Combat incorporates all of the moves you know and love from the Dragon Ball Z franchise. The game cleverly chains ranged and proximity actions together through combos, which you'll execute through timed command prompts. In no time at all both players can quickly pull off dazzling attacks so long as they carefully manage a couple on-screen meters. Similarly, counter attacks feel equally easy to pull off, giving players reasonable opportunities to reverse momentum. To say Spike's fighting mechanics capture the spirit and speed of DBZ is a massive understatement. It helps that this type of combat is rare within the fighting genre. You won't see Street Fighter doing anything like this.
Unfortunately Spike has yet to find flexibility within its mechanics. Whether you're playing as Goku or Kid Buu, by and large these characters function the same. Sure, your Chocolate Beam attack is going to look different than your Kamehameha, and it'll do different damage, but you pull off the same moves to get to that point.
The vast majority of fights operate within the same parameters, requiring you to charge your Ki and Spirit meters to certain levels for particular defensive and offensive maneuvers. Core strategy revolves around choosing outwitting your opponent on reversals, which boils down to a 50/50 chance. The first half dozen matches all feel fresh and bold until you realize you're the same thing you did 30 minutes ago with a completely different character. When that sinks in, Ultimate Tenkaichi loses a fair amount of its allure.
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