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THE GREASTEST GAME OF DBZ OWNED BY PEOPLE AS GREAT AS ME!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I LOVE THIS GAME!!! The controls are more eaiser than you think. Some may just need to take advatage of the Tutual and Practice modes. Square is to punch, Triangle is to use ki attacks, o is too block, x is to dash, R1 is to asscend inton the air. R2 is too descend, L1 is to look onto to your oponent, L2 is to power up and recharge your ki. So the set up is very simple. And the characters look great. They even have Super Vegeta!!! And Trunks with a sword or if you dont want to use him theres Trunks without a sword. And best of all the Fusion's dont wear off in 30 seconds!!! And the attacks were great. They made Special attacks short to keep up the SPEED. And best of all you can finnally play as the BESt ANDRIOD, SUPER HELL FIGHTER 17. Hes even greater than ss4 Goku (If you watch the show).

Heres how to unlock some people:

Hell Fighter 17:
At Z evolution mode, go to fussion type and select two Andriod 17's.

Super Buu Gohan: Absorbtion + Ultimate Gohan

SS4 Goku: Beat Super 17 in Z battle gate with goku using 10X Kamehameha

Cell JR: Beat them as Piccolo, Yamcha, SS Vegeta, SS Trunks, Gohan, Tein and SS Goku and Krillon.

For the rest go to Game faqs.

Not what It could have been!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When a friend of mine told me that a new DBZ game was coming out, I was elated. The last game that came out, Budokai 3 was one of my favorite games; however, on buying the new game, Budokai Tenkaichi, I was more than slightly disappointed. I would like to first go through the main points of the game, and then I will discus the problems I have with it.

The first thing anyone who thinks they want this game should know is that this is nothing like any of the previous games in the series. Tenkaichi drops the 2-D fighting aspect of the others and has gone to a free roaming type game. In which you are given a huge environment to roam and destroy, while you battle your enemy.

The Controls have been simplified somewhat. The square button along with the d-pad control attack, the triangle button shoots energy, circle is guard, and X is dash. The L1 button locks on to an enemy, L2 changes your Ki, and the R buttons control your height. The new controls and fighting system make the game seem like a cross between Armored Core, and Dead or Alive.

The game has a large amount of modes to play through; such as Z Battle Gate, World Tournament, and Dueling. There is also Z Item Fusion, where you can combine certain items to unlock other items or new characters.

Now, for the Bad

In trying to make the game simpler the developers changed the controls so that anyone could supposedly pick up the controller and be good at the game. This in my opinion was a failure, the controls are complicated. I watched all of the Training videos, and it still took me about 2 hours to fully figure the controls out. They also seem to glitch up at times. The battle system in general has some issues as well. For example, while roaming the large areas is nice, the camera can get in the was at times, and cause you to see absolutely nothing; while this is happening your opponent is usually kicking your butt, and you can't do much about it. There are other problems that arise in modes like World Tournament. It is very very easy to get rung out.

The computer also plays a major part in my dislike of this game. It seems that the CPU is almost always super smart or very dumb. This can make battling very annoying, because you might not know the controls very well but the CPU does.

Tenkaichi boasts a large number of characters to choose from; however, most of the characters are just different forms of each other. Also, each character has their own, unchangeable, move list. These consist of 2 favorite techniques, 2 energy blast moves, and 1 ultimate attack. Another negative part of the game is the fact that all of the characters are clones of each other. Most moves look alike. The only customizable part of a character are their stats; such as, ATTACK, SPEED, and KI. You can not add any other special skills or moves; characters are stuck with what they have. This was a bad idea, especially the favorite techniques (Solar Flare, Afterimage) which usually do nothing.

The final and most annoying problem I have with this game is that the translation is done so horribly in some parts that it becomes confusing. Phrases such as "gradually increases health slightly" don't make too much since in my opinion. Some dialog for characters isn't even in English.

