Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit

i bought this game for my boyfriend, he loves it and some time's i regret buying it because it's hard to get him off it!
however, as this game was pre-owned..i must say that i had and do have alot of trust in doing so with amazon.
i do recommend this game to any ages, and it is a fun present.
luckily, more then one person can play it at a time ;)

I never really did get into Anime. For me it's always been this weird fad which draws in sexually frustrated teenagers attracted to imaginary females with unmanageable hair and breasts which defy gravity. One day I flipped over to Cartoon Network and watched Dragonball Z. Before I knew it, I had absorbed several episodes. Super powered beings battle against a transsexual galactic overlord? Sign me up!

The most important thing you should take from this review, is that Burst Limit is aimed at fans only. The campaign spans three sagas and is made up of one on one fights containing almost no story or explanation, just short cut scenes revealing taunts or famous events. You'll be pleased to know that the iconic phrase "It's over 9000!" is there. Plus, unlike the cartoon series, your character won't have to violate his/her vocal cords with half an hour of screaming in order to power up.

Graphics are superb. Cal-shading perfectly reflects the world of Dragonball Z. The models are so detailed, you can practically see the hairs up Goku's nose. Sadly the backgrounds are 2D maps with minor differences. Would it have been that hard to add some environmental actions, like smashing your opponent through a mountain? And if I took a shot of whisky every time I bumped into an invisible barrier whilst trying to dodge a blast, I'd quickly die of alcohol poisoning.

Controls are very friendly. Delivering a lethal Kamehameha is as simple as clicking towards your opponent and hitting a button. Only those with the intellectual capacity of a jam doughnut would have trouble. There's even a set of tutorials which go through each function, awarding achievement points upon completion.

Music is full of those cheesy inspirational tunes that people pretend they hate. Voiceacting is fine. They certainly say "darn" a lot. It's a 12+ game, I'm pretty sure you'll hear the word "damn" more than once on daytime television, so bloody use it.

Multiplayer is by far, the best feature. There are few titles which can rival Burst Limit's pure mayhem and desperation during an epic confrontation between two friends. A player's skill level is represented by his "power level" which is a nice little touch. There have been complaints about lag, though I've been through dozens of fights and only encountered one which was unplayable. You want my solution? How about choosing not to connect with a player from China?!

Overall it's a pretty awesome fighter game dragged down by a non-existent plot explanation, no environmental creativity, and a lack of titanic cleavage.

burst limit is the latest in a long line of Dragonball games and it is the first for the new consoles (360 & PS3) and is replete with a brand new graphics engine to take advantage of the new hardware.

The new graphics are "shiny" looking great, the basic control system is simple, with a few touches to make that will make the difference for button bashers and players. Drama peices take effect during the match and have varying effects to limited healing, to deflecting attacks, these can be chosen in the trials and versus matches. There are (apparently, havnt actually counted) 20 players and taken from the 3 "sagas" the game plays through, the saiyan saga, the freiza saga and the android/cell saga.

Unfortuanately it ends where most DBZ games to, at the end of the Cell saga, but there are to bonus "sagas" that appear when you complete the original three, they arnt official sagas but pretty much, but im not spoiling the suprise.

The campaign features quite alot of games, but as with many fighting cames there is only so long it can be, and i played through it in about a day on normal. Meaning single player may become boring.

BUT, the main strength of fighting games is multiplayer, and Burst limit's is fun. You choose your player, his ultimate move (most characters have a couple to choose from, and they will effect your playing style) and then your "partner" and support, he sits on the side lines and may offer help depending on your support choices. Suppport includes the drama peices earlier and things like partner support and senzu beans.

Combat is fast and furious, ki (energy) no longer needs to be charged but replenishes itself. Versus games are fun, especially with friends, but when online beware of people with low bandwidth/connection speed, and when joining battles your oppenents speed is shown next to your speed. Its no fun when your jerking around the screen and moves are coming out of nowhere.

DBZ; Burst limit, is a fun game and an improvement on previous ones. It may get old, but if you liked the previous ones you should like this.

p.s. if your not sure there is a demo on xbox live for download that features 2 of the battles from the singleplayer campaign.