{"id":1691,"date":"2009-05-07T10:27:14","date_gmt":"2009-05-07T10:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=1691"},"modified":"2009-05-07T10:27:14","modified_gmt":"2009-05-07T10:27:14","slug":"namco-bandai-games-announces-%e2%80%98naruto%e2%84%a2-shippuden-legends-akatsuki-rising%e2%80%99-for-psp%c2%ae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=1691","title":{"rendered":"NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCES \u2018NARUTO\u2122 SHIPPUDEN: LEGENDS: AKATSUKI RISING\u2019 FOR PSP\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Naruto\u2019s Biggest Adventure Arrives in the Palm of Your Hands this Autun &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE \u2013 7 May 2009 \u2013 NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S announced today that NARUTO\u2122 Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising will be coming to PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00ae Portable) in Australia this Spring.\u00a0 Based on the popular NARUTO Shippuden animated series, players will assume control of over 10 of their favourite ninja, including the dreaded Akatsuki. NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising promises to deliver fierce ninja action as players re-live the NARUTO Shippuden storyline and experience a brand new adventure this Spring.<\/p>\n<p>Naruto and his friends are in for the fight of their lives as they search for Gaara, the fifth Kazekage, who has been kidnapped by the dreaded Akatsuki organization.\u00a0 It\u2019s a race against time as the Akatsuki attempts to release Shukaku, the demon sealed inside Gaara.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising boasts streamlined controls for the PSP, ensuring exciting, fast-paced tactical battles making best use of each character\u2019s Jutsus. Aim and time the powerful Jutsu attacks with simple button commands and devastate enemies by entering Hypermode.\u00a0 As characters defeat the enemies or take damage, the Hyper Gauge will start to fill which enhances the Jutsu or unlocks new Jutsus. Players will be able to gain advantage in the heat of a battle by selecting two support characters to form a three-man team for each mission.\u00a0 Utilize the different skills each character brings and combine their attacks with yours to discover the ultimate combos for defeating enemies.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising will incorporate multiple modes of play including two-player cooperative or versus play via ad-hoc local wireless network.\u00a0 Original Mode lets players experience the Gaara Retrieval Arc as they battle enemies through lush, 3D anime inspired environments.\u00a0 Scenario Mode introduces all-new side-missions to pick up Skill Scrolls which increase your character\u2019s abilities including attack, defense, health and other numerous indicators reflected through all modes.\u00a0 Akatsuki Mode will let players gain control of members of the Akatsuki organization for the first time in a brand-new storyline, discovering the Akatsuki\u2019s true intentions while Naruto was searching for Gaara.\u00a0 Finally, find out who the best ninja is with one-on-one fights against a friend or the computer in Versus Mode.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the game, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naruto-videogames.com\">www.naruto-videogames.com<\/a>. For more information on NARUTO and to view free episodes of NARUTO Shippuden, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naruto.com\">www.naruto.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe:<br \/>\nNAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S., is a leading interactive entertainment software publisher based in Cergy-Pontoise, France. The company is a part of the NAMCO BANDAI group of companies known for creating and publishing many of the industry&#8217;s top video game franchises including the RidgeRacer\u2122, Tekken\u2122, SOULCALIBUR\u2122, Tamagotchi\u2122, Digimon\u2122, Dragonball\u00ae and Naruto\u2122 brands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Naruto\u2019s Biggest Adventure Arrives in the Palm of Your Hands this Autun &#8211; CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE \u2013 7 May 2009 \u2013 NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S announced today that NARUTO\u2122 Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising will be coming to PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00ae Portable) in Australia this Spring.\u00a0 Based on the popular NARUTO Shippuden animated series, players will<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=1691\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1691"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1692,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1691\/revisions\/1692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}