Game vs Series

[whisker]

Would this series, the Ultimate Ninja STORM trilogy, serve as an alternative to watching the series? I know it won't be the same exact thing, but does it resume the story well enough or does it leave important bits out?

[Happy Fun Cat]

If you want Shippuden, YES! I know a few people who only play Ninja Storm for the story and I can tell you Storm 2 through 4 does an excellent job at telling you the story through cutscenes and the fights without leaving much out, if anything at all (main story wise).

Storm 1 however, it sucks to be honest. If you want the full Naruto story before Shippuden, read the manga or watch the anime. There are key moments that are cut and are altered way too heavily, but Storm 2, 3 and 4 stay pretty cannon.

I have seen the full anime and played all the storm games (minus 1 since I didn't have a PS3 but I am speeding through it now), and I prefer the Storm way of telling the story than I do the anime. When there are fights, there are fights, if during the fights exposition happened, they will cut and do the exposition. Not to mention, the fights are much better in the game than they where in the anime. Great example of this is the Naruto and Sasuke fight in Storm 3. Anime, short, dull, not really much of anything. In the game, IT WAS FREAKIN' EPIC! It turned most likely a small little fight into one of the best boss fights in any of the storm games, making it so sweet and exciting.

If you want to experience Naruto without watching the full anime, watch Naruto up until like 120ish I think and then just play Storm 2 through 4.

I will every time tell someone to play these games. I have played the Ultimate Ninja games back in the PS2 days (before Storm) and it is one of my all time favorite game series ever. It is worth playing, 100%

[whisker]

Happy Fun Cat, that was really helpful, thanks, I'll give Storm 2 a shot.

[Happy Fun Cat]

Cool beans, if you need any tips, questions, what have you, I am always open to answer anything I can :D

[Leg Muscles]

No. You would basically be watching fillers at time like SPOILER stop reading if you don't want any spoilers for the game or show - Madara loses the fight vs the kage in the games but in the anime he doesn't.