Dragon Ball Z: Budokai GameCube
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Metascore
65 out of 100

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5.5 out of 10

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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 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

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. Cheat Code Central
    70
    Compared to the PS2 version, this one is sharper, cleaner and overall more polished but not really to any astounding degree.
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  4. Play Magazine
    42
    Budokai has style, but the substance is almost non-existent. [Nov 2003, p.92]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
  1. godzillabots
    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 GAME EVER!!!! Go get it right now if your a DBZ fan.… Expand
  2. ForrestB.
    8
    the only down-side is it takes for ever to get a dragonball but when you get it its worth it
  3. PatriciaA.
    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.
  4. RjIce
    4
    Its okay. But to easy. should be longer and items should be easier to get.

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