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Self-chosen DBZ Video Game Awards

Post by ngnikolaos » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:40 pm

Okay, in this topic you can give your favourite DBZ games the praise they deserve. Below are the categories I decided to put, as well as the DBZ game title I personally think deserves the title. Feel free to put your two cents!

Just remember the rules. :P
You don't comment how and why you chose each title in each award; and you don't add new categories. Oh, and you don't need to vote for DBZ games you haven't seen (let alone played).

Here goes:


BEST INTRODUCTION:
Dragonball Z - Budokai 2 (PS2)

WORST INTRODUCTION:
Dragonball Z Shin Butoden (Saturn)

BEST GRAPHICS:
Dragonball Z - Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST GRAPHICS:
Dragonball / Dragon Power (NES)

BEST MUSIC SCORE:
Dragonball Z - Ultimate Battle 22 (PSX)

WORST MUSIC SCORE:
Dragonball - Return of the Demon King (NES)

BEST SOUND EFFECTS:
Dragonball Z - Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST SOUND EFFECTS:
Dragonball Z Ultimate Battle 22 (PSX)

BEST GAMEPLAY:
Dragonball Z - Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST GAMEPLAY:
Dragonball GT - Final Bout (PSX)

BEST STORY MODE:
Dragonball Z - Budokai 1 (PS2)

WORST STORY MODE;
Dragonball GT - Final Bout (PSX)

MOST DIVERSE GAME MODES:
Dragonball Z - Shin Butoden (Saturn)

MOST COMMON GAME MODES:
Dragonball Z - Buu Yu Retsuden (Genesis)

MOST INNOVATIVE (CONCEPT/IDEA) DBZ GAME:
DragonBall Z Legends (PSX / Saturn)

MOST OVERRATED DBZ GAME:
Dragonball Z Legends (PSX / Saturn)

MOST UNDERATED DBZ GAME:
Dragonball Z Ultimate Battle 22 (PSX)

BEST DBZ GAME EVER:
Dragonball Z - Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST DBZ GAME EVER:
Dragonball / Dragon Power (NES)

BEST CHARACTER "IN YOUR HANDS" IN A DBZ GAME:
Kurriin in Buu Yu Retsuden (Genesis)

WORST CHARACTER "IN YOUR HANDS" IN A DBZ GAME:
Dr Gero in Super Sonic Warrirors (GBA)

BEST WHAT-IF STORIES:
Dragonball Z - Super Sonic Warriors (GBA)

WORST WHAT-IF STORIES:
Dragonball Z - Budokai 2 (PS2)

MOST FAVOURITE DBZ DESIGN TEAM;
Dimps

LEAST FAVOURITE DBZ DESIGN TEAM:
Webfoot Technologies

DBZ TITLE YOU WISH TO SEE:
Dragonball Z - Budokai 4 (PS3)

DBZ TITLE YOU DO NOT WISH TO HEAR ABOUT:
Dragonball GT Taiketsu II (DS) :D
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Post by Saiya-jin » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:58 pm

I don't know about all of them, but I do have one.

ONE I DON'T WANNA SEE:
Three words-FINAL BOUT TWO!! :evil: :cry: :x :shock: :?
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Post by Sebastian (SB) » Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:33 pm

Neat topic......let's see,

BEST INTRODUCTION:
Dragon Ball Z 2 (PS2)

WORST INTRODUCTION:
Dragon Ball Z Sparking! (PS2)

WORST GRAPHICS:
Dragon Ball Z Sagas (PS2, GC, & X-BOX)

BEST MUSIC SCORE:
Dragon Ball Z Super Butoden 2 (SNES)
Dragon Ball Z 3 (PS2, runner-up)

WORST MUSIC SCORE:
Dragon Ball Z Sagas (PS2, GC, & X-BOX)

BEST SOUND EFFECTS:
Dragon Ball Z 3 (PS2)

BEST GAMEPLAY:
Dragon Ball Z 3 (PS2)

WORST GAMEPLAY:
Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku (GBA)

BEST STORY MODE:
Dragon Ball Z: Buku Togeki (GBA)

WORST STORY MODE:
Dragon Ball Z 2 (PS2)

MOST OVERRATED DBZ GAME:
Dragon Ball Z 2 (PS2)

MOST UNDERRATED DBZ GAME:
Dragon Ball Z Legacy of Goku 2 (GBA)

BEST DBZ GAME EVER:
Dragon Ball Z 3 (PS2)

WORST DBZ GAME EVER:
Dragon Ball Z Sagas (PS2, GC, & X-BOX)

BEST CHARACTER "IN YOUR HANDS" IN A DBZ GAME:
Burdock in Dragon Ball Z 3 (PS2)

