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Enter the DRAGONBALL!!!!
Date of Review: Feb 26, 2005
The Bottom Line: It?s worth every penny you?ll pay. Yes it has a couple flaws but not nearly enough to divert any true DragonBall Z lover from gracing themselves with this great game!
Game Play
DragonBall Z Badokai 3 has by far the best game play out of all the games in this trilogy. They have added a lot to make the game more difficult and more entertaining. For instance, a teleportation feature has been added so when your opponent attacks you can use a combination of buttons to teleport right behind them and inflict some serious damage. But be warned this move is not only reversible it also takes up a full ki bar, so it should be used sparingly. Another great upgrade to the game is the Dragon Universe story mode. You get to fight classic battles from the cartoon and magna with 11 different characters, while trying to collect all the Dragonballs. If you do collect them all you get a some to pick a prize at the end of the game, but I wont spoil the surprise. The final improvement to the game I noticed is the ability to level up and make your characters stronger and faster. The only real flaw I could find was the new ability to rush. The computer uses it a lot and it is hard to master.
Game Play Rating: 9/10
Sound
The sound is the worst part of the game. Its both repetitive and can get very annoying. It is basically just a mix of most of the songs from the first 2 game and its getting old. So I implore you when the sound is not important to the game play hit the mute button!
Sound Rating: 6/10
Graphics
The graphics are great. They have captured the characters magnificently. The game also gives off an anime feel that will have any true DragonBall fan mesmerized. It feels like your in the game!
Graphics: 9/10
Replay value
The replay value on this game is incredible. Not only will it take you a while to finish the story mode for all the characters, theirs also an arena mode with 99 levels to help build up your characters and it will also take a while to finish. So there are countless new things in this game to try in your mission to unlock all the characters and capsules.
Replay Value Rating: 10/10
Overall Rating: 8/10
