Which One is Better? BUDOKAI 3 vs TENKAICHI 3 

I can definitely agree with Budokai 3 being the better game from a gameplay/mechanics standpoint but man I don't think any game will ever dethrone Tenkaichi 3 for me in terms of being my favorite DBZ game.

You pretty much nailed it. They're both great. Sometimes i cant decide. Tenkaichi 3 definitely feels like your actually in a dnz fight. Budokai 3 has more of a competitive aspect when you learn to do cancel combos.

Budokai 3 for me is the best dragon ball game ever for me, Tenkaichi is a close second. I have fond memories playing both these games.

I think Tenkaichi 3 has more straight up fan service where if you don't care about a traditional fighting game and wanna get that vibe of smashing your action figures together as a kid, then Tenkaichi 3 is the clear winner. I love Tenkaichi 3 and always have been confused about the matchup between the two because they appeal to two different audiences entirely.

Whats crazy too is B3 had gogeta go up against broly in the opening cinematic which was something fans only dreamed of until it became a reality of canon all these years later. I grew up with B3 and it is my favorite for memories and nostalgia, but BT2/3 are great games too.

I loved budokai 3 as well, I 100%agree

Budokai 3 is definitely a good game, but not the best Dragon Ball game. For me its Tenkaichi 3. Solid video.

Would have to be Infinite World for me. It always felt like the definitive edition of the Budokai series, with more combo ability and the live special movies helped as well. I could never get over the copy/pasting of the whole Tenkaichi series. It never mattered to me that characters animations are different when functionally they all do the same exact thing, use the same exact button combinations etc.

100% AGREE BUDOKAI 3 ALL TIME BEST DBZ GAME

I used to love B3 back in the day to the degree that when news of the first Tenkaichi came out, I was severely let down by the radical change in mechanics. I hated the notion of a 'split-screen fighting game' and lack of transformations. I didn't actually even play the game until way later when I saw it used in a bargain bin and decided to give it a shot. I was surprised by how unique it felt and although it was definitely clunkier, with laughably stiff animations (at least when compared to the Budokai series), I appreciated the huge roster which included characters we've never played as before (such as the 'Great Apes', Chaoutzu, the whole Ginyu Force, Bojack, Janemba, Super 17). The split-screen versus mode didn't bother me as much when I realized its necessity in maintaining the free-roaming aspect and how much more 'accurate' the style was to replicating the feel of the show than any '2D' fighting game ever could. I still hated the lack of in-game transformations though, and the fact that each form was just its own standalone character with their own strengths/weaknesses didn't make sense in the context of the show/manga where transformations are supposed to be just legit powerups (although the unique animations for each form was actually a really awesome touch). With that being said, by the time Tenkaichi 2 released a few months later, I found it to be such a massive improvement over the first game, addressing nearly all of the major concerns I had with the first, along with nearly doubling the already gigantic roster. But then Tenkaichi 3 came along and offered up what is in my opinion, the pinnacle of 3D DBZ fighting games to this day, with refined mechanics, unique animations for every one of the 160+ characters (including my long-awaited fan-favorite, King Cold) and transformations, and a simple, yet deep customization system. To be honest, when I tried going back to B3 after being 'spoiled' by the Tenkaichi series for years, it just didn't have the same magic that it did back in the day for me. While I will probably still admit that B3 will probably be remembered as being a better standard 2D fighter, the Tenkaichi series (namely 2 and especially 3) are hands-down better 'DBZ games' - at least in the context of providing the most accurate portrayal of what the series is about. And in terms of 'depth', I'd even argue that T3 and B3 are probably on the same level, honestly. Still, both games are horribly unbalanced of course, with T3 taking things to another level at times (if you lose as SS4 Gogeta against Guldo, you suck really bad), but that's just another part of being more accurate to the series.

I missed 9ut on the Tenkaichi series, but I loved the Budokai series especially Budokai 3. Me & my friend used to play everyday after school. I used to pick Goku & He would pick vegeta & we used to go to war lol...Going from base up to both of us ending at SS4 having beam struggles is something I will remember forever 🥲

Budokai 3 will always have that place in my childhood. Ost just hit different :)

I agree with you 100%. Great video, kinda threw me off when I started hearing the shaman king intro when you started the character section. I've noticed you have great taste in music throughout these videos from a wide variety of video games and anime and I quite enjoy it. Wonderful job, I had a good time with this video.

Budokai 3 hands down.

I wish that Bt3 had a better/bigger roster, instead of wasting slots on Frieza soldiers. And the capsules in B3, take up too much space.

