Dragon Ball Raging Blast Review

[@Sebzrod78]

This guy's review style was far ahead of its time. Love it!

[@StayFr0sty]

yup always was

[@BZgA]

U got it. Sad he is gone

[@Kenocreates]

Last game with the original voice actors..

[@animeguyreviews]

makes me sad inside

[@bletrick3352]

Path_to_De$tiny Pretty sure that what you mean is that this is the last game to use the voices from Z but whatever. Only Gohan and Friezas voice changed!

[@StarchitectX]

BleTrick frieza was a great change

[@Astrothunder_]

Derpilicous Lol agreed

[@cc-cl9zz]

@@StarchitectX Gohan was an good change imo. The of VA works for Goku but not Gohan since he was only like 9.

[@UtopieKid]

This is still my favourite DBZ game to this date. The visuals are amazing and the combat was so much fun.

[@animeguyreviews]

1

[@UtopieKid]

1, yes

[@k.7504]

It is difficult to find? 

[@twilz3049]

totally agree, the raging blast series was one of the best next to the budokai series, spike should make a raging blast type game with 3v3 style. this type of game would be so amazing and in my oppinion the best dbz game of all time. dimps should just leave dbz games to spike after seeing where xenoverse is headed.

[@chrisshootaiwillslapsollum1136]

kwanekun nah bro I can hook u up

[@SILK97]

Thank you Omega!! You're one of the only reviewers to compliment the battle stages! They always say they're bland and have invisible barriers, bt they look good and a stage can't go on forever

[@JayREEZYsays]

This was the best looking DBZ game...

[@JayREEZYsays]

Raging Blast resembles the anime the most out of all console DBZ games by far... Burst limit looks fine, but the colors are too over-saturated, the models are slightly ill-proportioned. Ultimate Tenkaichi: Gouraud shading with outlines? Yuck. Apparently someone also went to the trouble of bolding all the texture lines thicker than the in-game silhouette outlines, making them look like action figures... The photo-realistic environments did nothing to aid this.

[@JayREEZYsays]

I said texture outlines were more bold (the sketched lines on their clothes, face, hair, etc.) than the 'outer' silhouette outlines... I reckon it's easy to see. Even more so than in RB2.

[@ethanman1000]

***** The graphics in Ultimate Tenkaichi are there to resemble the Manga and not the Anime. That's the reason why they look that way.

[@bardockdbzfan6299]

***** raging blast 2 looks like rubber skin

[@RaikenXion]

Totally agree, Battle of Z has now improved the fighting-gameplay but I dont much like the look/design of the characters in that, they look abit too shiny almost like action figures. Raging Blast got the design perfect, it had that cell-shading, but wasnt too exaggerated.

[@TyroneTG3]

What i love in this story vs. other DBZ games is you can control the Villain in fights that they won. It's so awkward in other DBZ games where you control the hero and win a fight only for the following cutscene to show them losing the fight....like what!? lol

[@Lancernoevo]

Woah I remember watching this review when I was a kid right when I first discovered KZbin. My first review!!

[@tstokes1588]

This game looks fucking rad! I got the second one thinking it would be better... God I was wrong. The 2nd one seems more like dlc for this game...

[@bledarmartinaj1476]

the second one is better the fighting feels sniff in this one.

[@bletrick3352]

Tanner Stokes It really is better, the amount of single player content in this game puts RB2 to shame, not to mention the fantastic cel shaded graphics! Can't believe this game is 8 years old! It looks better than Xenoverse 2! The only downside is that it has less character and maps than RB2! But the great story mode makes up for it! All in all you'll love RB more than RB2, and you'll play it more as well!

[@d_xbombk]

@@bletrick3352 2nd ones better

[@GmanTheTank]

"You fight 5 really weak enemies." -shows Yamcha. At least it's accurate.

[@KingAnime101]

This game > Almost every other DBZ game except BT3. I loved the what if stories,they were so original and creative.

