Game Information

Game Title: Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections

Platforms:

• PlayStation 5 (Nov 17, 2023)
• PlayStation 4 (Nov 17, 2023)
• Xbox Series X/S (Nov 17, 2023)
• Xbox One (Nov 17, 2023)
• Nintendo Switch (Nov 17, 2023)
• PC (Nov 17, 2023)

Trailers:

• NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS – Anime Opening Song Trailer
• NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS — Release Date Trailer

Developer: CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.

Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 69 average - 53% recommended - 15 reviews

Critic Reviews

Gameblog - Alix Dulac - French - 7 / 10

If you have never played a Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm, Storm Connections is clearly for you since it compiles the best, but also the worst of the previous games. The game fills its compilation function and pushes the fan service enough, with an original story touching enough, to invite itself on the library of a regular license also.

Twisted Voxel - Salal Awan - 7.5 / 10

Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections continues the celebrated series but falls short in innovation, heavily relying on familiar combat systems and character rosters. Despite this, it offers an impressive array of over 100 characters, simplified controls for newcomers, and enhanced online multiplayer features, along with two single-player story modes that revisit the Naruto series and introduce a new Boruto-centric plot.

Atomix - Aldo López - Spanish - 75 / 100

It is clear that this is a delivery dedicated one hundred percent to the fans, who already know these stories perfectly, so I do not recommend the game to those who are just joining the saga. Of course, those who do not miss the news about the blonde ninja will obviously buy it without even thinking twice.

Attack of the Fanboy - Guillermo Rosario - 3 / 5

This is a fun yet bare boned tribute to Naruto's long history and adventures. Almost all the features are mostly carried over from previous games

IGN - Charlie Wacholz - 5 / 10

Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections may have the flashiest graphics in the series, but there’s almost nothing else here to make me seek it out over past entries with basically the same fighting system and better single-player stories.

MonsterVine - Spencer Legacy - 4 / 5

Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections is more Ultimate Ninja Storm. That’s great for me, as I enjoy the game series and the source material, but if you’ve played every Ninja Storm game, this won’t provide you with too much new content. Still, it’s a ton of fun – especially for Naruto fans who want to partake in battles between any combination of characters one can imagine.

XboxEra - Genghis Husameddin - 8 / 10

I’m not too big a fan of how much was stripped away in Ninja Storm’s Connections History mode, but it still does a good job of picking the right moments to sum up for Naruto-noobies while still offering fun fights alongside Boruto’s extra story. Ninja Storm fans will know what they’re coming back to, this time with a larger roster than Storm 4. Connections is ultimately a great little collection of all things Naruto.

CGMagazine - 6.5 / 10

Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections is another derivate ink stroke on the never-ending ninja scroll that makes up the Ultimate Ninja Storm series.

Cerealkillerz - Nick Erlenhof - German - 7.5 / 10

Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections is more of a battle collection with bonuses than a fully-fledged new installment. The story mode only covers about a quarter of the fights from Naruto to the end of the Shippuden saga and the "Special Story" mode has too many filler fights that drag it out. But the fun and varied battles with the immense number of characters, the great visuals and finally 60fps make the actual gameplay a pleasure. Nevertheless, it can only be recommended to hardened Naruto fans.

Eurogamer.pt - Bruno Galvão - Portuguese - 3 / 5

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS is a love letter to all fans of this universe and who after so many years have begun to miss a game in the series. However, it's a difficult title to position and maybe it's even better to look for the Trilogy or Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 to get a better and bigger Naruto experience. The new characters are the only real curiosity in an all-too-familiar package.

Final Weapon - Diego Gouaille - 2.5 / 5

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections ultimately falls short of the lofty goals many had for it. Although the gameplay changes are refined and welcomed, an overall lack of content depth looms and makes me yearn for more. Ultimately, Storm Connections is a title I recommended waiting to pickup, as the content is not justified for the $60 price point.

GAMES.CH - Sven Raabe - German - 86%

Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections is undoubtedly the most complete and extensive game of the worldwide popular anime hit to date. Although there are no major innovations, fans and, of course, all those who want to become fans can pick it up without hesitation thanks to the large roster, two story campaigns and beginner-friendly action gameplay.

Push Square - Robert Ramsey - 7 / 10

Because so much of its content is repurposed from past games, Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections is easier to recommend if you're new to the series. That said, this is still an impressively comprehensive anime fighter; the team-based gameplay holds up, the new modes are solid overall, and sheer size of the character roster is hard to ignore.

Spaziogames - Silvio Mazzitelli - Italian - 7 / 10

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections will make the fans of the saga happy, despite some flaws in its online multiplayer mode.

The Games Machine - Gabriele Barducci - Italian - 8.5 / 10

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM is perhaps one of the most complete titles dedicated to the world of Naruto. The simplifications in combat system may not be appreciated by everyone, but the title remains a must have for all Naruto fans.