Great review literally nailed exactly how I feel about them

Your conclusion is such a good take. I agree 100% - Dragon Universe's side quests and what-ifs scattered through the map kept me coming back - but as a kid who just wanted to roleplay Dragon Ball characters, Tenkaichi takes the cake. Tenkaichi may as well be a Dragon Ball simulator - if you could queue fights in duel mode somehow, wow...

This was a good analysis. I feel like Budokai 3 got shafted for having no native online gameplay, not even on the HD remake (which ran on machines already able to go online with no effort), while Tenkaichi 3 at least got a shaky PVP netplay when ported on Wii. I think that's the main reason why BT3 has remained in the collective memory far more than B3 could even hope.

Great video.

I think these are the best DBZ game review codes I've ever seen! I love your videos. 🥰💖💖💖

Played Budokai 3 alot as a kid And tenkaichi 3 alot as a teen xD Both nostalgic in my heart ❤

wow i love your content i'm glad i found your channel randomly Budokai 3 has better gameplay overall but i think the arena fighter is very indepth for one, usually they are extremely simple. It also has more stages and characters.

i remember loving budokai 1 or 2 idr and always wanted to play tenkaichi, i got an emulator handheld and grabbed tenkaichi 3 and was thrown off by the gameplay, you hit the nail on the head with the two games and got me to play budokai 3

It's pretty amazing that Budokai 3 was released in 04 & it visually still looks great. Budokai 3 will always be the goat DBZ game.

6:01 whoa the Shaman King English OP thats awesome!

Personally prefer Budokai 3.... also just want to say love the DR track you used, such a good series/soundtrack

Budokai 3 will forever be the best dbz game.

This channel should have a billion subs by now what a gold mine

I'm the weird guy that had so much fun playing Budokai 2 with his ludacris story mode that I would put up there with B3 and BT3. I love his health bar and characters draw on it, too

Crisis Core music and the shot of Gogeta wrecking Broly was not a combination I knew I needed until today

Both are amazing. Still to this day i play them in glorious HD on laptop and I'm grateful.

Budokai 3 was one of the last DBZ games that I really played. Never bothered to play the tenkaichi series.

both are amazing games, though i discovered both around the same time and played both for years, im somewhat like you in here, i lean more towards Budokai 3. But for everyone else, Budokai 3 can still be enjoyed a lot solo in the campaign and dragon arena, but Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is much better enjoyed in the versus with friends.

another great DB video, cant wait for Infinite World or Super DBZ if you're ever planning on covering those :)

What is the song that starts at 0:35 during the presentation section of the video? Sounds very familiar

Song name at the start of video?

hope one day the devs will learn from both and fuse them together for a remake of some kind

During the tournament too you'll hear different tracks then if you make it to the last match either the tournament or cell games you'll get to hear the track from the opening theme

Someone forgot that you can actually unlock 'all skills' as a capsule in Budokai 3 that lets you go from Kaioken to SS4 and still having regular specials. Not everyone had it but the characters that needed it had it.

In my opinion Budokai 3 is the better fighting game, any day any time. It's the perfect Dragon Ball fighting game. While tenkaichi is a good Dragon ball game, but it's a DB sim, on the other hand Budokai 3 is a true fighting game.

Even though it's sorely lacking in the roster and story content, Raging Blast 2 is pretty fantastic as well.

Dudokai 3 is fun as casual games go, but Tenkaichi 3 is just balls to the wall. I still have more nostalgia for bodokai then tenkaichi

Has she covered the shin dudokai series? Would love to hear her opinion on it.

I really wished Tenkaichi 3 really got an HD release alongside Budokai 3 but maybe because raging blast 2 was out but raging blast 2 is not as good as Tenkaichi 3

The models in T3 are so much more accurate. I always found it weird that all the kid characters in the budokai games had longer legs, just so it could try to match the height of the other characters lol

I’ve never heard these more perfectly described than how you put it at the end. Budokai 3 is a better game, but tenkaichi 3 is a better DBZ game.

what's the song playing in the intro?

I agree with the entire thing even the bias this video gave me nostalgia just listening to it. What a way to finish the video

Tenkaichi 2 got the best dbz soundtrack of all time 😂🙏🏽

Ohh yeah new vid

B3 was just a better fighting game to me. The art style and combat system was just better.