[@incrediblehalf-saiyan5117]

Anyone here likes bt3?

[@i-papiseacucumberi-3278]

Incredible Half-Saiyan ME!

[@charlesbanks498]

Who doesn't?!

[@i-papiseacucumberi-3278]

nobody or il KILL THEM!

[@i-papiseacucumberi-3278]

no you just go fuck yoourself vagaga

[@i-papiseacucumberi-3278]

Nick London because do you honestly think your fucking funny go fuck yourself

[@jbonejinglebnoogus6635]

I appreciate the DBZ fan/Non DBZ fan scores being separate. Good review!

[@Yeboah1990]

got it for 5 bucks money well spent :p

[@havoc1612]

How?

[@joeshmoe4321]

Daireus Thomas it is a good game online nice graphics sick and its easy to play but not to easy

[@codyadams3051]

I got it for $20 how u get it for $5?

[@Yeboah1990]

Cody Adams bought i from some dude on a forum :p

[@codyadams3051]

cool

[@antsmania]

Awesome reviews dude! Your comments and detailed reviews helped me decide on which game I should get. Looking forward to your future videos!

[@gywii]

Nice review, really helpful. Still holds up in 2015 LOL wanna buy the game.

[@platinopiano]

Dude...you deserve some kind of reward. You are THE BEST reviewer...EVER.

[@EternalDahaka]

RB2 definitely does, but the Tenkaichi series touched more on minor details. BT uses more accurate beam shapes while RB takes a different style with many wavy beams and sparkles. With RB they forgot simple things like Vegito does not have lightning in either base or Ssj, Majin Vegeta's lightning should be blue like a normal Ssj2, not red.

[@dbkakarot977]

I still remember when I was playing this game in 2010 days ........good times

[@whitemamba24xe98]

I’m i in the minority that thinks RB 1 is better than RB2??

[@Heatseaker19]

@Omega2040 well apart from ur final general score which contradicted almost everything said in the review, the review was pretty good. One of the best I've seen for this game.

[@PortgazDAce-np5ln]

this game is better than raging blast 2

[@raphaelb5237]

na

[@raphaelb5237]

maybe the story

[@raphaelb5237]

kwanekun yes story hahaha

[@chrisshootaiwillslapsollum1136]

Sting Eucliffe the way the characters look on dragon ball raging blast 1 look really dope but on dragon ball raging blast 2 not so much and if u want over 60 characters get dragon ball raging blast 2 graphics are honestly really good but if u want a storyline dragon ball raging blast 1 u wanna get it

[@dragonballzkai9283]

Sting Eucliffe Now is not the time for jokes, Sting.

[@Omega2040]

Exactly. Glad to see you agree with me that L2 was used for too much. That is why on RB they spread it out. You only need X to dash now. You just push the right stick to use a super. So you dont need to use the ki charge button for a whole bunch of actions now.

[@Omega2040]

Go learn about Cell...

[@pilotland]

This vid was made on my B-DAY, Thanks Omega!

[@VicMeep]

Damn videl is OP XD

[@zyad48]

+Yvette Austin haha IKR XD

[@seventhkevyn]

I like your reviews and your comparisons. Any way don't worry everyone about ssj4 for it will be in DB raging blast 2

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

To me these two games were just watered down budokai tenkaichi games

[@AZUREREV]

It was made a little easier, so I can see why you think that.

[@JodaroKujo]

Azure-Crimson Revival people only hate the raging blast games over no story and no gt characters

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

@@JodaroKujo Tbh I don't think the Raging Blast games were bad at all, I just didn't find them as good or fun as the Tenkaichi games. The lack of GT Characters and Dragon Ball characters is a big negative agaisnt raging Blast but tbh it's not the only issue I have. I also didn't really like the controls, mechanics and overall look of the game. I also disliked that Raging Blast 2 used the Kai voice cast over the Original Voice Cast. I also felt there was a lack of content in Raging Blast. Dunno they always just felt weaker to me, they're fine games but imo Tenkaichi is better

[@po72644]

For the Ps3 and 360 - Story mode Ultimate tenkaichi. Graphics and amazing cutscenes - Burst limit. For gameplay, replay value and best online - Raging blast 2. Hope that helps

[@zoso8818]

is DBRB better than DBRB2?

