There arenРІР‚в„ўt as many unlockable characters or levels as there were in earlier titles. That said this DBZ game has more detail than any IРІР‚в„ўve seen before and the differences between the animated series and the video game as far as visuals are quickly becoming none. The visual style uses cell shading or what most people are calling it these days РІР‚Сљcomic shadingРІР‚Сњ were the outlines of the characters are thicker giving them that just inked look. Of course that illusion of immersion was broken when I failed the match, but when I was on a hot streak (not hard to do on normal difficulty) I really enjoyed the feeling of being a participant in the story.

Because the cut scenes were so well done every match felt more important. The cut scenes did such a good job of capturing the emotion and excitement of the series that I could have watched even more before getting to the next fight. Like most fighting games now a days the story is condensed into its more exciting (better?) elements to keep the player from watching hours of cut scene animation. The Story mode of Burst Limit is not what I would call a true story mode. Power attacks act like knocking an opponent down stairs or through a wall in other fighting games were there is a brief sequence and then the fight starts again at the new location. Combat takes place in the air and on the ground but there is less player control over what altitude the combatants are at. This prevents turtling and keeps things interesting. One new feature, a fatigue gauge, shows you how much more evasion and blocking a character can manage before they collapse with exhaustion. Even with simpler controls and combos the game play is still very much about being faster and smarter than your opponent. There are combos, super combos, grabs, special attacks, counter attacks, super counter attacks, transformations, and button mashing sequences along with the usual kicks and punches. This might sound like a bad thing but just because the controls are simpler doesnРІР‚в„ўt mean the game play is any less complex.

The controls in this new game are much simpler. The player is given a character or picks a character based on what game mode their playing then faces the computer opponent or a live opponent at home or online. While there have been dozens of Dragon Ball games going far back, Burst Limit improves on most and continues a fine tradition of getting pitting the loved heroes and hated villains of the series together in a fight to the finish.Р”В«urst Limit plays like the previous games on the last generation consoles. Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit for the Xbox 360 is the first Dragon Ball game for the current console generation and the successor to a long line of Dragon Ball games.

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