Growing up on the early/mid 00s there was certain games that if you didn't own them, you got a side eye from the people you knew; this was definitely one of those games. The original Budokai games all left you with something memorable and distinct between one another, for this game it's the graphics and cutscenes.

Starting off with the graphics, someone please correct me if I'm wrong but I think this is the only mainline Dragonball game on consoles that isn't fully cel shaded. I could be wrong on that in not entirely sure. That alone makes this one of the most unique looking games in Dragonball, pop this game in on a ps2 with component cables or a ps2 that's been modded for HDMI output and you've still got a really nice looking game on the PS2

The cutscenes in the story mode topped with the amazing OST is really a site to behold. Some say that even to this day it captures the feeling of the show better than any DBZ game after it. While I am inclined to agree, this game has always felt like the manga brought to life on screen, even more so than the game "Super Dragonball Z".

The fighting mechanics are definitely solid however they do improve in the later games in this series, this game really thrives off the charm of it's presentation rather than the gameplay itself. It's still as great a game now as it was back then