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great fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this game is fun just like shin budokai another road but another road is better but this game is fun to i still play this even though i have dbz another road i can still play this one. The story mode in here was good but it was really a movie and a little short but it was great. Nice grapic to in both of the shin buodaki's.

Good for a PSP Game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Dragonball Z Shin Budokai was an overall pretty fun game to play. However, it might be hard for people who aren't fans of Dragonball Z to get into, unless of course you like playing fighting games. If you have played any of the previous DBZ games, this game definately has a lot in common with those games, though it does feel a bit stripped down for the psp.
It has a nice and long story mode, which re-tells I believe the 15th Dragon Ball Z Movie "Re-birth of Fusion". They call this Dragon Road mode, I had a very fun time playing through Dragon Road, it was a lot longer than I would have thought it would be. The skill level towards the end of the game gets pretty ridiculous, it really does require a level mastery just to complete the game.
Dragon Ball Z Shin Budokai was an overall fun game, though if you're not already a fan of fighters or DBZ you might wanna pass this one up.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It provided me countless hours/days of fun. I first went through dragon road mostly getting by the battles by sheer luck, but after the first few I actually had to know what I was doing. It was a bit harder with the switching of characters, but specials did it for me. After I finished it, I decided to get Zs on the battles which gave me more countless hours of fun.

I tried out survival and the time one as well. Survival is easy, but gets harder torward the 20/30s. I had to be cheap and use insane specials to get past most of them. Time attack is more fun and less worrying...in a way. Almost the same as survival, but I find it to be more fun.

There's training which is definitely useful for trying out those new moves you learned off the internet and friends.

The shop is cool, but not really that interesting. It has wallpapers and these icons. There's quite a few of them, but useless for me.

I think that's about it. Dragon road, survival, time attack, and this mission thing. This is a game you'll come back to for fun, but after you basically master the game, you won't be spending days in your room playing it. You'll pick it up every now and then when your bored and beat some guys up. It has amazing graphics and the combat system is interesting.

Overall, this is truly a great fighting game. Tons of hours will be spent into this game unless you have played some other DBZ games. Beating up people is just too addicting in this game.

More of the same

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you have played a Dragonball Z Budokai game before, then you know what to expect- it's very similiar to the ones on PS2. Like all DBZ games, there is no tutorial mode, so get ready for a few frustrating battles with the computer trying to figure out combos and such. Unfortunately, playing for a while can induce some serious hand cramps, because of the size and layout of the PSP. On a positive note, it's very fast paced, and the graphics are gorgeous. There are plenty of characters to play as, with some unusual ones (like Janemba and Broly) in addition to the normal set (Vegeta, Goku etc...). I would not recommend this game for anyone who isn't a fan of DBZ already. If you love DBZ like I do, then you should enjoy this game.

From someone who knows nothing about DBZ

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Overall I like the concept of DBZ though I've never had the patience to watch an entire episode.

As far as the game is concerned:

Pros:
- Game is responsive and fight mechanics are well implemented.
- Visuals are as good as I've seen them on Budokai 3 on the PS2.

Cons:
- In the "quest" mode- which is essentially a string of fights punctuated by chatter between characters, unless you are a DBZ fan, it makes no sense whatsoever. So I ended up just clicking X until the lengthy dialog was over so I can resume fighting.

If you're a fan of the show then this game's great.

MY SON IS VERY HAPPY

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I GAVE THIS TO MY SON AS A PRESENT AND I DID NOT HAVE TO WAIT AT ALL THE SHIPPING WAS IN LESS THAN 5 DAYS.

What I think

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: December 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best game I have ever played and that I have for psp it has 18 characters some of them are Goku, Ten Gohan, Grown up Gohan, Vegeta, Grown up Trunks, Kid Buu, Janemba, Gogeta, Vegeto, Pikkon, Android 18, Cell, Frieza, Gotenks, Broly, Krillin, Piccolo, and I cant remember the last one but if they only had Dragonball z tenkaicji thats a whole different story its 999999999999999999999999 trillion better than Dragonball z shin budokai thats my opinion please make Dragonball z tenkaichi for psp just like on ps2 thank you.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is indeed a great game. Same graphics as Budokai pt 3. Game is based on the FUSION REBORN movie. With loads of characters, Missions, survival modes, etc. Only downside to the game its that is too easy. But the game is indeed fun

Dragonball Z Shin Budokai........

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: July 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Looking through my collection of Playstation Portable games, I realized that the only genre of game that I didn't have for the system was a fighting game. So, I set out to find me one. Thankfully, the only one I found was Dragonball Z Shin Budokai. Being a longtime fan of the Dragonball series and of the Budokai games, I thought I'd give Shin Budokai a chance although I'll admit I was a little hesitant at first. Well, Dragonball Z fans, you can rejoice. Shin Budokai takes everything you like about the series and gives you a portable experience that is positively worth spending your hard-earned money on. It's a solid effort by its' developers and it shows. I'm especially impressed by the cel-shaded graphics and the gameplay that I actually felt like I was living out the storyline of "Fusion Reborn". There's alot to like about Shin Budokai, like the fact that players can play one another via wireless combat, unlock unlockable material and more.

I'll have to agree with other reviewers on this site that most fighters on the PSP are mediocre at best. Until properties like Tekken, Soul Calibur or Mortal Kombat grace the system; we'll have to do with the best 3-D game on the system now and that, my friends, is Dragonball Z Shin Budokai.

I hope we see another Shin Budokai grace the Playstation Portable. That would, definitely, be nice.

get some friends

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: May 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First off, Mr. Darth Kommissar and Justin Pinoy need to really stop thinking that they are the only ones who matter and reallize that their opinion is their opinion and nobody cares on their little grading system because that is only one persons opinion. Some people might like Broly always grinning cooly.
Also, you guys make other ppl feel lesser of themselves because you ppl telling us when the game came out and who made it and who scrathes you @$$ evry morning. You shud relly get a life you ppl.

Now for my personal review: This game is a pretty decent overall game, but, after you beat the season mode and the time trials and the survival, make sure your friends buy the game too because the game is REALLY boring all on your own unless you don't mind playing arcade mode with Krillin and Piccolo (probably the two worst guys in the game)

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