They are going to be offering downloads of older Nintendo games. I don't see why they wouldn't allow someone to download the Japanese version instead of the English.

Yeah, they definitely shouldn't weaken any of the characters. Heck, they raised the strength of characters that were too weak in GNT 2, such as Kiba... okay, he was REALLY weak in GNT 2.:P His special barely even made a dent in that game. Hinata's secondary special in GNT 3 is a total match reversal or even a KO if the use is timed correctly. Anyway... Kimimaro has to become one of the owning characters too. I wouldn't want him to be some slow character just because he has all of those bones.:P The only person I see as being as slow as Chouji or slower than him, is Jiroubou. The rest should not even be close to that. They should probably also have sped Chouji up a tad bit... unless they make the Butterfly THAT much more overwhelming. Then I wouldn't mind if his normal speed remained the same or was just a tiny bit slower.

Anyway, if Yondaime is in, he will own.

[Sariachan]

Other than Yondaime, I hope Tomy is going to add Shodaime and Nindaime Hokage too, since they both appear in the anime and they fight quite a long battle.

And what about Baki and Gekko Hayate, and the trio Ino-Shika-Chou? They have fought only a little in the manga/anime, but imho they could be added, since at least any of them has one special move. ^^
And I would like to have Kiba's sister as a bonus, too.
The characters I DON'T want to see in the new game are the fillers' ones...bleah.



P.S. Just to say, the character I use better in NGNT3 is...Jiraiya-sama! XD And I like to use Karasu too...it isn't useless! >=(

[Ah B]

I'm still trying to find freeloader and Naruto 3. If I successfully get Naruto 3, I will buy 4 for sure!

[The Wanderer]

In playasia you can buy the freeloader and NGNT3 at once, you shouldn't have any problems with that

If this is the last NGNT which will be released for GC Tomy might want to say good bye with style. Expect a great roster (Konoha Jounin,Sound 5, and Lil Kakashi, Obito and Yondaime -if they cover Kakashi Gaiden that is, one can always daydream)

If they add Yondaime though, the Yondaime vs Itachi debate will definately go to the next level don't you think ??

[Nerf Herder]

I would love to see Gekko in the game, he's one of the coolest characters ever. but I'd be content to see Asuma, cuz Asuma is a total bad ass. Ah well, whoever gets added into it this installment, it'll be awesome.

[Sir.Cruz]

I think we may have just gotten two "officially" confirmed characters for the new GNT4! Keeping with trends, the least visible character is the last unlocked and usually best for that game. Of course my deduction was based on the other three games and footage from PlayAsia.

Lee -1
Orochimaru-2
Itachi-3
Sasuke-4


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/SasukeHyuuga/60c383b4.jpg
If you look closely, Naruto :narutokyu has tails streaming arounbd him. Which means he's from the "save Sasuke" arc. Also,:sasuseal CursedSealLV2 Sasuke is in the top left corner.

[TenshiOni]

Hmmm...I wonder if they plan to make the Curse Seal Level 2 forms seperate characters....

[Woofie]

Hmmm...I wonder if they plan to make the Curse Seal Level 2 forms seperate characters....
I was kind of thinking they might be in there just for specials or something. The normal -> CS1 transformation is simple, that could easily be done in battle (and just add a bit more power and perhaps a couple of different hits/combos), but CS1 -> CS2 is pretty awkward, in terms of appearance, what powers it would actually give, what damage it would do and the fact that multiple transformations suck.

So maybe it'd just be like, if you're in CS1 and under 40% health (or maybe without the health thing), your special is transforming into CS2, doing an uber-special - most of the CS2 guys only showed about one jutsu anyway - then transforming back. Or something.

[Sir.Cruz]

From the boxart and previous cases, I'm assuming that at least CursedSeal2 Sasuke will be a seperate character.

I mean, really. We didn't get Orochi, Rock Lee, or Itachi early on when they were the "super-person" of the game. This also projects that CS2Sasuke will be stronger than Lee, Itachi, and Orochimaru as far as playability, power, speed, and/or specials.


Time will tell.

[Seany]

hmmm it would be easier if they had seperate charaters for sasuke, because there just seems like to many supers and transformations for one character, but im sure they can pull it off and have 1 sasuke =)

[NarutoLegend]

i played NG 3 for a while. Its quite fun to play if you re fan of the anime / manga. if you re not then this game isnt quite as good as a beat em up.

i hope NG 4 will be less a button ███████ than NG 3. In NG3 you can easily beat the game by pressing one button. Also the kiwari / teleport counter use too much chakra. Also they can put more moves per character that would be nice.

i hope they will put some character from part 2 like sasori (which is a badass), deidra, naruto (from part 2), kisama, the 4 sounds nin, chouji (with "transformation" with the help of the 3 color pills), rock lee (with drunken fist style), kimimaro, kabuto, the 1st 2nd and i really hope the 4th, well thats pretty much i hope they will put into the game.

[Seany]

Just thought of something else i would like, i would want more health bars since alot of characters will be very overpowered.

[NarutoLegend]

yeah like shikamaru. he is god in NG3.

[Kira Yamato]

I think we may have just gotten two "officially" confirmed characters for the new GNT4! Keeping with trends, the least visible character is the last unlocked and usually best for that game. Of course my deduction was based on the other three games and footage from PlayAsia.

Lee -1
Orochimaru-2
Itachi-3
Sasuke-4


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/SasukeHyuuga/60c383b4.jpg
If you look closely, Naruto :narutokyu has tails streaming arounbd him. Which means he's from the "save Sasuke" arc. Also,:sasuseal CursedSealLV2 Sasuke is in the top left corner.