[@zyad48]

+LAYTON LAWS I'd say so although RB2 has its own merits

[@brettwise8400]

yes dragon ball z raging blast in my opinion and most of the dragon ball z communitys opinion is better than dragon ball z raging blast 2, dragon ball z raging blast > dragon ball z raging blast 2 both are great however dragon ball z raging blast 1 is slightly better.

[@GreenDbz]

Yes, totally

[@alejandroj7]

Wow you are the best dragon ball z game reviewer ever

[@MrAlien-fm6bs]

If anyone still plays this game on Xbox 360 hmu. Gamertag: SIXFORTIES. Can't find any matches these days.

[@GreenDbz]

Mr. Alien I play it :P I don’t have xbox gold though rip

[@stephenthedude4383]

Mr. Alien my xbox broke😢

[@realgamerhours1712]

I know this is late but I just got it

[@jonhy24oldboy]

Damn best Dragon Ball game ever ! I miss this game so much !

[@RaikenXion]

This game has the most boring, average and uninteresting title for a vid-game Ive ever known "Dragonball Raging Blast", its not just any Blast, its a "Raging Blast!!" Also why is it simply called Dragonball, and not "Dragonball Z: Raging Blast". This game is set in DBZ sagas, not the early Dragonball ones.

[@RaikenXion]

Jon's Comin' thats ashame you feel that way, if you like you could share your thoughts on this game :) I completed almost everything then swapped it and now I have Raging Blast 2 (you get a free movie with that one about Hatchiyak).

[@johnnyblaze9874]

Lol wtf is this thread

[@RaikenXion]

Is just "a thread", only not a mainstream thread :)

[@RaikenXion]

To get to the main point, basically I really like this game, I just dont like the title, its abit lame for such a solid and challenging "DBZ" game )

[@datdamnmegabusta5604]

Lmao, you must be new to Japanese naming conventions! XD It's no more different than any "Burst Limit," or "Sparking Meteor," really.

[@carverkain5226]

This game was cold fr, had to hear someone talk about it

[@PozzBox]

this looks so amazing, so much content!

[@lewipaulson]

I really wish the budokai tenkaichi games were on xbox 360, I used to play them on ps2 and they were really good watching this made me buy this game and it is very good, Thanks.

[@katkilla666]

Best review I have ever seen, nice job!

[@m3hh3m]

your voice is amazing, can you make a video telling a bed time story so i can sleep good, not saying you are boring, just your voice is awesome.

[@immortalfrieza]

Excellent review Omega2040, like always. I might have said this before, but you should really think of trying to review games professionally, because you would probably do better than most every reviewer out there.

[@BlackBeWhite2k7]

Y'know, with this customizable special addition to the series, I'm actually thinking there should be a 'create your own character' option. It'd be pretty cool to make your own character (human, saiyan, majin, etc.) and give them your chosen attacks... either that, or more what-ifs and I'm sure the next game will have the usual Tenkaichi roster, with better looking attacks

[@rickyspanish0108]

Great review man, best and truest review I have seen of the game. One thing though? Please tell me this plays better than BT3, in the melee's and the beams?

[@ariuslb]

I really like the cartooney art style in this one and hope they go back to it next gen

[@Sparking_AC]

nice review Omega :) 5/5 cuz you gave nice detail and explained everything favirouted too cuz you dont see many good DBZ reviews and do you thing i should buy raging blast??? i am a MAJOR DBZ FAN i got all of the ps2 ps1 games and burst limit but is this better than tenkaichi 3? is it worth it? please tell :)

[@Omega2040]

@Heatseaker19 Try watching the whole video. You could have waited about 5 seconds to hear the whole explanation also.

