Your Ultimate DBZ Game

[Innagadadavida]

Here's a great idea I had when viewing this thread. Create your ultimate DBZ game. You can do a mix-and-match (EX: Budokai Gameplay with Burst Limit graphics) or describe something completely new. Don't go for realism, go for idealism.
Here are some items you should consider
- Gameplay
- Character Select
- Stage Select
- Modes
- Graphics
- Systems
- Title
- Box Art

Here is mine:

Gameplay
I would do a variation of SPARKING. I would set the game in one huge open world like GTA. One being the Earth, and a much smaller one being Namek. There would still be Stages, but those are just selecting key areas of the huge open world to start the fight. Then I would remove auto-lock on and set that to a button. You can switch it on and off to make it easier to move around and see where you're going. But of course there would be warnings when you are getting too far from your opponent.

I would cut fighting down to two modes, ground and flight. Ground combat would play much like the Naruto PS3 game. And flying would be more like Sparking. Flying characters can alternate between the two with a button.

Characters
To provide a more balanced roster, I would cut the character select down to 30 (at least in the first game). With 10 Characters from Dragon Ball and 20 Characters from Dragon Ball Z (This is not including transformations and fusions). With the smaller roster, I would make each character play much differently than one another. I would also include an obscene amount of costume options.
This would be my ideal roster:
Dragon Ball:
- Kid Goku
- Kid Chi-Chi
- Ox King
- Kid Krillin
- Roshi
- Spike the Devil Man
- Draccula Man
- Yajirobe
- Piccolo
- Tambourine
Dragon Ball Z
- Goku
- Gohan
- Krillin
- Tien
- Yamcha
- Piccolo
- Nappa
- Vegeta
- Capt. Ginyu
- Zarbon
- Freeza
- Future Trunks
- Android 17
- Android 18
- Cell
- Goten
- Kid Trunks
- Adult Gohan
- Majin Buu
- Kid Buu

Stages
All part of the open world:
Field, Desert, Abandoned City, Korin's Tower, Capsule Corp, Red Ribbon Army Base, Fortune Teller Baba's Mansion, World Tournament, The Lookout, ext.

Modes
I would include a character building mode similar to Super Dragon Ball Z. Where you can build up your own character by choosing attacks, transformations, Costumes, costume color palate, inventory, and abilities (giving a non-bukujitsu fighter the ability to fly). These options would also be available at the beginning of a fight (much like the capsule system in Budokai) that way you don't have to create a custom card if you want to try out a different character.

A character creation mode, and a move creation mode.

I would also include a Manga creation tool. Where you can arrange character models and custom character with positions, poses, facial expressions and backgrounds then take snapshots and arrange in a comicbook-like format. There would be a database online to upload your mangas for other players to read, rate, and comment. With a website to view them on your computer too.

The tournament mode would be like Super Smash Bros. Where you can select your characters, the computer characters and their skills, bracket size, ext.

Graphics/Systems
I would have it come out on Next-Gen systems. PS3 and 360. The graphics would be like Burst Limit, or the Naruto PS3 game (those graphics are jaw dropping).

[SSJmole]

Gameplay

I want it to play like Super Smash bros type of game. The items would be Dragonball related as I see them been stuff like.

Senzu bean – restores a life
Dragonballs – A giant dragon comes out of them and hits everyone on screen.
Z sword – like the melee weapons on Smash bros.
Spaceship – Picks you and brings you back metal (like metal cooler)
Transformation ball – Transformers you for increased power for a short period
Ultimate Z – A giant Z that when picked up release your final move e.g Spirit bomb.
Pilaf – He pops up in a little robot and shoots everyone.
Death Ball – a giant ball like frieza’s death ball destroys level and shakes ground causing platforms to collapse ect..
Janemba – Summons big Yellow Janemba to crush the top platforms

And more.