These aren't all the problems I had with this game, but I think they were the most important to list. It feels like the developers rushed this game. I don't think they tested it enough. Several problems that people have with this game could have been fixed. For those who want to buy this game I strongly recommend that you don't. Get Budokai 3, if you don't already own it. In my opinion it was nearly a perfect game.

Okay...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It's great, but this game has a very steep learning curve. This is a warning to all beginner game players: This game is very tough and people will have some trouble adjusting some of the controls. Take the tutorial in the practice mode and you will learn lots of things. Practice your skills and maybe you'll win some Z-Battle Gate levels. Practice, practice, practice. I'm been playing games for almost 2 years now, and I'm very good at games. I suspected this game would be hard, but it was very tough! Even I couldn't beat lots of things at first. I hope I'm not offending you, but rent this game before you buy it. The graphics however, are very good, and there are many other things that make this game great, but you'll have to see them for yourself. Good luck, gamers!

Rent it first

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was looking forward to this game. From the advancements in the Budokai series, my expectations kept building and building, and perhaps that's part of the reason why this installment just didn't provide the punch I was looking for. Budokai 3 was a successful improvement upon the previous two games, but I think Tenkaichi actually backtracks a bit in overall enjoyment.

First off, there's an extensive list of characters, yet it still isn't complete. Plus, the game counts different forms of one person (Goku, SSJ Goku, SSJ2 Goku, etc.) as different players, so the list length is a bit deceiving (not to mention that they've thrown out in-game transformations, which I had enjoyed from the other games).

The graphics of this game are great, for the most part. The cel shading is a tried and true format from B2 and B3, and the character designs in this game are even better. The fighting looks impressive, with the added bonus of seeing the characters' appearance become battered they lose health. Special attacks are animated nicely, comparable if not a bit better than B3. However, I must complain about the lack of expression in Z Battle Gate, the main story mode. Before the battles, the characters have their typical conversation/jibing before you head into the fight. But rather than animating these pre-battle scenes appropriately with the characters' dialogue, they leave them expressionless. This gave the story mode an unpolished feel and didn't really meet my expectations. I was hoping for something more cinematic and interesting, especially considering what I've seen from previous games. B1 is largely ignored these days, but remember the pretty awesome between-fight movies it had? I would've liked to see more effort put into it - good cinematics would have given the game a more refined and finished look.

Continuing with the Z Battle Gate, I'd have to say that I'm displeased with the linear approach they took. B1 was linear, B2 had a rather annoying boardgame-style layout, but B3 had a map that you could fly around and explore, choosing battles and searching for items. BT's story mode seems like a regression, as if it was rushed and didn't involve as much thought. The problem is, once you go through each fight, there's no real motivation to replay the story mode, whereas B3 had a significantly higher replay value. Yet another regression in this game is the leveling system. Compared to B3's, it's small-scale and unimpressive. Furthermore, there aren't as many skills/abilities capsules as previous games, which is really a shame.

Items are rewarded after fights and can also be found by destroying objects within the battle locations (this is how you find dragonballs). While I like having a more interactive and destructible environment, it's difficult to find the opportunity to search for items when you're trying to fight an opponent. Most of the time I completely forgot to look for the dragonballs. As far as the battles themselves are concerned, the Battle Gate has different objectives that you must complete in order to advance the story. Some examples are: simply killing your enemy, defeating the enemy with a specified move, and just surviving a fight for a particular amount of time. Creative, perhaps, but I got annoyed with some of these specifications for completing a battle, as they were sometimes too difficult and tedious.

The other game-playing options are here as well, including duel mode, practice mode, and tournament mode. Not much different from previous games, except for the fact that dual mode employs an aggravating split-screen view to account for the new camera angles. I wasn't particularly fond of this, for it reduces your field of vision that much more. There's another mode called Ultimate Battle, which allows you to challenge 100 fighters and earn points. It's a nice addition, but I didn't get too excited about it.