LOL...I can't believe I didn't notice that. In my opinion you know there going to add enough characters to make this game interesting. I mean if it's anything like the differences made between the creation of part 2 and 3, then were getting a very good product. I just hope they come out a with a few more innovations. But I have a feeling there probably going to stick to mission modes instead of a real story mode. But I'm not going to complain about that.

[Woofie]

In GNT2, wasn't Sharingan no Sasuke the absolute final unlockable? Not Orochimaru. So the box-art thing doesn't always hold true. :)

If CS2 Sasuke is a seperate character though, I wonder what he'll do? O_o All we saw was the black Chidori and that wing defense thing.

[FFLN]

That isn't the official cover since it did say preliminary picture on it... unless they got that from the magazine that previewed it, but even then it's still subject to change.

Even if someone's not a fan of the series, they would still enjoy playing GNT 3. It's just that fun. Also, if you're just using one button to try and get past things... it may be a bit difficult playing against better players.:P There are more mechanics to GNT than one may think from just playing it through. Sure you can just use the continuous B combos, but it won't be too fun when you notice how other people play.

[CABLE]

damn i really wanna get a GC so i can play this game. i guess ill just buy one once the next nintendo system comes out. also anyone think the GC and PS2 Naruto games have a chance of coming to the US. Cuz if you think about it, if they do release them it will be at least 3-5 months after the dub comes out and thats only if it does well(which im guessing it will) and its not like there gonna release them all at once, they will do it slowly and by the time they get maybe even the 2 one released probably a new Nintendo system will come out, then GC will be a thing of the past thus releasing new games for it will be pointless. as for the PS2 games, i wouldn't count on it since PS3 will soon be released in the US i think, they wouldn't be releasing old PS2 games.

[thesh00ter]

hmmm it would be easier if they had seperate charaters for sasuke, because there just seems like to many supers and transformations for one character, but im sure they can pull it off and have 1 sasuke =)

why would it be easier? that means there will be 100 freakin characters. they can do just like Budokai 3 and give them all the forms that would be alot cooler and make the battles more dramatic. I really hope they do that. cuz if they don't i'm definitely not getting it.

[AznGaara]

hmmm it would be easier if they had seperate charaters for sasuke, because there just seems like to many supers and transformations for one character, but im sure they can pull it off and have 1 sasuke =)

I have already figured out how they would work this out:

Sasuke to Sharingan anytime

Sasuke to Curse Seal, red health. Heath gain after, chakra gain stops when hit

CS Sasuke to CS2 red health. Medium heath drain fast chakra gain

man i'm such a nerd:P

[FFLN]

Cursed Seal would be too weak if they did that. The CS is more like the Gates than it is Kyuubi's chakra. They called upon CS1 and CS2 pretty much at will. They mainly saved it until they needed to use it because it drains alot out of them. They should just make the CS2 like Lee opening the 5th Gate. Their chakra bar fills up as fast as Kyuubi Naruto, but their health goes down somewhere between Kakashi's life drain and Lee's 5th Gate life drain. Kyuubi 2's chakra gain should be like the 5th Gate, and there should be no life drain if they're still making Kyuubi prerequisites the same as they were in GNT3. If they allow Naruto to go Kyuubi right off the bat, or at 50-75% health, then they could have Kyuubi 2 come out at 25%.

What would suck about GNT4 is if our high hopes for this game are just too high and it's just the same with new characters, but no change to old characters.:( That would be pathetic. There's only 1.5GBs of space on the GC disc, but... they should be able to fit more stuff in there. *sigh* If only Nintendo went with full DVD for GC. There would be more games that way. GC hardware is way better than the PS2's, but the game disc just doesn't have enough space.:( Does anyone know how much memory GNT3 takes up on the GC disc?

[Love Mitarashi Anko]

I want this game now!! i just love GNT3. Let all of us prey that Kisame are in this one!

[Gelantious]

bla bla bla........... There would be more games that way. GC hardware is way better than the PS2's, but the game disc just doesn't have enough space.:( Does anyone know how much memory GNT3 takes up on the GC disc?


Naruto GNT 3 takes 773.66 MB rar packed. So they have atleast 500MB left on the disc. So space isnt something they need to worry about unless they add alot more in story mode with alot of voices.

[Khemical]

Would love it if this was released soon after the Zelda game, would def. motivate me to buy a GC

[FFLN]

Naruto GNT 3 takes 773.66 MB rar packed. So they have atleast 500MB left on the disc. So space isnt something they need to worry about unless they add alot more in story mode with alot of voices.

Phew. Good to hear.

And what's up with the "bla bla bla"?:P They ellipses were fine by their self.

[Tsunade-Hime]

Please Anybody!! If You Have Screen Shots Please Share!!!

[FFLN]

I don't think anyone has screenshots yet. It's only recently been previewed in Famitsu and from what I heard it only had cursory information such as an expected release date. Last year, GNT3 came out around November, so it's possible that GNT4 will do the same.

[AznGaara]

Please Anybody!! If You Have Screen Shots Please Share!!!

Well GNT3 had screens in JUMP soon after its anouncement so hopefully this will too (prays for sreens in this weeks JUMP)

[Sir.Cruz]

In GNT2, wasn't Sharingan no Sasuke the absolute final unlockable? Not Orochimaru. So the box-art thing doesn't always hold true. :)

If CS2 Sasuke is a seperate character though, I wonder what he'll do? O_o All we saw was the black Chidori and that wing defense thing.

You have a point. My mistake. I noticed it when I was about GameFAQs the other day. No sense in changing it now though. Sharingan Sasuke was the best due to his Up+A which could escape practically anything due to faster start-up time than in GNT3.

That isn't the official cover since it did say preliminary picture on it... unless they got that from the magazine that previewed it, but even then it's still subject to change.

