I bounce back and forth between thinking this is the worst DBZ game ever and thinking it's the best. I'll be referring to this game as a Budokai game because it's basically a Budokai 3.5.

Pros

• A lot of costumes. The most I've seen in the Budokai series.
• Probably the best Budokai roster. I'm more interested in the characters gained than the characters that were lost from Budokai 3.
• Improved skill/capsule system. No longer need to have 3 Kamehameha slots for a boosted move, you can have that in 1 slot. Same thing for transformations. It's also straightforward in how to unlock everything too. All characters also have a universal grab without needing to equip it as a skill. There isn't a breakthrough capsule though, so unfortunately there isn't a way to have all skills available at the same time.
• Aura dashes and aura guards return. This time, aura dashes are free, so it isn't just high ki characters having an advantage. It's a nice way to add a defensive option and keep the game fast-paced.

Cons

• Very grindy. The need for zeni is crazy if you want to get all of the available capsules.
• Back to retelling the story of the series like the rest of the games. This time with more mini-games that I don't like and a pointless overworld.
• Collecting dragon balls is actually pointless. It's actually faster to grind zeni to unlock the same things the dragon balls unlock.
• There is no drawback to spamming hyper mode. No reason to not enter hyper mode and spam ultimate attacks, a lot of which are unblockable and not easy to react to.
• Difficulty curve is non-existent. Random difficulty spikes throughout the story mode that makes going through the game a chore at times. This is mitigated when you get to the point where you can afford to get capsules to make the game easier though, but by the time I got to the post-game, I resorted to using Senzu Bean, Transforming, activating hyper mode, then spamming Special Beam Cannon. Effective, but not very fun.