'NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER' Cheaters Subject to Banning this Thursday

Banned players will lose access to online play, a crucial part of replayability for many fighting games today.

A screenshot of "NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER." [Credit: The "NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER" Steam Store Page]

Bandai Namco US announced on Twitter that on October 14, at 4 a.m. EDT, players caught cheating in the action game, "NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER," will lose the ability to play online battles.

"NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER" released in 2018 and has been the subject of cheating players as early as the month after the game first released.

One of these cheats involves using a mod to enable set characters to the highest level, give a Max XP Master, and more. Other cheats can involve spamming ultimate attacks when they shouldn't be able to, and more.

A screenshot of "NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER." [Credit: The "NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER" Steam Store Page]

The cheating can result in unfair matches against players that play "NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER" fairly.

"We will continue to monitor and take appropriate action against cheating players in an effort to improve the #NTBSS community for everyone." Bandai Namco US said in a reply to their tweet.