Any good Dragonball games for 360?

[The Sceneman]

I been watching heaps of Dragonball Z lately and was wondering if there were any good video game adaptations for 360? I see theres like 5 titles available, so I don't know where to start...

Anyone play the DBZ games? Should I just wait for the Kinect game?

[Takao]

No, and you shouldn't be waiting for the Kinect game.

Burst Limit is the only seemingly competent game on HD platforms, but for some reason Dimps included drama pieces (mini-cutscenes) interrupting your fights, and decided to be cute by making it a Budokai 1 remake and ending at Cell. There was potential here because the combat engine was actually improved from the PS2 era (minus drama pieces) but Dimps never made a followup.

Raging Blast is a total step backwards from the Budokai Tenkaichi series. Spike's fucked with the controls, made a shitty camera system, and dropped their biggest selling point - the gazillion of characters from Bardock to Freeza Soldier A. The combat engine is still wonky.

As for Ultimate Tenkaichi, it's barely a fucking game. Better off playing rock, paper, scissors because that's the gameplay you'll get here.

[Human Snorenado]

Haha, you tried to ascribe "good" to something dragonball related.  That's unpossible!

[Himu]

To be fair, the original dragon ball is good!

[Human Snorenado]

To be fair, the original dragon ball is good!

 

[Shaka Khan]

I really dug the 3rd Budokai and 2nd Tenkaichi(?) games.

I never watched the show before, so they were pretty good at giving a condensed rundown. They made me realize I wasn't missing anything.

[Himu]

the only good dbz fighting game is super dbz

[Mr. Gundam]

Takao is to Dragon Ball games as Mr. Gundam is to Gundam games. 

[magus]

was budokai the one with the capsule's? i don't care much for dragon ball but i really liked the idea of a fighting game were you unlock special moves,stat power up and new characters a-la RPG

the only good dbz fighting game is super dbz

there was a capcom dragon ball game for ps2,can't say i've played it tough



ah actualy a search on wikipedia reveals it's made from an ex-capcom employee rather than capcom itself
close enough i guess
EDIT: when you said super dbz i automaticaly assumed it was some snes game,i'm a moron

[The Sceneman]

thanks for the post Takao, I guess i'll avoid DBZ games on 360.

I will rent the Kinect game for a laugh though!

Always wanted to do a Kamehameha

[cool breeze]

I only have Burst Limit on PS3 (also on 360) and it's ok.  I haven't tried the other next gen ones.  I think one of them is a continuation of the Budokai Tenkaichi games, right?

I have Budokai Tenkaichi 3 on Wii and really like it.  Fun game and absolutely insane amounts of fan service.  There are 150+ characters with multiple versions and costumes and stuff.

[Takao]

Yes, the Raging Blast titles are the successor to the Budokai Tenkaichi series. The problem is they're a step down in almost every regard. Ultimate Tenkaichi, which is the QTE rock paper scissors game that somehow shipped 700k last year is made by the same studio. So is Dragon Ball Z for Kinect, which explains why DBZ for Kinect uses pretty much all the assets from those games.

I'd wait for the bound to happen port of Zenkai Battle Royale:



It's an arcade game that runs on a revision of PS3 based board. While the visual style is weird for Dragon Ball, and the camera seems kind of wonky, the combat seems very fun. The game was the first fighting game to use GGPO, and seems to be popular in Japan as Scamco keeps updating the game with new characters.

[cool breeze]

I'd play it.  Reminds me of Bid for Power.

[Takao]

It's a shame Super DBZ came out when it did. It could've done very well for itself if it came out this gen.

[demi]

Nah, only good DBZ games are the GBA ones.

There are demos of the 360 games though, just try it out.

[The Sceneman]

demos, I always forget that those exist for some reason.

Basically I'm not picky about some fine tuned gameplay or anything, I just want some fan service and to blast some baddies with energy waves.

Soundtrack is very important to me, do any of the games have music by Bruce Faulconer, who scored the Funimation dub? I love his shit:

[Takao]

No, the games this generation have all been made in Japan. They wouldn't use that. They'd rather use music from el plagrismo Kenji Yamamoto.

[demi]

Dragon Ball Origins for DS is good too.

Though technically not a DBZ game so it doesnt fall under my "only good DBZ games" criteria

[bork]

Super DBZ was the last good DBZ game.  There's a newer arcade game that's 4P and looks like it's kind of like Gundam Vs. Gundam, but it doesn't look like a home version will ever come out.

I did a review of Super DBZ back when I still cared to type out walls of text...found it on GAF.   

