Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - Road to Boruto (PlayStation 4) Second Opinion Review

Given how long Ultimate Ninja Storm has been around, it's a bit strange to realize there won't be another - at least not a Naruto one. CyberConnect2's arena fighter has been adapting the franchise since 2008, and it's finally coming to a close with no content left to adapt. Road to Boruto takes the film epilogue and turns it into one last hurrah for the series, adding in a host of new content to satiate mourning fans.

The story mode has been updated to include a roughly two-to-three-hour adaptation of Boruto: Naruto the Movie, along with a slew up side missions that lengthen the narrative. The story, itself, isn't the best of the Ultimate Ninja Storm series, but it certainly isn't the worst either, offering a satisfying conclusion to the six-entry saga.

For fans more specifically focused on the versus aspect, Road to Boruto adds plenty of new characters to play around with, upping the already massive roster typical of a Naruto fighter, plus a slew of new costumes and combos to unlock. Unfortunately, there is still an issue of context that makes things overwhelming for newcomers.

Unlike other anime fighters, like ones found in the Dragon Ball Z series, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm has seldom made a point to play catch up, with each entry acting as a continuation of the previous. Thankfully, the fighting genre has always been more about the gameplay than the story, and anime fighters are almost exclusively prioritized with fan service, which Road to Boruto does impeccably well. The DLC offers more of the same solid gameplay and that's really all it needed to do.