[@EternalDahaka]

There are seven follow-up sets in RB2 and getting to the aerial combo differs for some of them. The 'Goku' and 'Gogeta' types you can press Y(/\) after a Smash: High to preform one. The 'Vegeta' type you press Y(/\) after a charged Smash: 2(when it sends them rolling) you'll do one. Just try use pressing Y(/\) or A(X) after a Smash: High or Smash: 2 and you should be able to find out how to do it. Note: Once you know how to use a type, you know ow to play as any character with that type.

[@EternalDahaka]

I don't normally use customs, but not having a limiter or a high cost for extremely useful items is a problem. RB1 had both its armor items too small for their worth giving tons more room to make an even more OP character. RB2 REMOVED armor break, almost asking people to abuse those. Even their 'balance' of negating it with defense downs doesn't stop them from being a powerhouse and easily plowing through another's attack.

[@Mrpandacookie]

this review is the best review ever

[@zemwot]

@Omega2040 Great review, wasn't boring, gave a wide range of details. Thanks

[@cjkalandek996]

The customization on this game is better than RB2 and it actually has the story line portion, which is what makes a DBZ game so great. But RB2 had more characters, more locations, and better graphics in my opinion.

[@zyad48]

+Cj Kalandek you know what I look forward to when I get RB2? the fact that I can create my own story mode since they have quotes for characters if you pair them up in a match. as for the graphics, that's entirely your opinion, personally I think the stages look awesome, but the characters... ehhhh some look like play-doh which I dont like, if you dont dislike it then thats fine with me :)

[@BillySpenc]

@Omega2040 awesome review!,liked everything you said about it,might be picking this one up :)

[@appleipodtouch2g]

dude your video was so helpfull. i know witch game i'm buying next thanks so much. and also 4:44 thats not even fair dude lol

[@EternalDahaka]

I didn't mention RB1. BT3 follows the manga's style of lighting almost to the letter. RB2 does have a much better lightning aura than RB1, but BT3 pulses much more frequently and is more chaotic and again resembles the manga more. UT and BT3 do lightning better than RB1/2. RB1/2 overall makes the lighting much more realistic rather than how BT3/UT make it jagged and stylized like the manga.

[@PeaceJaime123]

I wish all reviews were good as this!

[@Asthaar8]

Very nice review! : ] The games looks good

[@Gikentrov]

dude igns review was screwed up yours is the best ive seen

[@king1bs]

Best review ive ever seen.

[@GokuandLopezfan1]

i cant wait to see the review for raging blast 2

[@ScytherKB]

Great Review, but I have a question... Are there tag battles? Like in BT3, you had an option of: Single, Tag (or something), and Battle Points

[@Vlad-bi1ss]

Still the dbz game I've played the most up to this day, never got why people dislike it, sorry to say but it' far superior to Budokai Tenkaichi 3

[@EternalDahaka]

The main problem I had with the controls was that the A(X) button was used for dragon dashing rather than it being charge+dash. That removed the neutral dash. My biggest problem with the RBs(other than the changed/removed mechanics from BT3)is all the broken hit-boxes and that recoil is never guaranteed. It drives me crazy when I land the first 1-3 hits but the opponent can just punch through that or using a super while I'm punching him. Makes my brain want to explode.

[@4bitMan]

In my opinion I think playing online should be rewarding and worthwhile. Example like Tekken (I think), if you play online you should get points/in-game money to customize your character of some sort, e.g. Clothing, colouration of the hair, maybe some accessories etc.... That way when you play online you can see the type of person you are fighting and look at how cool there customization of the character is. Make it worthwhile, and maybe something extra in Tournament mode

[@Obviousinnuendo]

thanks that helped alot, it was a tough call between B3 and Bt3 but I can decide now.

