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

A number of teams are to create new experiences that make use of Microsoft's Kinect device.  But the problem is putting together something that players will have fun doing, not just some mindless effort where you're commanded to put your foot here or your arm here.  Ask anyone who picked up the...

' 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

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

Too Much Filler

Dragon Ball Z fans will have a strong sense of déjà vu with Namco Bandai's Kinect version of the cel-shaded brawler, which is essentially a stripped-down reboot of 2011's Ultimate Tenkaichi with a first-person viewpoint and gesture-based controls.

Like the Pokémon phenomenon that continues to drive sales, Dragon Ball Z (DBZ) is one of the bigger anime franchises from the 90s. They both have huge followings with the kids and the young at heart and DBZ continues to attract new fans as the years go by.

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

I'm not a big fan of the Kinect games and I'm a huge fan of DBZ. Unless you can find this really game for really cheap and are a huge fan of the DBZ...

Dragon Ball Z

Kinect

This game gave me mixed feelings. Although I like the concept of the game, it wasn't executed the good way. The game seems way too repetitive. The graphics are copied from ultimate tenkaichi. The motion stuff is OK, but not something to be so glad about. However, if you have a kinect, buy it.