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Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 True Despair Collector's Edition

PLAYSTATION 3
Also available on:XBOX 360
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 True Despair Collector's Edition
Namco Bandai3/8/2013REGION 2

Same war, different side. The Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 True Despair Collector's Edition on Playstation 3 mirrors the Will of Fire Edition's structure but swaps its allegiance to the dark side with a 16cm Banpresto Sasuke figurine instead of Naruto. And honestly, if you know these characters, that swap changes everything about the collection's energy.

Where the Will of Fire Edition radiates optimism, True Despair leans into Sasuke's brooding intensity, giving collectors a figure that embodies the rivalry at the heart of the entire series. Banpresto's craftsmanship holds up across both figures, making them a natural pair on any display shelf. The A2 double-sided poster, game soundtrack, Goku costume DLC, and trading card match the Will of Fire Edition's contents, creating a deliberate companion set.

Bandai Namco clearly designed these two editions to sit next to each other, Naruto on one side, Sasuke on the other, the eternal push and pull of the franchise made physical. Storm 3 arrived at a pivotal moment in the Shippuden storyline, adapting material that was still unfolding in the manga and anime. The True Despair name isn't just marketing.

It references one of the darkest stretches of the narrative, and Sasuke was at the center of it. For collectors who grabbed the Will of Fire Edition, this is the obvious companion piece. For Sasuke loyalists, it's the only version that matters.

Either way, the Banpresto figure makes this worth hunting down.