Namco Bandai Games has announced Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4, the first video game based on the Naruto Shippuden anime series will be shipping in May for the PlayStation 2.
Featuring the series’ trademark one-on-one ninja battles, the game debuts a number of new and exciting characters as well as several new modes of play for the most comprehensive Naruto video game experience ever.
Set two and a half years after Naruto left the Hidden Leaf Village to undergo a strict training regiment with his mentor Jiraiya, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 lets players experience this exciting new storyline for the first time. Returning to help save his rival Sasuke from the evil Orochimaru, Naruto is reunited with all his old friends, only to find that a mysterious organization known as Akatsuki now poses an even more ominous threat to the Village.