Even if someone's not a fan of the series, they would still enjoy playing GNT 3. It's just that fun. Also, if you're just using one button to try and get past things... it may be a bit difficult playing against better players.:P There are more mechanics to GNT than one may think from just playing it through. Sure you can just use the continuous B combos, but it won't be too fun when you notice how other people play.

When I see the official cover, the same will probably hold true. It's what I recieved when I was preordering the game, so I figure this is the "boxart" as long as it shows it when I go to Playasia. I'll post the definitive boxart when I find it though.

[AznGaara]

Well, it turns out that now you can pre-order from Lik-sang now:

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=79&products_id=7387&

[The 21st Hokage]

Kisame should be in it and if he is I'll actually buy a GC and a free loader just for this.

[Tsunade-Hime]

everybodys talking about characters ... what about the stages?! I wanna see

-akatsuki cave
-valley of the end
-orochimarus lair
-forest near border of fire country
-uchiha village?

and the soundtracks were awesome previous games so lets hope it stays the same with additional new ones !

[The 21st Hokage]

I like all of the above with a couple of extra stages.

[FFLN]

I already mentioned what I'd like as stages, but... most of my ideas were things that didn't seem probable with how the GNT team has put out or changed in previous GNT games. If they were to really change the environment of the battles and allow part of the stage to be destructible and also useable as well as allowing fighting on walls and cliff-sides, then they'd probably only do so with a totally new Naruto game series. That would probably also come from another game development team. It would be nice if this team would do it, but their schedule and timeline probably wouldn't allow for something like that... especially with all of the new characters they could and should and need to and MUST put in. As long as the characters are all good and cool and the fighting, specials and power-ups are done superbly, I don't think anyone will be complaining about the stages. It would just be nice if they did change up the dynamics of the stages, but it's not a necessity... not yet anyway.:P

[icoselitham]

i think the game gets redundant. they just add some new characters from the anime. I'll still be tempted to buy all four game and the PS2 though since i want to play those games sooooo badddddddddddddddddd!!!!

[Sariachan]

everybodys talking about characters ... what about the stages?! I wanna see

-akatsuki cave
-valley of the end
-orochimarus lair
-forest near border of fire country
-uchiha village?

and the soundtracks were awesome previous games so lets hope it stays the same with additional new ones !

You're right, I didn't think about new stages...well, I would like to see the forest of Kimimaro's bones as a stage too, it would be a bit creepy but really, really cool!

About the music instead I disagree...I like much more the OSTs from the anime, they should use them but I don't think the'll do. :sad

[The Wanderer]

About the music instead I disagree...I like much more the OSTs from the anime, they should use them but I don't think the'll do. :sad The BGM is fine :oh, even though it's not the OST Tomy did a great job with the music, I can't wait . . .

[Manetheren]

I really would love to see a bit more interesting stages.

My idea for the Valley of the End level (which will quite obviously be the last unlockable level...) A water level, fighting on the River below the Waterfall. Where the characters are walking on the water the whole fight. Having water effects like ripples around their steps, splashing when Running, and if they get knocked down, they go into the water. If knocked out of the air and slammed down into the water a huge splash would occur, things like that. You would also have the huge waterfall and statues in the background.

It would make it odd for things like the Ura/omote renge though...

Maybe a Forest stage that actually has trees in the middle of the stage (so you can run around them and dodge behind them and such.)

And while it would be difficult to implement into the game... I would LOVE to see tree/wall walking. It would add a completely new aspect strategically to the fighting.

Also, having stages that can be multi-tiered and/or have buildings that you can leave or something would be quite fun (though this kind of thing works better in a two-player function).
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Other random things I would like to see:

For the 3-man Team matches:

-For groups that are known teams, in the 3-man Super Attack have them use DIFFERENT animations. Like have InoShikaChou use their main formation for the triple attack instead of the generic one. And for these teams, they should maybe have different effects and/or damage ratios than others.

The generic teams 3-man super shouldnt be as effective, giving you a bonus for using particular teams.

[De Monies]

im interested to see what characters they are going to take out of GNT3 to make room for 4 - if they keep adding characters there will he HEAPS
i wonder if kisame / asuma / kurenai / sound 4 are going to be in this one..

those levels sound interesting.. but like impossible to implement :P

[Bakaboy]

Wouldn't it be cool if Young Kakashi, Obito, Rin and The fouth where all playable characters, I mean the Gamecube games mainly follow the anime rather then the manga, so hopefully Kakashi Gaiden will air during production meaning they have already decided to put these characters in the game.

Also does anyone remember where the 3rd game finished, ie in mission/story mode, and when It was released where abouts was the anime?

[AznGaara]

It be cool if they sneak a lil of part 2 in there, like make older Naruto the last character

[FFLN]

I really would love to see a bit more interesting stages.

My idea for the Valley of the End level (which will quite obviously be the last unlockable level...) A water level, fighting on the River below the Waterfall. Where the characters are walking on the water the whole fight. Having water effects like ripples around their steps, splashing when Running, and if they get knocked down, they go into the water. If knocked out of the air and slammed down into the water a huge splash would occur, things like that. You would also have the huge waterfall and statues in the background.

It would make it odd for things like the Ura/omote renge though...

Maybe a Forest stage that actually has trees in the middle of the stage (so you can run around them and dodge behind them and such.)

And while it would be difficult to implement into the game... I would LOVE to see tree/wall walking. It would add a completely new aspect strategically to the fighting.

Also, having stages that can be multi-tiered and/or have buildings that you can leave or something would be quite fun (though this kind of thing works better in a two-player function).

lol:laugh That's pretty much what I posted earlier in this thread when it came to stages.:P

I don't think they'll put in any part of Part 2. We barely even know enough about Part 2 Naruto's new abilities.

[SSJLance]

The 3rd game ended with the Sannin battle I think. The new game could go into the Kakashi Gaiden, but I don't know if we've seen enough techniques from the characters shown in that part of the series.

