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Dragon Ball Z 2
	Japan 2V English
ドラゴンボールZ 2; Doragon Bōru Zetto Tsū; Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
ドラゴンボールZ 2; Doragon Bōru Zetto Tsū; Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
Release Date	Sony PlayStation 2; 14 November 2003 (EU); 04 December 2003 (NA); 05 February 2004 (JP); Nintendo GameCube; 05 December 2004 (NA); 18 March 2005 (EU)
Genre	Fighting
Price	7,140 円 (JP); $49.99 (NA)
Developer	Dimps
Publisher	Bandai
Music Composer(s)	Kenji Yamamoto
Rating	CERO A (JP); ESRB T (NA); PEGI 12+ (EU)
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Dragon Ball Z 2, released internationally as Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 is a fighting game developed by Dimps and published by Bandai for the Sony PlayStation 2 on 14 November 2003 in Europe, 04 December 2003 in North America, and 05 February 2004 in Japan. The game is the second in a trilogy of three fighting games developed by Dimps, with Dragon Ball Z being released the previous year and its sequel Dragon Ball Z 3 releasing in 2004.

Gameplay

Game Modes

Dragon World: (ドラゴンワールド)
Dueling: (対戦) Fight against computer or human controlled opponents, or watch a computer vs. computer match.
World Tournament: (天下一武道会) Fight through a tournament against computer controlled opponents and local players.
Practice: (練習)
- Practice Mode: Practice moves against customization computer opponents.
- Training Mode: Learn the controls and techniques from the game across several training missions.
Edit Skills: (スキル編集) Add skills capsules to characters to increase their abilities or give them transformations.
Babidi's Spaceship: (バビディの宇宙船):

Playable Characters

There are a total of 28 unique character slots in the game, with some characters (such as Majin Boo) occupying multiple slots for different forms/incarnations. Characters can also power up and transform through the use of equippable capsules that can be triggered during battle.

Name	Form	Status
Son Goku	Normal	Immediately selectable
Son Gohan (Cell Arc)	Normal	TBD
Son Gohan (Boo Arc)	Normal	TBD
Great Saiyaman	Normal	TBD
Videl	Normal	TBD
Kuririn	Normal	Immediately selectable
Yamcha	Normal	TBD
Tenshinhan	Normal	Immediately selectable
Mr. Satan	Normal	TBD
Shin	Normal	TBD
Dabura	Normal	TBD
Majin Boo (Good)	Normal	TBD
Majin Boo (Evil)	Normal	TBD
Majin Boo (Pure)	Normal	TBD
Dr. Gero	Normal	TBD
Cell	Normal	TBD
No. 16	Normal	TBD
No. 17	Normal	TBD
No. 18	Normal	TBD
Freeza	Normal	TBD
Captain Ginyu	Normal	TBD
Reacoom	Normal	TBD
Raditz	Normal	TBD
Nappa	Normal	TBD
Vegeta	Normal	TBD
Future Trunks	Normal	TBD
Trunks	Normal	TBD
Son Goten	Normal	TBD

Fusion Characters

These characters don't have a dedicated slot in the fight selection menu, but can be activated during battle through the use of equipped capsules.

Name	Form	Activation
Gotenks	Base Super Saiyan Super Saiyan 3 Failed Dance (Fat)	-
Vegetto	Super Saiyan	-
Yamhan	Regular Failed Dance (Skinny)	-
Gotan	-	-
Kibitoshin	-	-

Costume Characters

These are characters that exist as alternate costumes for other playable characters in the game. These are just costumes, and so they share the same voice/moveset as their base character.

Name	Base Character	Note
Nail	Piccolo	-
Kuriza	Freeza	Only available in the Japanese version of the game.
Coola	Freeza	Regular and Metal versions. Only available in the Dragon Ball Z 2V version of the game.

Stages

Icon	Name	Status
	Island	Immediately Selectable
	World Martial Arts Tournament Arena	Immediately Selectable
	Room of Spirit And Time	Immediately Selectable
	Muscle Tower	-
	Namek	-
	West City	-
	Red Ribbon Army Base	-
	Sky Pier	-
	Kaiōshin Realm	-

Codes & Secrets

TBD

Merchandise

Soundtrack

On 19 January 2005 Japan released a dual-soundtrack featuring music from Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Z 2 for ¥3200.^[1] Included with the soundtrack is a bonus DVD, which includes a special music video for the game's main theme and other extras.

Guide Book

On 05 February 2004 an official guide book for Dragon Ball Z 2 published by Shueisha was released in Japan for a retail price of ¥1,000.^[2]

Releases

Dragon Ball Z 2 was released 05 February 2004 for the Sony PlayStation 2 in Japan, almost three months after its release in Europe and North America. Unlike North America and Europe, the game did not receive a Nintendo GameCube release in Japan. The game was later re-released under Sony's BEST line for a reduced price on 16 September 2004

The Japanese version of the game featured content that was cut from the original North American version of the game, including a Neko Majin Z exclusive stage in Dragon World and a Kuriza costume for Freeza.

Dragon Ball Z 2V

In 2004, a special version of the game was released as a full stand-alone disc to 1000 contest winners sent out to V-Jump Magazine readers under the title Dragon Ball Z 2V, the V standing for V-Jump (Shueisha’s Japanese video game magazine under the “Jump” brand). The game starts with everything unlocked and completed, though characters are given preset capsules and the game cannot be saved. Coola's regular and metal forms are available exclusively in this version as alternate costumes for Freeza, along with an exclusive V-Jump Magazine version of the Tenka-ichi Budōkai stage.

International Releases

The game was released in Europe for the Sony PlayStation 2 on 14 November 2003, under the title Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2. The game was later released in North America for the PlayStation 2 on 04 December 2003, also under the Budokai 2 name.

The game was later released on the Nintendo GameCube in North America on 05 December 2004 and 18 March 2005 in Europe. The GameCube version of the game added a few costumes that were cut from the PlayStation 2 version of the game, along with new difficulty options for the game's Tournament mode.