The story mode also features digitally remastered scenes from the anime, making it more true to the Dragon Ball series. Great Apes and other giant characters, such as Janemba (First Form) and Hirudegarn, up to 15x the size of playable characters are featured in boss fights and/or cinematics. Fifteen animated scenes with bosses are included. It includes Free-Roam style gameplay similar to the Story Mode of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2. The enhanced Story Mode immerses players in the Dragon Ball universe, and included bonus levels from the Dragon Ball Z movies and even one level from the Dragon Ball GT series. When a character has low health, their taunt will become one of the Blast 1 they used in the Tenkaichi games for example, when at low health, base form Goku will have his taunt become Give Me Energy! Modes Story Mode

There is also an added health recovery system and a vast collection of more cinematic camera angles. The gameplay also includes elements from the Budokai series, such as Quick Time Events during certain combos. Improved mechanics allow for faster long-to-short range fights. The controls are designed to bring the experience closer to the previous Budokai Tenkaichi series, making the play accessible to all, but retaining all the tactical depth in battle. This includes realistic craters and Kamehameha tracers cutting across the sky, delivering a heightened sensation of realism and dynamic immediacy. “Impact Break” system allows large scale environment destruction. The game features the original Japanese voices and music, such as Cha-La Head-Cha-La. The character and environment graphics are upgraded since the previous games characters are drawn straight from the original series and to match the anime and makes it a true Dragon Ball experience. It has faithful manga-style graphics, totally destructible battle fields, and refined controls designed to bring the experience closer to the highly acclaimed Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi dives into the Dragon Ball universe with brand new content and gameplay, and a comprehensive character line up.

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