Dragon Ball: Raging Blast

If you are a true fan of the anime/manga then you will love this game and appreciate it much more than anyone eles.
The story mode of Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is called Dragon Battle Collection. Players can play through the original events of the Dragon Ball Z story, but their actions in battle can change the story in many different ways. Over 100 "Battle Frames" can be selected at any time, regardless of chronological order to which they appear in the series. The story spans from the Saiyan Saga up until the Kid Buu Saga. Battle Frames also include "what-if" scenarios that never occurred in the series, and completing all of them will unlock a special ending. Players can practice and hone their skills in the "Dojo". Players can also partake in the "Super Battle Trial" single-player modes. The online mode will feature a 16-player "Budokai Tournament", single or team battle VS, and a spectator mode where players can rate the fighters.

There are some problems with this game, the main one is the camera, when you are fighting the camera will move around trying to find your fighter but this can be helped with the click of the button witch allows you to move the camera view. Another is that the new additions to the game Super Saiyan 3 Broly and Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta are separate characters and cannot be transformed into. If you have played Budokai Tenkaichi 3 then you know that there are a lot of characters in it including ones from Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT, in Raging Blast many have been taken out but will probably return in the next one.

Playable characters are:
Goku (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3)
Vegito (Base, Super Vegito)
Gogeta (Super Gogeta)
Kid Gohan (Base)
Teen Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
Goten (Base, Super Saiyan)
Gotenks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
Piccolo
Vegeta (Scouter)
Vegeta (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Form, Super Saiyan 2')
Vegeta (Majin)
Vegeta (Super Saiyan 3- what-if transformation)
Krillin
Tien
Chiaotzu
Yamcha
Trunks (Sword) (Base, Super Saiyan)
Trunks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Form)
Kid Trunks (Base, Super Saiyan)
Gotenks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
Frieza (1st Form, 2nd Form, 3rd Form, Final Form, 100% Full Power)
Zarbon (Base, Post-Transformation)
Dodoria
Captain Ginyu
Jeice
Burter
Recoome
Guldo
Nappa
Raditz
Bardock
Cell (Imperfect, Semi-Perfect, Perfect, Super Perfect)
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Android 17
Android 18
Android 19
Android 20
Super Buu (Base, Gotenks absorbed, Gohan absorbed)
Fat Buu
Kid Buu
Videl (Base)
Broly (Base, Super Saiyan, Legendary Super Saiyan)
Broly (Legendary Super Saiyan 3- what-if transformation)

Overall - If you are a true Dragon Ball fan this is a game you don't wanna miss because of the amazing graphics and huge scale of the stages.

I personally Love multiplayers. And I love Dragonball Z. So this game was a purchase I have been waiting for, for months. I was only a little bit disappointed. the gameplay is amazing! I love the way it uses cutscenes, although some may find it annoying. Typically people look for the bad things in a game, so I'll say them.

The camera gets very annoying when your character goes into a corner (it won't let you see them, which gets infuriating when Vegeta is pummelling you into the corner more). The online capabilities, which sound and look interesting, are near impossible to get into, not to mention taking near an age to even get into the loading screen. (I haven't managed to play a game yet, someone disconnects and everybody is forced to exit). Also, the game has frozen once. Which was worrying. So, some bugs to fix, but I also have to mention the good parts.

The cutscenes (see above), were one of the best. The way they've brought a lot of people into the game is also something I enjoyed. The Cell games and the World Tournament are also more fun. If you get hit down towards the floor in the World Tournament, you don't automatically lose. Thankfully. Also, it leaves a LOT of spaces for online downloads, so I'm presuming there is going to be downloadable content in the future. OH, and theres also trophies! (you know, for the PS3 itself?) I liked that too.

I'd say buy it nonetheless. Maybe not for the price I paid, but wait a month or two. Or you could get it for christmas. Vegeta shouting "Final flash!" was enough for me to see it was 4 stars. ^_^

If you like dragonball z or fighting games and you havn't got this game then why havn't you got it BUY IT NOW ,dragonball raging blast is the best dragonball z game available and far better than the previous dragonball z game burst limit on the ps3. The graphics on this game are absolutely incredible in HD and the selection of the 43 characters are amazing (2 of them include super saiyan 3 vegeta and super saiyan 3 broly both are unlockable characters). The story mode (dragon battle collection) is close to the story on the dragonball z series and will keep you playing for hours ,you can choose from the saiyan saga ,frieza saga ,bardock saga ,androids saga ,majin buu saga ,legendary super saiyan saga and the what if stories. Once you complete a level of that saga the next time you play that level again you can play the missions where you are given 3 objectives to complete (one of the 3 objectives will always be finish on hard difficulty). When you complete a mission you are given a star ,if you get enough stars you can use them in the star shop to unlock extras such as costumes ,hidden battles in story mode ,secret BGMs and secret conversations for use in the museum mode.

In the museum mode you can view each characters profile with the character encyclopedia option. You can view their introduction where you can hear them speak ,make them perform all their in game actions ,view all their costumes or view their history in the dragonball world where they appeared.
You can also listen to the in game talking of the sagas in the story mode if you select the BGM collection option and you can also view replays in the museum.

Also in this game you can customize your character to become strong ,you can also fight in the world tournament and the cell games with up to 16 participants and you can also earn extras here ,you also have the vs mode which has single battle ,team battle with up to 5 people and power battle which is a special battle where you form balanced teams based off the strength (power levels) of it's members.

There is also a super battle trial which has ...

Arcade - Go through the stages and defeat all the enemies that appear and your health is refilled after each battle.
Survival - Choose a battle stage and beat as many enemies as possible with your health refilling a little after each battle (the maximum enemies you can defeat is 50).
Time attack - Defeat 5 enemies as quickly as you can
Score attack - Earn points for each successful action and skill you perform ,your opponent is invincible so get as many points as you can.
KO attack - You have infinite health and ki ,defeat as many enemies as possible before the time runs out.
Destruction attack - Defeat the enemies in the city as well as destroying as many buildings as you can.
Team battle - Form a team and work your way through the battle challenges.
Extreme battle - A rock solid 10 battle game against almost invincible computer players (this is the hardest mode in the super battle trial).
Punching machine - Playing as videl hit the punching machine as hard as you can and rack up the score (if you can get a score of exactly 137 you will unlock one of the ps3 secret silver trophy achievements).

With this game the controls can be very annoying to use first time but the more you play the game the easier the control system will be and where is ULTIMATE GOHAN (gohans sleeping power unlock from the elder kai) why is he and his battles with super buu missing from the game??? ,you see buu wearing the orange top when he has gohan absorbed in the battle with vegeto and hes also missing from the what lies inside buus stomach scenario ,it's vegeta and goku vs piccolo ,super saiyan 3 gotenks and super buu but theres no gohan with them. I would love to see an add on for this game being released that lets you play the original dragonball ,dragonball GT sagas ,that would be fantastic playing these sagas with the incredible HD graphics this game has.