Gamespot: Dragon Ball: Evolution Review

There’s something unsettling about seeing actor Justin Chatwin as Dragon Ball’s Son Goku–complete with gravity-defying hairdo aided by the local salon’s finest product–grace a PSP screen. Yet that’s exactly what Dragon Ball: Evolution does in Namco Bandai’s new fighting game based on the live-action film. The result is a dull, muddled mess, and Dragon Ball: Evolution doesn’t even do enough well to warrant more than a cursory glance from Dragon Ball-starved fighting game fans.

The Good:

* Combat engine delivers fast action

The Bad:

* Limited character roster is pure fan disservice

* Computer opponents are too easily exploited

* Drab colors, textures, and cutscenes

* Even less content than previous PSP Dragon Ball games