

Trunks Vs Perfect Cell? Trunks gets destroyed. Mismatches often happen during the heat of competition, and more often than not the stronger ranked character will come out on top. Balance, however, is difficult to achieve, since the game is based on the Dragon Points.

It is very cool to be a part of such an epic feeling battle. Since the whole system is based on the team's "Power Level," there are actually times such as the ones in the show when both characters are standing face to face and charging up to prep for the climax. The tag system works well, and the overall design makes the game feel like a cartoon. The main gameplay mechanic is solid in its design, offering tons of fast paced combos and supers worthy of a Dragon Ball Z game. While these battles are still possible to beat, they are very difficult. This works well, but there are certain times in story mode when the script forces a lower level character, such as young Gohan, to take on a more powerful character such as Super Saiyan Goku. Basically, if Trunks and Gohan are two points each, they will equal a four point character.

Designers try to keep the action balanced by use of the "Dragon Points" system, allowing the player to use any combination of up to three characters, as long as they fall within a certain total amount of points. For starters, there are tons of game modes, including a full story mode for each player (utilizing a map interface like Street Fighter Alpha 3), Free Battle, a main arcade mode called Z-Battle, a full tutorial story mode, and two-player battle. While Dragon Ball Z may not be as strong a fighter as Jump Superstars, it is by far the best handheld fighting game for American gamers. While the fighting genre may not be in heavy contention here in America, with Marvel Nemesis as the only other brawler, importers have found Jump Superstars to be an amazing fighter, ranking with the likes of Nintendo's Super Smash Brothers series. The end result: A solid licensed product that fans can be proud to call their own. As a sequel to the GBA fighter, Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 takes the original design and amplifies it, adding a strong tag-team mode, mixed with some seriously impressive speed and visuals.

Dragon Ball Z, which has become the main brand extension here in America, spans over 180 episodes, so it is no surprise when a new game finds its way onto shelves once again. The Dragon Ball franchise is one of the longest running anime series in history.
