Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors Review
Even though it is at its core a 2D, button-mashing fighter, Dragon Ball Z:
Supersonic Warriors provides a good number of game modes, unlockables, and
ties to the Dragon Ball Z universe and will surely please Dragon Ball Z fans.
The focus of Supersonic Warriors is the fighting, of course. You can fight as
any of fifteen different Dragon Ball Z characters, but to tell the truth you
won’t be able to detect any major difference between them. Once you get
comfortable with the basics of the game, you’ll do equally as well with any
given character against any other given character. You’ll do pretty well with
straight-forward button mashing as long as you know when to occasionally drop
back from your opponent and remember to unleash your power attack when you’ve
fully charged its meter. The game does a good job of taking you out of a
strictly 2D world by giving you the ability to fly, hover, and dive in, well,
two dimensions. But at least it feels like you have more freedom of movement
than in a standard 2D fighter, plus the game adds a 3D perspective to things
by changing the relative size of the fighters as they move farther apart.
You can pick up the game and jump right into a fight, but you’ll probably
spend most of your time in the game’s story and saga modes. In story mode you
control one character through a Dragon Ball Z storyline. Cutscenes tell the
story and set the stage for each battle and when the fighting starts you take
over. Win the fight and you get to continue with the story. Sagas are similar
to the stories except that you’ll have the opportunity to fight as different
characters and even take part in some team on team matches. By playing your
way through the stories and sagas you’ll earn points that can spent to unlock
extras. Some of these extras are game-related such as new stories to play or
stronger versions of the fighters. Others are a treat for Dragon Bal Z
fans such as voice clips, sound effects, and more.
Even if you're not a Dragon Ball Z fan you can still have some fun with the
game. Sure, there is not much strategic depth to the fighting but it is
a GBA cart after all. If you want to pass a little time with some
fighting action, Supersonic Warriors will fit the bill nicely. The game
also supports a head to head mode so you can fight your friends over a
gamelink cable.
I realize that this review runs a bit on the short side, but there's not all
that much more to say here.
Supersonic Warriors looks great and provides plenty of content for Dragon Ball
Z fans. As long as you know going in that you’re getting a 2D button-masher
you’ll have a good time with the game.
In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated: 78%. If you’re a Dragon Ball Z fan you’re going to love Supersonic Warriors.