Very mixed feelings. On one hand, I felt compelled to play through all one hundred missions, even after getting pretty frustrated at points. On the other hand, it can be pretty damn difficult. The first thirty missions feel like an uphill battle in getting your full move set compared to the remaining seventy. Once everything clicks, though, I had an incredibly fun time. It's one of the few brawlers/fighting games I feel genuinely competent at, though I do wish weapons weren't as prominent as they are towards the end of the story.

If you get discouraged from playing it, at least try to get your first partner at around mission thirty. That's when things really start to come together and the fun really ramps up.