Character Select

Goku
Krillin
Tien
Yamcha
Piccolo
Raditz
Nappa
Vegeta
Capt. Ginyu
Ginyu Squad : Recoome , Burter , Jeice and Guldo : These are one choice like Pokemon trainer was with you been able to switch characters for different needs e.g Recoome = strength.
Zarbon
Frieza
Future Trunks
Android 17
Android 18
Cell
Goten
Kid Trunks
Teen Gohan
Adult Gohan
Majin Buu
Super Buu
Kid Buu

Unlockable
Gotenks
Vegito
Brolly
Kid Goku (dragon ball)
Mr. Satan
Cooler
Majin Vegeta
Oolong – I see Oolong been pretty cool to use. Kind of like Kirby in this. Press a button and he “shape shifts” into Oolong dressed as the character e.g do it near Goku and he gets an orange gi and spiky hair. Yes Oolong didn’t get their powers in the show but come on Oolong would be great to be for humour


Stage Select
Grasslands
City
Desert
Inside Buu
Namek
The look out


Modes

Story Mode – Unlike other DBZ games lets not see Goku goes SSJ for the first time, AGAIN. I want an original story that’s fun. Like all the characters have been pulled out of Manga pages to do battle. Have mode play like the Single player on smash bros brawl i.e Cutscenes, fighting small enemies in a plat former till main fights.

Z History – Classic fights are here e.g Goku vs Majin Vegeta

Arcade mode – pick a person and fight randomly selected people.

Vs mode (multiplayer)

Let Z games begin – Mini games for some extra fun. Unlock more in story mode

Options

Gallery – Unlock Manga pages of the story mode to read through plus cinematics and concept art. Also Profiles.

Jukebox – Play songs found in the game (Japanese and usa Soundtracks available)


Graphics
Same as Smash bros and TMNT Smash-up


Systems

Wii – This would the Wii’s Exclusive DBZ Game as ps3 and 360 have Burst Limit.



Title

DragonBall : Super Saiyan Smash.




I know not that original but would be fun

[Taku128]

Gameplay

Infinite World's gameplay, but take out the non-cinematic ultimates, and add the timed button presses to the ones that don't have them.

Story Mode

Budokai 3's story mode, but for almost every hero character in the game, as well as the important villains. The story would cover the entire series from DB to GT, although you'd only play the parts that the character you're playing as was involved in. The story could also branch off into what-ifs in subsequent playthroughs that cover some of the movies. The villain character's stories would be what-ifs where they are successful in their plans. The important parts of the story would have Budokai 1's style of cutscenes, and the less important ones would have Budokai 2's style of cutscenes. Some of the parts of the story that aren't fights would be minigames. There would also be a mode where you can replay any fight or minigame from the story mode, and a cutscene viewer for the Budokai 1 style cutscenes.

Characters

Kid Goku (DB)
Yamcha
Kid Kuririn
Muten Roshi
General Blue
Taopaipai
Grandpa Gohan
Tenshinhan
Tambourine
Piccolo Daimao
Goku
Kuririn
Piccolo Jr.
Kid Gohan
Raditz
Saibaiman
Nappa
Vegeta
Dodoria
Zarbon
Reacoom
Ginyu
Freeza
Teen Gohan
Future Trunks
#19
#17
#18
Cell
Mr. Satan
Cell Jr.
Gohan
Goten
Kid Trunks
Dabra
Majin Boo
Super Boo
Kid Boo
Oob (Z)
Kid Goku (GT)
Pan
Baby Vegeta
Super #17
Yi Xing Long
Tullece
Coola
#13
Broli
Bojack
Janemba

Graphics

Graphics would be similar to the Naruto game for PS3. It'd be cel-shading that looks amazingly close to the anime.

System
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

I could also list costumes for hours, but I won't.

[Innagadadavida]

@SSJmole
Your Smash Bros clone sounds pretty cool. It would need some more things to make it more unique from Smash Bros though, otherwise what reason do you have to play that instead of Super Smash Bros. Still, sounds really awesome.

@Taku
Please do list costumes. That would be really fun to read.

[Big Momma]

It would need some more things to make it more unique from Smash Bros though, otherwise what reason do you have to play that instead of Super Smash Bros...

...

It's DRAGONBALL SSB!

[SSJmole]

@SSJmole
Your Smash Bros clone sounds pretty cool. It would need some more things to make it more unique from Smash Bros though, otherwise what reason do you have to play that instead of Super Smash Bros. Still, sounds really awesome.

Well it's new. Plus the idea of an original DBZ story and newly done Manga pages to unlock would please the fans. Plus try telling me wouldn't buy it just to play as Oolong for once

It's DRAGONBALL SSB!

This too.

