The storyline of Tenkaichi 3 is completely in line with the television series. The single player campaign from now on is also called "Dragon History". But only the name has changed, also the presentation of the story an sich has been polished. Next to the traditional campaign there are other modes like Dragon World Tour, in which a tournament is simulated, and Evolution-Z mode in which we can tune our character with all kinds of spoilers and spinners, and finally also... an online mode!

Nintendo has talked about it a lot before the launch of the Wii but until now they didn't manage to do a lot with it; the online capacities of the Wii are thin compared with other next-gen consoles. We saw Pokemon Battle Evolution and Super Mario Strikers Charged go on the worldwide web, but that's about it for us Europeans.

Luckily also Tenkaichi 3 dares to fight online, and that immediately the reason why this game drew my attention. Sadly enough there's little positive to be said about this. The menu and friends lists are well done but that's it. The game doesn't play nice, the lag spoils the fun and next to that you don't see the difference between online and offline. Where's the possibility to shout names at your opponent?

Graphically Tenkaichi 3 Wii looks identical to the PS2 verion. This sounds worse than it is as the latter looks extraordinary well and the game easily stands its ground next to other Wii titles on the market eventhough we know how high the level there is... Also nothing specific can be mentioned about the sound.

The biggest difference with the PS2 version, next to the online mode, is no doubt the possibility to get going with the Wii-mote. It sounds great to take the remote in your sweaty palms and shoot a fat fire ball in the face of Videl (little Gohan's girlfriend).

The sad truth is that the Wii-mote doesn't come to justice in Tenkaichi 3. Fans love the series for its fast, accessible and at times hectic gameplay but to be able to decently use the motion controls, things have to go a bit slower. Now you'll catch yourself waving fiercly with your arms, hoping on some special move. The idea is fun, but how it's implemented is a lot less fantastic. You can also play the game with a Gamecube controlller, but then you can better buy the PS2 version that's available at a lower price.