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Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden
	Japanese
ドラゴンボール改　アルティメット武闘伝; Doragon Bōru Kai　Arutimetto Butōden; Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Arts Legend
ドラゴンボール改　アルティメット武闘伝; Doragon Bōru Kai　Arutimetto Butōden; Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Arts Legend
Release Date	03 February 2011 (JP)
Genre	Fighting
Price	¥5040 + tax
Developer	Game Republic
Publisher	Namco Bandai (JP)
Rating	CERO A (JP);
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Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden ("Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Arts Legend") is a fighting game developed by Game Republic and published by Bandai Namco for the Nintendo DS, released 03 February 2011 exclusively in Japan. The game uses 3D models for its gameplay and cutscenes in a similar graphical style to Game Republic's previous Dragon Ball DS titles, with gameplay held on a traditional two-dimensional plane.

Ultimate Butōden is one of two Dragon Ball games to use the Kai title, the first being Dragon Ball Kai: Attack of the Saiyans released in 2009. The title Butōden is also a callback to the Super Butōden series of fighting games, which had not seen a titled release since 1995's Shin Butōden for the Sega Saturn.

Ultimate Butōden would be the final Dragon Ball title released for the Nintendo DS, and the last Dragon Ball title developed by Game Republic, who went defunct the same year.

Gameplay

Though the game uses three-dimensional characters and environments, Ultimate Butōden plays as a 2D fighter, with fighters locked to a two-dimensional plane. Players are able to dash on the ground or take to the skies to maneuver and approach their opponents. Players can execute strong and weak physical attacks using the Nintendo DS's face buttons, or use standard ki attacks with the Right Trigger. Special moves and ki attacks can be triggered by inputting specific button combinations and the X button.

Defensively, the player can block or dodge attacks, as well as deflect ki blasts. In the event of an Ultimate Attack, the receiving player can trigger a mini-game to defend or deflect against the attack. The player who scores the highest wins the struggle.

Gameplay Modes

Story Mode: Fight through the events of the Dragon Ball anime, as well as special what-if scenarios.

Challenge Mode: Fight a continuous wave of enemies under special conditions to receive rewards.

CPU Battle: Fight against computer controlled opponents.

Wireless Mode: Fight against other players using the Nintendo DS's wireless connectivity.

Training Mode: Practice your skills with no time limits.

Story

The game's story mode follows events from the Dragon Ball series, starting from the arrival of Raditz and ending at the final battle with Pure Boo. Along with main story missions are sub-missions and special what-if scenarios that realize situations which did not occur in the original story.

The game utilizes both of the Nintendo DS's screens for its cutscenes, taking advantage of the gap between the screens to create the impression of seamless action between the two. Some story scenes are also fully voice acted.

Codes & Secrets

Unlock Bardock

Inputting the button sequence UP, X, DOWN, B, LEFT, L, RIGHT, R on the start screen unlocks Bardock as a playable character. The sound of Bardock shouting indicates a correct input. This code is a reference to a cheat in Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden, where it unlocked additional characters.

Bardock can also be unlocked without the code through the game's story mode.

Unlock Broli

Inputting the button sequence UP, X, DOWN, B, L, Y, R, A on the start screen unlocks Broli as a playable character. The sound of Broli shouting "Kakarrot!" indicates a correct input. This code is a reference to a cheat in Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2, where it also unlocked Broli.

Broli can also be unlocked without the code through the game's story mode.

Characters

There are a 35 different playable characters in Ultimate Butōden, some of which have forms and transformations that occupy slots in the game. This totals to 52 playable characters including different forms. All characters are unlocked by progressing through the game's story mode. Some story characters require the completion of "IF" missions rather than the main story missions.

Portrait	Name	Forms	Notes	Status
	Son Goku	Base Super Saiyan Super Saiyan 2 Super Saiyan 3	TBD	TBD
TBD	Vegeta	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Piccolo	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Tenshinhan	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Freeza	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Cell	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Son Gohan	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Kuririn	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Chiaotzu	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	No. 16	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	No. 17	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	No. 18	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	No. 19	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	No. 20 (Dr. Gero)	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Yamcha	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Videl	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Ginyu	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Reacoom	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Butta	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Gurd	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Jheece	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Dodoria	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Zarbon	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Nappa	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Raditz	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Bardock	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	North Kaiō	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Broli	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Majin Boo	Good Evil Pure	TBD	TBD
TBD	Vegetto	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Gogeta	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Future Trunks	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Trunks	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Son Goten	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD	Gotenks	TBD	TBD	TBD

Merchandise

Included with the game was a special Vegeta promotional card, PB-12, for usage with the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game.

Shueisha released an official game guide for the game 03 February 2011 in Japan, day and date with the game itself.^[1]

Releases

Domestic Release

Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden was originally released 03 February 2011 in Japan. The game received no international release.

Domestic Media Coverage

After reports of two new trademarks for Dragon Ball video game titles by Namco-Bandai, one under the name アルティメット武闘伝 ("Ultimate Butōden"), Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden was officially revealed in the 2010 No. 51 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump.^[2]

Commercials & Trailers

Legacy

TBD

Additional Notes

Ultimate Butōden is the first Dragon Ball game to feature North Kaiō as a playable fighter.