Super Dragonball z = pretty much tried to be a Street fighter clone yet people bought that because it was a Dragonball street fighter clone.

[finnishjuoppo]

- Gameplay
it is a combination of sagas and budokai 3. For most of the time you fight like in budokai 3, but there are some missions ala sagas. You would say that it is also like infinite world but I think that these missions are more sagas-style then infinite world. You can choose what to do etc will you fuse with Vegeta,Dende, mr.Satan or Tien? and there would be multiple endings!
- Character Select
DB
-kid goku (oozaru form in some missions)
-master roshi
-grandpa gohan
-ox-king
-teen yamcha
-kid chi-chi
-teen tien
-kid krillin (teen krillin as a custom)
-piccolo daimao
-android 8
-tambourine
-drum
-metallic
-ma junior
-mr.popo
-kami (shen as a custom)
-tao pai pai (transforms to cyborg)
-teen chi-chi
DBZ
every character that has been in budokais and tenkaichis, This includes movies and specials.
characters that haven't been but should be:
-puipui
-yakon

GT
every character that has been in budokais and tenkaichis.
characters that haven't been but should be:
-other shadow dragons
-ledgic
-Goku jr.
-vegeta jr.
-the muchimuchi priest or something like that, and I mean the yellow tentacle form!
-gt goten
-gt trunks as an alternative costume

- Stage Select
all the stages from budokais, maybe some from tenkaichis
- Modes
-"the story of the balls"/"the story of the dragon"
the story mode from all the wat from db to gt, there will be budokai style fightning and sagas style adventure-mission stages, your decisions will effect to the course of your story so be careful
- Graphics
little better then burst limit's, but not too much
- Systems
PS3!!! maybe 360
- Title
Dragonball z story
- Box Art
in the middle there is the four-star dragonball,on the leftside there is half of goku, and on the rightside there is a half of vegeta.

there you have it, it isn't bad isn't it?

[The Time Traveller]

I think I've talked about this a few times...

It'd be a clone of Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, only with a Budokai 3 fighting system that takes out flight for non flight characters, and it'd start riiiight from the beginning and have movies as extra stages and stuff.

And it'd be cool to have the ENTIRE Dragon World to free roam, copying the manga and anime directly, with a proper moon cycle.

You'd start as Son Goku in the woods, collecting firewood, train and then go looking for food.

Yes there'll probably be no nudity allowed, you'd have to be Underpants Goku fishing with your tail, then while dragging it back you'll be run over by Bulma.

For Transformations, it'd be similar to the Ninjutsu moves in Naruto, where you hold down LT and RT (or L2 and R2) and as the circle grows you have to turn the two analog sticks to the right places to become the right transformation.

There'd be a long string of sequels too!

And you'd unlock different character's stories like start off as Bulma in West City finding the first Dragon Ball and search for the rest, eventually finding Son.

The first Game would be from the start of Dragon Ball to the end of the Red Ribbon Arc. You can unlock Bulma, Yamucha, Muten Roshi and Kuririn.

Then the next game would start with Goku training for the next Budoukai and teach new players would skipped the last game for some reason the controls, then it'd end with Daimaou's death.

The third game would be Goku as an adult! Leaving Kami's look out as a man and preparing to meet his friends at the 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai, and your play through the tournament and marry Chi-chi, and it would end a little through the Namek arc with Goku leaving for Namek.
You could unlock Chichi, Gohan, Piccolo, Kuririn, Tenshinhan, Yamucha, Chaozu and Vegeta to play their stories.

The fourth would be all of Namek, playing as Goku, the training mission would start with Goku learning the controls in his space ship... from the Ginyu arc to the end of the Freeza arc, but you can unlock the Namek arc and play as Gohan, Kuririn and Vegeta.

The fifth would be Goku landing on Yardrat and being taught how to perform the Shunkan Ido, giving you the power to bring up the Dragon World map and teleport where you want to. And when you land you'll find Goku's friends and Trunks waiting for him, be told about the Androids coming then you'll have a nice long period of training to learn the controls.
It'd end with the Cell Games.

The Sixth game would start with Goku and Kaio leaving for the Upper plains or what ever, training on that big planet and then fighting in the Other World Budoukai, I haven't see past the Cell Arc so I don't know what I'm saying.

Then the next game... Would be ALL of GT.

[ShinRogafuken]

I think I've talked about this a few times...

