Not only does it incorporate many of the same elements that powered the original, but it's also made plenty of necessary upgrades as well. Once again developed by the programmers at Dimps, Budokai 2 is in many ways the ideal sequel. Given the fame and popularity of the series, however, it was only a matter of time before the newly-renamed Atari returned to the license once again and our subject Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 just goes to prove that. If ever there was a scenario that supported the old saying 'There is a dichotomy of the one and the many,' this would be it.

Selling in excess of a million copies in North America alone, Dragon Ball Z Budokai served as a classic example of consumerism over criticism - as the masses latched onto its charming characters and faithful recreations, while professional observers cited it for a lack of mechanical depth and its questionable production values. It was just over 12 months ago that Dimps and Infogrames loudly released one of the biggest PlayStation 2 titles of 2002.

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