Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - Season Pass (DLC)

I went in expecting the Season Pass to feel like a proper extension of one of the best anime fighters CyberConnect2 has made, and it mostly delivers, just not in equal measure across all three packs. The bundle covers three separate DLC releases: Pack 1 centers on a roughly three-hour side scenario called Shikamaru's Tale, Pack 2 gives Gaara the spotlight with his own three-hour narrative chapter, and Pack 3 drops four new playable characters along with combination ultimate jutsu for each pack. On top of that, you get 30 throwback costumes pulled from older Storm games (Jinchuriki suits, summer clothes, Road to Ninja designs), 30 Ninja Info Cards for online identity, matching voices, and Ninja Treasure Sets you can spend in-game for additional cosmetics. The story scenarios are the most interesting part of the package for fans who want more time with the cast after the main campaign. Playing Shikamaru's Tale feels genuinely canon-adjacent, based loosely on the Shikamaru Hiden light novel, and the same goes for Gaara's chapter, which pulls from Gaara Hiden. The problem is that both scenarios are predominantly text-driven with minimal voice acting, and the pacing suffers for it. Travel between mission markers interrupts the narrative flow, and a few character portrayals feel slightly off compared to how they behave in the base game. If the main Adventure mode already felt thin to you, these chapters won't change your mind. Pack 3's four new playable characters, the Sound Four (Tayuya, Kidomaru, Jirobo, Sakon and Ukon as a pair), are functional but far from priority picks in competitive or casual play. Jirobo in particular feels sluggish. None of the four are likely to become your mains, but they flesh out the roster for fans who want completeness. The combination ultimate jutsu added across all three packs, covering pairs like Sasuke and Itachi, Rock Lee and Might Guy, and Shikamaru and Asuma, are genuinely satisfying to pull off and add some replay value to a game that already has one of the deepest fight rosters in the anime fighter genre. One important note for anyone shopping carefully: this Season Pass does NOT include the Road to Boruto expansion. That is a separate, larger add-on with its own story mode and additional characters like Mitsuki, Boruto, and Sarada. The Steam page for this DLC also carries mostly negative user reviews at the time of writing, largely from players who felt the content should have shipped with the base game. That frustration is understandable but a bit unfair to the Season Pass itself, which is a fair supplement for committed fans rather than a standalone content drop. If you have already seen everything the base game offers and want to spend more hours with the Hidden Leaf crew, the pass earns its place. Anyone hoping it opens up a whole new chunk of the game will walk away disappointed. Alex, Scout Team