It'd be a clone of Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, only with a Budokai 3 fighting system that takes out flight for non flight characters, and it'd start riiiight from the beginning and have movies as extra stages and stuff.

And it'd be cool to have the ENTIRE Dragon World to free roam, copying the manga and anime directly, with a proper moon cycle.

You'd start as Son Goku in the woods, collecting firewood, train and then go looking for food.

Yes there'll probably be no nudity allowed, you'd have to be Underpants Goku fishing with your tail, then while dragging it back you'll be run over by Bulma.

For Transformations, it'd be similar to the Ninjutsu moves in Naruto, where you hold down LT and RT (or L2 and R2) and as the circle grows you have to turn the two analog sticks to the right places to become the right transformation.

There'd be a long string of sequels too!

And you'd unlock different character's stories like start off as Bulma in West City finding the first Dragon Ball and search for the rest, eventually finding Son.

The first Game would be from the start of Dragon Ball to the end of the Red Ribbon Arc. You can unlock Bulma, Yamucha, Muten Roshi and Kuririn.

Then the next game would start with Goku training for the next Budoukai and teach new players would skipped the last game for some reason the controls, then it'd end with Daimaou's death.

The third game would be Goku as an adult! Leaving Kami's look out as a man and preparing to meet his friends at the 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai, and your play through the tournament and marry Chi-chi, and it would end a little through the Namek arc with Goku leaving for Namek.
You could unlock Chichi, Gohan, Piccolo, Kuririn, Tenshinhan, Yamucha, Chaozu and Vegeta to play their stories.

The fourth would be all of Namek, playing as Goku, the training mission would start with Goku learning the controls in his space ship... from the Ginyu arc to the end of the Freeza arc, but you can unlock the Namek arc and play as Gohan, Kuririn and Vegeta.

The fifth would be Goku landing on Yardrat and being taught how to perform the Shunkan Ido, giving you the power to bring up the Dragon World map and teleport where you want to. And when you land you'll find Goku's friends and Trunks waiting for him, be told about the Androids coming then you'll have a nice long period of training to learn the controls.
It'd end with the Cell Games.

The Sixth game would start with Goku and Kaio leaving for the Upper plains or what ever, training on that big planet and then fighting in the Other World Budoukai, I haven't see past the Cell Arc so I don't know what I'm saying.

Then the next game... Would be ALL of GT.

You didn't watch past the Cell Games Saga of Dragon Ball Z? I mean sure, the Buu Saga is a very weak point in the series, but come on...

[The Time Traveller]

You didn't watch past the Cell Games Saga of Dragon Ball Z? I mean sure, the Buu Saga is a very weak point in the series, but come on...

It's because the Ocean Dub was very very unappealing then and I didn't start getting the DVDs til the first Season came out remastered, and I stopped getting them because of money problems, I'll be getting Z Seasons 7,8 and 9 altogether on my birthday hopefully and get GT all together some other time...

And I can't watch it online because I'm too nice, plus the only version I could find is it dubbed.

[NECPS]

Flying overworld from budokai 3 +
Ground overworld from infinite world +
Status building from budokai 3 +
Training sections from infinite world +
Dragon rush in rpg style battles
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[Kendamu]

Super DBZ 2, with all the characters from before plus a few more:

Chou Gohan -- I know he was in the first one with the swords, but I'd also like to see him as a Shoto like Goku was in the original Super DBZ. Maybe change up his focus a bit to differentiate him. Like how Ryu and Ken are different even though they're both Shotos. Essentially give him a QCB+K double-kick thing, a Kamehameha, a Dragon Punch and then give him some combos that make him unique from Goku. While there were a few characters that were similar like this in Super DBZ (Piccolo and Daimao, 17 and 18, Vegeta and Majin Vegeta) there was only one Shoto and that was weird for a game resembling Street Fighter.

Super Buu -- With the Skill Inheritance system from Super DBZ, Super Buu could be a really interesting character considering how he changes when he absorbs other characters. If he were allowed (while leveling) to inherit multiple skills rather than just learn new ones then he could be a really interesting character based on that dynamic alone.

