Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, known in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Storm (NARUTO (ナルト) ナルティメットストーム, Naruto: Narutimetto Sutōmu) is the first installment of the Ultimate Ninja Storm series, it is a fighting game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Games. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) across North America, Europe and Australia in November 2008 and in Japan on January 15, 2009. It is based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, and the first installment of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series on the PS3.