Amazingly, you'll see one lengthy loading screen transition to an equally lengthy one, interrupted only by a brief, unnecessary dialogue exchange or glimpse of the game's overworld. Despite the fact that there are plenty of opportunities to stream data while cutscenes or statistics are being displayed, the developers insisted on doing everything in dull loading screens. By far the biggest offender here is the game's loading times. Where Tenkaichi stumbles isn't so much in the breadth of its content but in the detail and presentation. Tournaments and standard exhibition matches round out your combat options. The core experience managed to keep me hooked with its massive, massive story modes (one for each of the franchise's established sagas, one for created characters), which easily last over a dozen hours. Yet despite that repetitive, narrow nature, Ultimate Tenkaichi offers a great deal of content. When that sinks in, Ultimate Tenkaichi loses a fair amount of its allure. The first half dozen matches all feel fresh and bold until you realize you're the same thing you did 30 minutes ago with a completely different character. Core strategy revolves around choosing outwitting your opponent on reversals, which boils down to a 50/50 chance.
The vast majority of fights operate within the same parameters, requiring you to charge your Ki and Spirit meters to certain levels for particular defensive and offensive maneuvers. Sure, your Chocolate Beam attack is going to look different than your Kamehameha, and it'll do different damage, but you pull off the same moves to get to that point. Whether you're playing as Goku or Kid Buu, by and large these characters function the same. Unfortunately Spike has yet to find flexibility within its mechanics. You won't see Street Fighter doing anything like this. It helps that this type of combat is rare within the fighting genre. To say Spike's fighting mechanics capture the spirit and speed of DBZ is a massive understatement. Similarly, counter attacks feel equally easy to pull off, giving players reasonable opportunities to reverse momentum. In no time at all both players can quickly pull off dazzling attacks so long as they carefully manage a couple on-screen meters. The game cleverly chains ranged and proximity actions together through combos, which you'll execute through timed command prompts. Combat incorporates all of the moves you know and love from the Dragon Ball Z franchise. In-game fights certainly play out at a faster pace than their anime counterparts, and you don't have to deal with any "To Be Continued…" screens. On-screen interfaces and commands aside, it almost appears as if the cartoon is being remade on the screen. However the gameplay this time around truly shocked me. It's not much of a surprise that the latest and greatest title in the franchise yields the best results.
You'll glean that much from screenshots and trailers, and to some degree we've seen other DBZ games manage fairly strong visuals. Something with more permanence seems necessary in the future. On a slightly down note, much of the locale damage reverts back to normal after the scripted attack sequence ends. Energy blasts will create canyons and craters throughout the landscape, reinforcing the sense of power present in the Dragon Ball Z franchise. Wanting to impress the epic scale of these battles upon gamers, Spike has created a system that allows for the destruction of the world around combatants. The game's backgrounds and environments contribute to the overall stunning visual realization of the franchise.
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