Overall, it's a very good game

User Rating: 8 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi PS2
ok, i'll start this review saying that i'm a big fan of DBZ and budokai games, and i've been tracking this game since there were rumors about it. At the very begining, this game seemed to be THE game , the best of the tenkaichi series, the flying, the graphics, everything. But then at some point i began to have my doubts.... when i heard the producer said that the controls were gonna be less complex so that everyone could play it, i thought "oh no...." , and then i confirmed it, when i saw everyone complaining about the gameplay and finally when i knew the game didn't have a kick button..... i was very dissapointed (considering that i've been waiting for like 7 months and thinking that it was gonna be THE game). But well, i got over it and here's my review:

Graphics:
well, there's not much to say here, i mean c'mon, look at it, its impressive, easily the best budokai graphics (10/10)

Sound:
one word: abysmal. well, it's not thaaaaat bad, but if u think that the japanese version has the original music..... well, u do the maths (5/10)

Gameplay:
controls are very difficult at the begining, but once o get the hang of it, you'll start to like it. Flying, the camera angle, very fast paced battles are very possitive things about it, the huge cast of characters is amazing, each one with his own fight style and moves. About no IGT's i'm very glad, this way we can play as 90 different characters each one with his own abylities and moves, it's great this way. For those who would like IGT's in the game it's ok i understand, but for those who didn't like/buy the game because of the no IGT's let me tell u something......... IT'S JUST A TRANSFORMATION PEOPLE, GET OVER IT!!!!, i'm sory but i'm tired of people that say that they didn't like/buy the game because of that. (8/10)

Overall : 8

Why 8?: Because the game aside of its flaws it has possitive things like flying, fast paced battles, huge cast of characters, new moves, amazing graphics, cut-scenes in Z-battle gate

Why not 9 or 10?: Because the game has flaws ; gameplay should be a bit more complex, many characters have very similar moves, cut-scenes in Z battle gate are very short and confusing (they show very little), very low replay value, unlike B3 where u had to find all the characters moves, chars, items, etc (that kept me playing for weeks)