Naruto: Shinobi Collection - Shippuu Ranbu

Naruto: Shinobi Collection - Shippuu Ranbu
Developers: GREE, CROOZ Publisher: GREE Platforms: iOS, Android Released in JP: April 30, 2015 (Android), July 30, 2015 (iOS) This game has unused graphics. This game has unused text. This game has revisional differences.

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This game is defunct. Do note the game no longer works at all without modifications. This is most likely due to the game's servers being shut down. As a result, further official developments with the game are unlikely to happen.

To do: See if the following images hidden in the official site are available in the game: Early versions of thumb_20050802 (Rarity 6 and Heart attribute) and thumb_50070501 (Rarity 6 and a different background, used being thumb_50070501_7). 20040510, a copy of Kankurou between cards 0727 and 0728 that was later added as card 0823 (20050115). A few cards have a higher rarity version that they can't reach, like thumb_20001481_6, 20001491_6 and 20001511_6. Player version of the enemies thumb_21000201 to thumb_21000241. The related gui_ingame_cha images from the unused cards (excluding the 210002XX enemies) were used in any dialogue?

Naruto: Shinobi Collection - Shippuu Ranbu is a mobile Naruto game.

Unused Graphics

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An unused art and icon for a ★2 Kankurou is present in the game's server. Of note, the game had eight versions of Kankurou, but the final list of characters in the game's official site listed nine versions, "カンクロウ【恐怖の傀儡師】" not being part of the game, possibly being the name of this version.

Cards 20030915, 20030916 and 20030917 are unused versions of Ino, Chouji and Asuma. They are located between cards no. 0590 and 0591 alongside a copy of Shikamaru (20030914) that was later added as card 0704 (20040403). Asuma's art was later used for card 0959 (20051007). Only thumbs were found, being unknown if they have a full card art.

A playable character thumbnail for the Steaming Danger Tyranny, which only appeared as an enemy and skill.

An unknown thumbnail of Katsuyu that contains an unique 術 (Jutsu) symbol.

While the Barrier and Explosion Release skill types were always listed in the enemy weaknesses and resistances, they were never available for playable characters, making their icons unused.

Unused Text

While not completely unseen, internally each character from the 11 Shinobi Emaki -Kizuna- paired cards have an individual name. For example, the "Naruto & Sasuke" card "ナルト＆サスケ【風炎の忍絵巻-絆-】" is a combination of "うずまきナルト【烈火に唸る豪風】" and "うちはサスケ【護風に猛る業炎】". Besides being two characters in one, the reason for this may be due to leader skills sharing the same name as the character's epithet.

Revisional Changes

Launch Icon

	The game's icon at launch in 2015.
	After the game added Naruto, Sasuke, and Madara with their Six Paths forms in 2016, the app icon was changed to Naruto with his Six Paths Yang Power, also celebrating its 1st anniversary.
	In version 3.4.0 (April 2017), the icon changed with the formal introduction of the "Promotion Exams" event.
	During the month celebrating the game's second anniversary, the icon changed yet again in version 3.5.0 (May 2017).
	Version 3.7.0 (July 2017) icon, with Sage Mode Naruto and continuing the celebration of the game's second anniversary.
	Version 4.0.0 (October 2017) icon, with the Naruto able to use the recently included Scorch Release.
	Version 4.1.0 (January 2018) icon, with Sasuke replacing Naruto.

And so on, such as a third anniversary icon in 2018.

Other Changes

The icon of card no. 0281, "Kaeru no Gamaguchi", changed on October 2016 when it gained a golden variant. Also, the icons of all Sale Materials were updated to show their rarity.

Before	After

The game also had several graphical changes to menus as time passed, such as the Shinobi, Shop, and Friend menus having similar appearances before receiving unique designs and the card details being revamped. The game also had varying boot screens and received a new loading screen in version 4.0.0, a new title screen, and new content from time to time.

Oddities

The first numbering error in the Shinobi Picture Book

The Shinobi Picture Book, a menu listing the cards obtained by the player, had a number of issues:

• Early on, card no. 0026, the unused ★2 Kankurou, located between ★2 Temari and ★3 Kankurou, was absent from the Shinobi Picture Book. Cards no. 0179 to 0184, 0317 to 0319, and 0347 were also absent, and no. 0281, 0462, and 0641 were used twice for different cards.
• All of those errors were fixed in version 3.2.0 (February 2017) with the change of the numeration, having the cards set in the same order as the game's data, leaving no room to the ★2 Kankurou (internally located between no. 0082 Might Guy and 0083 Sasuke Uchiha), as adding this version would increase the numeration of all cards after him by 1. However, numbering discrepancy still happened once in a while when a card a few positions back was introduced after cards on its front, and one Chouji (20070501) was forgotten to be included in the list.
• The Shinobi Emaki -Kizuna- cards added later on had some issues in the list:
  • As Kizuna cards used a different internal numbering (starting with 600 instead of 200), they were always in the end of the list, and their numbers constantly changed as new cards were added.
  • Despite being a pair, they were listed separatedly, so...
    • The characters could not be switched, being impossible to see the details from the other character from this menu.
    • Only the default character was added to the list when a Kizuna card was obtained, always having a blank spot next to their pair for 9 of the 11 cards, the exceptions being the absence of the Sasuke from the first Kizuna Naruto & Sasuke and the Itachi from Sasuke & Itachi.