I was playing Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 recently, and I was fighting a match as Mid Goku, Super Saiyan.

There was one point where I was charging up, which elicits an aura around him and he lights up.

Along with this charge, the sun's reflection from the level hit Goku as well, and his alternate costume makes him look shiny.  Miraculously, these combining factors all came together and Goku looked AMAZING.  That brief moment really made his character model rival that of a 360 game, no joke.

Yes, I have an Xbox360, so I know what it's graphics look like, but still, Goku looked REALLY good. Even though the game is cel-shaded/3D, he looked like Burst Limit!

Things like this happening won't ever occur too many times, but I am currently playing this game to recreate the moment. I have never noticed lighting too much in games before, so Wii games really need to capitalize on this feature.

Just like in Mario Galaxy, it brings presentation to a whole other level.

Great now do it again and take a picture please.

its amazing DBZ BT2/3 looks great WAY more characters the full story yet burst limit was total shit

That's really cool. Hopefully you find more epic moments like that while you play.

I first realized how important lighting was when I played Metroid Prime. MP1 2 and 3 really have awesome lighting, and it really does a lot. It really helps set the atmosphere.

Are Art Style and lighting generally put under the "graphics" section of games? While I don't care much about the technical prowess of polygon pushing, lighting and art style always mean a lot to me.

i imagine the odds of seeing this are 1:1908137093. could be wrong, though.