BEST WHAT-IF STORIES:
Dragon Ball Z Buku Togeki (GBA)

MOST FAVORITE DBZ DESIGN TEAM:
Dimps
ARC System Works (runner-up)

LEAST FAVORITE DBZ DESIGN TEAM:
Avalanche Software

DBZ TITLE YOU WISH TO SEE:
Dragon Ball Z - Legend of the Super Saiya-jin 2 (PS3)

DBZ TITLE YOU DO NOT WISH TO HEAR ABOUT:
Dragon Ball Z Sagas 2 (PS3)
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Post by DBZ MAN » Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:06 pm

I'm sorry...How can you say that Sparking has the worst Introduction? More like the best.
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Post by Conan the SSJ » Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:30 pm

Well, here's my choices.

BEST INTRODUCTION:
DragonBall Z - Budokai 2 (Ps2)

WORST INTRODUCTION:
DragonBall Z - Taiketsu (GBA

BEST GRAPHICS:
DragonBall Z - Budokai 3 (Ps2)

WORST GRAPHICS:
DragonBall Z - Super Butoden 1 (SNES)

BEST MUSIC SCORE:
DragonBall Z - Budokai 1 (Ps2)

WORST MUSIC SCORE:
DragonBall Z - Super Gokuden 1 (SNES)

BEST SOUND EFFECTS:
DragonBall Z - Budokai 3 (Ps2)

WORST SOUND EFFECTS:
DragonBall Z - Super Butoden 1 (SNES)

BEST GAMEPLAY:
DragonBall Z - Budokai 3 (Ps2)

WORST GAMEPLAY:
DragonBall GT - Final Bout (Ps1)

BEST STORY MODE:
DragonBall Z - Budokai 3 (Ps2)

WORST STORY MODE;
DragonBall Z - Legacy of Goku 1 (GBA)

MOST DIVERSE GAME MODES:
DragonBall GT - Transformation (GBA)

MOST COMMON GAME MODES:
DragonBall Z - Ultimate Battle 22 (Ps1)

MOST INNOVATIVE (CONCEPT/IDEA) DBZ GAME:
DragonBall - Advance Adventure (GBA)

MOST OVERRATED DBZ GAME:
DragonBall Z - Budokai Tenkaichi (Ps2)

MOST UNDERATED DBZ GAME:
DragonBall Z - Collectible Card Game (GBA)

BEST DBZ GAME EVER:
DragonBall Z - Budokai 3 (Ps2)

WORST DBZ GAME EVER:
DragonBall Z - Taiketsu (GBA)

BEST CHARACTER "IN YOUR HANDS" IN A DBZ GAME:
Kid Goku in Budokai 3 (Ps2)

WORST CHARACTER "IN YOUR HANDS" IN A DBZ GAME:
Gohan in GT Final Bout (Ps1)

BEST WHAT-IF STORIES:
DragonBall Z - Budokai 1 (Ps2)

WORST WHAT-IF STORIES:
DragonBall Z - Budokai Tenkaichi (Ps2)

MOST FAVOURITE DBZ DESIGN TEAM;
Dimps

LEAST FAVOURITE DBZ DESIGN TEAM:
Avalanche

DBZ TITLE YOU WISH TO SEE:
DragonBall GT - Final Legacy (Ps3)

DBZ TITLE YOU DO NOT WISH TO HEAR ABOUT:
DragonBall Z Sagas 2 (Ps2)
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Post by Dayspring » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:57 pm

ngnikolaos wrote: BEST GRAPHICS:
Dragonball Z - Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST GRAPHICS:
Dragonball / Dragon Power (NES)

BEST MUSIC SCORE:
Dragonball Z - Ultimate Battle 22 (PSX)

WORST MUSIC SCORE:
Dragonball - Return of the Demon King (NES)
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Post by Tanooki Kuribo » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:50 pm

Oh come on! You can't compare early NES games to current consoles! Of course they'll be the worse at everything!
Not really. Graphics - yes of course, but I would definitly pick that first Dragonball adventure type game over DBGT Final Bout.
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Post by Leotaku » Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:00 am

Well there's not much point in me doing this. I haven't played many of the games.
Let's see...

Dragon Power

Super Butoden 1-3
Hyper Dimension
Legend of the Super Saiyan

Ultimate Battle 22
Final Bout

Supersonic Warriors
Legacy of Goku II
Advance Adventure

Budokai 3
Budokai Tenkaichi

That's all. Actually, that IS quite a bit...until you take into account how many OTHER DragonBall games there are. :roll:
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Well, lots of people may not like it for it's 3D look. They'd probably prefer traditional 2D animation.
But remember, it's just an opinion either way. :P
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Post by Chaos Saiyajin » Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:02 pm

:P Here's my choices! Bear in mind that I've only played the PSX/PS2/GBA/DS ones!

