Hiroshi Matsuyama has confirmed the villainous Sound Four will be joining the roster of Naruto Storm 4 as DLC.
The Sound Four are Orochimaru’s elite bodyguards, helping him execute some of his most dastardly attacks on ninja society throughout the series. They helped in the assassination of the Fourth Kazekage, initiated the Konoha Crush, and recruit Sasuke with the intention of making him Orochimaru’s host body. While they die in the anime, they get reincarnated to participate in the Fourth Shinobi War.
Hiroshi Matsuyama also had a lot to say about how Naruto Storm 4 is Cyberconnect 2’s penultimate Naruto game:
Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 has the largest roster of characters we’ve put into a Naruto game. If you have a favorite Naruto character, chances are he or she will be playable! The development team has been hard at work creating cool and interesting concepts with a lot of the characters. These range from characters “Awakening” into different forms with all-new attacks and completely different playstyles, to new combo attacks, hidden techniques, and Combination Secret Techniques that require players to use specific characters to unleash amazing attacks. I was even surprised when I saw the team’s proposal regarding the new character line-up.
One of the biggest changes to the gameplay is the dynamic between main team leader character and sub-characters. In previous games your team of three characters consisted of the main party leader and two sub-characters that players could summon for assist moves during the battle. Now players can swap between all three characters during the battle to be used as the team leader bringing with it a host of new strategies for team formations and battle tactics. It’s an incredibly useful tool to help hone and improve your skills.
So far I’ve been chatting about characters and battles but I’d be crazy not to mention the superstar of the game, Story Mode. We take you all the way through the 4th Great Shinobi War to the final battle between Naruto and Sasuke. I may be a bit biased, but when all the pieces come together; atmosphere, animation, art, special effects, gameplay, and music, I feel like it’s a work of art. The final battle is so amazing it even made me cry.
Naruto Storm 4 will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows on February 8.
