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i got this game for easter and its the best dbz game i ever played. there are 5 game features- 1p vs. comp, 1p vs. 2p, tournament, build up and build up battle. There are 22 fighters (hence the title: Ultimate Battle 22). Some include goku, vegeta, majin buu, super buu, trunks, gotenks, supreme kai, and more. there are 5 unlockable characters- gogeta(called vegeto in this game for some reason), kid goku, master roshi, ss3 goku, and mr. satan. the graphics are ok- the characters are 2d cel-animated (meaning they are the original artist's drawings) and the backgrounds are 3d environments from the show, like cells arena, old namek, kami's lookout, and the world tournament arena. The fighting backgrounds are the only bad thing about the graphics (they look very stretched out). the sound is great. Infogrames kept the original japanese music AND character voices. they even kept the world tournament announcer's japanese voice when you play in tournament mode! many people say not to get this game, but i say- GET THIS GAME!!! Kamehame-HAAA!!!

Well, this game is okay, has weak spots and good parts. I own it. Now, the graphics are garbage. The characters don't look good. DragonballGT Final Bout is a better buy if you can find it. Ultimate battle 22 has a whopping 27 characters
! The game has all the characters from the DBZ sagas. Here are all the characters:
Goku
Gohan
Tien
Master Roshi
Recoome
Captain Ginyu
Freeza
Cell
Vegeta(Majin)
Future Trunks
Kid Trunks
Zarbon
Great Saiyaman
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Dabura
Goten
Gotenks

Vegeto(Gogeta)
Super Saiyan 3 Goku
Kid Goku
Super Buu
Fat Majin Buu
Hercule
Supreme Kai
Piccolo
Krillin
These are all the characters available. 27 is a lot!! The game has 5 modes. VS. Computer, 2 Player mode, Tournament, Build Up, Build Up Battle. Those are all 5 modes. But the game lacks of story mode. The energy balls are really, well not so impressive. They don't got any reality. Just little yallow balls. The balls don't even follow you after they are thrown(homing energy balls). The ultimate attack for each character is nothing big. They are not much different then the regular attacks. If you got a PS2, Budokai 2 is a much better bet!! Now, the moves are not so easy to do. For example, Goku's best attack is Ultra Hamaekamaeha, and it is not anything special, but it is so hard to launch!! Man, DragonballGT: Final Bout is easier to launch characters final moves. Final Bout is a much better game, and it is 3-D, while DragonballZ Ultimate Battle 22 is 2-D. Now, if you have that $150.00 to buy DragonballGT: Final Bout, go ahead!! It is extremely expensive, but DragonballZ Ultimate Battle 22 is like rubbish compared to DBGT Final Bout! Now, if you already have DragonballGT Final Bout, then don't buy DragonballZ Ultimate Battle 22. But if you don't got $ to buy Final Bout, then buy this game. Overall, it's okay! If you are a DragonballZ fan without a PlayStation2, and only have a PlayStation1, then this game is a good bet!! However, if you are a DragonballZ fan with a PlayStation2, then DragonballZ Budokai or DragonballZ Budokai2 are much better!!! Well, I hope this is useful!! (Warning: When I said the names of all the Saiyans, I did not type they are Super Saiyans except for Super Saiyan 3 Goku. All of the Saiyans are Super Saiyans and not in their 'black hair mode'! You don't do Super Saiyan in the battles. You are already a Super Saiyan when you begin the fight when you pick any of these characters:
Vegeta
Goku
Gohan
Vegeto(Gogeta)
Trunks
Kid Trunks
Gotenks
Goten
All of these characters are Super Saiyans from the beginning of the fight!! When you buy the C-D and see Vegeta in the back of the box powering up with a yellow flame around him, that is just an attack or barrier to protect him from any energy ball attacks).

I tried this game because I really like DBZ but nearly everything about it is dodgy. The graphics are 2D like some gameboy game. The sound is terrible. You're in the middle of a fight and its playing all this soft touchy harmonal music. The voices are like a 3 year old girl screaming. The commentator for the world tournaments speaks in Japanese and when you select your character half of the names are wrong.
Supreme Kai: Kaioshin
Tien: Tenshin etc.
Even in 2 player mode it is a bit dodgy because the combos take too long to do so your opponent can just bash you to death.