As an Expanded Game released in 2017, this title builds upon the core 3D arena fighting mechanics of its predecessor, integrating substantial new content focused on the next generation of shinobi. You engage in fast-paced, visually spectacular team battles, utilizing unique character abilities across various platforms including PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch. Its distinctive feature is the inclusion of story arcs and roster additions that advance the narrative beyond the base game's conclusion, offering a complete package of cinematic action.
As an Expanded Game, this version integrates substantial new content directly into the core experience of the base game. This means players receive the complete package, featuring the established mechanics and story arcs of the original title, augmented by new narrative threads and playable characters specific to this release.
The primary focus of this expansion is to transition the setting and character roster into the era following the primary conflict, centering on the next generation of shinobi. This shift in focus provides a fresh perspective on the established world and its evolving dynamics.
The defining feature of this specific edition is the inclusion of content centered around the next generation of characters and their adventures. While the base game concluded the saga of the previous era, this expansion directly incorporates the story, battles, and playable roster associated with the subsequent storyline.
Gameplay mechanics retain the series' signature style, emphasizing fast-paced, visually spectacular team battles utilizing unique character abilities and powerful ultimate techniques. The atmosphere remains true to its source material, translating dramatic anime moments into interactive combat sequences within 3D arenas.
This release is presented as a complete package. There are no separate downloadable content packs or additional expansions listed for this specific version, meaning all included content—both the original game's material and the new narrative additions—is bundled together upon purchase.
The setting immerses players in the world of shinobi, focusing on intense conflicts and the bonds between characters. The narrative scope covers the conclusion of the major war arc established in the base game and then progresses into the events featuring the younger generation, allowing players to experience pivotal moments from that later period firsthand through playable scenarios.
This expanded fighting adventure is playable on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC via Steam, and the Nintendo Switch, offering flexibility in how and where players engage with the content.
This game features non-realistic looking violence towards human-like characters, characters fight using a mixture of martial arts and superhuman powers, reactions to the violence are often exaggerated with characters frantically fighting and being knocked around as if they are defying gravity, little injury is shown, with characters getting up immediately after being attacked. The game also features mild bad language with the words ‘ass’ and ‘crap’ being used.