So i'm confused why do some youtubers list music and others don't just curious how all that works

I fell in love with both as a kid and played them for ridiculous amounts of hours. I probably put more time and hours in BT3 due to unlocking all the characters, however Budokai 3 offers more extensive post game play and character unlocking through Dragon Arena, the storymode and alternative storymode events are more captivating and the Dragon Rush mode is a blast. I also kinda miss the customization that skills add to the game. I give the edge to B3

I like the Pokémon music @3:50

that's nice

I hate that xenoverse is the definition of wasted potential. It *should* be a spiritual successor to *both* these series, but falls flat on its' face no matter what you look at. It atleast took queues from both customization systems 🤷‍♂️ z souls basically being tenkaichi's potara + stats like budokai. I'd say tenkaichi's the best tho, just for the gameplay. That said, i'd be lying if i said its' soundtrack could even match budokai's plagiarism 🤣

I like recreating the scenes in arcade duel mode in Tenkaichi 3

Tenkaichi 3. Dragon Rush pretty much annoyed the hell out of me in Budokai 3. It broke way too many fights and I struggle to return to it.

And im so glad b3 track is on spotify and probably pandora

My favorite from both series is definitely Tenkaichi 2. SOOO nostalgic for that game and it's OST. Budokai 3 is a close second though, and I probably revisit that one more often anyway

Great perspective these games will go down in infinite history.

What do you think about infinite world?

Where Do You Stand: Dragon Ball Z: Boudokai: Series (1-2-3-I.W.) + DBFZ. Sideways Fighting. OR... Dragon Ball Z: Boudokai Tenkaichi: Series (1-2-3-U.T.) + DBXV 1&2. 3D Fighting. I find both fun since I'm a DB nerd. Edit: Q. Where would that Kinect version sit?

I have a lot of more playing time on Tenkaichi 3 but no Dragonball game can give me the same feeling like Budokai 3

Tenkaichi 3 might win for me just for having a more traditional campaign.

Forgot the difference and now I’m disappointed ngl. Was thinking we were getting budokai 4.

Wait a minute how do you have the world tournament stages on Budokai Tenkaichi 3 I've played this game since I was little And I have never unlocked them Could you tell me how if you know Or if anyone else knows could they tell me too

The correct answer is infinite world. A significant amount of the roster doesn't even have full move sets in budokai 3. Infinite world took all those unfinished characters and gave them the moves they were missing as well as giving many characters brand new moves on top of their already complete movesets. Not to mention 5 brand new characters Budokai 3 - Kid gohan: no secondary ki blast or super Kid trunks: no super Goten: no super Radits: no super Supreme kai: no super Uub: no super Androis 16: no secondary ki blast Super buu: no super Saibamen: no secondary ki blast Cell jr: no secondary ki blast or super That's 10 characters out of 38 that aren't even finished. Infinite world finishes those character plus adds 5 new characters.

Budokai 3 was my favorite but also think Infinite World which is literally Budokai 4 is great too. Also Raging Blast 2 was a banger.

Definitely disagree with the none sense you said about Tenkaichi's opening being stiff and having freakish impressions😑. It was really cool overall. I like both openings

I prefer Tenkaichi 3 in Budokai 3 it just felt like a race to get into that powered up form so you couldn't be staggered.

DBZB3 The best of the franchise!

For me it's budokai 3 I remember when me and my brother was on ps2 and played it's all from memories that's why I'm picking budokai 3 I still have disc of it

This was what i hoped to see. I'm one of those that likes a good character roster, but like the setting and feeling of traditional fighting games. The camera panned out to show both fighters and blend with the action. I don't like a fighting game that takes place looking over the player's shoulder. Plus, the gameplay mechanics, especially the visuals of the beam clashes in Budokai 3 seem so much better to me. Tenkaichi 3 does have an insane character roster that even surpasses Smash Ultimate, but half of those characters are just the same character in a transformed state that you can immediately choose. Personally, i don't wanna start a battle as, for example, SSJ Vegito. I wanna be able to transform mid battle. That is what Dragon Ball is. I ordered Budokai 2 and 3 through Amazon recently. They both came, but Budokai 3 was actually Tenkaichi 3. I haven't played it yet and am debating on returning and finding the REAL Budokai 3. EDIT: Tried Tenkaichi 3. Still trying to get used to these weird controls and clunky gameplay and mechanics, but people say it's the best one, so I better stick with it 🤷‍♂️

Tenkaichi 3. The goat 🐐 the one true king Idk why some aspects were downgraded. The cutscenes in tenkaichi 2 were decent ish, but replaced by a R3 click during the battle...I didn't like that. Also a specific combo(move) in tenkaichi 2 is missing in tenkaichi 3 ( full power z dash + triangle + square as fast as possible)

Hmm wich game is better the game with more freedom that is tenkaichi 3 or the more restricted game that is budokai 3

I totally see where you're coming from especially from the perspective of better fighting game and the other being a better dragon ball game. However personally I'd have to give it to tenkaichi 3 when it comes to choosing one or the other. I would rank them like this Intro: goes to Budokai 3, visually its not a contest however I love both the songs almost equally. Presentation: goes to Budokai 3, though both games are overall fairly even in terms of design, story and character models the soundtrack in Budokai 3 is far superior. Gameplay:Goes to Tenkaichi 3, I really enjoy just playing the game i love the mechanics and all that jazz, Budokai 3 is almost as good and i guess its just a preference thing but boy does that dragon rush get annoying. I know that overall Budokai 3 has the edge but just coz something is better doesn't mean it'll be your favourite.

