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While Japan received cover artwork showcasing a group of characters from the game (Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks, Kuririn, No. 18, Cell, Freeza, No. 16, and Freeza) atop Shenlong in the background, America and Europe received artwork featuring solely Vegeta and Goku attacking each other across the game's logo. | |||
==Merchandise== | ==Merchandise== | ||
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===Guide Book=== | ===Guide Book=== | ||
A Japanese guide book... | |||
An American guide book was also released by Prima '''18 July 2006'''. | |||
==Releases== | ==Releases== | ||
[[File:dbztrilogy_ps2_cover.jpg|thumb|250px|Atari's 2008 PlayStation 2 "Dragon Ball Z Trilogy" package box art]] | |||
Following its original arcade release, ''Super Dragon Ball Z'' was exclusively released on the PlayStation 2. The game has received no | Following its original Japanese arcade release, ''Super Dragon Ball Z'' was exclusively released on the PlayStation 2. The game has received no re-releases or remasters in Japan. | ||
===International Releases=== | ===International Releases=== | ||
The game saw a release in all major territories with minimal differences, namely that the European version featured only Japanese voice acting, while the American version featured only English voice acting, with no selectable option in any region. As with the original Japanese release, the game has received no subsequent re-releases or remasters, though it was included as part of Atari's "Dragon Ball Z Trilogy" game set in September 2008 (packaging together ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Sparking!|Budokai Tenkaichi]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! NEO|Budokai Tenkaichi 2]]'', and ''Super Dragon Ball Z'', all on the PlayStation 2). | |||
==Domestic Media Coverage== | ==Domestic Media Coverage== | ||
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==International Media Coverage== | ==International Media Coverage== | ||
* ''Shonen Jump'', | * ''Shonen Jump'', August 2006 issue, "[http://www.kanzenshuu.com/press-archive/shonen-jump-august-2006-super-saiyan-gaming-super-dragon-ball-z-video-game/ Super Saiyan Gaming — Super Dragon Ball Z Video Game]" | ||
* | * ''GamePro'', July 2006 issue, "Cover Feature: Dragon Ball Z Fights Back! Super Dragon Ball Z" | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
The PlayStation 2 version of ''Super Dragon Ball Z'' received a cumulative 31 out of 40 score from ''Famitsu''.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://www.kanzenshuu.com/2006/06/24/super-dragon-ball-z-jp-ps2-famitsu-scores/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Super Dragon Ball Z (JP PS2) Famitsu Scores"|Date=24 June 2006|AccessDate=09 November 2018}}</ref> | |||
==Additional Notes== | ==Additional Notes== | ||
In a January 2006 comment posted on the game's official website, Arika director Akira Nishitani noted that the game's homing attacks were intended from the very beginning, and although they were difficult to implement, he was happy with the end result.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20060415192541/http://spdbz.jp/special/column.html|Website=spdbz.jp|Title="SPECIAL/超ドラゴンボールZ"|Date=13 January 2006|AccessDate=09 November 2018}} [http://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/comments-super-dragon-ball-z-production-team/| Translation by SaiyaJedi]</ref> | |||
The | The August 2006 issue of ''[[V-Jump]]'' contained a bonus "Seven Super Words" booklet promoting ''Super Dragon Ball Z''. In the booklet's "The World of Akira Toriyama" section ("Super Word No. 1," the first of the seven highlights), Crafts & Meister's Noritaka Funamizu recounted: | ||
{{quotation|The works of Akira Toriyama, not limited to just ''Dragon Ball'', have a certain atmosphere, don't they. We poured all our energies into the question of whether we could express that with the capabilities of the PS2. There were even times where I became uncertain, thinking "maybe we overdid it...", but when I met with Toriyama-''sensei'', he said to me, "You're free to make it however you want, Funamizu-''san''." I'm a big fan of Sensei's as well, so I was really encouraged by that. | |||
I don't think it's exaggerating to say that it's the power of the work itself that really extended this game's greatest originality and quality, which is "an obsession with the manga's world". By all means, please enjoy the world which you can only experience in ''Super Z''.|Noritaka Funamizu}} | |||
==Game Credits== | ==Game Credits== | ||
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Japanese  English  "Super Dragon Ball Z" Title Screen | |||
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| Release Date |
29 June 2006 (JP PS2) 18 July 2006 (US PS2) 28 July 2006 (EU PS2) | ||
| Genre | Fighting | ||
| Developer | Arika, Crafts & Meister | ||
| Producer | Noritaka Funamizu | ||
| Playable Characters | 18 | ||
| Copies Shipped | ? (JP)[1] | ||
| Copies Sold | ? (World)[2] | ||
Super Dragon Ball Z for the Sony PlayStation 2 is a 2006 home console port of the game of the same name originally released to arcades the previous year. As opposed to the "Budokai" and "Sparking!" series, the gameplay adheres even more closely to that of other traditional, competitive fighting games, focusing exclusively on arcade and versus modes.
All characters and environments are rendered in a fully 3D space. In addition to basic attacks such as punches, kicks, and energy blasts, players can perform special moves via specific button combinations, as well as super moves via similar button combinations with sufficient energy gathered.
Super Dragon Ball Z was developed by Arika and Crafts & Meister, with Akira Nishitani and Noritaka Funamizu serving as their respective companies' key development figures.