[@SoulHeartRS]

@iJoke2bChaotic Agreed on the story thing. On top of that the graphics in the second one are too...shiny. This game is actually the closest I've seen to the anime. And as a personal preference, I love how this game as SSJ3 Vegeta, and a What-if Story settling the debate between Vegito and Gogeta.

[@27Taichi27]

I love this game because it has tons of extras and modes.

[@Omega2040]

It doesnt matter if you can push it. It is more awkward then just moving the right stick. Plus L2 was used for way too much. Charging ki, using blast 1s, using blast 2s, using your ultimate and dashing. That is like half of what you do a single button is needed for. Now all of those things are spread out and dont need to be controlled by a single button.

[@Omega2040]

In that number you have this though: Goku, Goku, Goku, SSj Goku, SSj Goku. What should only be a total of two turns into five. Plus seeing as how you can make an Early, Mid and End Goku by equipping the right moves onto Goku in RB, you could say RB has that many Gokus too.

[@Omega2040]

@wiiner11 More characters, yes. More moves, havent counted up in the air. Not sure what power ups are, but if you mean items then no. More stages yes, though the ones on RB are bigger. Finally game modes RB has more by far.

[@EternalDahaka]

Perfectly sober thank you. Of course terrible hit boxes take away from it. They shouldn't be worse than BT3's or even RB1's. RB2's customization is a simplified version of BT3's, aside from the super swapping. I personally prefer how the effects look in BT3. They were much more vibrant, high contrast gradients, resembled the anime/manga look with added lightning/effects to make them more unique. RB2's looked too wispy, sparkly, and they blurred out most of the detail form the effects in RB1.

[@EternalDahaka]

These maps are much larger than they were in the previous Tenkaichi series and are probably the largest in any fighting game. The only levels that needed to be bigger are the cave and tournament stages.

[@Omega2040]

And like I said, watch it again and actually listen to what I said at the end.

[@SaikyoNoFyuujon]

This is Dragon Ball. The option for an overpowered character has been present for quite a few dbz games and it worked. Omega2040 goes into detail as to why limiting customization hurts the game. If you are serious player you arent going to play matches with custom characters anyway =/. If you want balance, that is what a no item fight is for. If there is an option like this then there should be an option to build an overpowered character. It makes the game more entertaining.

[@EternalDahaka]

Yes they did. Bad hitboxes affect outcomes of fights since you'll be able to stop flanking opponents with smashes or supers. Its a nuisance having to guess if you'll get hit behind the opponent by an attack that completely misses, or attacking them with an attack they can block/deflect from behind. Stock attacks have been slowly fixed throughout the games.

[@bletrick3352]

If anyone’s wondering if getting this game or the second one then I recommend this one! There’s simply more content!

[@tj_r_3679]

+omega2040 which do you think is better rb1 or rb2. you gave rb 1 a rating of 8.5 of dbz games but rb2 overall 8. which do you think??

[@brettwise8400]

dragon ball z raging blast > dragon ball z raging blast 2 also my score for each game would be dragon ball z raging blast 10. dragon ball z raging blast 2 8.

[@jajajajason]

great review dude!

[@Gogeta1345678]

the characters in this game look even better than in the anime series^^

[@nonparei]

Does that nature lover achivement include the crater caused by a smash chain attack?

[@EternalDahaka]

"five hundred times in a row" Are you talking about an aerial combo--where the screen turns a certain color, the enemy attacks rapidly and afterwards sends you flying?

[@supersaiyanmikito]

Hey... I was hoping you could make a video on the "Battle Bonus Complete" Achievment/Trophy, because it a really hard one to do...

[@dj-troost528]

nice reviews man

[@WispaGoldMS]

very good job, cant wait to play. id give it a 9.5 out of 10!

[@EternalDahaka]

Replying to both your comments. The follow-ups are truly the best part of RB2 and offer a some more variety than BT3's. Most other gameplay mechanics however, are sorely lacking. RB2 is broken. Even RB2 pros and fanboys agree with that. The hitboxes are terrible and there are a tons of ways to make attacks unvanishable. RB2, aside from the gameplay, offers very little fanservice or formats that depict it as a DBZ game. It looks more like you popped in a Star Trek game until you start a fight.