[NarutoLegend]

yeah. i hope this game will include character from the sannin battle to kakashi gaiden. I really hope they will put the fourth into the game. maybe we get some suprises as some akatsuki member from part 2 or naruto from part 2. also they must put more combo for each character.

[Zeno]

Yeah, I can't wait for the game. There's a page on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto:_Gekitou_Ninja_Taisen_4

Does anyone know of any confirmed info at all? If so, sources?

[Axass]

Yeah, I can't wait for the game. There's a page on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto:_Gekitou_Ninja_Taisen_4

Does anyone know of any confirmed info at all? If so, sources?
It's obviously not confirmed. I mean, that's Wikipedia buddy, anyone can enter and write whatever he wants. Besides if you read the title of the paragraph, there's written "speculation".

I added a poll with the possible new playable characters of the game, I added the Gaiden ones as well, though I think it would make no sense to add those, so far each game covered an arc only, I guess to make GNT5 they'll use the Gaiden and the first arc of Part 2. As for Naruto/Sasuke Level 2, if you pick those you assume that they're gonna be separated characters from normal Naruto/Sasuke. Remember to not pick more than 9.

[Zeno]

What? The game is confirmed, it was in Shonen Jump. I meant I'm looking for information that's confirmed. Since I don't have the Japanese Shonen Jump.

[Axass]

The game coming out this Winter is confirmed. Anything else not.

[Zeno]

Ah okay, just making sure.

I think the Sound Four will at least be in the game, although that's pretty much obvious.

[Axass]

You can never know, I thought that Kisame would've been in the third for sure... but it wasn't added.

BTW - There's a good chance that we'll have some info from the next Jump, coming out next week.

[Zeno]

I saw this touched on briefly, but do you think they'll have to remove some characters in order to put in new ones? I don't exactly know the limitations of Gamecube, the 3 had a good number of characters.

Hmm... I thought it was 2 weeks ago in the SJ when it was announced, which was why I was asking about confirmed details.

[Axass]

I saw this touched on briefly, but do you think they'll have to remove some characters in order to put in new ones? I don't exactly know the limitations of Gamecube, the 3 had a good number of characters.

Hmm... I thought it was 2 weeks ago in the SJ when it was announced, which was why I was asking about confirmed details.
I don't think that it was announced in Shounen Jump. Though I'm not sure, I've got the info from Pazuzu: http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=38310. Probably an announcement from Tomy, or else just a short line in Shounen Jump. There hasn't be a complete announcement with info, pics, etc... as far as I know.

As for removing characters they still have a lot of space as far as I know, seems like GNT3 was 700 MB and the GC disks are 1500 MB.

[Zeno]

Hm, I could have sworn Narutofan news said SJ. Then again, I don't see a way to view old news, so I can't check.

Nice. Wonder if there's a chance for it to be online. I personally doubt it though. We can dream can't we?

[Seany]

comeon kisame u have to be in this game!!

[AznGaara]

As for removing characters they still have a lot of space as far as I know, seems like GNT3 was 700 MB and the GC disks are 1500 MB.

So that leaves them about 800mb left, wow thats alot, hope they use it to their advantage.

Back on topic, I personally think this game will blow us away, idk maybe my hopes are too high.

[kevm]

I think Cursed seal lvl 2 sasuke and Naruto Kyuubi Chakra Level 2 wont be sepreate character, I hope their abilites work the same was as Lee with his gates, which would allow you to access other supers. I also hope the give Lee his drunken ability, Maybe you press up+x and he'll chug sake, giving you a new move set and a new super.

[Zeno]

Yeah, I hope they won't be seperate characters. Also, Lee should get his drunken boxing style, but I dunno how that would work.

[kevm]

Yeah, I hope they won't be seperate characters. Also, Lee should get his drunken boxing style, but I dunno how that would work.

Well, the way I figure it he has down+x to open gates, they should make the drunken style up+x. I remember in the anime he opened up 1 gate before using his drunken style, so they should make it if you open up 2 gates, you cant use his drunken style, and if you use his drunken style you cant open the second gate....just so he isnt overpowered.

When you use drunken style he should have a whole new set of combos and a new fighting style, also he should have a super that he can only do when hes fighting in drunken style.

[SSJLance]

Well, seeing as Kisame should have been in GNT3 I think that he should be in this one! It wouldn't make much sense to not put it the sound 4 and Kimmimaro considering they are a big part of the series. They could do what they did in GNT2 and put Kisame as a hidden character within Zabuza. It would also be kinda cool if the had a way to get Rock Lee drunk and have him fight like that! I could see Asuma and Kurenai in this game, but if not, then I could see why they weren't included, and unless they do something completely different with the chakra system(perhaps multilevel health and chakra meters) they will probably make curse seal 2 and kyuubi 2 seperate characters.

[ShadowRave]

I cant also wait for GNT4 what i want in it has all been mentioned by everyone else, so i wont go on :P
i need help with GNT3 so can anyone whos finished the game PM me plz thx :)

[Sariachan]

To add the poll was a good idea...but I still think they should put as playable characters the First and Second Hokage too!


P.S. I bet the stages will be larger...
I can't see Gaara doing his new jutsu in some of the old stages... :blink

[Zeno]

Well the bridge should be big enough for his jutsu. But I'm not really sure how his jutsu will be done, its a little cheap because of the range.

[thesh00ter]

well lets look at it this way, whatever they are unable to fit onto the disc for part 4, they'll definitely have room for on part 5 for Rev :wink

[FFLN]

For any GNT games on the Revolution... I expect much more out of the characters and the stages and the play modes.

It looks like everyone, so far, expects to see Kimimaro. They'd be stupid to not put him in.

[iggyspeedstars]

I want to play it. No japanese GC though.

