Dragon Ball Z Budokai tenkaichi 2 and 3

Fighting games from Bandai. Played on PS2.
Reviewing both at once because they're almost exactly the same, which is a little something I call EA FIFA syndrome. Anyway, a fighting game with a twist: to emulate the dragon ball z combat, fights take place in large 3d arenas where you can fly around and shoot giant energy beams, or go into close combat and start chaining together epic pummeling combos. Or pummel someone, kick them away, then shoot an energy beam in their face. Absolutely awesome.
And it delivers all this really well. There are many techniques to master, although with such a fighting system a problem arises; trying to make each fighter individual. And this is where the game falls flat a little, as the button combinations are exactly the same for everyone, it's just the moves they do that differ. That said, there is a massive difference between playing as Krillin and playing as Great Ape Baby. And with 150-odd characters capable of transforming mid-battle, it's forgivable.
Overall score for both games: 8/10. Tenkaichi 3 has a little more content and more unique fighters so it's definitely the pinnacle of the series.