The controls are completely different from the other Budokai games, which is a bit frustrating at first, but you get used to it. There are a variety of different fighting techniques that you can use, but unfortunately there aren't many special ki attacks for each character. I love the fact that you can fly freely around the 3-D environment, for it's something the other games flirted with (knocking your opponents into the air and what have you) but never truly achieved. This definitely makes it more like the Dragonball Z series, for the characters' movements are not as restricted. However, camera angles are now different from before, and they are often somewhat aggravating. It would have been nice to have control over the various views, or at least have made the camera angles a little more logical.

As for the sound, there are both improvements and regressions. Let me start off by saying I hate the English dubs (but I hold that view for the entire series, not just the games), so I can't help but cringe whenever any of the characters speak. BUT, in this game they've actually given you the option of listening to the original Japanese voices, which I think is a really great improvement. I wish other games would give you this choice. However, the soundtrack is not so great. In fact, the music is almost entirely regurgitated from B3, and I'm rather disappointed that they didn't create anything new. Again, it makes this game feel like it was rushed through production.

Overall, this game is a rental. It's certainly fun, and if you haven't played any of the other Budokai games, you'll probably enjoy it more. Unfortunately, it just doesn't measure up to its predecessor. If you're looking to buy the best DBZ game for the PS2 so far, get Budokai 3.

WHY NO TRANSFORMATIONS?!?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Seriously, who is the genius that decided to take out the in-game transformations that we all loved in DBZ Budokai 3?!? If you know DBZ then you know what I'm talking about. You could pick Goku and if powered up he would go from regular to SSJ all the way to SSJ4 while fighting. This game won't allow you to do that. You either choose to fight with SSJ Goku or SSJ4 Goku, there is no powering up. Same with the other Saiyans including Broly who is already a SSJ. It sucks. They say 60+ characters but 5 of them are each the same character...just different stages of being powered up.

Other than that the game is great. Its 3-D so you can fly anywhere and destroy stuff. The Dragon Rush is optional I think so thats great and its fast like the cartoon.

Also for whatever reason some characters from DBZ Budokai 3 were cut from this game. If you loved to play with Uub, Omega Shenron or Supreme Kai from the last game they gone from this one. Again...who knows why because it sucks. Instead of having 5 different Gokus, Vegetas or Gohans you could add completely new characters like Pikkon or Super Android 13. If you are a fan of DBZ like me then I would rent this first because you might just end up playing DBZ Budokai 3 more like myself. Hopefully they will get it right for the next gen systems.

shawns review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is cool. The 360 virtual game and customized characters are cool. Dragonball Z Universe with 63 characters,
is awesome!

What a Let Down

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If your reading this review before you bought the game, then its not too late. I am one of those unfotunate souls who loves the DB series and just had to get it the first day it was released. I even traded in my Budokai 3. What a mistake. The concept was great; I mean, fling around in a 3-D arena, fighting just like in the show.. that would be sweet! Too bad thats not what it is. Firts let me tell you about the good points of the game (it wont take long). Lots of playable characters. In practice mode when you can casually do whatever you want - flying though large rock formations. Finally, and without question the BEST part of the game, visible battle damage as the fight wears on. Now the bad stuff. The controls are way too random - someone who's just mashing buttons will probably fare better that someone who "knows what their doing". If you can ever really know what you're doing on the game. Even when I finally caught on to the concept of what they wanted me to do, the character will only perform the intended move one out of ten times. And when the move IS properly executed the animations are crap(to put it politely). The Budokai 3 animations are 100 times better. That steaming pile of opening sequence was difficult to stomach even the first time through, when my expectations couldn't be higher, and my child like enthusiasm was as yet untainted by the repeated tapping of the square button(the only attack button), the 'Survive until time runs out' missions, and flying directly at the opponent you're supposed to avoid eventhough you push the directional pad in the opposite direction. NO TRANSFORMATIONS?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Thats what DBZ fighting is all about. In a free flying 3-D arena boundries are the worst idea ever- just make a looping landscape like the 'Dragon Universe' mode in Budokai 3; get to the edge of the right side come in on the left side. Even the guys who did Star Fox 64 knew that. Did they have interns working on this? The boundries aren't he only thing you'll get caught on. I can go on but why bother. The point is I paid $52 plus my Budokai 3 as a security deposit to rent Tenkaichi for two weeks. It sucks BIG TIME.

