I wanted to like this game. I really did. I have incredibly fond memories of Shinovi Versus (no, it's not what you're thinking), and I hoped Estival Versus would be even better. But it falls flat in just about every regard. The story is way more boring this time around, gameplay has been reduced to "Mash X until you win", the new characters are annoying (except Jasmine, whose missions were actually fun), and even the side stories, which were a fun look at each individual character's life in previous games, now all just follow a strict formula of "Your favorite girl turns stupid for half an hour".

At least the music slaps, though.