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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2

Tenkaichi 2 is a fighting game with more than 120 playable characters, the biggest amount ever featured in a Dragon Ball game. The main Dragon Adventure mode follows an epic story mode that covers the first…

74 5 October 2006

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is a fighting developed by Spike, released 5 October 2006 on PlayStation 2. The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is a fighting game developed by Spike and released in 2006. It was published by Atari, Inc.. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, known as in Japan as simply Dragon Ball Z, is a series of fighting video games based on the anime series Dragon Ball Z, itself part of the larger Dragon Ball franchise.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Dragon Ball series

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is the 64th of 179 entries we hold in the Dragon Ball series. The next entry was Jump Ultimate Stars in 2006. Its critic score of 74 is 7 points above the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 at 88.

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How it was received

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 57% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 9 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 76, across 120 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 18 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 launched on 5 October 2006, within three weeks of Bully, Pokémon Diamond Version, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Bully, Pokémon Diamond Version, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 — frequently asked questions

When did Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 come out?
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 was released on 5 October 2006 for PlayStation 2.
How long does it take to beat Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2?
The main story of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 takes around 12 hrs, or 18 hrs for 100% completion.

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