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Rent this one first.

Published July 22, 2008
2 out of 5 starsScore: 40/100

If this game wasn't Dragonball Z themed, it would be pure trash.

The only good things about this game are the graphics and that it has the DBZ storyline.  But it tries to be a pure fighting game, rather than, well, a DBZ game.  And unfortunatly, it doesn't hold up to the other fighting games out there.  It's too simple.  Every fighter has the same moveset, they just act it out differently.  The story is very loosely followed, which was a huge dissapointment.  And only a mere 20 or so characters?  And it ends at the Cell saga, presumably to make a sequel easier.  Bah.   It's just not worth full price. 

I don't want a fighting game featuring characters from the DBZ universe...  I want a full-out DBZ game.   The DBZ universe is huge.  Too huge for this tiny little fighting game. 

If you are a fan, go ahead and rent it.... you'll have some fun!  But I would never recommend anybody, no matter how big a fan, to pay full price.

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