Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi

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• DDestructoid

  Ian Bonds · Nov 16, 2011

  7.5

  Capturing the breadth of the Dragon Ball Z franchise is no small feat, and Ultimate Tenkaichi does an admirable job. While combat can be a bit on the repetitive side, there's still that hint of satisfaction when you decimate your foe with an canyon-creating power move. There's a lot here for fans to enjoy, and while the story may be streamlined for new fans of the franchise, I can't really recommend it to anyone but the hardcore.

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• GGameSpot

  Carolyn Petit · Oct 28, 2011

  4.0

  The combat certainly captures the intense look of the anime it's based on. Attacks appear to possess incredible power, and stylish camera angles strive to create a sense of impact as characters collide in midair or hit the ground with enough force to shatter the earth around them. But this appearance of excitement rings hollow; the characters grunt and sweat and fire massive beams of destructive energy, but the dull gameplay leaves you feeling disconnected from their struggles.

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• IIGN

  Richard George · Oct 25, 2011

  7.5

  Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi is beautifully flawed. It has gameplay that actually captures the unique complexity, spirit and speed of the franchise, which is no small feat. Like I said before, it manages to make the anime look dated, and that's something few Dragon Ball games have done. Yet such an achievement does not come without faults.

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• CCheatcc

  Angelo M. D'Argenio · Oct 25, 2011

  7.0

  In the end, the entire game can be described as fun but flawed. While the anime cutscenes are awesome, the story is more often told through extremely slow moving walls of text. While the characters all have their original voice actors (or very similar voice actors in the case of some of the villains), the music is very generic.

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• 3J3D Juegos

  Sergio Martín · Oct 26, 2011

  7.0

  Spike se despide de la saga Dragon Ball Z con un episodio imperfecto pero interesante, que supera claramente en prestaciones al insulso Raging Blast 2. Sus puntos fuertes radican en el modo de juego Historia y en la posibilidad de crear a nuestro propio personaje, opciones que nos mantendrán ocupados durante muchas horas. Sin embargo la mecánica de juego resulta algo más irregular, con un sistema de lucha que gustará a algunos jugadores pero dejará un tanto insatisfechos a otros.

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• VVandal

  Carlos Leiva · Oct 25, 2011

  6.0

  Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi no ha conseguido convertirse en ese Dragon Ball definitivo que tanto tiempo llevamos esperando, aunque ofrece algo nuevo y distinto, que aporta frescura a la saga. Por desgracia, sus espectaculares gráficos no pueden esconder un sistema extremadamente simple y repetitivo, que unido a su escasa y desacertada plantilla de personajes y a unos modos de juego poco inspirados, acaban dinamitando su disfrute.

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