14 DAY TRIAL // Bandai Namco wants to draw more fans of traditional fighting games to the upcoming Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution, by relying on the expertise of its extensive team of fighting game experts in order to create a deeper and more engaging battle system.
The new trailer released to show some of the new moves also includes footage of Mecha Naruto, a character created especially for the game, with a supremely annoying voice.
Developer CyberConnect2 made significant changes to the upcoming game's combat system, attempting to take a step forward from the simplicity of the previous titles and to offer fans a different kind of experience, especially considering that things have not changed much since Bandai Namco decided to churn out these games on a yearly basis.
The fighting system has seen a fair share of changes over the years, but some of the fighting styles remained almost the same since the first entry in the series, and as such CyberConnect2 decided to shake things up a bit.
"For Revolution, we have totally changed the battle system. We'd like to make our battle system more sophisticated and more enjoyable," CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama explained.
"In order to create such a new battle system, we asked for support from other development company staff who are fighting game experts, like Street Fighter or King of Fighters," he continued.
He also pointed out that they didn't plan on alienating the existing fanbase, and that the game's control scheme wouldn't be transformed into that of a traditional, more robust fighting game, and that it would be kept at a level where both beginners as well as hardcore gamers would be able to properly enjoy the experience.
"Even with the new system in the game, we are not losing the super-anime expression, because we have to support both beginners who like anime and Naruto, and hardcore gamers, we're not considering making the button inputs more complicated," Matsuyama further commented.
The game will continue on its style of blending action with plot delivery and will still keep the anime feel, one of its main draws, but will also attempt to bring the game closer to the team's goal of having it featured in big-time competitive tournaments, alongside established franchises such as Tekken and Street Fighter.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution is currently scheduled to come on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the west sometime during September.
