Visually it looked horrible as they used low resolution sprites. 2003 saw the release of Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 for the PlayStation. The 2000s wasn't all that good for the Dragon Ball Z games. So what should a DBZ game be? This is the answer. The gameplay was also refined to its smoothest. It featured a huge (understatement!) cast of characters from BDZ, and BDGT as well. As a console exclusive, all resources were poured into making it the best possible. Released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2, this title is considered one of the best by fans. Now, probably the best of the early 2000s is Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3. This can be passed up as its above average along with the first Budokai. The story goes all the way to the end of the Majin Buu saga. Now, this is slight better than the first. Then we have its sequel, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 which released in 2003. In fact, it laid the blueprint for what works. Now, this game is pretty up there for DBZ games. The game looked pretty good and story wise it went all the way to the end of the Cell Saga. We could freely move (and fly!) around arenas and fight like a traditional fighter as well. This is where the 3D games take a turn for the better.

The first game, Dragon Ball Z Budokai, was released in 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2. Now because of all these games we'll separate the 2000s titles by consoles and handhelds. So the 2000s blew up with Dragon Ball Z games everywhere. It belongs around the bottom of the barrel, untouched. The game play was mediocre at best and it looked unappealing. The roster, although packed, felt very phoned in.

Now, this game should be something you should pass on. It was one of the first fully 3D games for the franchise. Released in 1997 for the PlayStation, the title was a 3D fighter. On the other end of the spectrum, we have Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout. Best game of the 1990s? - Yep, it's easily in the top 5. So more detail was provided to their sprites, animation, stage design, music, and etc. It played as a well-tuned traditional fighter.

This game even by today's standards this is one of the best titles. Now if you were in the import scene, you knew about this game. It was a little barren however.ĭragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension. It was also the start of game flood for the west. It was the start of anime series in the West. So for our list we'll separate the titles by their respective decade.

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