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Boruto Uzumaki in 'Karma Form' Joins Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Game as 23rd DLC Character

This year's 15th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Boruto Uzumaki (Karma Form) will be the 23rd DLC character for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker game.

The character will arrive in the game "soon," and will be the final character of the game's third season pass, which includes DLC characters 19-23. Previous characters in the season pass include Kakashi Hatake (with both eyes Sharingan), Neji Hyūga, Shisui Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki (Last Battle).

The game's second season pass includes: Zabuza Momochi, Haku, Ohnoki, Killer Bee, Sasuke Uchiha (from Boruto), Ino Yamanaka, Might Guy, Mei Terumi, and Naruto Uzumaki (as the Seventh Hokage in the Boruto anime and manga).

The game's first season pass includes nine DLC packs and the "Great Sages of the Mount Myouboku" accessory. Playble DLC characters include Jiraiya, Sarutobi, Orochimaru, the fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, the second Hokage Tobirama Senju, the first Hokage Hashirama Senju, Tsunade, Obito Uchiha, and Madara Uchiha.

Bandai Namco Entertainment released the game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in the Americas, Europe, and Southeast Asia in August 2018. The game launched in Japan for PlayStation 4 in August 2018.

Bandai Namco Entertainment America describes the game:

Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker is a high-speed four vs. four multiplayer title that encourages cooperative play through the use of character-specific roles. Characters are split up into four roles: Attack, Ranged, Defense, and Heal. Teams that utilize these four types of characters will be formidable opponents on the battlefield.

Game Jikkyousha Wakuwaku Band perform the game's theme song "Signal."

Anime News Network Source: Weekly Shonen Jump issue 15