For followers of the Dragon Ball Z franchise, there could be no greater fan service than the ability to physically reenact the dire, potentially world-destroying battles the series is famous (some would say infamous) for.

The sizable cast of playable characters; Your first rapid-fire pummeling; Finishing an opponent with a Kamehameha

Unresponsive motion controls; Repetitive; unnecessarily long cutscenes; The poorly designed first boss fight

' Seeing a plump, ki-filled Kamehameha blast into the face of an evil villain with just a flick of the wrist is a sight etched deeply into the minds of Dragon Ball Z fans. As too are the show's epic airborne battles, earth-shattering explosions, and flame-haired Super Saiyans who perpetually save...

Crisp cel-shaded visuals capture the look of the anime

Highly repetitive battles; Erratic motion sensing; Poor story mode gives you no real incentive to keep playing; Novelty wears off quickly

Like the name says, this latest entry in the sprawling anime-based series uses Kinect to cast you as Goku, Vegeta, and dozens of other big-haired brawlers, letting you unleash punches, kicks, and colossal fireballs by moving your body.

+ Unleash iconic fireballs and more with your body

At the very least, you're treated to a game that looks the part. Cel-shaded characters and environments capture the look of the anime nicely, even if the facial animations are a bit robotic. The voice acting's good too, despite the cast lacking many of the original actors from the series.

Crisp cel-shaded visuals capture the look of the anime

Highly repetitive battles; Erratic motion sensing; Poor story mode gives you no real incentive to keep playing; Novelty wears off quickly

Below Average: Has some high points, but they soon give way to glaring faults. Not the worst games, but are difficult to recommend.

DragonBall Z products have not done well historically with Family Friendly Gaming. So a major thank you to Namco Bandai for allowing us this opportunity to review this title. I came away from Dragon Ball Z for Kinect with impressions that may surprise our readers. I came away impressed.

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Get that hair gel ready, and prepare to power up your Super Saiyan Kamehameha attacks.