Dragon Ball Z: Buu’s Fury takes place where
Legacy of Goku 2 left off in the
DBZ storyline. Cell has been defeated, and Goku finds himself in Otherworld. He and King Kai are off to see the Grand Kai and take part in the Otherworld Martial Arts Tournament. This brief period in the game does a great job of training you (or refreshing you, if you’ve played the previous titles) in how to fight and act in the game.
Throughout the game you will go through every major story point from the television series. You will also go through several missions that (from what I remember) weren’t in the show. This adds a little variety for those people who know the ins and outs of the Dragon Ball world. Though as a nice bonus for those who know the lines by heart, you will find many of them repeated, including my favorite from Vegeta, "When was it that the transformation to the legendary warrior of the saiyan race was reduced to a child’s plaything?"
During the game, you will face many opponents all the way up to Majin Buu, Evil Buu, and Kid Buu. And as you progress, the enemies get tougher and tougher. As in the last games, the more you fight, the more experience you gain, and you eventually level up. This doesn’t just keep you from going into certain areas like the last game. Now each time you level up, you are given points that you can distribute between three different attributes. These attributes are Speed, Strength and Power. On top of that, you can buy or find items throughout the game that will increase various stats.
These additions to the game give it more of an RPG feel than I got from the last two -- and it was a welcomed change that helped me to make the characters more my own. This addition also opens up the multiplayer aspect of Buu’s Fury. Previously, there was no reason to go head-to-head with other players because two Gohons on the same level had the same stats. Now with the ability to alter those attributes -- a battle between two level 50 Trunks will be much more interesting. You can also trade items that you have bought or found between you and a buddy through the multiplayer option.
Another addition (mostly because this part of the story arc requires it) is the use of fusion. Eventually, certain characters will gain the ability to fuse with others (Trunks and Goten, Vegeta and Goku). In order to fuse, you must perform a complex button combination timed just right (just like from the show), then you only have a limited amount of time to work in the new fused character.