Game Modes
- Battle (武闘伝 Butōden): story mode
- TBD
Playable Characters
| Sprite | Name | Form | Notes | Status |
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Son Goku | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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Vegeta | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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Kuririn | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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Piccolo | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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Son Gohan | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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Freeza | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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Trunks | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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No. 18 | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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No. 17 | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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No. 16 | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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Cell | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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Chi-Chi | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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Boo | n/a | Description | Immediately selectable |
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Mecha Freeza | n/a | Description | Unlockable |
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Demon King Piccolo | n/a | Description | Unlockable |
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Son Gohan | n/a | Adolescent | Unlockable |
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Majin Vegeta | n/a | Description | Unlockable |
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Videl | n/a | Description | Unlockable |
Stages
- Wilderness (荒野 Kōya)
Codes & Secrets
TBD
TBD
Theme Song
Super Dragon Ball Z's opening sequence features in-engine displays of character movements accompanied by Hironobu Kageyama's "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (2005 ver.)" as a theme song. While the opening animation was kept intact in America, the song was swapped to a new instrumental piece.
Soundtrack
The game's soundtrack was composed and arranged by...
Packaging
While Japan received cover artwork showcasing a group of characters from the game (Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks, Kuririn, No. 18, Cell, Freeza, No. 16, and Freeza) atop Shenlong in the background, America and Europe received artwork featuring solely Vegeta and Goku attacking each other across the game's logo.
Merchandise
Guide Book
A Japanese guide book...
An American guide book was also released by Prima 18 July 2006.
Releases
Following its original Japanese arcade release, Super Dragon Ball Z was exclusively released on the PlayStation 2. The game has received no re-releases or remasters in Japan.
International Releases
The game saw a release in all major territories with minimal differences, namely that the European version featured only Japanese voice acting, while the American version featured only English voice acting, with no selectable option in any region. As with the original Japanese release, the game has received no subsequent re-releases or remasters, though it was included as part of Atari's "Dragon Ball Z Trilogy" game set in September 2008 (packaging together Budokai Tenkaichi, Budokai Tenkaichi 2, and Super Dragon Ball Z, all on the PlayStation 2).
Domestic Media Coverage
- V-Jump, October 1993 issue, "ビッグタイトル疾風怒濤５大情報！！"
- TBD
Commercials & Trailers
- TBD
International Media Coverage
- Shonen Jump, August 2006 issue, "Super Saiyan Gaming — Super Dragon Ball Z Video Game"
- GamePro, July 2006 issue, "Cover Feature: Dragon Ball Z Fights Back! Super Dragon Ball Z"
Legacy
The PlayStation 2 version of Super Dragon Ball Z received a cumulative 31 out of 40 score from Famitsu.[3]
Additional Notes
In a January 2006 comment posted on the game's official website, Arika director Akira Nishitani noted that the game's homing attacks were intended from the very beginning, and although they were difficult to implement, he was happy with the end result.[4]
The August 2006 issue of V-Jump contained a bonus "Seven Super Words" booklet promoting Super Dragon Ball Z. In the booklet's "The World of Akira Toriyama" section ("Super Word No. 1," the first of the seven highlights), Crafts & Meister's Noritaka Funamizu recounted:
The works of Akira Toriyama, not limited to just Dragon Ball, have a certain atmosphere, don't they. We poured all our energies into the question of whether we could express that with the capabilities of the PS2. There were even times where I became uncertain, thinking "maybe we overdid it...", but when I met with Toriyama-sensei, he said to me, "You're free to make it however you want, Funamizu-san." I'm a big fan of Sensei's as well, so I was really encouraged by that. I don't think it's exaggerating to say that it's the power of the work itself that really extended this game's greatest originality and quality, which is "an obsession with the manga's world". By all means, please enjoy the world which you can only experience in Super Z.
— Noritaka Funamizu
Game Credits
- Executive Producer: 平野 雄二
- Chief Producer: 宮河 恭夫
- Producer: Toshihiro Suzuki
- Chief Director: 島田 晋作
- Coordinator: 飛天 一助
- Game Design: 久保田 昭史, 田島 昭司, 清水 厚二, 竹花 欣也
- Programming: まるこ父, JCパジャマズ, まるこ
- Graphic Design: 玉井 裕和, 高橋 雅行, 荒井 翔子, M.柏木, ボージャック鈴木, ザンギャそば, TAKO仙人, 服部 大三郎
- Toei Animation: Kōzō Morishita, Sei'ichi Hiruta
- Scenario Draft: Takao Koyama, Sumio Uetake
- Sound Work: Kenji Yamamoto, SWITCH・E, Kumatarou
- Battle Character Base Drawings: Tadayoshi Yamamuro, Naoki Miyahara, Hideko Okimoto, Akemi Seki, Naotoshi Shida, Yukio Ebisawa, Kazuya Hisada, Tai'ichirō Ohara, Satoru Iriyoshi, Takashi Nashizawa
- Assistant Work: 渡辺 浩孝, 清水 泰臣, 磯貝 健夫, 金子 孝治, 麻生 佳子, 亀 えりか, 檜桓 賢一, どんきー
References
- ↑ "Dragon Ball Video Game Data". 30th Anniversary: Dragon Ball Chōshishū –Super History Book–. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 2016. ISBN 978-4-08-792505-0. (p. 216)
- ↑ "Video Games Selection Pick Up! 03". 30th Anniversary: Dragon Ball Chōshishū –Super History Book–. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 2016. ISBN 978-4-08-792505-0. (pp. 186-187)
- ↑ "Super Dragon Ball Z (JP PS2) Famitsu Scores" (24 June 2006). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 09 November 2018.
- ↑ "SPECIAL/超ドラゴンボールZ" (13 January 2006). spdbz.jp. Retrieved: 09 November 2018. Translation by SaiyaJedi
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