A great game about a great anime with great motion controls.
Although it is a PS2 port, it happens to have some great Wii exclusive controls that make it really fun to play. The motion controls are used to perform various special attacks like the Kamehameha and the special beam cannon. Many of these attacks are performed by just moving the Wiimote or the nunchuck around, while others require you to point the courser off the screen and quickly move it back on. The motion controls are easy and allow everyone to perform the special attacks efficiently. For those who may not like the motion controls, a Gamecube controller can also be used, however you cannot check the way to use it in the game like you can check how to use the Wiimote+nunchuck control scheme.
In the game there's a story mode called the Adventure Mode. In this mode you watch various cutscenes from the Anime and fight many villains from the series. It is a long story mode with a lot of missions and fights, it even includes some hidden missions that do not appear in the anime. The game also includes missions from Dragon Ball GT as well. One thing that I didn't like about the story mode was that when you beat up the villain to advance, the next cutscene often shown your character as the one who got beat up. Other than that the story mode is pretty fun, and playing that will help unlock many hidden features.
This game also has RPG elements to help make your characters stronger. In the game you can buy, unlock, and equip various Z-items. These Z-items help strengthen you character and some of them can even level-up after a few battles.
Dueling mode is also a lot of fun. Here you can fight against another player or a CPU. Here you can adjust the level of the CPU, pick the stage to fight in, and then just go at it. Playing against another player is of course a lot more fun.
The game has plenty of characters to unlock, which makes the game even more enjoyable. There are over 120 characters to play as in this game. With all those characters, this game will keep you busy for awhile. All the characters play pretty much the same, except for their special attacks and blasts.
There are a few other modes that you can play in as well like a tournament mode, Ultimate Battle Z, and training mode. These modes can be a lot of and can keep you entertained for awhile.
The graphics are not that great, they are basically PS2 cel-shaded graphics. They are good enough not to hurt your eyes but the Wii can produce way better graphics than this. The sound is great, with a lot of songs you can recognize from the anime and the voice actors are the same from the anime as well, which is a big plus.
Overall, I recommend this game to any Dragon Ball Z fan. Despite a few flaws, this game is still fun and can be enjoyed by most.