The first ever fighting game I ever finished, I played this before I ever watched Dragon Ball Z. And it was good, very good, a great gateway drug to one of the quintessential shonen anime series.
It was all built on great mechanics and movement in-game, not as ridiculously difficult to master as most fighting games while still emphasizing twitchy reactions and good positioning to gain the upper hand.
All the characters and story beats are there, the locations are famous Dragon Ball locations, and the super moves have that oompph to them that make landing one very satisfying.
Honestly rendered obselete by its successor, there is no reason to recommend it while budokai tenkaichi 3 exists, but I had a ton of fun playing this with my brother and I will always remember it fondly for it!
It was all built on great mechanics and movement in-game, not as ridiculously difficult to master as most fighting games while still emphasizing twitchy reactions and good positioning to gain the upper hand.
All the characters and story beats are there, the locations are famous Dragon Ball locations, and the super moves have that oompph to them that make landing one very satisfying.
Honestly rendered obselete by its successor, there is no reason to recommend it while budokai tenkaichi 3 exists, but I had a ton of fun playing this with my brother and I will always remember it fondly for it!