Join us on a wild ride through the best action cartoon series on TV, Dragonball Z. The story begins after Goku defeats Piccolo at the World Marital Arts Tournament and he comes to visit Master Roshi, when all of a sudden, his brother Raditz appears and kidnaps his son, Gohan, after he saves him he is sent to Other World to train with King Kai for for two more powerful Saiyan arriving one year later. This wild ride story takes you from the Saiyan to the Cell Games Saga.
There are also several options in the game: there is a world tournament mode where you could buy new moves and a practice mode where you can sharpen your skills before entering story mode. You could also summon Shenron when you collect all 7 Dragonballs. So, buckle up, hold on to your seat and enjoy the ride of Dragonball Z!
- Story mode albeit short, feels true to the anime.
- Soundtrack is all around great.
- Interesting Capsule system.
- Collecting Capsules becomes a sloggy grind if you want to 100% the game.
- Legend of Satan is just a survival highscore mode.
- The AI has rampant difficulty spikes.
- Some skills are a too effective/ineffective.
Played on EU GC version.
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai is a 2D fighting based on the anime of the same name.
The story mode follows along the anime with the most important parts of the show up to the Cell saga. The cutscenes are pretty well animated and has held up somewhat, although the AI’s difficulty spikes feels random sometimes, making it feel unnecessarily unfair.
The fighting system is not very deep, and will feel shallow in comparison to other fighting games that has a more elaborate system.
The skillshop and Capsule system is a welcoming interesting feature, making up for the shallow combat. But the game ends up making you grind like a chore for every one of them if you intend to complete it with all the exclusive capsules obtained via the dragon balls.
Overall the game is worth playing through for any Dragon Ball Z fan.