[Kintus Maximus]

You don´t need a japanese GC....All you need is a Freeloader. I got NGNT1-3 and they work fine with the Freeloader. :)

[Axass]

To add the poll was a good idea...but I still think they should put as playable characters the First and Second Hokage too!
The chances are low but I'll add those in the poll. If you wanna change your vote, feel free to ask me.

[Zeno]

Anyone know where it was announced? I would have sworn it was in SJ, but sometimes I hear different.

[thesh00ter]

For any GNT games on the Revolution... I expect much more out of the characters and the stages and the play modes.

It looks like everyone, so far, expects to see Kimimaro. They'd be stupid to not put him in.


oh yeah Kimimaro is a given. Kabuto i think is a good 75% chance. Not saying that can't go any higher. He showed what he could do 2 seasons ago, so i think it's time for him to make his debut. Now Kisame on the other hand is questionable, but at the same time, if they want to compete with NH2 or Ninden, then i think it would be wise to put him up there. Same with Shizune. but i think somebody already stated that if they can have Iruka and Mizuki, i know they put Kisame and Shizune up there. Also Kurenai and Asuma even though they were totally punked out in the fillers. I still want to see them.

[FFLN]

Anyone know where it was announced? I would have sworn it was in SJ, but sometimes I hear different.

I think it was first announced and previewed in Famitsu magazine first.

[Zeno]

Hmm, what do you mean by previewed? I'd like to see scans, but I doubt I'll find any.

[Summoner]

Damn! I must get my paws on this game! Where can I get it?

[Sariachan]

The chances are low but I'll add those in the poll. If you wanna change your vote, feel free to ask me.
Yes please.
I want to vote them instead of Shizune and Asuma. ^^

[Summoner]

Where's Orochimaru and Itachi here? Are they too powerful to be made into characters?

[Seany]

There are already in the third game

[Zeno]

Damn! I must get my paws on this game! Where can I get it?

It's not even out yet.

[Gelantious]

Damn! I must get my paws on this game! Where can I get it?

www.lik-sang.com

[Axass]

Yes please.
I want to vote them instead of Shizune and Asuma. ^^
Your name will still show besides Shizune/Asuma, as there's no way to change that, though I took one vote from them and added it to the Hokage couple. :amuse

[NarutoLegend]

yeah they better put a tag mode:

the oppertunity to switch from one character to another is great. Think about the combination and the combo's you can create. how about a rock lee naruto combination? use rocklee for the fast combo's then switch to naruto using his rasangan to finish your opponent. maybe its even possible to make 3 combination instead of 2.

if they can put something like the tag mode and gives the player the oppertunity to jugg , to chain moves etc etc then it will definately become the ultimate naruto fighting game for me.

[robdemonhunter]

i voted for kimimaro, sound four, kabuto, kurenai, genma, and hayate. woulda picked asuma, too, if i had a 10th. if they had the space for it, they might as well make the otonin, as well. might be fun just to wail on them.

i know it would basically be a different game, and i do love GNT3, but i think it would be really fun to be able to battle it out in true shinobi fashion, like hide in trees in set up traps for the enemy and everything. almost like the tenchu 3 battle mode or SC:CT, but naruto-style. back in touch with the stealth side of things. this would probably be really hard to do and keep gameplay up, but it still sounds sweet to me. :amuse

[Shishou]

No way Kimi won't make it. He was the main villian of that saga, essentially.

[slasher1001]

time to play the game.

[Seany]

nooo kisame is loosing votes!! comeon...

[Sasuto]

time to play the game.

what do you mean? ..you have it??...it's possible? hmm..don't think so.

[thesh00ter]

when does the next Shonen Jump come out?

[Sasuto]

this week i guess for the chapter of naruto and one piece and all the other mangas that are from shonen jump..

[Kira Yamato]

what do you mean? ..you have it??...it's possible? hmm..don't think so.


I'm pretty sure he meant GNT 2 or 3 :oh

[Sasuto]

I'm pretty sure he meant GNT 2 or 3 :oh

Whats the anime that you have on your avatar??

and where can i get it please? :amuse



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:jounins :kkchidori :jir_ras (buhahahaha, OWNED) ---> :kislide


...sorry..

[spookembassy]

Whoamg I Need To Buy This And Get A Freeloader Right Nowww

[Kira Yamato]

Whats the anime that you have on your avatar??

and where can i get it please? :amuse



I'm guessing you meant the avatar I had of HIMM (He is My Master), I Believe that was the avatar I had a couple days ago...:blink

http://anime.depthstrike.com/ayu/

*just got back my power from Hurricane Katrina* :oh


[QUOTE=spookembassy]Whoamg I Need To Buy This And Get A Freeloader Right Nowww


www.playasia.com
:amuse

[FFLN]

I'm guessing you meant the avatar I had of HIMM (He is My Master), I Believe that was the avatar I had a couple days ago...:blink

Pssh.:eyeroll That one was obvious. He's probably talking about your current one. Big buff guys with spikey yellow hair?:blink Whoever heard of that?:P

[Sasuto]

no i was talking about the guys seing the pantys of the girl and the guy had one of those reaction like in the funny animes/mangas.

Thx for the links for the ''he is my master but when i try to download the torrent it says that it can't download from the port 881 something like that...but i don't know how to change a port so could you tell me how thx.

A pv message would be appreciated. :)



Anyone heard new news about naruto 4?

[Seany]

nahhh no news yet, we gotta wait till end of sept till images probally

[Seany]

I also wish for these alternate costumes
itachi with his straw hat, the same for kisame
naruto with goggles
kiba without jacket or hood down

[Hero kun]

It didn't came as a surprise:

http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmasters/Images/4469320050904_164226_0_big.jpg

[Sasuto]

yeaaah!! thx Hero-kun! ..Don't forget to post some other screen if you find others please :)

Hey btw ichigo 100% is at what chapter now?? ..i stoped reading for some time now to actually enjoy reading more chapter at once lol.

