Dragon Ball Z: Budokai

"Well,its the same as the PS2."

This game is one of the best games I have played...for the last few days. I bought this game thinking it would be different from the PS2 version and have more characters. It is an exact game with a little more cell shading. It has no new modes or Story lines. If you have the PS2 game just keep it and don't get this.
Anyway, I give this game a 3/10.

Graphics
Well, once again the graphics are almost the same as the PS2's Budokai. The characters are Cell-Shaded instead of 3-D though. It has the same background levels of the PS2 budokai. If you are thinking of getting this because of the graphics,= wait until Budokai 2 comes out in America.I would rate the graphics a 7/10.

Audio
This is one of the cool part of the game. Even though it is the same as the Playstation 2, it is cool for a game to have the actual voice actors play in the game. It is pretty cool to hear your favorite characters saying their finishing move. The playstation 2 game has a little more accurate sound so I will rate this a 8/10.

Modes
This game has plenty of modes to keep you busy. It has a Story Mode, Duel Mode, Tournament Mode, Practice Mode, Edit Skills Mode, and I think it has Legend of Mr. Satan but i still haven't found it the same way I found it in Budokai on PS2. This game's story mode is an exact import (copy) of the PS2's Story mode. If you own the playstation 2 version of this game and get this because you think it has a better story mode change your mind. It is exactly the same. I will not rate it down because of the story being the same but I still think this should get a 6/10. If i can find Legend of Mr. Satan Mode i might update a review and give it a 7/10.

Gameplay
The gameplay in this game is once again, the same as the playstation 2's gameplay. If they could have made the gameplay a little different I would have liked this game a lot more. The people who made this game should have made it like a Budokai 2 where the backgrounds were 3-D and the characters actualy looked good on them. But anyway, the gameplay is also the same as PS2 which really dissapointed me. I was told it would be different but i turned it on and i have the same thing as PS2. The gameplay gets a 4/10 from me.

Replay Value
Ok, I will have to give this game a pretty good score on this even though its like PS2. It has a great replay value. After collecting all the capsules, characters, and modes you will be able to play against your friends. I will say that DBZ games usually have good replay value though so it's not like this game is anything special. Budokai 2 for PS2 has a better reaply value so I would wait for Budokai 2 to come out on Gamecube if you are looking for replay Value. I will give the replay value a 6/10.

Overall
I will say that if you are wondering what game to get this year this is not it. You should just wait for Budokai 2 on Gamecube or get Budokai or Budokai 2 on PS2. This game is an exact copy from PS2 so i lost interest in it pretty fast. But for those of you that do not have a Playstation 2 this will be a great game to get. So i will put it if you have a playstation 2 this game is a 3/10 and if you do not have a PS2 this game would be 6/10.

Reviewer's Score: 3/10, Originally Posted: 12/01/03