Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi

Review: Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi

Summary of the game:

This is the latest installment into the Dragon Ball Z franchise. This installment known as Ultimate Tenkaichi features upgraded environmental and character graphics, with designs drawn from the original manga series. Ultimate Tenkaichi also features destructible battlefields, including massive craters and ki blasts delivering a more dynamic experience as a true testament to the DBZ legacy.

Storyline:

Unlike the traditional storyline that plays through from the saiyan sage all the way through to the majin buu saga, this game has unique stories all of its own. The first cool thing to note about the stories enlisted in this game is that they tend to fill in the gaps based upon not only epic bouts but the in between ones as well. This consists of battles between Broly the legendary super saiyan and trunks (both future, and present day). It is unique because often times the DBZ franchise would not incorporate these battles into the game, whereas in this version of the game the player can play through battles only witness through movies NOT series. Furthermore is the new installment to the DBZ franchise in which the player can now create his own saiyan and fight through his own story aside from the traditional DBZ characters tales. With that being said players can also level their warrior up to their choosing and challenge him into duals through online tournaments.

Gameplay:

The gameplay of this game changed drastically from the first DBZ tenkaichi game, in which the controls to battle have been simplified while other controls have been completely removed. This is to say that it is much easier to fight in battle using specials but a bit of an annoyance seeing as how you character must be powered up to a certain level to achieve certain moves and or evasion in order to win. This feature although make the fight that much more intense, can also cause players a great deal of frustration in fighting their opponents be them player or CPU. There too are the button sequence fight scenes similarly seen in various other DBZ games but now with much more of a reward on the winner’s side and a brutal end to the loser’s side of the bout.

Version: Xbox360, PlayStation 3

Feature: Online Multiplayer Tournament

Genre: Fighting, Action