Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi is the only game to combine fighting and flying in wide open, destructible 3D environments. In the air, on the ground or under water, DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi gives players the ability to battle with unprecedented power and freedom. It's a "superhero" experience of epic proportions - it's the DBZ game fans have been waiting for. Unlock bonus videos from the animated series
Features:
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Take to the skies and battle in fully-destructible, free-roaming 3D worlds
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More than 60 playable characters - the highest number ever for a DBZ game
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Customize your Z character by upgrading more than 10 attributes
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3D-fighting with moves like Dragon Rush, Rush and Smash Attack
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Multiple gameplay modes - Single-player Dragon; two-player Versus; Ultimate Battle; Dragon Capsule; Evolution Z modes; and World Martial Arts Tournament
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game reviewAug 05, 2010 Game came on schedule and in great condition. It was for my 10 year old son and he and his brother are absolutely thrilled with it and want to play all the time
DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi - fighting made funNov 27, 2009 I'm not a big fan of fighting games: where two characters fight against each other until one of their life line's is depleted. But throw in the fact it's a Dragonball Z fighting game, and suddenly, fighting is fun. I really like playing this game for reasons unknown (perhaps it has something to do with me being able to beat main bad guys with Krillin in a few blows ;-) hee hee). The graphics are pretty cool, and I really like the fact the original cast also voices the characters in the game (you can also play in the original Japanese!)
So, all in all, I enjoy this game and look forward to playing the others.
I don't like the camera angle's.Apr 13, 2009 Ok everything about this game is good except the camera angles during battle. I liked it when you could actually see both you and your oponnents on the same screen,and it's even worse in split screen! Especially when your winning and your oponnent goes into hiding!! Overall this game has alot of characters, great moves but horrible camera angles.
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Whoever hates this game is crazyNov 08, 2006 How good is Budokai Tenkaichi for the PS2? Extremeley! The graphics are excellent, and the gameplay rocks! I've played some good Street Fighter games before, but they are nothing compared to this. There are many game modes, and none of them are too hard to beat. The amount of characters are so many they are uncountable! One can play hours and hours of this game and not get bored or tired. The only bad thing is how hard Frieza is. I've fought him ten or twelve times, and I still haven't beaten him! But other than that the game rocks. A MUST-HAVE FOR DBZ FANS!!!!!
Great Improvement, Stil a Few IssuesOct 29, 2006 Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi is a three-dimensional fighting game involving a ton of Dragonball Z characters - even ones only seen briefly in the series.
The graphics are really the standout improvement here from previous Dragonball Z games. They do a great job of really maxing out the capabilities of the PS2. Not only are the cut scenes great, but the main gameplay features *giant* maps, with multiple terrain types (water, mountains, plants and more). You can move up to higher ground, draw your enemy into the lake to slow them down, and use other tactics. It makes the game much more like "playing in the Dragonball Z world" vs being a side-scrolling fighter.
The sound is definitely enhanced over previous versions, too. You can now choose to have the Japanese voices for your characters. It's ironic that in early days of gaming, games would come with only Japanese voices and US people would complain because they wanted to hear English. Nowadays we appreciate the language much better. By giving you the option, you can use whichever suits you best.
That's not to say that *all* sound in the game is stellar. They definitely could have included a more robust musical soundtrack - and general commentary. It often seems like those things are overlooked in fighting games, but if you're a fan and playing the game for multi hours a day, pretty much every day of the week, it wears on you quickly.
For actual gameplay, as mentioned, the maps are great. They have tons of characters which is really wonderful. It's fun to see some of the more obscure characters they included in the set. The movements and animations are great. However, the *controls* to get them to do things - and the skill of the AI at doing the same moves - are really unbalanced. We have played thousands of games on all systems over our reviewing career and there is just something not right about the combat controls here. So while you're struggling to get the combos activated, the enemy you're fighting is zipping through them smoothly and trouncing you. This is something you can "deal with" if you're patient and into the series - but if you're not an avid gamer, I can see someone getting frustrated very quickly and not playing the game again.
I'm all for having games that are difficult! I enjoy the challenge. But a game should be difficult because you are ramping up in technique. It shouldn't be difficult because the combo you typed in isn't accepted, or the key strokes react sluggishly so that your character dies before your commands are "heard".
Definitely a big step in the right direction - I really hope #2 takes care of a lot of these control issues. If they do, that will be a 5/5. For this version, I'll give it a 4/5 as a great game but with some issues.
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