Tenshinhan -- He's always been a pretty cool character and, later on, he wasn't really able to keep up but he was able to land some solid hits against much stronger enemies at the cost of some of his stamina and (sometimes) lifespan. It'd be interesting to put Tenshinhan in the game as someone who has really strong special moves but low HP and Super Specials taking up more than one Special Bar but being more powerful than a normal Super Special.

Other than that, I'd pretty much like to see the same stuff I saw in Super DBZ maybe with just a few tweaks here and there in terms of balance and stuff. I'd also like to see a little bit stronger of a Story Mode, but not necessarily something strongly resembling the actual story. Just some simple non-canon context to put the characters themselves in. For example, the first game could've had the overall story of "Cell's holding a tournament. The strongest fighters in the universe travel to fight each other to see who fights the host!"

Other examples would be like, "Goku is always training and trying to become stronger. He catches wind of Cell's tournament and decides to particpate because he knows there'll be a lot of strong fighters there," and, "Piccolo Daimao has ambitions of taking over the world. First, he has to get all the other strong fighters who refuse to work for him out of his way. Luckily, they won't be hard to find since they're all gunning for Cell." The stories for the individual characters would fit their personalities and motivations, but it wouldn't really follow the story of DBZ in an exact manner.

[ShinRogafuken]

You didn't watch past the Cell Games Saga of Dragon Ball Z? I mean sure, the Buu Saga is a very weak point in the series, but come on...

It's because the Ocean Dub was very very unappealing then and I didn't start getting the DVDs til the first Season came out remastered, and I stopped getting them because of money problems, I'll be getting Z Seasons 7,8 and 9 altogether on my birthday hopefully and get GT all together some other time...

And I can't watch it online because I'm too nice, plus the only version I could find is it dubbed.

Oh alright

[Super Sayian Prime]

Not my ultimate DBZ game, but just a dream I had.

I went to Zellers and noticed a Wii game called DragonBall GT Transformation 2. The boxart had a Chatwin looking Goku performing a Genki Dama, with villians of GT in the background. The back of the box had screenshots that reminded me of Sagas. It was published by Atari.

I went to the register, and I did not have enough money on me to pay for the game.

[Rocketman]

Take Tenkaichi 3.

Add:
Adult ChiChi (23rd Budokai and Cell Saga for costumes)
GT Vegeta, Goten, Gohan and Trunks (last two can be alt costumes)
Kid Krillin
Young Tien (to have his goofier attacks like the four arms and volleyball fist)
Tiencha

And a few costumes:
-Badman Vegeta
-Postboy Piccolo
-Hawaiian Goku
-Pimp Krillin

There's probably a few tweaks to be made here and there, but that's the major stuff.

But, if we can move away from fighting games...


The main character is Vegeta, and the game is set during his years of service under Freeza. As Vegeta scours planets of life, he also searches them for anything that can give him an advantage over Freeza.

Featuring hideous brutality (ripping civilians in half, tearing out giants' eyes, snapping necks with Vegeta's tail, blood splatters everywhere, snapping off some poor bastard's arm and eating it to restore health), no wangst whatsoever as Vegeta laughs his way through the genocide of several planets, and beautifully rendered roomy settings to explore and lay waste to as you revel in carnage and bloodlust.

Unlockable Characters/Costumes:
-Miscolored Vegeta
-Badman Vegeta (w/ tail so those combos can still be done)
-GT Vegeta (also w/ tail)

Collect half the MacGuffins and Arlia is unlocked as a bonus area after completing the story mode. Collect all and beat Arlia to unlock the Earth.

[The Time Traveller]

How about...



A GAME BASED ON THIS PICTURE!


You are Goku, and you're sent through some kind of portal to fight in WWII, and that's it.

[Rocketman]

You are Goku, and you're sent through some kind of portal to fight in WWII, and that's it.

Which side?

[The Time Traveller]

You are Goku, and you're sent through some kind of portal to fight in WWII, and that's it.

Which side?

The US army uniform might be a bit of a give away, but...


I dunno, any side! Though instead of Nazis, it could be the Red Ribbon Army...

[Super Sayian Prime]

Jeeze, when I saw that picture I thought you wanted a DragonBall racing game, a cart racer with DB characters. That is the best case scenario. Worst case is something like Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Wheelie Breakers, where they take it seriously.

[The Tori-bot]

Jeeze, when I saw that picture I thought you wanted a DragonBall racing game, a cart racer with DB characters.

That's what I thought too.