with the correct disc may be distinguished by the type of shrink wrap it is packaged in. Atari apparently re-opened the packages to replace the defective discs, and re-wrapped them. These copies are wrapped in the same manner as a retailer would shrink wrap, sealed around the edges and slightly loose as opposed to tight-fitting and folded at the corners. The disks can be easily distinguished if opened. There's a part number on the disk ending in DVA for the wrong version and DVB for the right one. The three extra costumes from the Japanese version can be unlocked in the American Greatest hits version by entering passwords, case-sensitive, into the Dragon Arena password entry screen. The "correct" version is basically a direct port of the European Collector's Edition, only differing in aspects such as the non-vocal opening, "Hercule City" spelling in Dragon Universe, and memory card data image. Reception The game was given much higher reviews than its predecessors Dragon Ball Z: Budokai and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2. This was often due to how critics felt that the game did more to improve its gameplay rather than just its graphics and presentation. It was given an 8.0/10 by IGN and 8.2/10 by GameSpot. GameTrailers gave it a 9.1/10. Its fighting and graphics have also been praised, with IGN stating that Budokai 3 was "One of the few instances of cel-shading done right, Budokai 3 also offers a healthy amount of special effects and pyrotechnics and they all look great.". The cancel system of previous games was overhauled giving characters a far greater variety of usable attack chains and combos than in previous games. The removal of comboable ultimates helped prevent the overly high damage of the other games as well now putting the average "high" damage combos around 50%^ life while the teleport Counter system kept battles from ending on only 2 openings. References External links Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 at IGN Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 at Game Rankings Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 at Dranet Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 Shoryuken Wiki Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 Greatest Hits editorial at the Daizenshuu EX Forums 2004 video games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 2-only games Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3D fighting games Video games developed in Japan Video game sequels Dimps games Video games scored by Kenji Yamamoto (composer, born 1958)