Once you get by the loading screen is when the real fun begins. You'll get a nice introduction on the story and then it's off to fight. Fighting is the same as in the previous game: Square for punching and kicking, Triangle for energy based attacks, Circle for blocking, X for dashing, L2 and triangle does a special attack and using the selfsame buttons in concert with up or down on the d-pad) initiates a super special attack (many of these attacks can be charged as well for ultimately more potent and destructive attacks). This is, of course, an overly simplified description of how combat works in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, but it gives you a basic idea of how the game works. Fans of DBZ will be able to pull off all their favorite moves and they'll be able to do it in the air, on the ground and with a level and power and force that could only be pulled off in the DBZ universe. As we already mentioned, to get the most out of this game you really need to learn how to play and how to utilize all the counters, blocks, vanish attacks and other important techniques to stay alive to the end.

Before we wrap things up it's important to point out that the 120 character number may be a little inflated. Sure there are 120 different characters to choose from as you progress through the game, but many of these extra characters are simply variations on the same characters. For instance, there's Kid Goku, Teen Goku, Goku, Super Saiyan Goku, etc. Many of these 120 are just different versions of the same characters. While this does lend to the authenticity of the series as a whole, it does mean that many of these characters play the same. So 120 playable characters may be in the game but you'll only play a small portion of them for the sake of variety.

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is a solid and slick fighting game that beat 'em up fans and Dragon Ball z anime fanatics will love. There are a lot of small improvements (like the ability to jump into Super Saiyan mode more easily) to look forward and a ton of gameplay and extras to keep players occupied for a very long time. Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is easily the most complete and robust DBZ title to date, and though it doesn't go too far out of its way to innovate, it is nonetheless a complete fighting game experience.