Naruto: Shippuuden Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX 3 Has 35 Characters, You Already Have Most Of Them

Tomy plans to squeeze 35 characters into Naruto: Shippuuden Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX 3. Usually news like this would be good news, however, most of these characters were already in last year’s Naruto Wii game. This installment introduces a paltry five characters: Kurenai, Hidan, Kakazu, and two secret characters. The anime is progressing slowly in Japan which could be one reason why Tomy wasn’t able to add in as many new characters as they wanted to. Still, paying 6,800 yen ($70) for a handful of new characters might not be worth it, especially if you own Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2. Tag team battles rock, but you just know Tomy is going to release another Naruto game next year with even more characters. Hopefully, more than five.

Here’s the announced roster so far:

Naruto
Sasuke
Sakura
Sai
Shikamaru
Kakashi
Asuma
Yamato
Guy
Lee
Tenten
Neji
Hinata
Kiba
Shino
Jiraya
Tsunade
Chouji
Gaara
Temari
Kankuro
Deidara
Itachi
Kisame
Sasori
Hiruko
Kabuto
Orochimaru
Young Naruto
Young Sasuke

New to EX3
Kurenai
Hidan
Kakazu
+ 2 secret characters

Images courtesy of Tomy.