BEST INTRODUCTION:
DragonBall Z Budokai (PS2)

WORST INTRODUCTION:
DragonBall Z Sparking! (PS2)

BEST GRAPHICS:
DragonBall Z Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST GRAPHICS:
DragonBall Z Final Bout (PSX)

BEST MUSIC SCORE:
DragonBall Z Budokai (PS2)

WORST MUSIC SCORE:
DragonBall Z Ultimate Battle 22 (PSX)

BEST SOUND EFFECTS:
DragonBall Z Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST SOUND EFFECTS:
DragonBall Z Ultimate Battle 22 (PSX)

BEST GAMEPLAY:
DragonBall Z Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST GAMEPLAY:
DragonBall GT Final Bout (PSX)

BEST STORY MODE:
DragonBall Z Budokai (PS2)

WORST STORY MODE:
DragonBall Z Budokai 3 (PS2)

MOST DIVERSE GAME MODES:
DragonBall Z Budokai (PS2)

MOST COMMON GAME MODES:
DragonBall Z Ultimate Battle 22 (PS2)

MOST INNOVATIVE (CONCEPT/IDEA) DBZ GAME:
DragonBall Z Sparking! (PS2)

MOST OVERRATED DBZ GAME:
DragonBall Z Budokai 3 (PS2)

MOST UNDERATED DBZ GAME:
DragonBall Z Budokai 2 (PS2)

BEST DBZ GAME EVER:
DragonBall Z Budokai (PS2)

WORST DBZ GAME EVER:
DragonBall Z Final Bout (PSX)

BEST CHARACTER "IN YOUR HANDS" IN A DBZ GAME:
Uub in Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST CHARACTER "IN YOUR HANDS" IN A DBZ GAME:
Anyone in Ultimate Battle 22 (PSX)

BEST WHAT-IF STORIES:
DragonBall Z Super Sonic Warriors (GBA)

WORST WHAT-IF STORIES:
DragonBall Z Super Sonic Warriors 2 (NDS)

MOST FAVOURITE DBZ DESIGN TEAM:
Dimps

LEAST FAVOURITE DBZ DESIGN TEAM:
Avalanche

DBZ TITLE YOU WISH TO SEE:
DragonBall Budokai (PS3)

DBZ TITLE YOU DO NOT WISH TO HEAR ABOUT:
Dragonball Z Sagas 2 (PS3/Xbox360/Revolution)

That's my list! :wink:
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Re: Self-chosen DBZ Video Game Awards

Post by ngnikolaos » Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:05 pm

Dayspring wrote:Oh come on! You can't compare early NES games to current consoles!
Watch me. :D

In all seriousness though, graphics and music are the only things old DBZ games may lose by default. But I don't care about how much of the console's potential a DBZ game uses; I only care about how good it looks, feels, and sounds.

And to give credit to some old-school DBZ games, I think that DBZ Gekitouden for the Gameboy had a very good soundtrack (the Freeza fight clip is awesome). Gokuden for the SNES had awesome music too. I also find many Budokai 2 music clips annoying as hell. So there you have it.

Keep voting people!! :)

Oh, and Chaos Saiyajin, I hate to spoil your votes in a way, but... err.. Atari is not a design team. O_o
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Post by DBZ MAN » Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:39 pm

Aww cumon!? Another person who hated the Budokai Tenkaichi opening? I know it's all down to preference but what was wrong with it?
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Post by Chaos Saiyajin » Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:06 pm

ngnikolaos wrote:
Dayspring wrote:Oh come on! You can't compare early NES games to current consoles!
Watch me. :D

In all seriousness though, graphics and music are the only things old DBZ games may lose by default. But I don't care about how much of the console's potential a DBZ game uses; I only care about how good it looks, feels, and sounds.

And to give credit to some old-school DBZ games, I think that DBZ Gekitouden for the Gameboy had a very good soundtrack (the Freeza fight clip is awesome). Gokuden for the SNES had awesome music too. I also find many Budokai 2 music clips annoying as hell. So there you have it.

Keep voting people!! :)

Oh, and Chaos Saiyajin, I hate to spoil your votes in a way, but... err.. Atari is not a design team. O_o
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Post by gohan2k » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:00 am

My Turn:

BEST INTRODUCTION:
Dragonball Z - Budokai 2 (PS2)

WORST INTRODUCTION:
Sparking/Budokai Tenkaichi (PS2)

BEST GRAPHICS:
Dragonball Z Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST GRAPHICS (2D):
Dragonball / Dragon Power (NES)

WORST GRAPHICS (3D):
Dragonball GT: Final Bout (PSX)

BEST MUSIC SCORE:
Dragonball Z - Super Butoden 2 (SNES) Some very catchy tunes there!

