Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Review (Ascate)
Verdict: Recommended with no issue, The game is a massive improvement from the first one.
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Steam achievements (50, requires a lot of grind, time and online battles)
Pretty good fighting game
A really fleshed-out story
Incredibly easy to control and play
3 game modes (story, free battle against player or computer and online battles)
7 story arcs (Kazekage Rescue Mission, Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission, Akatsuki Suppression Mission, Itachi Pursuit Mission, Tale Of Jiraiya The Gallant. Fated Battle Between Brothers and Pain's Assault) - basically episodes 1 to 175 without fillers
42 characters to pick from (some are variations and one is Lars Alexandersson from Tekken 6)
23 playable stages
26 optional side quests (requests)
A lot of customisation of your profile for online battles
Massive amount of different collectables (movies, music, ultimates, upgrades, boss battles ...)
The annoying climb and tree running missions from the first game were removed
The multi-phase boss battles are epic and worthwhile alone
Awakening offers unique visuals
Secret story battle
All support characters have 3 types (attack, guard and defence)
Besides Konohagakure you can also visit Amegakure, Sunagakure and Mount Myoboku
Requires only 7.11 GB space
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No steam trading cards
Only a single save slot
You have to unlock all characters in story mode if you want to play them
An incredible amount of game is spend by traveling between locations (fast travel is unlocked after the main story only)
Once again the options menu was divided into two parts thanks to the game being a port
You cannot replay individual battles from side quests
Lacklustre trackers for collectables
Crashes on profile edition (has to be edited from the adventure mode) and exit of the game