Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - Road to Boruto

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto is the next installment in a fighting game series based on iconic manga and anime series Naruto. Although it was originally intended to be an add-on, it ended up an expanded version of the basic Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, containing the Naruto to Boruto DLC, three additional scenarios (Gaara's Tale Extra Scenario Pack, Shikamaru's Tale Extra Scenario Pack and Sound Four Extra Playable Character Pack) and bonus content previously available in pre-sale.

Plot

The action of the base game takes place during the Fourth Shinobi World War, where the Allied Shinobi Forces faces the leader of the Akatsuki organization - Obito Uchiha aka Tobi. The Naruto to Boruto expansion takes us a dozen or so years to the future, where by playing the son of Naruto (the eponymous Boruto), we start our ninja training in the Hidden Leaf Village. However, the idyllic life does not last long, because it turns out that the world is in danger again and the new generation of shinobi is ready to face it.

Mechanics

The core of the game is not too different from what we were offered in the previous installments of the series. One-on-one battles take place in vast three-dimensional arenas. We also have the series' iconic wall runs, which allows for fighting taking place both on the ground and on the walls.

The game offers a roster of playable characters including well-known and popular heroes - Naruto, Jiraiya, Sasuke, Tsunade, Gaara, Hinata, Rock Lee and many others in the base game and additional characters from Boruto manga, such as Momoshiki and Kinshiki. Each character has a unique secret technique executed by means of appropriate key combinations. We can also use team attacks, which not only are spectacular, but also deal considerable damage. But to use them, we need to find out what combination of two heroes will give us the opportunity to attack together. It is worth noting that in combat we control only one of them, and the choice of the other affects only this technique.

Together with the expansion we get the possibility to adjust the appearance of our characters by putting on costumes typical for the period in which Boruto takes place. These will only be available to eleven playable heroes. The DLC is also expanding our exploration area in the Hidden Leaf Village.

Game modes

The game is divided into a single player story campaign, but we can also play in multiplayer modes, whether with friends on the couch or online, where there is a possibility to take part in ranked battles.

Technical aspects

Naruto Shippuden's Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto's graphics resemble what we know from the anime, but with improved technology and capabilities, it has outperformed its original. It is also nice to see that the damage to the clothes of the characters caused by the injuries is visible.

Last updated on 05 January 2020