Product ReviewsDragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection (Sony PlayStation 3, 2012)

A great game overall. But the intro theme song could have been the original

The game is overall quite great. I played all the Budokai games to completion as a child. By far, Budokai 3 was always my favorite. In this remake, the graphics are sharp and much cleaner, as well as "brighter" / more vibrant; exactly as what you would expect of an "HD" remake. Music and soundtrack is an important factor in successfully pulling off an emotionally engaging experience for the gamer. The fact that all of the bgm and menu themes were changed isn't as disheartening as the replacement of the intro theme. The substitution intro theme song does not synchronize as fluidly with the intro animations. For me, a strong connection between the introduction video and its theme song significantly empowers the player to trudge through the menus and to want to return the following day to the game -when the system must be turned off and later rebooted back up to that same opening theme. The lack of "impact" that the refined inroduction theme song has ultimately "turns the player off" if he/she is a returning Budokai fan familar with the original intro. Music aside, the gane is a fantastic remake. Loading screens are many times faster than before. Gameplay graphics are improved. What is more, there iz a noticeable difference in the game's performance during intense battle scenarios -no in game slowdowns. Although the PS2 handled Budokai 3 well in terms if avoiding slowdowns, intense bouts with friends through multiplayer mide would sometimes present the very brief lag over rapidly inputted controls and the ability of the fist-plunging graphics to keep up. This issue is not present in the PS3 installment. The graphics respond immediately and precisely through every brawl, regardless of the player's ferocity. All in all, a fantastic remake. But I would have liked to see them keep the original theme song.Read full review...

Two great games a few small problems.

A modern remake of two classics from yesteryear. Budokai 1 was the first actually good DBZ game to ever come out over here in the US. and Budokai 3 greatly refined the gameplay of the series. Had these games been the PS2 versions they would have gotten 5 instead of 4 stars, but this is a slightly (but forgivable for the most part) flawed remake. The soundtrack I knew as a kid is gone on both games and replaced by a quickly slapped together soundtrack due to loosing copyright on the original one. It's not always bad but rather very hit and miss. There is also censorship of the US version of this HD collection that was never censored on PS2 (Broly's ultimate move was toned down). But in the grand scheme of things they are mostly the same games at heart and if you enjoyed the PS2 versions then you'll do well picking this up.Read full review...

dragon ball Z budokai

now, im not a very big dragon ball Z fan myself BUT my best friend is, and his birthday was coming up so I decided to get this game for him. he really liked the game, in fact he finished budokai 1 in a single day. he was happy with the game which means im happy. I would recommend this product to any dragon ball Z fan.Read full review...

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Great HD Rendering

An amazing game throwback for new players to get into, and for old players to come back to.

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Bang for the buck!

New, professionally wrapped games! Bang for the buck! High quality graphics!

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Db budokai he collection

Great game great childhood memories though the music has been changed some from the ps2 version

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Good nice game

It's good game it's used, but working conditions

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Awesome

I love this game! Thanks for the sell!

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Love this game

One of my favorites from my childhood

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Just what I wanted

Great game and exactly what I ordered. Game worked great

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