New Storm 2 Interview with Hiroshi Matsuyama

[Anru Uzumaki]

The team over at StrategyInformer interviews the president and CEO of CyberConnect2, Hiroshi Matsumaya. Topics include release dates, downloadable content, and more!

Strategy Informer: What was the main focus for the sequel, and which area have you improved most?

Hiroshi Matsuyama:
There are three main points I want to talk about: The first point is that we now have more than 40 characters available in the game. They’re all playable online, so you can use them against anyone in the world. Second point: We have put a lot of strength and effort into the drama and the story. What we have tried to do here is focus a lot on the Naruto story, because we have a very deep and highly dynamic battle system, but we wanted a strong story as well. So what’s going to be possible here is that the player will be able to enjoy the whole Naruto world in beautiful maps that are linked.
There’s a huge quantity of story. The game will include the whole of Naruto Shippuden, from the very beginning, to the episodes that have not yet been broadcast in Japan. The Naruto you can see here is a very special Naruto, and will only be broadcast from this summer in Japan, so it contains three years of content in the game.Third point is that we have tried to improve the very popular boss battle mode that was implemented in the first episode. I’m proud because we can make very interesting gameplay from
these boss battles, and it’s different according to the moment you’re fighting.

Strategy Informer: Are there any differences between the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Naruto?

Hiroshi Matsuyama: No, there wont be any differences.

Strategy Informer: Any downloaded content scheduled?

Hiroshi Matsuyama: [Looks at producer and smiles] This is something we can’t answer, I’m sorry.

Read the full interview at StrategyInformer (http://www.strategyinformer.com/xbox360/narutoshippudenultimateninjastorm2/interviews.html)

[KazekageGaara]

What a great find!!! "The game will include the whole of Naruto Shippuden, from the very beginning, to the episodes that have not yet been broadcast in Japan." hmm... so the story MAY go up to the Sasuke vs. Danzou fight! "One week delay for the US release" Now that's just insane! XO

EDIT: Lmao! I love the captions under the pictures! "You never take me anywhere nice!" XD

[Mikahel]

i so glad i live in europe lol

[Anru Uzumaki]

i so glad i live in europe lol

why lol btw I live in Europe to

[Mikahel]

why lol btw I live in Europe to
cuz we dont have to worry about there being a delay for the game release

[Anru Uzumaki]

cuz we dont have to worry about there being a delay for the game release

yea and we can be ranks above the us and japan players

[Mikahel]

yea and we can be ranks above the us and japan players
lol thats true, but im ot gonna start playing online straight away. Im gonna play a bit of the story mode and try out character(maybe not ino) and unlock all the characters(hopefully Minato will be part of them).

[Anru Uzumaki]

lol thats true, but im ot gonna start playing online straight away. Im gonna play a bit of the story mode and try out character(maybe not ino) and unlock all the characters(hopefully Minato will be part of them).

yea that would be so cool if he whould be in the game

[Mikahel]

it looks like we are getting DLC!!!

[Anru Uzumaki]

yea it look like we will

[ChaosInuYasha]

yea and we can be ranks above the us and japan players

Only until we get it. I hear EU players aren't that great. Then again I know I suck since I don't play online games.

[Anru Uzumaki]

Only until we get it. I hear EU players aren't that great. Then again I know I suck since I don't play online games.

hahahah I am a Asain Eurpen with 100% Asain Blood but I live in Eurpe and I will beat all of you lol in DBZ Ranging Balst I beat many people form the US and from Japan xd lol

[VillarbaDye]

I wonder if the DLC is going to be extra support characters again or if they will add more playable characters and story mode events.

[Parak111]

Ugh...forget about DLC. My PS3 explicitly refuses any Internet Connection I give it, and therefore I can't use the internet through my PS3. I'm going to go at a friends in the next upcoming weeks, to see if her internet connection would work with my PS3. If it doesn't, too bad. Until then, I don't want any DLC, since I won't get it. If it works, I'll be more than happy for some DLC.

[SageRell22]

so more and more im thinkin this game goes past pain

[KazekageGaara]

If DLC are coming with this game, I hope it includes extra playable characters instead of support only characters like the first game >.<

[Mangekyou Sasuke]

Thats what i want

[KazekageGaara]

Somewhere in the world of the interwebz, I saw a gameplay picture showing the 2nd animal path. OMG I sure hope she's a playable character XD

[Mangekyou Sasuke]

She might be a costume to the male one

[KazekageGaara]

That would be awesome O.O...

[Blah.]

so more and more im thinkin this game goes past pain

Me too.
i kinda thought this would be a ridiculous thought but something fun to wonder about but i feel like its a possibility.

[SageRell22]

yeah same Blah. ...i think they are still hidin' sum stuff from being revealed to the public just yet

[kvSaku]

Awesome find, They pretty much said there will be DLC for it!!! I hope you can play shippuden and kid versions of the characters.

[Mangekyo_Sharingan]

so does that mean Danzo might be in this game as aplayable character?

[kamui]

Well so far all the characters I like are confirm, so far so good yall know.

[SageRell22]

for me they haven't confirmed Sai yet, Killer Bee, Minato, or A

[Zango]

This game makes me want to shoot myself for getting a Wii. `~(

[SageRell22]

get a PS3 or Xbox then

[shadow-of-kabuto]

This game makes me want to shoot myself for getting a Wii. `~(
I made that mistake for Storm 1. Thankfully, I got a PS3 the following year.`!:)

[Chidori457]

Damn I can't wait. The ps3 PSN sucks, sucks for you ps3 players. lol

[SageRell22]

PSN doesn't suck..what are you talkin' about

[kamui]

Damn I can't wait. The ps3 PSN sucks, sucks for you ps3 players. lol
Hm.......whatever dude `!:)

[ByakuganMaster024]

Damn I can't wait. The ps3 PSN sucks, sucks for you ps3 players. lol

.....Fanboys make me very angry, I don't care what system they support or bash.`#( Plus I see nothing in this thread that could have given you any reason to say that. We don't need any of your fanboyism on here as it doesn't contribute to the discussion at all so please take it somewhere else or get over it.



Hiroshi Matsuyama:
Second point: We have put a lot of strength and effort into the drama and the story. What we have tried to do here is focus a lot on the Naruto story, because we have a very deep and highly dynamic battle system, but we wanted a strong story as well.


This part of the interview gets me the most excited because it makes it seem like they've decided to use a lot more cutscenes for the story this time.:mrgreen:

[shadow-of-kabuto]

.....Fanboys make me very angry, I don't care what system they support or bash.`#( Plus I see nothing in this thread that could have given you any reason to say that. We don't need any of your fanboyism on here as it doesn't contribute to the discussion at all so please take it somewhere else or get over it.




This part of the interview gets me the most excited because it makes it seem like they've decided to use a lot more cutscenes for the story this time.:mrgreen:
Very well said. I also am excited to see how well planned the story is. The guy said we might even cry because the boss battle graphics will be so amazing. I can't even imagine that.

[SageRell22]

yeah he also said it would be very dramatic ..so I'd like to see how they do that.

[sakura_san]

great