Dragon Ball Ultimate Guide
On a slightly down note, much of the locale damage reverts back to normal after the scripted attack sequence ends. Something with more permanence seems necessary in the future. Combat incorporates all of the moves you know and love from the Dragon Ball Z franchise. The game cleverly chains ranged and proximity actions together through combos, which you'll execute through timed command prompts. In no time at all both players can quickly pull off dazzling attacks so long as they carefully manage a couple on-screen meters. Similarly, counter attacks feel equally easy to pull off, giving players reasonable opportunities to reverse momentum. To say Spike's fighting mechanics capture the spirit and speed of DBZ is a massive understatement. It helps that this type of combat is rare within the fighting genre. You won't see Street Fighter doing anything like this.Core strategy revolves around choosing outwitting your opponent on reversals, which boils down to a 50/50 chance. The first half dozen matches all feel fresh and bold until you realize you're the same thing you did 30 minutes ago with a completely different character. When that sinks in, Ultimate Tenkaichi loses a fair amount of its allure.
With each fighting-based entry in the series barely holding its own at a sub-par appraisal (save for maybe PlayStation 2’s often respected Budokai Tenkaichi 3), only the most diehard fans of the anime/manga source material will find something to appreciate, and even then, it’s unlikely that any of the games will be able to hold their attention past the well-crafted visual flair and nostalgic value.Literally every single battle (with the exception of certain boss fights, more on that later) boils down to closing in on the enemy, hitting the square or triangle button, then winning a 50/50 chance button press event.
If you win the 50/50 guess the game goes into what is essentially an automatic attack mode that looks really cool, but leaves the gamer scratching his butt. Once the sequence ends you simply have to rinse and repeat to beat just about any character in the game. From here, the proceedings erode themselves into an elementary button-smashing competition, with the offense striving to bring the attack to its fruition and the defense attempting to evade, guard, or intercept the oncoming onslaught. Of the three scenarios, the latter is clearly the most challenging; landing yourself in a position to stop your imminent demise is frequently rewarding, yet it’s troublesome that this miniscule section of the game is basically its singular fun factor. The characters are all modeled in 3D and look exactly how you would expect them to look, most of the time they actually have more detail than they do in the animated series. The backgrounds are also really impressive, packing in way more detail than was ever present in the TV show, but at the same time keeping all of the important scenes recognizable. The game also uses a lot of the animated scenes from the television show throughout the main storyline.
The battle system seems to have been rebuilt completely the only thing that's really the same is what some of the buttons do. I find that almost all matches look exactly the same and if your winning your not doing anything really. You can do a full combo hitting square about 6 times but that combo is like a minute long and very boring to watch after your fourth match or so. The system is extremely simplified and has turned more into a rock paper scissors match than a fight. While there is no blood or physical signs of damage in the battles themselves, some of the images that appear after battle include characters with bruises or bloody scars. The dialogue also contains some mild cussing. Kids playing online can play with open chat, so they may be exposed to unpredictable language and inquiries. Literally every single battle (with the exception of certain boss fights, more on that later) boils down to closing in on the enemy, hitting the square or triangle button, then winning a 50/50 chance button press event. If you win the 50/50 guess the game goes into what is essentially an automatic attack mode that looks really cool, but leaves the gamer scratching his but. The main story mode starts with Bardock discovering Frieza’s plan to destroy planet Vegeta and then moves into the Saiyan Saga, moving from there through the Frieza, Cell and Buu sagas. Once the sequence ends you simply have to rinse and repeat to beat just about any character in the game.
