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Yay? Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 brings a Tekken guest photo

The new Naruto fighting game (Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2) is looking better and better. First the fresh details from E3, and now this.

By "this", I mean of course a spiffy new trailer (check it below) featuring...a bunch of people from Naruto. I'm sorry guys, I don't watch Naruto. I can appreciate a good-looking game, though, and that's enough for me. I'm not some kind of snob that looks down on shounen fans! Don't look at me that way!

*ahem*

But as the header notes, we're going to be getting a surprise guest, a veteran of Namco's other big fighting game series, Tekken. Specifically, the deadly Lars Alexandersson. He's probably pretty cool. I'm sorry guys, but I don't play Tekken, either. Don't look at me that way!

*ahem*

Lars has also gotten the Naruto-style design adaptation, of course, to fit him into the visuals. Can't have a hyper-realistic character inserting his 3D disgusting pig countenance into the cell-shaded greatness, after all. He looks like he fits right in.

Anyone excited? I'm actually thinking of following up on the show. Maybe we might even add it to our recap coverage sometime in the future. Hey Narutards (I mean it in the best possible way), where should I start?



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Legacy Comments

Just a little fact, Lars design isn't new or made specifically for this game. Masashi Kishimoto actually was brought in as a guest artist (along with several other mangaka) to design a special 3rd outfit for a character for Tekken 6. This is the same outfit he designed for Lars in Tekken 6 and apparently he got premission from Bamco to use him.

Although his moveset seems totally created for the game (not too many familiar looking moves)
I'm excited. But because of the first game. I don't know this tekken guy either. I count the first among my favorite fighting mechanics ever. The 'freedom of movement' so many fighters like to try to provide is nailed in this series. For me at least, it all felt extremely natural. Being a fan of most of the characters in this series doesn't hurt much either.

You want to check out naruto? Start at the beginning, until you hit those super long fillers. Then just read the manga. :D
You know, Lars was spoken about in the other Naruto article two weeks ago o.o
Deja'vu article
So, a character from a bad fighting series in a new game based on a horrible anime?

Okay!
Bad fighting series? Sounds like someone is just bad at it!

I'm not too fond of Naruto myself, however.

For anyone who has dropped naruto I challenge you to watch the last 20 episodes of it. It's been really good from the start of the recent pain arc. Just look for the beginning of that arc, it is very awesome.
I hope the Naruto games have improved since I last played one, because that one was damn terrible. Either way, not bothering with this because I don't care for Naruto. Dun even know who that guy is.
@HoodedMiracle Tekken? Bad? Nah. Perhaps unbalanced a bit with some hitbox issues and abuse of "juggling," but not bad in the least.

Sigh. I play Lars more than anyone else, and this makes me dissapoint.
Lars looked like he was doing a Chidori in the most recent trailer...
"I like the pretty graphics but I don't understand or care for whats going on", "Lars is in game and I have no idea why" "here trailer", "comment article retards"
*fanboy squeal*


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