Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, known in Japan as Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 2  

 upcoming sequel to Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai Games. It is set for release this Fall on both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.

Gameplay

The gameplay retains many of the elements from the previous game. The game will feature 18 interactive and destructible stages and more than 40 playable characters. Each character can also gain new combos and jutsus by activating the Awakening Mode. As the story progresses, players will unlock new Jutsu and Ultimate Jutsu for certain characters.

Support characters will be returning and a new feature, named Drive Gauge is introduced in the game. Depending on the Drive Gauge, players will be able to unleash combination attack with the support characters. The jutsu clashes from the prequel also makes their return.

Free roaming also makes a return. The game will feature a 1:1 recreation of the Hidden Leaf Village. In addition to the Leaf Village, players will be able to roam outside the village, ranging from forests to deserts, and also the Hidden Sand Village. Boss battles will be returning, with quick-time events and cutscenes.

Players can access multiple online features; quick matches have opponents chosen at random, ranked matches with leader boards, match customization, as well as the availability to host matches.

Over 40 Characters (Transformations not included apart from Sage Naruto and MS Sasuke which are seen as seperate characters weirdly)

Most of the characters may not have tranformations but they are instead called awakening which allow a boost in stats for a period of time.

Confirmed:

PREVIEWS

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/06/16/hands-on-naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-2/

http://gamrreview.vgchartz.com/preview/42946/naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-2/80576/

http://n4g.com/news/530519/ign-e3-2010-naruto-ultimate-ninja-storm-2-preview

Trailers

(Debut)

(E3 Trailer 1)

(E3 Trailer 2)

You forgot Hidan in the characters' list.

and did you try copying the embed to the html source box?

my hats goes off to you young sir!  I know I will be getting this day one!!!

so there is going to be a MS Sasuke,and Sage mode

but no madarra?

I was going to get this IF only they added online and see as they have be prepared to see me online with this game for a while.....

you should switch the Naruto pic to something more current like this

oh and add to the info theres a demo coming out in Japan on July 29th

Namco Bandai’s announced that the downloadable demo for their upcoming sequel, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, will arrive on the Japanese PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE on July 29. The demo will contain the first boss fight with Kakashi.

No word on a US or European demo, unfortunately. Fortunately, for those with a PlayStation 3, you can create a Japanese account and download the demo regardless of whether it arrives sooner or later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbDnwo0G-TY

The gameplay consist of Sasuke Vs Naruto

Asuma Vs Kakuzu

Orochimaru Vs Jiraya

I wanna know who is getting the game and on which console so I can organise an tournament.

I was quite happy with what I played of this game at E3, it seems like they have realized the story missions during the first game's single player got repetitive because they were all the same kind of fight with slightly different conditions.  The boss gameplay I played against Kakashi was much more like a boss fight than almost all of the fights in the first game.

I'll be getting this on the PS3.

I will be buying the Ps3 version....