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Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen Special English Patch
Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen Special is a fighting game based on the popular anime and manga series Naruto. It was released in Japan for the Nintendo Wii on December 2, 2010. The game features 41 characters from the Naruto Shippuden storyline, as well as new game modes, such as a story mode and a survival mode. The game also supports four-player battles, either online or offline.
However, the game was never officially released outside of Japan, and thus it is only available in Japanese. Many fans of the series who wanted to play the game in English were disappointed by this fact. Fortunately, some dedicated fans decided to create an unofficial English patch for the game, which translates most of the text and menus into English. The patch also fixes some bugs and glitches that were present in the original game.
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The English patch for Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen Special was created by a group of fans known as Team GNT. They released the first version of the patch on February 5, 2011, and have since updated it several times with new features and improvements. The latest version of the patch, as of September 3, 2023, is version 4.0, which adds more translations, fixes some errors, and improves the online mode.
To apply the English patch to the game, one needs to have a copy of the original Japanese game disc, a Wii console that can run homebrew software, and an SD card with enough space to store the patched game files. The patching process involves using a program called WiiScrubber to extract the game files from the disc, applying the patch files to them using another program called xdelta UI, and then reinserting them back into the disc image using WiiScrubber again. The patched disc image can then be burned onto a blank DVD or loaded from a USB drive using a backup loader on the Wii.
The English patch for Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen Special is a great example of fan-made localization that allows more people to enjoy a game that was otherwise inaccessible to them. The patch not only makes the game playable in English, but also enhances it with bug fixes and online improvements. The patch is also compatible with most of the existing save files and cheat codes for the game. The patch is available for download from Team GNT's website, as well as from various other sources on the internet.
References:
[1] Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen Special [Japan Import]
[2] Narutoshippuudengekitouninjataisenspecialenglishpatch
[3] Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen Special - GameFAQs
[4] Team GNT's website