Naruto: Rise Of A Ninja Ships To North American Stores

October 30, 2007

Naruto: Rise Of A Ninja Ships To
North American Stores

Ubisoft’s Video Game, Based on
the Popular U.S. Animation Series Arrives in North American Retailers This Week

Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s
largest video game publishers, announced that NARUTO: Rise of a Ninja, exclusive
to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, has
released and will be arriving on North American store shelves this week. The
NARUTO: Rise of a Ninja video game is based on VIZ Media’s hugely popular
NARUTO(TM) animation series which airs on Cartoon Network.

"Not only is NARUTO: Rise of a Ninja
the first original NARUTO video game developed for North America, it melds an
open-world action-adventure with a cutting-edge fight game,” said Tony Key, vice
president of marketing at Ubisoft. "It remains true to the NARUTO universe that
will make fans proud, as well as provides a full and action-packed experience to
new recruits.”

In NARUTO: Rise of a Ninja, players
will experience NARUTO starting from the series’ beginning, and will be able to
relive the hit animation and manga and experience Naruto’s transformation from
noisy ninja-academy failure to respected ninja.

Key features of NARUTO: Rise of a
Ninja include:

• Experience Growing Up As Naruto:
  The only game that allows you to step into Naruto’s shoes from the series’
  beginning. Complete authentic missions and relive the NARUTO manga and
  animation experience.

• Immerse Yourself in the NARUTO
  Universe: Roam freely and discover authentic environments. Explore the Leaf
  Village and its surroundings. Interact with Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and
  members from the NARUTO cast.

• Unparalleled Depth and Variety of
  Gameplay: The first NARUTO game to combine action adventure gameplay, classic
  platforming battles, head-to-head fighting and in-depth character development.
  

• Build Your Fighting Techniques to
  Defeat Deadly Enemies in Fast-Paced Combat: Define your own way of the ninja
  as you learn to better control your chakra, improve your techniques, master
  new taijutsus and ninjutsus, and command more powerful ninja weapons. Train
  with Kakashi-Sensei and learn to execute hand signs with your controller’s
  sticks.

• Play With Friends: Select your
  favorite NARUTO character and challenge a friend. Customize your character and
  pick your own battle field. Or challenge the world’s best on the Xbox LIVE®
  online gaming system.

NARUTO: Rise of a Ninja ships with
an ESRB rating of "T” (Teen), and a manufacturer suggested retail price of
$59.99.

For more information on NARUTO: Rise
of a Ninja and NARUTO, please visit the game’s official website at:
www.NarutoXbox360Game.com
and www.viz.naruto.com. 

Naruto:(TM) Rise of a Ninja(TM)
software 2007 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft, Ubi.com,
and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or
other countries. NARUTO artwork and elements 2002 MASASHI KISHIMOTO. All
Rights Reserved. SHONEN JUMP(TM), NARUTO(TM) and RISE OF A NINJA(TM) are
trademarks of Shueisha, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. This product is
manufactured, distributed and sold in North, South and Central American
territories under license from VIZ Media, LLC. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox
LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.