WORST MUSIC SCORE:
Dragonball Z - Ultimate Battle 22 (PSX)

BEST SOUND EFFECTS:
Dragonball Z Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST SOUND EFFECTS:
Dragonball Z Ultimate Battle 22 (PSX)

BEST GAMEPLAY:
Dragonball Z Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST GAMEPLAY:
Legend of the Super Saiyan (SNES)

BEST STORY MODE:
Dragonball Z Budokai (PS2)

WORST STORY MODE;
Dragonball Z Budokai 2 (PS2)

MOST DIVERSE GAME MODES:
Dragonball Z - Shin Butoden (Saturn)

MOST COMMON GAME MODES:
Dragonball Z Super Butoden 3 (SNES)

MOST INNOVATIVE (CONCEPT/IDEA) DBZ GAME:
Dragonball Z Budokai

MOST OVERRATED DBZ GAME:
Dragonball GT: Final Bout (PSX)

MOST UNDERATED DBZ GAME:
Super Butoden (SNES)

BEST DBZ GAME EVER:
Dragonball Z - Budokai 3 (PS2)

WORST DBZ GAME EVER:
Legend of the Super Saiyan (SNES)

BEST CHARACTER "IN YOUR HANDS" IN A DBZ GAME:
(Tie) Teen Gohan (Budokai 2), Mr Satan (Budokai 2) and Vegito (Budokai Tenkaichi)

WORST CHARACTER "IN YOUR HANDS" IN A DBZ GAME:
Can't think of any especially bad right now...

BEST WHAT-IF STORIES:
Dragonball Z - Super Sonic Warriors (GBA)

WORST WHAT-IF STORIES:
Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi (PS2)

MOST FAVOURITE DBZ DESIGN TEAM;
Dimps

LEAST FAVOURITE DBZ DESIGN TEAM:
Webfoot Technologies

DBZ TITLE YOU WISH TO SEE:
Dragonball Z: Budokai 4 (PS2/3) Or Sparking! 2 (PS2/3)

DBZ TITLE YOU DO NOT WISH TO HEAR ABOUT:
Legend of the Super Saiyan: 15th Anniversary Edition (DS)

I think also we should have special mention for things like character count/new characters, customisation of fighters, other cool features and a "Game you'd most like to see have a re-release" perhaps?
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Post by ngnikolaos » Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:52 pm

gohan2k wrote:
WORST MUSIC SCORE:
Dragonball Z - Ultimate Battle 22 (NES)
UB22 was made for the PSX. And dammit, I said no "why"s for your answers. :P
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Post by DBZ MAN » Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:41 pm

Another one!!!? Okay I'm sorry but Tenkaichi was the best for me.
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Post by Meri » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:41 pm

DBZ MAN wrote:Aww cumon!? Another person who hated the Budokai Tenkaichi opening? I know it's all down to preference but what was wrong with it?
Image

Goku and Vegeta heavy-breathing man-humping, that's what's wrong with it. Looks far too scary in motion *shudder*.

Although, to Sparking's credit, Cell in the intro does look fairly badass.
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Post by Conan the SSJ » Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:58 pm

Meri wrote:Goku and Vegeta heavy-breathing man-humping, that's what's wrong with it. Looks far too scary in motion *shudder*.
XD

Oh my, it's scary how right you are, I'll never look at Tenkaichi's opening the same again.
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Post by ngnikolaos » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:09 am

Meri wrote:Goku and Vegeta heavy-breathing man-humping, that's what's wrong with it. Looks far too scary in motion *shudder*.
So, lemme get this straight. You're condemning Tenkaichi's intro because of a 2-sec footage you didn't like? Yikes.
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Post by The Mole » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:47 am

I'm taking it down to one category: Worst Game

And the winner is................The absolute worst DBZ game.........Ultimate Battle 22.

(pause for gasps that shouldn't exist)

What the hey, two categories. Most Interesting Intro


Sparking or Budokai Tenkaichi (whechever you prefer).
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Post by gohan2k » Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:30 am

ngnikolaos wrote:
gohan2k wrote:
WORST MUSIC SCORE:
Dragonball Z - Ultimate Battle 22 (NES)
UB22 was made for the PSX. And dammit, I said no "why"s for your answers. :P
Sorry that was a typo and I missed the part with the now why's, but both are fixed now!
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