This is a DLC expansion for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, requiring the base game to play. Released in 2017, it enhances the existing 3D arena fighting experience by adding new playable characters, Momoshiki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki, alongside 11 new Boruto-era costumes for existing shinobi. The core gameplay loop remains focused on cinematic, high-octane battles within the established structure.
This DLC is centered around introducing fresh characters and cosmetic options that bridge the gap between the Shippuden era and the next generation of shinobi. The primary additions focus on expanding the playable roster with key figures from the Boruto era, allowing players to utilize new fighting styles and ultimate jutsus in the established battle system.
The most notable additions are the inclusion of two powerful new playable characters:
These characters bring new mechanics and team combinations to the already extensive roster, offering fresh strategic depth for returning players.
Beyond new fighters, the content package enhances the visual customization options available to players. It introduces 11 distinct, new costumes for existing shinobi, reflecting their appearances from the Boruto era. The release also included a bonus theme for console users at the time of launch.
The core gameplay mechanics—fast-paced, cinematic 3D team battles featuring environmental destruction and dramatic Ultimate Jutsus—remain consistent with the base game. This expansion primarily enhances the game by broadening the available roster and providing new visual flair through the updated costumes. It does not introduce entirely new gameplay systems or mechanics separate from the established framework of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.
As a downloadable expansion, the scope of this content is focused on roster and cosmetic additions rather than introducing a full, standalone story campaign comparable in length to the main game. Its value lies in providing access to highly anticipated characters and costumes that extend the longevity and variety of the fighting experience within the existing game modes.
This content package falls under the genres of Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), and Adventure, leveraging the established framework of the parent title. It requires the base game to function, as it is an add-on.
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.