the worst game ever

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: January 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this game sucks when my cousin came over he couldn't beat raditz after 18 tries and he was freaken cryin i meen come on man this games supposed to be fun and make people happy so anyway i took the control and started playing it took me 10 tries to beat this dude i swear this may be the first time i've played tis game but i would never lie hear me out don't buy this game please.

Itas a great game, but people are falsely downing it....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Alright, let me tell you this, the controls arent hard to master, I dont know what people are complaining about, the reviews on this game are so over-exaggurative that it made me not want to buy it, then I got it anyway and I was extremely happy. Of course the controls are hard at the beginning, but you should get the hang of them in a short time, 10-20 mins. In game transformations arent that big a deal, and they had a reason not to use them, the pace of this game is pretty fast, so an extreme amount of ki energy would be used, so you would lose your transformation too easily when getting knocked down. The only thing that I didnt like too much about this game was the fact that the ultimate attacs arent cinematic, I liked that about budokai 3, but anyway, this is a really great game that got a bad rating because of the new fighting system(which like I said, isnt that hard to master.)

Extremely fun! Minor, but forgiveable camera and control problems.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: October 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The cell-shaded characters, expansive environments, and lighting effects are all phenomenal, and the voices, sounds, and music are straight out of the anime. The game looks and sounds about as close to the anime as I imagine you can get. The developers paid attention to detail, and the game is full of little touches that show this.

Although some fans of the previous DBZ Budokai games have complained about the lack of in-game transformations, this is a more accurate depiction of how the fighting occurs in the anime. The majority of times a character transformed or "powered up" in the Dragonball shows and movies, it either happened before a fight started, during brief breaks in the fighting, or as the result of special circumstances. Not once in the series does the character Goku go through every stage of Super Saiyan (increasing power levels) during a single fight. Cell does not go from his imperfect form to his "super perfect" form during a single fight.

Additionally, if a player wants to play as the highest-form of a particular character, being able to start the fight in that form gives them more time to do that. If you really want to play as SuperSaiyan 4 Vegeta, for example, wouldn't you rather start out that way than spend a good portion of the time during the fight trying to reach that form?

The fighting system is a bit simplistic, especially compared to games like Soul Calibur 3, but there is enough variety to it to keep it interesting and challenging. The simplicity of the fighting system makes it more friendly to younger players, who can pick it up quickly. My 5 year old nephew plays the game often, and despite AI that has been described as "merciless" and "cheap", he holds his own against the computer on the "easy" setting. My only complaints about the fighting system is that sometimes the controls are difficult during rushing and dodging, and the camera positioning can be poor when you are up against the outside edge of an arena or trees and some other objects. This is the only reason I gave the game an overall rating of 4 instead of a 5.

With 90 characters and 8 different arenas to choose from, there is the potential for over eight thousand different character match ups, and over sixty four thousand unique fights! With an average match time of about 3 minutes including character selection and loading, you would have to play forty hours a week nonstop for over two and a half months to play every possible match up, and almost a year and a half to play every possible match up in every arena.

Although the ESRB rating is T, I haven't found anything in this game that a reasonable adult would find inappropriate for younger children. There is no foul language, nudity, sexual themes, etc., and even the fighting is devoid of blood and gore. Although the characters show some visual damage in the form of torn clothing, bruises, scrapes, and scratches depending on how much of a beating they take, there is never any blood spatter or gore. IMO, this game would make an excellent gift for a Dragonball Z fan of any age.

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