I was actually rather disapointed with this fighter. The game just seemed to be lacking. I would suggest not to even rent this game unless you are a DBZ fan. If you are a DBZ fan then this game may appeal to you. Let me start off with what I didn't like about the game, the control's overall. They are simple (to simple) and hard to meanuver at time's. The game bassically revolve's around the same button combination's for everyone. The only difference is the move that you are actually doing with that button combo. And every fighter for the most part has the same strength's and weakness's. So you are bassically just choosing the character you like the most to play as, due to the fact that there is no difference between character. The audio was done well, using the US voice actor's. But after a while the one liner's start to get repetitve REAL quick. he story mode was also a nice feature, though it was extreamly short. Now the place this game really shine's is the visual's. The game is close to a replica of the Animated series, using cell shading to keep the animated feel to the game. And if you end up actually enjoying the game there is a good amount of replay value. With a number of unlockable item's to keep you coming back to the game. Overall this game is not for everyone. If you arn't a DBZ fan then like I said don't really bother. Also I might suggest looking into another DBZ fighting tittle as they have gotten better as the game's have gone on.

This was my first PS2 game that I bought. I went home, all excited, & popped in the disk. At first, this game had everything to offer. A crapload of fighters, impressive graphics, destructive environments, decent stroylines, pretty cool superpowers & LOTS of things to buy. Then after awhile, it just got dull for me. The fighting controls are a bit clunky, but not much. The game was moderately fun for me, but it's a pretty popular series now.

I loved this game! I have to say it was better than Bodukai 2.(Read my B2 review and see why) The graphics weren't that bad,the story mode wuz awesome. I would've rated the game E because it hardly has any blood in it and you see the "violence" on it every day if you watch the series. I didnt worry much about the characters. As long as the Bodukai games have Vegeta in it i'm down. If you're a DBZ fan (what am I sayin c'mon everybody's a fan) I would totally recommend the first game.

This game is a bit underrated. It's a DBZ game, and has fun stuff do, with some fun unlockables, and is fun in general. What more do ya want?

It is true that this game doesn't have much to offer. PS2 definitely has better fighting games than this, so pick up Soul Calibur 2 before you get this 1.

When fighting games are made they usually have a lot of special combos and cool stuff that will keep you entertaind for a while. This game dosnt have crap. Its plain horrible.

What's up sylvax? I read your review on DBZ one. Well, it was stupid! (Like AZZ) Just kiddin'. That game was okay but there is no way in the world that it is the best DBZ game ever!

WOW! Dragon Ball Z Budokai is the best game I play until dragon ball z budokai 2.My favorite part of dragon ball z budokai is the story line. I like it so much I buy another one for $5.00 at the Mall. Now I have 2 dragon ball z budokai.

I really like this game. Graphics 4.0 The character model is great. Only in the cinematics they don't put much action into the character. The backronds are great and they are taken after the original show. Control 3.5 The controls are like all fighting games, Mashing in button combos (or just mashing buttons). But the combos are annoying. if you mean to punch 3 times and kick once you accidentally punch four times and you mess up the combo. Fun factor 4.0 However, under all these complaints budokai is an awesome with great minigames a perplexing story and cool unlockables recomended to people people who love fighters and are really really good at them.

I think this is one of my favourite fighters. it has everything i liked about DBZ and about fighters. the graphics are not bad and they closely resemble the real characters, the characters move very smooth and the attacks are pretty explosive. i like the fact that you can demolish the arena's and i like the way the movies are arranged like episodes of the show. the sound wasn't all to bad but the ingame sound was truly annoying. the voice acting was perfect, they had the original voices. what seperates this from budokai 2 is that it is actually fun and has more replay value. although the capsules aren't that good the gam eprovides a fun time for gamers of all ages. There aren't to many bad things about the game except for the so called "blood"in the game. For example when goku fights raditz the blood effects are terrible and there isn't even any blood throughout the rest of the game. the other thing that disapointed me was that the game didn't have great characters and wasn't long enough at least budokai 2 took longer to finish because of Kid Buu( if you read my budokai 2 review you'll know why). aside from all of this it is a solid and a fun fighting game.