[@MKkid14]

When will you make a Ragin Blast 2 review?

[@spartanq7781]

Wait a minute this game is approaching 10 years old! Dammit I feel old again. This game is one of my favorites of the series. I do find this the better of the Raging Blast games. Raging Blast 2 took out so many game modes. I also swear it is way buggeir. The graphics are a downgrade. It lacks the anime style aesthetic of this game. RB2 also wattered down the item customization. Which in this game are the best in the series. It does not match the Budokai Tenkaichi series however. It felt like it was too streamlined. If it didn't have that regression then this would surpass even those games. I really like the improvements to transformations,auras the story mode and super and ultimate attacks. There are more to them and they can be customized. Rather than have multiple versions of the same character you can just choose which one you want. If only it didn't simplify things so much it would be my favorite Dragon Ball game.

[@suren123a]

Q77 Spartan same bro

[@tjb98003]

iv never played a ps3 game before and am planning to make this the first one. is that a good idea or should i try another ps3 game first?

[@IceQ360]

Review helped me, good job !

[@Omega2040]

Watch it again and pay closer attention.

[@ShiroHimon]

@MegaPerson43 with all this tegnology, ps3,xbox, raging blast etc!! yes,.....you are the only one

[@Omega2040]

They are separate characters. And people like to call it BT4, but it has changed enough to be its own series I would say. Though clearly built off of the BT series.

[@EternalDahaka]

I prefer BT3's attacks because they stay close to the source material, but take liberties to make the attack more distinguishable. RB adds too many sparkles and wispy effects and overdoes everything to the point of it just being an incoherent mess of effects(some attacks excluded). I have looked at both versions and prefer BT3's look. RB2's animation is presented better though.

[@Omega2040]

What game can you just pick up the controller and master instantly without reading a manual or doing any tutorials?

[@MK0437]

@fr0zenknight And if you start a battle with a certain transformation like at super saiyan 2 you can go super saiyan 3, normal, or super saiyan. With the press of a button. You can customize all super attacks for each transformation individually or you can make them all the same with copy and paste. This means you can make the transformation even MORE significant by giving the super saiyan form all kinds of special abilities the normal form doesn't have. The transformations ROCK!!

[@Rafasantos12]

hey omega im confused about one thing... i Have BT3 for PS2 but its from a friend, my DBZ game is BT2 so you think its a good idea to buy RB for PS3? i kinda like the game but i wanted the personal opinion of a professional in this kind of stuff =)

[@therayangm]

no, the characters you talked about are in the dragon ball raging blast 2 demo besides just got number 1 yesterday p.s. it was AWESOMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEE

[@CodHumors]

I'm happy that it is tedious because in the other DBZ games you were able to finish a complete game run through in under 3 hours.

[@TheDecidingBullet]

glad we both think the exact same way, now know that im not alone ;) you happen to play ps3?

[@MK0437]

@Heatseaker19 I understand what you mean. But honestly, that is a justifiable score without prejudice. But he gave it an 8.5 as a DBZ game. Because, if you aren't a fan, the meat of the game (all the fan service and significance of certain moves, plus the content to unlock) will mean very little to you at all. So the game would be very boring. But for a DBZ fan this game is an 8.5. So for you. It's an 8.5 if you agree with the video. It's a really good game. i recommend buying it.

[@MrDrkstar]

luv ur reviews

[@67Dragonball]

RB2 Graphics. RB2 fight system (raging soul and assault chases) RB2 Characters. RB Story (with a few more since there are more characters) RB2 Stages. RB Extras. RB Voices. Make all this into RB3 and it'll be GOLD.

[@fernandgauthier7895]

the funny thing is .... NO DLC NO UPDATE NEEDED NO CASH GRAB THIS GAME IS PERFECT ! 😃