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Any Super DBZ lovers out there? If so, I'm gonna share the 5 main reasons we love the game:
1. The graphics and presentation are manga-inspired
DBZ games tend to draw influence from the anime for visual cues. Super DBZ, on the other hand, is more like the manga in the virtual world so it's not as flashy and vibrant as say... Budokai 3. The color scheme is more like the manga (Goku's Gi is a regular orange and blue, Gohan has blue waistbands and red belt, Cell's exoskeleton is dark green, etc.), the main menu is set up like a manga page snd even the hit FX is like the FX from the manga.
Suppaman also makes a cameo.
2. Chi-Chi is a playable character
Chi-Chi is almost never playable in any Dragon Ball game. She usually just serves as a background prop but in Super DBZ, they made her the badass female fighter she deserves to be and what's more it's Adult Chi-Chi in her 23rd Budokai attire (the one that can actually fight).
3. Videl is actually a good character in this game
Ever since her debut to DBZ fighters in Budokai 2, Videl was usually pretty weak at best (Budokai 3) and almost completely worthless at worst (Budokai Tenkaichi series). However, Super DBZ made her into a character worth-playing as... a feat never again accomplished till Xenoverse.
4. Depth
Most DBZ fighters are often perceived as shallow button-masher but that is certain not the case for Super DBZ. Certainly an advantage due to having Noritaka Funamizu, the producer for Street Fighter II, working on it. You actually had to think about how you play it to git gud and it was a great mix of zoning, spacing, and 3D movement.
There was a competitive scene for it in Japan and China.
5. The roster is actually balanced... and play differently
Common compaint among DBZ fighters (notably Budokai Tenkaichi series) is how the characters feel identical or how some are useless compared to others. In Super DBZ, no character is outright better than the other. They all have their distinct advantages/disadvantages. The roster was small even compared to other non-DBZ fighters but it was a wiseful sacrifice.
So... mush away... and give me your reasons.
1. The graphics and presentation are manga-inspired
DBZ games tend to draw influence from the anime for visual cues. Super DBZ, on the other hand, is more like the manga in the virtual world so it's not as flashy and vibrant as say... Budokai 3. The color scheme is more like the manga (Goku's Gi is a regular orange and blue, Gohan has blue waistbands and red belt, Cell's exoskeleton is dark green, etc.), the main menu is set up like a manga page snd even the hit FX is like the FX from the manga.
Suppaman also makes a cameo.
2. Chi-Chi is a playable character
Chi-Chi is almost never playable in any Dragon Ball game. She usually just serves as a background prop but in Super DBZ, they made her the badass female fighter she deserves to be and what's more it's Adult Chi-Chi in her 23rd Budokai attire (the one that can actually fight).
3. Videl is actually a good character in this game
Ever since her debut to DBZ fighters in Budokai 2, Videl was usually pretty weak at best (Budokai 3) and almost completely worthless at worst (Budokai Tenkaichi series). However, Super DBZ made her into a character worth-playing as... a feat never again accomplished till Xenoverse.
4. Depth
Most DBZ fighters are often perceived as shallow button-masher but that is certain not the case for Super DBZ. Certainly an advantage due to having Noritaka Funamizu, the producer for Street Fighter II, working on it. You actually had to think about how you play it to git gud and it was a great mix of zoning, spacing, and 3D movement.
There was a competitive scene for it in Japan and China.
5. The roster is actually balanced... and play differently
Common compaint among DBZ fighters (notably Budokai Tenkaichi series) is how the characters feel identical or how some are useless compared to others. In Super DBZ, no character is outright better than the other. They all have their distinct advantages/disadvantages. The roster was small even compared to other non-DBZ fighters but it was a wiseful sacrifice.
So... mush away... and give me your reasons.
