Underplayed Gems

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (2004)

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 cover
Developer
Dimps
Publisher
Bandai, Atari, Inc.
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Genres
Fighting
Rating
4.0 of 5, 139 player ratings
Main story
about 10 hours
Completionist
about 15 hours

How it feels

A high-energy anime brawler that feels like reliving iconic Dragon Ball Z moments, with satisfying combo chains, teleports, and flashy special moves as you power up and unlock a massive roster of familiar fighters.

fast-pacedflashycompetitiveenergeticaccessiblerewardingcombativearcade-style

About

The third installment in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series begins another tournament of champions where only one fighter can prevail. As one of the characters from the Dragon Ball Z animated series, you can master an all-new fighting system that lets you teleport, juggle opponents, fly, and attack in a variety of ways. As you progress through the tournament, you can unlock up to 40 bonus characters from the DBZ universe. You can also post and retrieve character profiles from the Internet.

What players say

An approachable, spectacle-driven anime fighter whose simple inputs and viscerally fast brawling let casual fans recreate the show, widely seen as the gold-standard classic DBZ game despite a divisive rock-paper-scissors Dragon Rush mechanic that competitive players dislike.

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Screenshots

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