[Geetay]

Damn, i want that game right now.
I really hope they add a shitload of specials.

[Seany]

Omg i can't wait for the first scans,im so excited, i wonder who they will show, no doubt naruto's new moves. And that 4 looks amazing on the logo, its like its a powerful game.

[Hero kun]

yeaaah!! thx Hero-kun! ..Don't forget to post some other screen if you find others please :)

Hey btw ichigo 100% is at what chapter now?? ..i stoped reading for some time now to actually enjoy reading more chapter at once lol.
The serie has ended (ch 167), but if you follow Yanime's release, than it's at ch 143.

On-topic:
Sure, I'll post right away if I see some screens!!

[Sariachan]

V-Jump confirmed Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 for GC! (http://www.jeux-france.com/news12172_naruto-4-confirme-sur-gamecube.html) :D

[AznGaara]

about time...now all we need is scans wit better info

[NadaNuff]

I just got an email today from Play-Asia informing me that there is a 4th Naruto game for GameCube, to be released this winter. There wasn't a whole lot of information, but they are taking pre-orders.

I am a bit surprised--I didn't think they'd release another Gekitou game (it seems a new one comes out every year). I doubt if this one will be post time-skip, so I'm assuming that they'll cram even more characters into the already-packed roster (the sound five, most likely, and maybe a few surprises).

[Fox_Retainer]

Coolness. We probably won't see a post-time skip came for a while, however.

[jormundelver]

IMO they'll just put new missions, improved graphics, new way of doing specials, and of course those wacky special moves that don't even exist in the manga or the anime

[slumpy]

i hope they make a new version of the playstion2 game, heromettit or something

[Kira Yamato]

I got the e-mail this morning as well, but the pre-orders have been up for over a month. :amuse
And there's been a thread on it for quite some time :D

Edit: I was the 1st one who brung up the pre-order page over a month ago :ninja

*points*--> http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=50707

[NadaNuff]

I got the e-mail this morning as well, but the pre-orders have been up for over a month. :amuse
And there's been a thread on it for quite some time :D

Edit: I was the 1st one who brung up the pre-order page over a month ago :ninja

*points*--> http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=50707


Thanx for the info. I usually only visit the Library section of the forums when I visit here--I had no idea that the GNT4 news was so old.

I'm checking out your referenced post now, hopefully some information will be released soon.

[Stiluz]

I'm hoping to see more specials, new moves, and new characters - Kisame, sound five, Shizune, Kabuto, TonTon (!), and a drunken version of Lee! =D And Naruto will probably have a level 2 kyubi mode, and Sasuke curse seal level 2. Looking forward to it!

[Dr.Douchebag]

is kimimaro gonna be there????

[Stiluz]

Would be strange if he wasn't.

[cunning Kitsune]

There was this pic someone had madebefore, its was a photoshop of the charicters selection screen from Gekitou Ninja Taisen 3 but they had added all the charicters that had been in the series all the way up to the Naruto Sasuke fight, for some reason i cant findthe pic any more it was really well done, but i still think that that was the coolest listing. they also had , Kin, Zaku and Dosu which i thought was awsome.
If anyone finds that pic please post it!

[Baby Raptor]

i am jealous of you or everyone , i am owner of Xbox , i never seen Anime/Manga as Game never to into Xbox version , mostly game to PS2 or Gamecube , i will planning to buy GC or PS2 what you are recommend which to better function of System game ?? for DBZ game, Naruto Game , Beet Vander , One piece game ,,, i want it!!

[cunning Kitsune]

I have both a GC and a PS2,
ps2 has a wider color depth and is over all a better system. But in order to play games from japan you will need to get it physically modified with a chip welded onto the PS2.

The first Gekitou Ninja Taisen Naruto fighting games were only for Nintendo. Also all you need to play Japanese import games is a boot disk which you put in before you play the Naruto game. Its much easer and cheaper to deal with then the PS2.

My friend didn't want his game cube anymore so he gave it to me, then I ran over to Chinatown and picked up the game converter and the game

[metalanime]

well, i heard yesterday about some of the details of the new game and they are dissappointing, but still Ill get it. From what I heard, there are 8 new characters, Asuma, Kurenai, the sound 3, being Kin, Dosu and Zaku, Kabuto and Kisame, and i believe one other person. My brother saw this info on a forum and told me while I was playing part 3, so I didnt bother looking my self. but the last name was not mentioned by name because the person who posted this didnt know that the name was, but it was a girl from what I understand. But no sign of the sound 5.

[Stiluz]

Wider color depth? I might be mistaken, but the GC has better specs than the PS2, just under xbox. Then again, I probably have no idea about what I'm talking about. ^^
Xbox was never a big hit in Japan, where Naruto originates from, so can't blame them for not releasing the Naruto games on xbox. Maybe they'll come once Naruto hits Cartoon Network. If you want to play Naruto, go for Gamecube and a FreeLoader/Action Replay.

[metalanime]

here we go. dont know how reliable this is though.

http://www10.plala.or.jp/Link/naruto/x.jpg

[Stiluz]

here we go. dont know how reliable this is though.

http://www10.plala.or.jp/Link/naruto/x.jpg

Fake. Background/layout is the exact same as Naruto GNT 3. Previous versions have had different backgrounds I think.

[metalanime]

thats what I was thinking. I really hope the sound 3 arent there, they should get rid of akamaru, karasu, and iruka, and put everyone in the picture except the sound 3 and put the sound 5. that would be awesome.

