'Super DragonBall Z' is Coming To America!

Mugenmidget · Post by **Mugenmidget** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:34 pm

The videos on YouTube really make this game look like a blast. One of them even has "Head Cha La" playing in the background, which is cool except for the fact that it's also the anthem of replaced music.

Here's hoping they don't replace the original tunes, at the very least.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTuvmxXHzHU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhsoFFxOwM8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmYyrHsFvZ8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrQQihTZkns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plt82ohO6CU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og08H0vt3tc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snhmsodUfsM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBbAIPYIlDw

gotenx · Post by **gotenx** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:47 pm

I'm so sad. My news about this wasn't in the news part of the podcast like Budokai Tenkaichi was. At least my info was more legit.

Leotaku · Post by **Leotaku** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:54 pm

Hey, wait.
Did the Atari thread (which seems to be gone now..?) ever actually say this was "Super DragonBall Z"? If I recall correctly, they just said it was "the next DragonBall Z game". Maybe they were talking about Budokai Tenkaichi 2, which we only recently found out about.

Did it ever explicitly say anywhere that Chou DragonBall Z was coming to North America?

Mugenmidget · Post by **Mugenmidget** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:46 am

They said that this game was slated for a summer release, which would be far too early for a localized version of the next Spike title. Also, I believe that the emblem used for the box art sketches is the same emblem used in the arcade game's logo. While that doesn't mean it's necessarily immune to being reused by another game, it's probably indicative of the fact that the box art was indeed for Super Dragonball Z.

The S · Post by **The S** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:38 am

Also, the image file names (directly posted by the Atari administrator) were titled "Super Dragon Ball Z".

Caracal · Post by **Caracal** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:51 pm

Ash wrote:Tseh, I don't care for US releases, EU release dates, that's what we wanna hear ;P

Couldn't have put it better myself.

Leotaku · Post by **Leotaku** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:32 pm

They said that this game was slated for a summer release, which would be far too early for a localized version of the next Spike title.

Oh. I guess I missed that. OK.

Also, the image file names (directly posted by the Atari administrator) were titled "Super Dragon Ball Z".

Since I only looked at the ones you posted, I wasn't sure if you named them that yourself or not.

Thanks.

GL6401: Son Goku · Post by **GL6401: Son Goku** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:36 pm

Am I the only person who is more excited about this game then Sparking 2?I really didn't like Sparking too much, and this game actually looks like a real fighting game.

Leotaku · Post by **Leotaku** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:36 am

Doubtful. It's clear that there are numerous people here who hated Tenkaichi.

I personally, am not one of them. I'll be keeping my eye on both games.
Part of why I like Tenkaichi is because it WASN'T a "real fighting game". I've played plenty of "real fighting games" already.

gotenx · Post by **gotenx** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:58 pm

I... I was right... I'm gonna go out and celebrate!

ngnikolaos · Post by **ngnikolaos** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:02 pm

Check out this link:

http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/an ... .php?f=381

Scroll down (a bit), find the Super DBZ article. Read it. Then answer my question. Please.

It says that Super DBZ has 18 characters. I thought it had 12?

Sebastian (SB) · Post by **Sebastian (SB)** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:39 pm

ngnikolaos wrote:Check out this link:

http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/an ... .php?f=381

Scroll down (a bit), find the Super DBZ article. Read it. Then answer my question. Please.

It says that Super DBZ has 18 characters. I thought it had 12?

18, probably including the extra characters we get on the PS2 version. I can also hope for a new game mode as well.

ngnikolaos · Post by **ngnikolaos** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:45 pm

The arcade had twelve though, right? I wonder who the other 6 are going to be.

Sebastian (SB) · Post by **Sebastian (SB)** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:11 pm

ngnikolaos wrote:The arcade had twelve though, right? I wonder who the other 6 are going to be.

*Checks official site* Yep, including Chi-Chi & 17 that's about 12 in total. As far as the other 6 go, my bet is that Craft & Miester are going for more lesser known characters, as well as known ones. Probably a mixture between the two.

ngnikolaos · Post by **ngnikolaos** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:14 pm

Hmm... perhaps some Boo saga characters? However, I would prefer to see:

#19
#20
Ginew
Nappa
Baata
Tenshinhan

Nyoibo · Post by **Nyoibo** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:19 pm

Here's the Japanese cover art for the game... courtesy of http://www.meristation.com.

By the way, is that who I think he is? Second from the left at the top, near Majin Bu? Is Piccolo Daimao in the PS2 version?

Conan the SSJ · Post by **Conan the SSJ** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:29 pm

Nyoibo wrote:Here's the Japanese cover art for the game... courtesy of http://www.meristation.com.

Kaioshin-outfit Gohan...

I want!

Dammit I can't wait for this thing, I'm so psyched with all these nifty treats I've been seeing (as well as the gameplay), I could care less if there isn't a story mode. Though of course, some dialouge before-and-after duels wouldn't hurt.

23rd-Budokai Chichi: "Gohan-chan, you've grown!"
Kaioshin-outfit Gohan: "Please Mom, you've gotta let me save the world."

Sebastian (SB) · Post by **Sebastian (SB)** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:39 pm

Piccolo Daimao? Awesome. I could care less for Videl, Chi-Chi's just fine. It also looks like the characters of the back cover on the top are going to be the extra 6 characters. Mecha Freeza?, They should've just had him as a extra character skin. I guess it goes the same for Piccolo Daimao & Majin Vegeta, though it would interesting to see what different moves they have from their counterparts.

Nyoibo · Post by **Nyoibo** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:42 pm

Meristation says players will be able to enter character passwords pretty much like we did back in Budokai 3. So players who have a character card for the arcade version can play with their customized fighter. It also means we'll be able to virtually challenge the best fighters in the world.

ngnikolaos · Post by **ngnikolaos** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:26 pm

Nice find. Thanks. So, mecha Freeza eh? Ironically, him and Majin Vegeta were the characters I wanted "right off the bat" in Sparking! NEO. Oh well. At least I'll have them in this game.

Piccolo Daimao... who the heck is supposed to fight him in the story mode? Anyways, he's welcome in my book.

Hey, anyone noticed that the Japanese actually give Goku less space on the covers? Almost every US cover is all about Goku, or Goku against one fighter. However, in the Japanese covers, we get to see a lot of characters. Hmm...

Chou DBZ picture gallery here:

http://www.meristation.com/v3/listado_i ... 3222&pes=1