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Dragon Ball Z Budokai
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Item Description
Before Dragon Ball Z games turned into sprawling roster showcases, there was Budokai: a focused one-on-one fighter that made a generation of players feel like they had stepped inside the show they raced home to watch. Developed by Dimps and published in North America at the end of 2002, it became a massive hit, with the PlayStation 2 version selling more than two million copies in the United States alone.
Its story mode retells the Saiyan, Android and Cell Games arcs in chapters, with 3D cutscenes and voice clips from the TV series, and you fight as Goku, Gohan, Piccolo or Vegeta depending on the episode. Each arc ends with a bonus What If episode that hands you the villain, Vegeta, Frieza or Cell, and lets you see how things might have gone from the other side.
Beyond the story, Budokai's hook is its skill system. Winning the World Tournament earns prize money to spend at Mr. Popo's shop on special moves like the Kamehameha, transformations like Super Saiyan, and stat-boosting equipment, all slotted into a seven-space skill tray for each fighter. Collect all seven Dragon Balls and Shenron appears to grant powerful Breakthrough capsules that unlock a character's full arsenal at once. It turns a 23-fighter roster into something you tinker with for hours, there is a Legend of Hercule mode for the champ himself, and Great Saiyaman sneaks in as the game's lone glimpse of the Buu era.
Reviews at the time were mixed, but Budokai laid the groundwork for two sequels and for Dimps' long run with the franchise, a studio that went on to co-develop Street Fighter IV and later build Dragon Ball Xenoverse. Going back to it now is a trip to the start of the PS2 Dragon Ball boom, with a clean, readable fighting system and a story mode that treats the Saiyan-through-Cell years with real care.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bandai
- Developer
- Dimps
- Genre
- Fighting
- Players
- Single player, Multiplayer
About the game
Join us on a wild ride through the best action cartoon series on TV, Dragonball Z. The story begins after Goku defeats Piccolo at the World Marital Arts Tournament and he comes to visit Master Roshi, when all of a sudden, his brother Raditz appears and kidnaps his son, Gohan, after he saves him he is sent to Other World to train with King Kai for for two more powerful Saiyan arriving one year later. This wild ride story takes you from the Saiyan to the Cell Games Saga. There are also several options in the game: there is a world tournament mode where you could buy new moves and a practice mode where you can sharpen your skills before entering story mode. You could also summon Shenron when you collect all 7 Dragonballs. So, buckle up, hold on to your seat and enjoy the ride of Dragonball Z!
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PlayStation 2
Dragon Ball Z Budokai
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