Attack: These are more balanced characters that typically get up close to the action to combo their enemies down.Defense: These guys are slower, but bulky, and offer a lot of CC and utility to help your damage dealers do work.On the combat side of things, you'll be able to equip your characters with a loadout based on one of four classes: It's here where you can meet your master shinobi trainers, customize your character, hit up the training grounds, or get in line for your next fight.Īs you can see by now, Shinobi Striker is not your typical Naruto game, and things get even better the deeper you go. You'll be able to see other players walking around as they prepare to jump into their next battle. Games are queued up from a shared hub world not unlike those featured in games such as Destiny or Dragon Ball FighterZ. Basically, hold as many control points as you can to gain points. Base Battles: This is the equivalent of domination or control in other games.Take the enemy flag back to your base for a point, all the while defending your own. Combat Battle: This is straight up 4v4 fighting.There's a huge leap ability that lets you jump halfway across the map if you charge it up long enough, you can stick to walls by throwing your kunai at them (useful for recovering from a cliff dive on stages that have death pits in them), run up walls to meet your opponents from any vantage point, and more.Īll of this goes down in a few different game modes: In between all of the flashy abilities is a bunch of utility you can use to your advantage. Build enough of your chakra to get access to an ultimate jutsu that'll change the fight dramatically. Yes, you'll still have basic attacks such as light and heavy, and you'll still get to unleash powerful jutsus - or ninja techniques - to dish out damage against your foes. You'll be going in with three other friends or strangers to take on a team of equal participants in a 3D arena-like setting.
But Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker isn't a fighting game in the traditional one-on-one sense. More often than not, you'll just be fighting. (And if you know anything about anime fans, you'll know how unforgiving they can be when you botch the source material.) What do you do in this game? The jury is still out on whether it'll take off and be the next big thing, but that's the beauty of it - we didn't expect a Boruto game this early on anyway, so any potential stumbles we'll get with this release can be easily forgiven. That's why this is the perfect time for them to try something new. There isn't a whole lot of material publicly available to make a meaty adventure or even a light storyline to follow, but it appears Namco still wanted some sort of Boruto game to get the train rolling. Boruto is the son of Naruto, and his tale is only just now getting started after the conclusion of the original Naruto and Shippuden arcs. While some fans are sure to be disappointed that there won't be much in the way of a narrative here, it makes sense. The team concept isn't foreign either, as the earliest parts of becoming a ninja in Naruto's world is taking a ninja exam and training as a team of three with a seasoned sensei. The concept isn't random, with these sorts of competitions being commonplace in the world of Naruto. All we know about what's going on in this game is that there's some sort of ninja tournament going on, and that sets the stage for these ninja teams to come together and fight. Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker is just a pure MOBA, and if you know anything about these games you know that there isn't much of a story or adventure to be had.