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When DBZ Budokai 1 came out I immediately fell in love with the game. 2 years later, Budokai 3 came out and it exploded into a new intense era of DBZ games. I remember spending countless hours and hours playing Budokai 3 and after it’s 10 year release of 2002 the series of DBZ Budokai is still amazing. The remastered collection brings out the most upbringing graphics of today’s standards. The visuals make the game even more intense and fun as well. To be honest, I was never fond of the Tenkaichi series because it drifted away from the fighting style in which Budokai contained  Although both series have their own set of standards, I choose the Budokai series instead since there was so much action and criteria.

Budokai 1 contains 23 characters
Budokai 3 contains 38 characters including 8 fusions and reincarnations which total 46 characters.

Pros:
-Remastered in HD, this is very evident in Budokai 3
-Supports trophies/achievements
-Intense action and fighting (especially Budokai 3)

Cons:
-No online multiplayer, it was a feature everyone wanted.
-DBZ Budokai 2 is not included, for the reason of them not feeling like it. Seriously. http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2012/07/26/why-is-dragon-ball-z-budokai-hd-collection-missing-budokai-2.htm
-Other characters should have been imported from DBZ Infinite World such as Super Android 17, Baby Vegeta, Pan, etc.

Nevertheless if you are new to the DBZ Budokai series and like and/or love fast action packed fighting games, then this is the game you will definitely want to pick up and play. The best thing is that you could love at least Budokai 3 even if you aren’t a fan of the show/manga. As for old comers, you will still enjoy the game it left out since 2002, given you were a fan of the games already.

For new comers, I would play Budokai 1 first so you can see and learn the origin of how the Budokai series started and as you go into Budokai 3, be prepared to be spend countless hours of staying home and playing it. Because if you start with the 3rd first, you probably won’t end up switching to the first game at all.

Check out the trailer here.