Dragon Ball Z: Budokai

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  • Summary: The fiercest fighters in the universe have come together in the spectacular 3D world of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai. Test your skills against the most powerful Dragon Ball Z heroes and the most sinister villains in five exciting play modes. You can unlock, customize, and trade devastatingThe fiercest fighters in the universe have come together in the spectacular 3D world of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai. Test your skills against the most powerful Dragon Ball Z heroes and the most sinister villains in five exciting play modes. You can unlock, customize, and trade devastating skills with friends to create the most powerful fighters ever. Every battle is more intense, more dangerous, and more epic than the one before.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. GameSpy
    75
    A game with simplistic fighting and a tedious unlocking system, but it's a polished and faithful presentation of Dragon Ball Z with a fair amount of content.
  2. Game Informer
    73
    If you don't lust after balls of dragons, you'll see nothing more than a mediocre fighter with a really confusing plot and characters in dire need of haircuts. [Dec 2003, p.159]
  3. NintendoWorldReport
    70
    Despite it’s namesake, Budokai just can’t stand up to other fighting games.
  4. GameSpot
    69
    It's a game that only a DBZ fan could love, but it's a proficient enough fighting game that others might like it.
  5. GameZone
    60
    If the controls weren't stiff, and if the combo system wasn't so generic, I probably would have loved this game.
  6. Armchair Empire
    60
    Fans of Dragon Ball Z probably won’t care too much about some of the simpler fighting mechanics and the tedious method of unlocking all the capsules, but newcomers to the Dragon Ball Z universe will likely be left scratching their heads as to why the series is so popular.
  7. G4 TV
    40
    A mostly brainless fighter that manages to capture the magic and appeal of the source material.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. godzillabots
    Dec 20, 2011
    10
    This first game i ever played of DBZ was Budokai 2 but Budokai 1 is one game that i have to remember to be.... ONE OF THE BEST DBZ GAMEThis first game i ever played of DBZ was Budokai 2 but Budokai 1 is one game that i have to remember to be.... ONE OF THE BEST DBZ GAME EVER!!!! Go get it right now if your a DBZ fan.… Expand
  2. DevinA.
    Nov 25, 2003
    10
    From most DBZ games i played in the past. They made the graphics, controling, and story. Budokai beats all fighting games.
  4. Androu
    Jan 29, 2014
    10
    The budokai and the tenkaichi series made my childhood alongside with the anime they are based one. One of the greatest fighting games, if youThe budokai and the tenkaichi series made my childhood alongside with the anime they are based one. One of the greatest fighting games, if you really are a dbz fan. Go get it!… Expand
  5. PatriciaA.
    Nov 12, 2003
    5
    This game is OK but it's too easy who ever came up with this game please make the next one Harder! To add on I beat it on hard mode too easy.
  6. TyeBuster
    Apr 6, 2023
    5
    An OK fighting game with nothing special. Gameplay is retarded, graphics sucks and music is simething that's really memorable from this boredum.
  7. RjIce
    Nov 28, 2003
    4
    Its okay. But to easy. should be longer and items should be easier to get.
  8. MuhammadA.
    Nov 29, 2003
    0
    Not a good game at all!.

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Awards & Rankings

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#74 Best GameCube Game of 2003
45
#45 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2003