It would be cool if they put it kyuubi 2 naruto and cs1 and 2 sasuke, but only if it was a power up that drained life Lee with the gates. Maybe cs1 sasuke would drain like kakashi, and cs2 and lvl 2 kyuubi like lee, but with awesome specials. Then any hit with samehada would take chakra and a charged hit would make the target if they were transformed revert to the original state with no chakra and the chakra would be absorbed and usable by kisame.

[warcraft]

Characters who sould be in it. Kisame, Sound 5, Kabuto. was disapointed that Kisame wasn't in the 3rd Naruto game

[cunning Kitsune]

yes sound 5 defintely, Kabuto, sound three (for good measure), Kisame (i also dont know why they didnt have him in 3) Asuma, kurenai
Take out: Akamaru, Karasu, and dont clone Iruka and Mizuk.

[robdemonhunter]

i think it'd be neat to see hayate, though i'm sure it wouldn't be a fantastic addition. still, it'd be fun to whip out a normal sized sword...

[Jin]

http://image4.play-asia.com/350/PA.39528.003.jpg
Thats the cover of Naruto GNT 4 =D

[Svenjamin]

oh my god it even says preliminary picture over the top of it.

That's not the real cover, the real one will feature the new characters.

[Splyte]

this game should be really good i cant wait, so many new things lol

[AznGaara]

TGS is this week right? This game better be there i need more info :smile-big

[thesh00ter]

don't worry it will be

[xmax]

i heard from a friend it was comin out in december or something. no idea where he got the info.

[Seany]

yes TGS in a day! hopefully we'll have pics by the weekend

[Seany]

OMFG yes!!!!!!!!! new info!!! everyone!!!
Intro 11MB
http://www.play-asia.com/image/content/tgs_2005/tgs25_030_naruto4_intro.avi

Naruto Vs Naruto 1.9MB
http://www.play-asia.com/image/content/tgs_2005/tgs25_025_naruto4_1.avi

4-player battle including jiroubu 4.9MB
http://www.play-asia.com/image/content/tgs_2005/tgs25_026_naruto4_2.avi

New Character Selection 3.0 MB
http://www.play-asia.com/image/content/tgs_2005/tgs25_027_naruto4_3.avi

4-player battle w/ jirobou and tayuya 1.9 MB
http://www.play-asia.com/image/content/tgs_2005/tgs25_227_naruto4_4.avi

Sasuke Vs Tayuya 1.9MB
http://www.play-asia.com/image/content/tgs_2005/tgs25_279_naruto4_5.avi

NEW COMBOS 4.3 MB
http://www.play-asia.com/image/content/tgs_2005/tgs25_280_tomy.avi



ohhhh my god im soo happy.

[Shishou]

I need a new pair of panties.

[Seany]

amazing huh? omg i cant believe how cool it has gotten!!! and now we have proper team supers!!!!

[beansy]

New videos up at Play-Asia (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-48-70-ui0.html).

From them we can comfirm that:

-At least 4 of the 5 sound nin are in (no Kimimaro in sight yet)

-Sound nin start on CS2, it's not a level-up technique like Lee's gates.

-There's new specialized cinematics for triple team attacks for "true" teams (I'm assuming this is the 3vs3 mode)

-CS2 Sauske and Super Kyuubi Naruto are in....the opening cinema. :laugh So they'll probably be in the game too, somehow.

Edit: guess I'm late.

[Seany]

thats new to me! thanks, your one of the first so its great

[thesh00ter]

u guys getting audio?

[Seany]

nope none for me

[thesh00ter]

ok making sure it wasn't just me. i think that's how the part 3 video clips were, the first ones anyway

[FFLN]

That is pretty cool. Now I know that they're just teasing us.:P

[Axass]

The Sound 4 starting directly in CSL2 kind of sucks.
Jiroubou seems as one would obviously think, a slow but very powerful character, nothing new under the sun.
Tayuya has those cool summoned monsters.
Sakon/Ukon to my horror seem standard characters, I was hoping to be able to split them somehow/sometimes.
Kidoumaru seems cool, the range of that web is huge, maybe it can also paralize the opponent for a while?
As for Kimimaro being in, there's no way they'll leave him out, he's probably gonna be the ending boss.
The triple combos are cool but I never played the 3 vs 3 much.

New poll up. Results of the old one:

Position - Name - Votes - % of members who chose it
1) Kimimaro - 76 - 89.41%
2) Tayuya - 67 - 78.82%
3) Kisame - 63 - 74.12%
4) Sakon/Ukon - 62 - 72.94%
5) Kidoumaru - 61 - 71.76%
6) Jiroubou - 59 - 69.41%
7) Kabuto - 56 - 65.88%
8) Sasuke Curse Seal Level 2 (Separate Character) - 44 - 51.76%
9) Naruto Kyuubi Chakra Level 2 (Separate Character) - 39 - 45.88%
10) Asuma - 35 - 41.18%
11) Shizune - 33 - 38.82%
12) Kurenai - 25 -29.41%
13) Yondaime - 23 - 27.06%
14) Young Kakashi - 18 - 21.18%
15) Obito - 17 - 20.00%
16) Hayate - 12 - 14.12%
17) Genma - 11 -12.94%
18) Nidaime - 11 - 12.94%
19) Kuroari (Separate Character) - 9 - 10.59%
20) Dosu - 8 - 9.41%
21) Shodai - 8 - 9.41%
22) Aoi - 7 - 8.24%
23) Rin - 6 - 7.06%

[Zeno]

Indeed. I will be updating the wikipedia page as information comes out. If anyone has anymore info, post it here or edit the wiki page.

[FFLN]

I picked Tayuya just because her attacks look cool.:P

[Cholisose]

Well, cool stuff, cool stuff. I hope that you don't have to be in CS2 for the Sound Four. Perhaps you can change it the same way that you can play as Sakura with longer or shorter hair, yeah? Or maybe not. I always thought their CS2s were doofy-looking. XP

And they better have Kimimaro! (I'm sure they will though) But hopefully not in permanent CS2. We want our sickly tail-less white-haired Kimi! X]

[Axass]

I'm undecided between Tayuya and Kidoumaru, both seem to have fun moves.

