Naruto: The Broken Bond (AKA Naruto: Rise of A Ninja 2) was announced at E3 2008, exclusively for Xbox 360, by Ubisoft as the sequel to Naruto: Rise of A Ninja. The game will be available worldwide (North America, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan) this year in time for Christmas (expect it in November).
The Broken Bond features Naruto, who has now evolved into a well-respected Ninja, but his new status and abilities trigger the envy of his best friend and Ninja teammate, Sasuke. The enemy of the village, Orochimaru, takes advantage of the situation and convinces Sasuke to leave his friends and village in order to join his evil clan and become more powerful. With the help of his Ninja friends, Naruto goes on a quest to retrieve Sasuke and save him.
This new game will also feature an online multiplayer mode (the only Naruto game that will) that allows friends to compete against each other an online tournament mode.
Naruto: The Broken Bond is an RPG where you have a three character party and can switch between any of the characters at will. The graphics and effects are much improved over Rise of A Ninja with a lot more going on in the game’s environments. The game also has much improved loading and you’ll even see your other two party members following with you when tree-hopping.
Give the game a look yourself in this E3 2008 trailer.
Confirmed playable characters include: Naruto, Neji, Shikamaru, Kabuto, Jirobo, Choji Akimichi, Kidomaru, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya.