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Great But Not All That

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THis game is great. It incorporates every thing from the tv show with all the fighting of GT for the PSX. Of course its no deadly alliance.

really good game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have never seen a full episode of DBZ, and never plan on doing so, but I must admit, this game has awesome gameplay. the plot could be better though.

One of the very best fighting games in a while

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you have ever played Dragon Ball GT Final Bout, this game is very similar to it, apart from the emensly easier controls that this game offers. If haven't ever played Final Bout, then let me fill you in. Final Bout is probably the best DBZ game out there besides this one. It came out for playstation a while ago so the graphics aren't very good, but good for a playstation game. This game is basically an enhanced version of Final Bout, except this game doesn't cover the Buu saga and Dragon Ball GT like Final Bout does. It does though however cover much more stuff before Final Bout does. The oldest character in Final Bout is probably Trunks or Goku from the Cell saga. This game has characters from the Friza and Saiyjin (is that how you spell it?) saga. And this game actually follows the story, not just you fight random characters like yourself as you do in Final Bout. The SSJ (Super Saiyjin) system is also much better in this game. If you are a saiyjin with that ability you can actually become an SSJ during a fight instead of starting out like that and staying that way as you do in Final Bout, plus there is a considerable difference in stregnth when a saiyjin becomes a SSJ. Its also handy that you can stay like that until somebody seriously hurts you. There is only one thing that is truly annoying in this game. It doesn't allow you to fly unless you knock your opponent into the air and follow him/her. But that doesn't really matter since its more fun fighting on the ground anyway. It is also very realistic in the sense that, for example only Teen Gohan can become SSJ2 and you can follow the story as any character and you will actually fight who that character fights in the show. For example, if you choose to play story mode as Vegeta, you will have to fight Goku during the Saiyjin saga, and the people like Zarbon and Dodoria in the Friza saga, but you will never actually fight final form Friza because Vegeta never does that in the show. I think this game is very well made and an excellent buy. I strongly recommend it.

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Gameplay: 9 (controls could be a little bit easier, but much better than Final Bout. The controls in that game are SO hard!!!)

Graphics: 8 (I've seen better on other PS2 games, but the movement is good)

Sound: 6 (Not overly interesting or cool, just average)

Arenas/Background: 10 (Very cool, for example one of the battlegrounds is Kami's Lookout. If you fight on Kami's Lookout and you fire something like Goku's Spirit Bomb, then it destroys the lookout and sends your opponent flying to earth, and you would then be forced to follow him. If you were to do something like that again while you were on the ground, then it would creat a huge crater in the ground and you would have to fight in that. Incredibly realistic, but still limited, you can't go wherever you want, which actually isn't bad at all!)

Overall Game: 8.5 - 9.5 REALLY GOOD GAME!!!!

10 stars!! Best Game!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

DBZ fans here is the game of the millenium! This game follows the story line perfectly! And for those of you who can't play teen games there's 2 things for teen, fighting and when Piccolo kills Raditz with the special beam cannon, you can see the cannon go through Raditz and Goku and the little hole where it was shot, but it's not very realistic and it's not like you're gonna do the Special Beam Cannon through antone so it doesn't matter. Anyway, buying stuff from Popo and winning money and customizing people this game has EVERYTHING! The graphics are not amazing but still pretty good. I highly recommend buying this game and NOT renting it. Although I rented it and completed 95% of it I still wonna buy it, that's how much i like! Even if you don't like DBZ you'll still like it. A GREAT GAME!!!!!!!

An Amazing Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I first bought this game, I didn't know what to expect...having read no reviews, I had no idea if it was an RPG, a head to head fighter, or even something else. When you first start the game...you get to choose different play modes, ranging from story mode to practice to tournament, to skill edit...etc, etc. Here is my take on the different areas of the game:

STORY MODE!

You basically travel through the Frieza, Cell, and Saiyan Sagas fighting the various enemies that the various characters encountered, playing as Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, and Ginyu. After you first beat the story mode, if you return to it you can take various different paths to fight more enemies. As you travel through, you unlock characters and moves, that you can later use to customize your characters.

Practice:

Practice your moves against any opponent, setting them to various levels of difficulty. Practice using combos and special moves here.

Tournament:

Compete in the world martial arts tournament, getting money if you win the entire thing. You can play as any character and are matched up against random foes. Use your money later to buy moves that you can use to cuztomize your character.

Edit Skills:

Select, Trade, and Buy skills in this area. You can choose what you want the characters to use...and ultimately create, well, the ULtimate CHARACTER!!!

Multiplayer:

Exactly what it says...basically square off against your friends!

Other Key Info:
This game has great graphics, that look much like the television show, and are 3-D! There are hundreds of moves, which are both easy and difficult to pull off in battle and to master. In all, this is a great game...both as single player, and as a party game!

Good game, but frustrating

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am a die-hard dbz fan and love the game. The graphics are awesome and it follows the storyline quite well. Unfortunately, the game is very difficult to play. You have to memorize combos and execute them exactly to do a special move. I found the storyline and tournament mode to be very difficult to win even with a "very easy" difficulty setting. Fun game, but very frustrating. Like driving, you may not want to play while you're upset. It really adds to the frustration.

the best game ever in the hold world

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am a fan of Dragon ball z and dragon ball gt is the best game for playstation 2 if you played is liked be watching the episodes that is on the TV in cartoon network.

Best Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have seen many games of Dragonball Z genre. I have to see a game that matches Budokai. I was amazed by the voices on the game. The voices are the same on the game as the show. The graphics are stunningly 3-D. The best part of the game is if you feel your opponent is too strong go SS. If you are gohan and you opponent is too strong just go SS2. This is an excellent game and I would recommend this game to any dragonball z fan.
PLAY ON!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dragon Ball Z Budokai

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Dragon ball z budokai rules same characters as the tv show but different voices. You can play up to the cell saga.The characters that you can unlock are Raditz Vegeta Nappa Hercule Gohan great saiyaman Teen gohan super saiyans yamcha androids 17 18 19 16 Cell Frieza Zarbon Dodaria Trunks Krillin Goku Tien and well almost all characters. there are 5 playable modes to play Story Duel world tournament practice edit skills options. YOU MUST BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUYBUY BUYBUYBUYBUYBUYBUYU THIS GAME IT IS AWESOME rICHARD SOURAIVONGSAA AND JEFF PANYANOUVONG.

A fighter that finally does DBZ justice

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is a must have for a DBZ fan, with 23 playable characters, the American voices from the show, and also because it's plot follows the story exactly (except for the unlockable alternative endings of course). The graphics are great, and the combo system is easy to master but very big, with about 60 combos per character. Unfortunantly, this is where DBZ: Budokai runs into its first problem. You only have 7 "slots" or the amount of "space" you have left when customizing your character. Far too many combos/skills take up more than 1 slot making what you can use very limited. Also, in order to use a certain combo or skill another skill or combo must be present. This is pretty much a game only for the fans, as it relies on the show's plot more than it does itself.

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