'Super DragonBall Z' is Coming To America!

EvilGamerX · Post by **EvilGamerX** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:29 pm

I got the latest issue of VJump today. No pages on the game in VJump (unless I overlooked). There was a little booklet/magazine though that came with the issue. So I scanned it.
You can get it here
It is high quality. I left it that way so someone could print it out if they wanted. For instance, if you cleaned up the 4 page fold out to get rid of the creases, it would make a nice poster.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:11 pm

I don't have whatever is required to unzip a .rar file. I hope someone else does and can.

EvilGamerX · Post by **EvilGamerX** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:18 pm

Oh. I always compress in rar. Try going here and downloading WinRAR
I hope that helps.

_Jrinu_ · Post by **_Jrinu_** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:10 pm

So I picked up the latest issue of Gamepro in borders today, because the front cover happened to catch my eye:

Inside there wasn't much...

Same screen shots we've been seeing

same descriptions we've been hearing.

One thing however did particularly catch my interest:

For those of you who can't see the image too well, it describes a contest for a free american copy of Super DBZ. Apparantly you have to draw your best Dragonball action scene and send it in. Details are at www.gamepro.com/superdbz

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:55 am

My interest is peaked, though I know at least 2 people on this board who can draw way better than I can. (Leotaku and Announcer Guy)

Also, about the link....

404 | Page Not Found Sorry, we weren't able to find the page you requested. If you typed in the URL, please make sure that the URL is correct.
You can use the above navigation and search to find what you're looking for or go back to the homage: GamePro.com

Leotaku · Post by **Leotaku** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:08 am

_Jrinu_ wrote:One thing however did particularly catch my interest:
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For those of you who can't see the image too well, it describes a contest for a free american copy of Super DBZ. Apparantly you have to draw your best Dragonball action scene and send it in. Details are at www.gamepro.com/superdbz

WHAT?!

I could REALLY use that. I don't have the money to get it right when it comes out; I have to save my money for other things.

But Chuquita's right; the link doesn't work. And that's even the link they give you in the magazine. It says the magazine is displayed until July 17, so I HOPE the contest is still open for a while until I can actually get a look at the details.
Do you know if this is open to Canadian residents? Or if we can send our entry in through email?

Chuquita wrote:My interest is peaked, though I know at least 2 people on this board who can draw way better than I can. (Leotaku and Announcer Guy)

Oh, why, thank you.

I think you do nice work yourself though. I've checked it out before.

Mr. Announcer · Post by **Mr. Announcer** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:57 pm

Hot damn!! I wanna win a copy!!! Must find out more.... Granted, action scenes aren't my forte, but I do pretty well when there are prizes involved.

Leotaku · Post by **Leotaku** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:56 pm

Hey _Jrinu_, is that ALL it says about the contest?
I can't quite make out the smaller text in the black box at the bottom. Is it just legal statements?

Durnit...why'd they give a page URL that doesn't exist?...

veshira · Post by **veshira** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:37 pm

Leotaku wrote:Hey _Jrinu_, is that ALL it says about the contest?
I can't quite make out the smaller text in the black box at the bottom. Is it just legal statements?

Durnit...why'd they give a page URL that doesn't exist?...

Legal statements. I see Bird Studios and Toei Animation a few times throughout the paragraph. Remember, DBZ is not yours.

EvilGamerX · Post by **EvilGamerX** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:36 am

For anyone that is getting from play-asia.com, they have it in. Pretty sure they started shipping also. Hopefully we will see the opening online soon.

Leotaku · Post by **Leotaku** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:27 am

veshira wrote:
Leotaku wrote:Hey _Jrinu_, is that ALL it says about the contest?
I can't quite make out the smaller text in the black box at the bottom. Is it just legal statements?

Durnit...why'd they give a page URL that doesn't exist?...
Legal statements. I see Bird Studios and Toei Animation a few times throughout the paragraph. Remember, DBZ is not yours.

Tch. Yes, it IS mine.

OK, thanks.

I guess all we can do is wait for their durn webpage to work then.

m121akuma · Post by **m121akuma** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:38 pm

EvilGamerX wrote:Hopefully we will see the opening online soon.

