Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2

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Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2 - PS2

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Amazing visuals Poor storytelling
Intense action Braindead computer AI
Addictive gameplay Lousy camera/viewpoint
Fantastic multiplayer  
Just plain fun  
It's time to kick some cel shaded tail

There are more installments in the Dragon Ball Z Budokai series than Lindsey Lohan has bad ideas. In other words, the Dragon Ball Z games come out basically every other year, and unless there are major changes to the fighting game, there really won't be much to go to. The Budokai series has always had slick, and well detailed cel shaded graphics, a wide varieties of moves, counter attacks and special attacks, and very fast paced action. All that comes into play in Budokai Tenkaichi 2, but after so many Dragon Ball games, what changes have come to the table? The graphics have received a slight oomph from before. The characters' facial expressions during battle are subtle, but nice, and after rigorous bouts, you may notice your character's clothes all tattered. The audio is typical, with the same voice actors from the animated series, and many Dragon Ball Z-esque tracks. The game play is as fast paced as ever, but has a few tweaks here and there. After getting past the learning curve, however, you'll start to master the mechanics, character's moves, and will be firing Kamehameha waves effortlessly. The story mode is quite long, and goes through the essential sagas of the series, with some movie story lines as well. It drags a bit, but is a method of unlocking new characters and moves. The character roster is huge, with just about every character you could think of. The moves are varied, but with such a roster, repeating attacks are inevitable. There are a good dose of modes to play in as well. The battling mechanics can seem a tad bit unbalanced, especially when fighting certain CPU enemies in the story mode, as it can start to get more cheap than hard. You can fuse items together to unlock characters, battle and switch characters out in tag team fashion, and overall, the game is the fast paced action of Dragon Ball Z we all know and love. Yes, the games are mainly geared towards fans of the series, but unless your power level is over 9000, this game should be more than enough for you.

Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2 - PS2

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Loads of content Repetitive gameplay
Just plain fun  
Hey Vegeta what does the scouter say? IT'S OVER 9000!!!

Not much to say really, if you're not a fan of Dragonball Z then you might as well skip this review. If you are a fan then damn, there's a ass load of fighters to choose from. Problem is, they all play the same just with different attacks. Since it's Dragonball Z, you can forget about a balanced fighting game, as characters like Broly will make everyone one below him in power will be his bitch for life. Despite the lack of depth in gameplay (most battles are won by me just spamming assholes with energy attacks), it is made up for in content. The one player mode is pretty long as it covers not only the Dragonball Z sagas, but most of the movies (except the first two) and GT. Other than that, it's the same old, same old and there's only so many times I'm willing to play through a story line I know like the back of my hand. Bottom line: if you're a fan like myself, then you'll have a great time, just don't expect something new. (P.S. If you go by the original Japanese dub Goku's power level is over 8,000.)

Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2 - PS2

Blast Off

Fun. Very fun. Very enjoyable, blasting away with your favorite characters at the opponents you've been seeing on TV for years.

Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2 - PS2

cool

this has more then 250 charcters and to earn them all you have to beat story mode or you could fight two player verues and you can enter in a torment i recommend this to any dragonball z fan

Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2 - PS2

What a fighting game should be, with half naked men and pointy yellow hair.

Alright, I first have to admit that I am a fan of the DBZ series, so I'll try and keep this unbiased. I bought this game on a whim, after playing the last few DBZ games, I was abit afraid of what I spent my money on. Starting it up, I noticed the rather nice opening (Which I've seen in every Dragon Ball Z game for the PS2). I skip the tutorial, and hop straight into the Dragonball Adventure, which is a very well done thing, going back to the idea of the original Dragonball Z Budokai. You select the saga, and you play scenarios out. First thing I notice, the very well done voice overs, and the rather impressive graphics for a PS2 game. I then notice the new perspective on the game, where the camera is overlooking the shoulder. This is a great step up for the DBZ series to me. I wont go into every detail on the Dragonball Adventure, all you need to know is that it covers every single saga and mini-saga, movie, and special. It has all the characters you could ever wish to play. (I beat Vegeta with Yajirobe!). Then there is the Mortal Kombat type challenge mode, where you fight up a ladder of opponents. It's based off opponents the certain character's path you choice. You start off with Kakarot (Goku) and work you're way around to various Dragonball Z Characters. Then there is the tournament mode, which is always fun finding out which odd character you'd face. Overall, DBZ Budokai: Tenkaichi 2 is by far the best fighter I have played for the PS2, and it does great justice to the Dragonball series. -Crim

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