I used to be a fan of Dragonball 15 years ago, but I thought I outgrew anime altogether when I absolutely hated the Shonen Jump stuff that followed it like Bleach and Naruto. Last year's release of Dragonball Z: Battle of Gods piqued my interest in the franchise a little bit and reminded me what popular action anime/manga was like before Naruto and Bleach; classics like Fist of the North Star and Dragonball are, as I have come to realize, timeless.

It is all here, the original Dragonball Z story with enough alternate twists to keep things fresh and interesting. That is a good thing too, because at the moment the servers are rarely available. You had best plan to get your entertainment value from local multiplayer or story mode in lieu of working online. I intend to finish story mode and then move on, and even as someone who has not been into DBZ in years and years, I feel I got my money's worth.

As for scoring this game - thumbs up / thumbs down is a terribly flawed way to review games and I wish it would go away along with Steam user tags. Shadow of Mordor was not a terrible game, but it certainly was not a great one, so I gave it a thumbs down (which signifies the end of the world to most people you ask). Objectively, I would give this game about 7.5/10 (1 point taken off for server instability), or what I consider enough to earn a thumbs up.

If you are a contemporary fan of Dragonball Z then picking this game up is a no brainer, if you are a fan who thought they outgrew it over a decade ago you may still find the game enjoyable and worth the asking price (I know I did). Just do not expect much in the way of online functionality; it's broken.

I used to be a fan of Dragonball 15 years ago, but I thought I outgrew anime altogether when I absolutely hated the Shonen Jump stuff that followed it like Bleach and Naruto. Last year's release of Dragonball Z: Battle of Gods piqued my interest in the franchise a little bit and reminded me what popular action anime/manga was like before Naruto and Bleach; classics like Fist of the North Star and Dragonball are, as I have come to realize, [u]timeless[/u]. It is all here, the original Dragonball Z story with enough alternate twists to keep things fresh and interesting. That is a good thing too, because at the moment the servers are [i]rarely available[/i]. You had best plan to get your entertainment value from local multiplayer or story mode in lieu of working online. I intend to finish story mode and then move on, and even as someone who has not been into DBZ in years and years, I feel I got my money's worth. As for scoring this game - thumbs up / thumbs down is a terribly flawed way to review games and I wish it would go away along with Steam user tags. Shadow of Mordor was not a terrible game, but it certainly was not a great one, so I gave it a thumbs down (which signifies the end of the world to most people you ask). Objectively, I would give this game about 7.5/10 (1 point taken off for server instability), or what I consider enough to earn a thumbs up. If you are a contemporary fan of Dragonball Z then picking this game up is a no brainer, if you are a fan who thought they outgrew it over a decade ago you may still find the game enjoyable and worth the asking price (I know I did). Just do not expect much in the way of online functionality; it's broken.