EX DID say we had some exclusive stuff coming soon. This is probably part of it. I'm hoping for some gameplay footage too.

Mr. Announcer · Post by **Mr. Announcer** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:33 pm

Yay! the site is up! Email entries? I like the sound of that. Time for mucho planning. There is free crap at stake!!

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:20 pm

EvilGamerX wrote:For anyone that is getting from play-asia.com, they have it in. Pretty sure they started shipping also. Hopefully we will see the opening online soon.

Methinks you're going to be disappointed...

-Corey

veshira · Post by **veshira** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:55 pm

Shonen JUMP has an article on the game, now:

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SUPER SAIYAN GAMING
SUPER DRAGON BALL Z VIDEO GAME

Cruisin' for a bruisin'? Think you're the long-lost King of Pain? Then lace up for some serious mano-a-mano action in the latest Dragon Ball Z video game from Atari!

From the creators of the acclaimed Street Fighter II arcade game comes Super Dragon Ball Z, a new, highly intense DBZ fighting experience unlike any other Dragon Ball Z game you've played before.

This game features an all-new DBZ duel system, plus fresh combos for maximum damage! With multiple unique special attacks and fighting styles for all 18 chracters (Hey - no pain, no gain!), Super Dragon Ball Z gives players a truly hardcore 3-D fighting experience in the air or on the ground!

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Publisher: Atari
Developer: Crafts and Meister
Relase date: July 2006
Platform: PlayStation 2
ESRB Rating: Teen

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There's also some information on how you can win one of 20 free Super DBZ games by writing, in 50 words or less, your favorite fight in the Dragonball or Dragonball Z manga, and why it's your favorite fight. They pick the letters at random for the Super DBZ contest, but the best 10 fights is picked differently. . . I think.

There is also an ad for the game, which has a couple of nice pictures, but I don't think it's anything that hasn't already been posted here. The ad says:

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DRAGON BRAWL
Super Dragon Ball Z(R) - The Most Brutal DBZ(R) Fighting Experience Ever!
- Cause more damage with intense, super-fast combos and battle scenes
- Master every character's unique set of moves
- Art style based on the best-selling amngas by Akira Toriyama
Introducing for the first time anywhere, an all-new character to unlock: CYBORG FRIEZA(R)!

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"... an all-new character to unlock: CYBORG FRIEZA!" O_O; They worded it wrong!

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:29 am

IGN's got a new article about Super DBZ, and also states that it'll have more gameplay videos soon: http://ps2.ign.com/articles/715/715387p1.html

It talks about how the basic controls work, and about some of the different modes available to play. It also talks about character customization, where you can apparently make changes to the characters, like color and move changes. I haven't really been following this game all that much recently, so I don't know of any of this is actually new, but either way, it's something. I'm especially intrigued by applying different moves to different characters...

Sebastian (SB) · Post by **Sebastian (SB)** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:34 pm

Swift wrote:IGN's got a new article about Super DBZ, and also states that it'll have more gameplay videos soon: http://ps2.ign.com/articles/715/715387p1.html

It talks about how the basic controls work, and about some of the different modes available to play. It also talks about character customization, where you can apparently make changes to the characters, like color and move changes. I haven't really been following this game all that much recently, so I don't know of any of this is actually new, but either way, it's something. I'm especially intrigued by applying different moves to different characters...

The guy who wrote that article was obiviously a Sparking! fan. He even goes a far as saying that Super DBZ was a cash in, then again, what DBZ game isn't. Ironically, he gave Sparking! an 8.0 or so.

Post by **desirecampbell** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:04 pm

Well, they didn't specify much about what to do for that contest. So I just did this:

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:12 pm

Anyone happen to know if one from the US would be able to import the game from Amazon.co.jp? o_O Last I checked, they wouldn't allow anyone outside of Japan to buy games from them.

Orochi_Rockman · Post by **Orochi_Rockman** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:41 am

Amazon doesn't ship outside to outside regions. Which is a pain in the ass. I tried to order copies of Breath of Fire III and Locoroco from Amazon for my PSP which is region free but I got this little notice that said my shipping address was not located within the required region.

Even for region free media they won't do it.