Who thinks budokai is better thats crazy like playing a gameboy vs ps2 game way different its weird alot of people didnt know about tenkiachi so they picking budokia based off what they grew up with

DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 3 its more unique and the better one for me, that doesn't mean that Budokai 3 its not good, but Budokai Tenkaichi 3 its more close to the anime itself from the gameplay perspective.. ☯️

BT3 i still play it til this day and is the main reason why i boot up my wii. Playing alone with two gamecube controllers and having fun creating what if fights is something i would not enjoy with Budokai, mainly because the control are too complex for this.

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Due to you actually saying my opinion verbatim at the end of the video I’m subscribing now!🤦🏾‍♂️ Budokai is a fighting game with Dragon Ball characters Tenkaichi is a Dragon Ball game I understand why people dig Budokai and Tenkaichi is hardcore My brothers would actually play Budokai with me and win some but on Tenkaichi it was different they stopped playing altogether

Fun fact in budaki if you fused goku and vegeta IN game Instead of picking gogeta he has both the power of both characters and is SUPER OP… like unbelievably OP

I have fond memories of both but always liked Tenkaichi 3 better because it plays like a less polished Raging Blast 2. I swear if RB2 had a story mode it would have been the best Dragon Ball game ever.

I feel like in terms of ost, tenkaichi is the one that blows everything else out of the water.

BT3. Both are fantastic but BT3 for me wins because it has more modes and also no dragon rush in BT3. I don't hate the dragon rush but completely not needed in a fighting game LOL

both have a special place in my heart but tenkaichi 2 somehow tops both for me

Can I marry you? I'm so ready to become a Tier 3 Simp. The shaman king and FF7 music got me head over heels.

Bt3 is better

That last sentence summarised it perfectly. "Budokai 3 is a better game, but Tenkaichi 3 is a better Dragon Ball Z game." Absolutely beautiful

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Budokai 3 strengths are: -Better finishes -Better story mode -Better overall music -Better dialogue -Better intro & ending -Better animations Budokai 3 Weaknesses: -Key fighters missing -Lack of costumes/variations -CPU spams Dragon rush /Hyper mode -Story mode is lacking key fights -No in game cutscenes in story mode -Inaccurate storytelling Tenkaichi 3 strengths are: -Better roster -Better arenas -Better fighting system -large variety of costumes/Variations -Accurate storytelling -More story arcs -Better transformations Tenkaichi 3 Weaknesses: -Poor camera angles -No depth in story mode -Lock-on detection is stiff -Downgraded signatures and Finishes -Poor cutscenes in general -Controls are complicated -Unimpressive intro and ending Overall:Budokai 3 is the Best 2D DB game of all-time Tenkaichi 3 is the best 3D DB game of all-time

I thought the rock paper scissors crap in Budokai 3 made it not very good. I'd take T3 any day.

Tenkaichi 3 is the greatest dragon ball game of all time fight me.

You could've compared infinite world with this game I am a DBZ fan so I enjoyed both a lot but at the end of the day I enjoyed tenkaichi 3 more because of the free movement and it was easy for me to learn all the combos in that game ... So I kind of disagree with you that Budokai 3 is easy ? I know there are more combos in bt3 but with the gameplay its more easy to perform

Raging Blast 2, Budokai 3 and FighterZ are better fighting games but Tenkaichi 3 and Xenoverse 2 are better DBZ games

Budokai 3 va Tenkaichi 3 Chara 0-1 Gameplay 1-1 Grapchis 2-1 Story mode 3-1 Mechanincs 4-2

Tenkaichi's controls "take a bit of getting used to?" They're practically the same as Dynasty Warriors! Hell, here's literally every character's move list. Basic Combo: AAAAAAAAB Special 1: Up + B Special 2: Down + B Ultimate 1: (With full Ki) Up + B + Z Ultimate 2: (With full Ki) Down + B + Z How the hell is that complicated?

Tenkaichi 3 is the definition of quantity over quality

Budokai 3 hands down, I hated the corner view angle of tenkachi