Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi

"One of the immediately noticeable things about the Namek stage is the inclusion of a water element, where there are a bunch of islands floating around in the middle of the ring."

"Burdened by clumsy controls and predictable artificial intelligence, Tenkaichi 2 is a game that can be loved only by forgiving DBZ fans."

"In the end, Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi comes out as an average brawler with the shift still in neutral."

"Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi may not have the combat depth of competition like Tekken and Dead or Alive, but there's still some definite finger-busting appeal to its simplistic fighting mechanics. And while it's true that it's large environments and dash-heavy gameplay may draw out the length of most contests and cause occasional camera problems, it's still fun -- and that's what matters. Throw in a massively deep list of modes and features, more than 50 playable characters, and customizable goodies for your fighters and you have everything necessary to please both Dragon Ball diehards and fighting game curiosos alike."

"Although the core fundamentals of the game have been retained, the game feels a lot faster than Budokai, and the change in perspective makes the fights seem more intense as well. Although Budokai 3 represented the largest leap forward in the series thus far, it looks like Sparkling is going to be just as big of a jump, but we'll have to wait one more month before we truly find out."