Narutimate Hero 3 (Ultimate Ninja 3)
Game Rules
- Double Elimination Brackets
- Sets are 2 out of 3 rounds, Finals are 3 out of 5, Grand Finals are 4 out of 7
- Round Time: 99 Counts
- All other settings are default
- Characters with piledriver moves are not allowed on the player 1 side this includes: Shikamaru, Tsunade, Nidaime, Sasuke, Itachi & Jiroubu.
- If both players choose a piledriver character, and cannot agree on who will be first player, a coin toss will be used to decide.
- Itachi’s ground throw lock is banned for player 1, if the above situation occurs.
- Taijutsu Naruto’s Narutimate Entry is banned
- Itachi’s level 2 Tsukiyomi Ougi is banned. Level 1 Tsukiyomi, and level 2 Amatersau are both legal however.
- Naruto can equip the demon wind shuriken as a jutsu.
- No Transformation Selection (transformations must be EARNED with ougis)
- Winner Character Lock (winner of previous round cant switch characters)
- Loser Stage Selection (loser of previous round gets choice of stage)
- Pausing a match forfeits the round.
- The tournament will be played on the Japanese version of the game, due to physics changes in the American port.
On December 22nd of 2005 NH fans were granted an early X-mas present they wouldn't soon forget. NH 3 hit the nh community with a bang as it boasted a whopping 42 characters and quite a few new features that would place this game as arguably one of the best nh games. In the ougi department we have the option to actually pick between which system you wanted for the ougi battles. Either seals, analog twirling or button mashing can be selected giving everyone a fair chance (though seals are the tournament method of choice). Next up is the ever famous bounce! A mechanic which allowed you to bounce your opponent off the walls and floor for longer more damaging combos and adding more skill to the game as you were forced to learn the escapes to them. And finally the transformations! Cool transformations which allowed you to play as one-tail kyuubi and curse seal 2 sasuke amongst a slew of others! Also added was the option to pick which ougi you wanted to enter battle with (think "select your super art" from the sf3 series) as well as different attributes and outcomes that would happen if you hit said ougi. While nh2 might have been the starting point, this game is without doubt what spring boarded it into the eyes of fighting game fans as well as fans of the show.
The Japanese character select screen.