[SeruraRenge]

I think it would be cool if you can split up Sakon and Ukon, then you control Sakon while Ukon is a CPU, and if he loses, he simply goes back into you.

[K'Dash]

whoah shit. Tayuya is definately becoming one of my main characters :( Hopefully more new characters other than the sound 4 will be in. also, lol@Jirobou throwing rocks.

Three vs. Three mode looks TOTALLY AWESOME NOW. TAGGING YES WIN.

argh NEED MORE FOOTAGE.

[Archssor]

Does anyone know when this game is coming out?

[Temari103]

ya, when is coming out? :blink I seriously need a japanese game cube..>_>;;

[Archssor]

ya, when is coming out? :blink I seriously need a japanese game cube..>_>;;

Dude, just get a freeloader. It allows you to play Japanese games without moding or buying a Japanese one...that is what ALOT of people do. :wink

[Axass]

Does anyone know when this game is coming out?
Winter. No specific infos yet.

[K'Dash]

Probably late november/early december.

That's supposedly the time of year when the others released :| (Even though I can only confirm that for 3)

[Manetheren]

Also to note:

Costume Updates confirmed by those shots:

-Sasuke in old garb, No headband (looks to be default from the Character select)
---Chuunin Exam outfit also shown
-Shikamaru in Chuunin Vest (likely default)
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From the looks of the Character select screen...

Naruto
Sasuke
Sakura
Kakashi
Shikamaru
Chouji
Jiroubou (CS 2)
Tayuya (CS 2)

are the starting characters.

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edit:

and the Updates apparently for 3v3 mode look GREAT.

3v3 is the standard mode that my friends and I play, so seeing new stuff for that is great.

I always did want specialized combos for the specific teams (I mean, why WOULDNT you put the InoShikaChou in there?)

and if a Tag feature is added... (which it DID appear to be with Naruto disappearing in a puff and Sasuke in his place)... That will be SOOO badass.

[K'Dash]

Was hoping for Shika's genin team + Lee/Kakashi/Someone else. Would make a lot of sense in the timeframe the game takes place in.

the ones shown so far seem just there for the videos though.

The character select screen is totally a copy of DBZ budokai 3 though :(

[Seany]

god im loving sasuke's new look, its kickass.

[FFLN]

I think the screen is like that so that people won't know just how many hidden characters there are.

[Svenjamin]

omg i feel a wet dream coming up

i never expected to get so much information so soon:

sound 4 in action, sound 4 supers, also an update to what we can only assume is the 3v3 mode.

I'm not a big fan of this character selection screen, but if it's to conceal how many characters we get, then fine. Also i really hope that tayuya and jiro aren't the start characters, i wanna EARN them!

[Seany]

u guys notice itachi still had his arm inside the jacket urghh, cant believe they couldn't be bothered to change that

[SSJLance]

Well hopefully that character wheel is a good premonition that there will be a lot of characters in this game. They could have done it the old way with the blocks set up next to each other, but hopefully this means that if they did it that way there would be characters going off screen so they made the "cycle" way to choose your character, I voted for Kidomaru just because, he seems like it would be fun to play as him, but then again so does Tayuya.

[FFLN]

No, no, no. It would "okay" to play as them. It would "Kick-butt!!!" to play as Kimimaro or any of the upgraded characters.:D

[kevm]

u guys notice itachi still had his arm inside the jacket urghh, cant believe they couldn't be bothered to change that

That could have been footage from gnt3, they did show some footage of teh past games.

I just hope Kisame is in this game.

[Svenjamin]

Am i the only one who is excited to play as Sakon???

[FFLN]

Probably. They didn't show him doing anything cool in those videos.:P

[robdemonhunter]

is there another site with these videos? the play-asia links didn't work for me, and i'm dying to check these out!!

[Svenjamin]

I will post some stills for you if you like, I just need someone to PM me the right program, i had it a while ago but deleted it.

Then I will show ya all the nice tidbits you would love to see :)

[Svenjamin]

sorry for the double post but i thought i would post a couple of links

75MB file of some old footage UNCUT and WITH SOUND.

BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD make sure you have winrar or whichever program extracts files. Also, when you click the links, you should download them both and extract them so they become 1 file. scroll down and click FREE, and then wait for the timer to go to 0

enjoy!

http://rapidshare.de/files/5279046/ruliweb_naruto_play-1.part1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/5279000/ruliweb_naruto_play-1.part2.rar.html

they are great and show new stuff!

[Seany]

cool! thanks
that side stepping while running is awesome!, any money u use the yellow stick for that =D finally its useful, im annoyed itachi's arm is still the same, now thats lazy.

[Manetheren]

The tagging out for comboing shit is INSANE.

and Lee (at least... possibly others) being able to sidestep while running is cool as hell. That will be nasty as heck in the wrong hands.

[FFLN]

We have to wait an hour after downloading the first one?:(

[SeruraRenge]

I know, it sucks! Still, it's worth it!

[Svenjamin]

Yep judging from that first vid (I still haven't got the second) I have found this.

-Lee, and possibly other character, and sidestep while running
-Sakon/Ukon can summon Rashoumon, most likely a down-X special
-Jirobou can use the mud dome
-Kidomaru can spit his golden spear from his mouth in a combo
-You can actually tag out during combos!
-As I was really hoping for, if you listen to the punches, when Sakon/Ukon attack kiba, you hear more than one punch in the same hit, which really fits the anime.
-Kidoumaru can summon his spider, most likely down-X like Jiraiya's frog.