Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (2002)

Dimps, Pyramid

Nintendo GameCube · PlayStation 2

3.19 from 616 ratings

1149 members have it in their collection · 4 playing now · 61 backlogged · 55 wish listed

How long? Main story 2h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Join us on a wild ride through the best action cartoon series on TV, Dragonball Z. The story begins after Goku defeats Piccolo at the World Marital Arts Tournament and he comes to visit Master Roshi, when all of a sudden, his brother Raditz appears and kidnaps his son, Gohan, after he saves him he is sent to Other World … Read more
Join us on a wild ride through the best action cartoon series on TV, Dragonball Z. The story begins after Goku defeats Piccolo at the World Marital Arts Tournament and he comes to visit Master Roshi, when all of a sudden, his brother Raditz appears and kidnaps his son, Gohan, after he saves him he is sent to Other World to train with King Kai for for two more powerful Saiyan arriving one year later. This wild ride story takes you from the Saiyan to the Cell Games Saga. There are also several options in the game: there is a world tournament mode where you could buy new moves and a practice mode where you can sharpen your skills before entering story mode. You could also summon Shenron when you collect all 7 Dragonballs. So, buckle up, hold on to your seat and enjoy the ride of Dragonball Z! Read less
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Details

Developers
Dimps, Pyramid
Publishers
Atari, Inc., Bandai
Genres
Fighting
Themes
Action
Franchises
Dragon Ball
Series
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai

Release dates

  • Nov 02, 2002 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 2
  • Oct 28, 2003 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo GameCube
  • Nov 14, 2003 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo GameCube

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Rating distribution

5 stars
37
4 stars
148
3 stars
335
2 stars
82
1 star
13
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Community All Reviews Statuses

Philpote

Review Philpote 3/5 · Sep 24, 2024

Best story mode, feels incomplete

I really like the adaptation of the sagas that are presented in the story mode. Saiyan saga, Frieza saga and Cell saga are great. I feel like not enough Dragon Ball games tried to make a great story mode with cutscenes and not just images with text. This is a big win in my opinion.

It is hard to pull …

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I really like the adaptation of the sagas that are presented in the story mode. Saiyan saga, Frieza saga and Cell saga are great. I feel like not enough Dragon Ball games tried to make a great story mode with cutscenes and not just images with text. This is a big win in my opinion.

It is hard to pull combos and Ki blast attack but not as hard as later Street Fighter not as easy as the Naruto games. So, it's challenging but fun to pull them.

Biggest concern is that the game feels incomplete. We have hints with some characters and images that the game was supposed to include Buu saga too but it's not there. The system to purchase stuff and gather Dragon Balls feels incomplete too. It's a harsh process based mostly on luck.

What truly makes the game shine is the story mode honestly. I can't give it 4 stars because my concern takes too much space at a certain point when you try to 100% the game. 3.5 seems good for this one.

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Nachonskiplays

Review Nachonskiplays 4/5 · Dec 4, 2022

El inicio de la saga Budokai

Primera entrega de la saga Budokai, este juego abarca desde la llegada de Raditz a la tierra hasta la batalla con Cell Perfecto. Juego simple con buenas graficas y combos no tan complicados de aplicar y aprender, lo que lo hace muy jugable para gente que se esta familiarizando con el genero.