DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi: Good Points, Errors And Things Fans Will Want To See Improved. A Fairly Detailed Re
About two years ago I finally got a hold of the First Dragon Ball Z Budokai for Playstation 2 and have since been hooked on the next generation.
It was only a short time after getting the first that Budokai 2 was released and then onwards to the Brilliant Budokai 3.
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi: The Game in itself is Fantastic, for any fan of the series and the games this will defiantly please you with its stunning graphics and amazing detail in the features.
The Battle System:
This has been greatly improved from the last game "Budokai 3", you are now in a Camera View that resides behind the character you play as.
This makes game play a lot smoother, and more free roaming.
During Battle you are able to fly about your arena in flight mode, and Are able to lock onto your opponent making it easier to fight it out.
Blast KI Attacks and the all so famous Finishing moves such as “Kamehameha” are now in a more simplified form to make the battle a lot quicker for the player; this game now lacks the difficult combinations that were needed to perform the fancy attacks in the other games.
Each Command is normally started with holding the L2 button and then adding an up or down arrow along with Triangle or Circle.
As for the Normal Punching and Kicking battle style, this is now improved greatly.
After getting up close to your Enemy you are able to perform several different attacks using the D-Pads Directional Buttons while pressing Square’ with each Button the combination changes using more kicks or more punches and fancy moves that will make fighting a whole lot better than any of the previous systems.
Blocking has been enhanced also with the choice of which Direction to block depending on whether it’s a kick or a punch you’re trying to block.
Using the D-Pad along with the Circle Block, you are able to shift your hands for more maneuverability and greater Defense depending on the attack.
The Arena’s
Each New Fighting arena has been made Bigger and better, each stage has its own destructive features that allow your fighter and your opponent to smash up and destroy as you fight.
During story mode, this is where you will come to find hidden objects.
Although it was mentioned before that the game would have totally destructible maps, it turns out its only specific features, Like Large rocks on the earth terrain can be broken’ where as the floor and other parts cannot be harmed.
They also removed the totally destroyed arena that appeared after the use of a very large attack, without this Feature the game seems some what limited.
The Story Mode:
I am Most impressed with the amount of detail the added in the story mode, Each and Every fight possible with the characters on the game that actually took place in the TV series has been added’ along with extra’s.
The Z Gate Battle Mode has several Saga Based Gates that will take you from the beginning all the way to the end of the Kid Buu saga.
There are also Some Movie Gates that May have elements of the Movies, But lack a lot of things.
For Instance, Every Movie Gate Has only one battle, which is supposed to be the final battle against whichever Foe, was there.
This is Kind of Disappointing since I was hoping for Maps that were from the movies, and more fights that actually took place in the films themselves.
There is also the chance to Fight Baby and Super 17 who appeared in Dragon Ball GT, the series that came after DBZ.
These too are only One Fight long and Disappointing once again’ although I am most impressed with the characters since they are not only new, but seem to have all the features that they did posses in the series.
Staying True:
I have only a few complaints about the game, since a lot of it was in fact “Spot On”
Nearly everything from the attacks, right down to the Voices were great’ I was happy about Nearly Everything.
Although Playing the game I have noticed several bad points’ one of the main annoyances are the voices of some characters, To which I mention Android 19 who sounds completely off from what he should sound like, and the Ouzaru “Great Ape” was supposed to sound A lot Better, Not Make a few random grunting noises.
The Scripting of the characters during the “So Called” FMV’s was nearly always correct, although there were moments I wanted to hit myself for the lack of research.
Typo’s and Incorrect information was given on the game, which most Full Hearted Fans will notice no doubt.
Old features and New Features:
Well One of the Old features which is now missing is the Zeni Factor, you no longer can earn or collect money to purchase items, all tournaments are won and only Z items can be obtained from completing them.
Another Old Feature Known as The capsule System, Is now improved with the chance to use what’s now called “Z Evolution” you can Fuse items together and Upgrade your character a lot like you could before, although you cannot choose what moves and powers he gains.
An Old Feature that removed….For The Worst Or For the Better?
Personally I am Angered at this new system, You now do not posses the ability to transform during battle.
This was a Key element to making DBZ what it was, You now have to choose a Transformed state and use it all the time during the fight’ I am rather upset with how this has been laid out and hope if they are going to make another tenkaichi that they improve on this particular feature.
My Last Entry:
Over all the Game was Fantastic though, with the amount of Errors I have gone over I am still a loving player of this game.
I would like to send this last message out to the creators if they dare to read.
I would like to see in future the Characters we never get to see.
Garlic Jr
Tapion
Hildergarn
The Spice Boys (Garlic jrs Gang) – The Movies and the Tv Series
Bojacks Crew (his Gang)
Andriod 13, 14 and 15 (Including Super 13)
I’d Like to see Coolers Previous Forms returned.
Some Of the Kais Who CAN Fight
Pikon and some of the Other world Fighters
Turles and His Gang
Sayaiwoman – Videl in Sayaman Style Clothing
Spopavich and yamu – Babidi’s Henchman
AND please Bring back The Dragons..Or Rather Omega Shenron.
And if Possible More Arena's From The Movies and other areas in the DBZ World...such as the Snowy Plains Or Icy Mountains, even The World Landscape Where Broly fights In Movie 8
Other than all that, I must thank you for the New characters in the game, and I hope to see inhancements for the next game, if there is going to be one.