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---Super DragonBall Z--------------
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---System: Playstation 2------------
---Developer: Crafts & Meister----
---Publisher: Bandai-----------------
---Genre: Fighting-------------------
---# Of Players: 1-2-----------------
---Price: 6800 Yen-------------------
---Available: Now (Japan)-----------
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Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90OdCHuT5WY&mode=related&search=
(Shows some great examples of how the game engine works about halfway through)

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Super DragonBall Z is a breath of fresh air for fans of the series looking for a
well-crafted fighting game featuring their favorite characters.  Developer Crafts
& Meister may be a new company, but at the helm are Noritaka Funamizu and Katsuhiro
Sudo, two former Capcom producers who were behind the likes of Street Fighter
II,  Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter III, Power Stone, Monster Hunter,
and more. 

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The roster features 18 characters, mainly from before the Majin Buu saga:

-Son Goku
-Krillin
-Chi Chi
-Piccolo Daimyo
-Son Gohan (child)
-Piccolo
-Vegeta
-Freeza
-Future Trunks
-Mecha Freeza
-Videl
-Android #16
-Android #17
-Android #18
-Cell
-Majin Vegeta
-Majin Buu
-Ultimate Gohan

Majin Vegeta, Piccolo Daimyo, Ultimate Gohan, Videl, and Mecha Freeza are PS2-exclusive
characters, and must be unlocked.

Super DragonBall Z's game play is fully 3D-based, but also contains some 2D fighting game elements as well.  The game uses a four button control scheme, with light attack, heavy attack, block, and jump buttons.  You can move your character, as well as dash, in 8 directions, which is useful for avoiding projectile attacks and super moves.  You can also
fly/hover in the air by double tapping jump, however all of these defensive manuevers use an action bar, which automatically refills itself when not in use.  All of the stages feature multi-level environments and walls or trees that can be used for cover.  All of these areas are destructable, so you can't hide behind something or stay up on top of a roof or cliff for very long.

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Unlike the Budokai and Sparking games, Super DragonBall Z's roster has a more diverse feel, due to each character having special moves more unique to him/her.  Special attacks and super moves are done in the standard 2D fighting game style, with fireball, dragon punch, and charge-style (Although no charging is needed) motions.  Each character has several preset combos, such as hard, hard, light attack, but you can also perform juggles and super cancels, giving the combo system a more free-form feel.

The "meat" of Super DragonBall Z comes from the character upgrading system.  When you first start the game, you need to make character card.  Making a character card allows to give a character a unique name, change his/her appearance, and add/edit moves and abilities.  Every time you win or lose a fight, your character's power level also goes up, so a player who takes a single character through a large number of fights will end up with a very strong character, with new abilities and attacks in comparison to the regular version of that character.  But while this makes for a longer lasting single-player game, and also makes for some different match-ups with other players' edited characters, those wishing to just jump into Super DragonBall Z and play two player matches right away will find the characters a bit lacking in moves and abilities compared to the upgraded versions.

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Super DragonBall Z features the original arcade mode, where you fight seven characters (the first five are random, but you always face Freeza and Cell in the last two matches), gaining Dragonballs and more power along the way.  The new Z Survival mode lets you fight in a tournament, that not only raises your power level, but also has a roulette wheel that can raise other stats after every fight.  There's also the standard versus and training modes.  Training only lets you play on one stage, but you can modify the layout to include different types of platforms.

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As you go through the original mode or the Z survival mode, you will also gain the Dragonballs, which can then be used to summon Shenron.  Summoning Shenron allows you to unlock hidden characters, alternate outfits and colors, and a host of options that can be used in upgrading your character's abilities, such as new moves, a move taken from another character, extended action meters, an extra bit of life that revives a character who lost a round, and more.  Some characters,like Mecha Freeza and Trunks, can also get new weapons to use.

Super DragonBall Z's visuals are entirely cel-shaded, and the presentation, right down to the loading screens, do a great job of mimicking Akira Toriyama's distinct art style.  Hit effects also use text, just like in the comics.  All of the stages are based on familar DragonBall landscapes as well, and if you look closely enough, you'll find cameos from other characters, like Mr. Satan on the Cell Games stage.  The anime's original voice actors all return to reprise their roles as well.  The music (I believe; not quite sure yet) is done by some members of Arika, as it sounds similar to the BGMs from games like Street Fighter EX, Mega Man Network Transmission, and Technictix; the music gives off a catchy, mostly upbeat vibe that feels like something out of the glory days of 2D fighting games from the early 90s.

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Super DragonBall Z is not only a great fighting game for fans, but also is also worth trying for those into fighting games.  Super DragonBall Z is easily the best DragonBall Z fighting game ever made, and certainly the best DragonBall Z game since Hyper Dimension on the Super Famicom.  HIGHLY Recommended for fans, nonfans should consider giving this game a try as well.

[Takao]

Ultimate Butouden was awesome, and that came out last year.

RIP Game Republic

[bork]

Super DBZ was the only DBZ fighting game since Hyper Dimension on the SFC that felt like an actual fighting game, instead of some mash-filled QTE-filled super saiyan button smasher.

That Ultimate Butouden game looks pretty damn impressive for a DS game though. 

[Takao]

dat plagiarism