To access your character's special moves during the fight, press then .

Super NES controller buttons

: Kick
: Fireball (costs energy)
: Punch
: Fly up or come back down
: Run right
: Run left

Throws in DBZ 2

To throw your opponent far behind you, move towards them and press . If you get grabbed, you can escape in two ways. Either press twice to land on your feet. Or press twice to counter with a kick. If you are to the right of your opponent, swap the and buttons.

The energy gauge

In this game, special attacks are often decisive. To be able to launch a special attack without finding yourself completely drained right after, you need enough energy (bottom gauge). To charge up this energy, hold down buttons and (be careful, it is better if your opponent is a bit far away).

Defending yourself in DBZ2

The large fireballs that split the screen are one of the distinctive features of this game that you need to know how to handle. If your opponent launches one at you, you can either take the full hit or defend yourself. To do so, you must perform a input at the moment the screen freezes on your character. Be careful, the closer your opponent is, the less time you will have for the combination. There are 4 different ones:

: This very simple block only makes you lose 50% of the life you would have normally lost.	: This block deflects the ball. Sometimes the ball still explodes but when it works, you only lose 25% of the normal damage.
: This block makes your opponent's ball explode. You don't lose any life but it costs you energy.	: This block is actually a counter-attack. Your character sends a ball back at your opponent. You then need to mash button A. The ball will hit the character who pressed it less. Only block 1 will work at that point.