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It was also amusing to walk around the hub-world and see how everyone else in the server chose to decorate their avatars.īut all this means nothing if the gameplay isn’t up to par, and thankfully, it is. Opening scrolls to find rare weapons or new outfits was surprisingly addicting and provided tons of options to alter my character depending on the mood I was in. Rest assured, though, these scrolls are earned at a brisk pace by playing the game and I could not find a single way to purchase any in-game item with real money. There are hundreds of items in total to collect and not counting jutsu, which come from training with masters, the rest are obtained from Shinobi Striker’s version of loot boxes: scrolls. As you progress in the game, you begin to unlock new jutsu, cosmetics, weapons, and more that can be equipped to your character at any time. You begin the game by creating your own unique avatar, and though the options for how I did this felt somewhat limited at first, I soon realized that in Shinobi Striker, your character is a constantly morphing entity. Shinobi Striker’s real bread and butter though is its character customization, tense multiplayer battles and how they both work together.
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They do tend to get repetitive after a while, however, as many of the missions are merely repeats of earlier ones with a slightly altered objective or harder difficulty. As for the solo missions, they are a fun diversion from the PvP and are used to unlock new masters and, in turn, new jutsu and abilities for your character. The core of the game is its multiplayer, so the lack of a full-fledged campaign isn’t too disappointing, but I can’t help but admit it would have been awesome to see my custom avatar take part in a unique story told in the Narutoverse.
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You get the solo missions by talking to characters from the series in the small hub-world, with most of them being prefaced by a short cutscene introducing the mission. Instead, Shinobi Striker focuses on online multiplayer battles and a batch of unlockable solo missions. In fact, there isn’t really a “story” at all. If you’re looking for a deep retelling of Naruto’s story, or new chapter in the saga all together, Shinobi Striker is not for you. It’s just a shame some of its promise is wasted by an overall lack of content depth and a few developer choices that make its shallowness even more apparent. Shinobi Striker is a fun, fluid, team-based multiplayer fighting game with an addicting loot and customization system that kept me hungry for more. Enter Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, a brand-new game set in the “Narutoverse” that appears to introduce a style of Naruto game unlike any other that has come before it and thankfully, it does just that.
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Though I’m still not through it all, re-watching the series has rekindled my interest in the Naruto universe and left me searching for new videogames under the license that stand up to the source material and anime so many still adore. On a whim, I recently decided to go back and watch Naruto Shippuden from start to finish.