Game Credits

TBD

References

↑ "Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Legend (Ultimate Butōden)". Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Legend. Japan: Shueisha, 03 February 2011. ISBN 4-08-779585-3.
↑ “Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden” Coming to Nintendo DS? (18 November 2010). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 23 August 2019.

External Links

Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden - Official Bandai Website

[1] "Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Legend (Ultimate Butōden)". Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Legend. Japan: Shueisha, 03 February 2011. ISBN 4-08-779585-3.

[2] “Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden” Coming to Nintendo DS? (18 November 2010). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 23 August 2019.

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-'''''Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden''''' ("Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Arts Legend") is a 3D Fighting game developed by [[Game Republic]] and published by [[Namco Bandai]] for the Nintendo DS, released '''03 February 2011''' exclusively in Japan. The game uses 3D models for its gameplay and cutscenes in a similar graphical style to ''Game Republic's'' previous [[Dragon Ball DS]] titles.
+'''''Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden''''' ("Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Arts Legend") is a fighting game developed by [[Game Republic]] and published by [[Bandai Namco]] for the Nintendo DS, released '''03 February 2011''' exclusively in Japan. The game uses 3D models for its gameplay and cutscenes in a similar graphical style to ''Game Republic's'' previous [[Dragon Ball DS]] titles, with gameplay held on a traditional two-dimensional plane.
-''Ultimate Butōden'' is one of two ''Dragon Ball'' games to use the ''Kai'' title, the first being [[Dragon Ball Kai: Attack of the Saiyans]] released in 2009. The title ''Butōden'' is also a callback to the [[Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden | Super Butōden]] series of fighting games, which hadn't seen a release since 1995's [[Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butōden | Shin Butōden ]] for the Sega Saturn.
+''Ultimate Butōden'' is one of two ''Dragon Ball'' games to use the ''Kai'' title, the first being'' [[Dragon Ball Kai: Attack of the Saiyans]]'' released in 2009. The title ''Butōden'' is also a callback to the ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden|Super Butōden]]'' series of fighting games, which had not seen a titled release since 1995's [[Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butōden|Shin Butōden]]'' for the Sega Saturn.
 ''Ultimate Butōden'' would be the final ''Dragon Ball'' title released for the Nintendo DS, and the last ''Dragon Ball'' title developed by ''Game Republic'', who went defunct the same year.
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 [[File:Goku vs Raditz Ultimate Butōden.png|192px|thumb|left|Goku fights against Raditz]]
-Though the game uses 3-dimensional characters and environments, ''Ultimate Butōden'' plays as a 2D fighter, with fighters locked to a 2-dimensional plane. Players are able to dash on the ground or take to the skies to maneuver and approach their opponents. Players can execute strong and weak physical attacks using the Nintendo DS's face buttons, or use standard Ki Attacks with the Right Trigger. Special moves and Ki attacks can be triggered by inputting specific button combinations and the X button.
+Though the game uses three-dimensional characters and environments, ''Ultimate Butōden'' plays as a 2D fighter, with fighters locked to a two-dimensional plane. Players are able to dash on the ground or take to the skies to maneuver and approach their opponents. Players can execute strong and weak physical attacks using the Nintendo DS's face buttons, or use standard ''ki'' attacks with the Right Trigger. Special moves and ''ki'' attacks can be triggered by inputting specific button combinations and the X button.
-Defensively, the player can block or dodge attacks, as well as deflect Ki blasts. In the event of an Ultimate Attack, the receiving player can trigger a mini-game to defend or deflect against the attack. The player who scores the highest wins the struggle.
+Defensively, the player can block or dodge attacks, as well as deflect ''ki'' blasts. In the event of an Ultimate Attack, the receiving player can trigger a mini-game to defend or deflect against the attack. The player who scores the highest wins the struggle.
 ===Gameplay Modes===
@@ Line 51: / Line 51: @@
 ==Story==
-The game's story mode follows the events of the ''Dragon Ball'' anime, starting from the arrival of Raditz during the Saiyan Arc and ending at the final battle with Pure Boo. Along with main-story missions are sub-missions and special what-if scenarios that realize scenarios which did not occur in the original story.
+The game's story mode follows events from the ''Dragon Ball'' series, starting from the arrival of [[Raditz]] and ending at the final battle with [[Pure Boo]]. Along with main story missions are sub-missions and special what-if scenarios that realize situations which did not occur in the original story.
 The game utilizes both of the Nintendo DS's screens for its cutscenes, taking advantage of the gap between the screens to create the impression of seamless action between the two. Some story scenes are also fully voice acted.
@@ Line 59: / Line 59: @@
 ===Unlock Bardock===
-Inputting the button sequence '''UP, X, DOWN, B, LEFT, L, RIGHT, R''' on the start screen will immediately unlock Bardock as a playable character. The sound of Bardock shouting indicates a correct input. This code is a reference to a cheat in [[Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden]], which would unlock additional characters.
+Inputting the button sequence '''UP, X, DOWN, B, LEFT, L, RIGHT, R''' on the start screen unlocks [[Bardock]] as a playable character. The sound of Bardock shouting indicates a correct input. This code is a reference to a cheat in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden]]'', where it unlocked additional characters.
-Bardock can still be unlocked without the code through the game's story mode.
+Bardock can also be unlocked without the code through the game's story mode.
 ===Unlock Broli===
-Input the button sequence '''UP, X, DOWN, B, L, Y, R, A''' on the start screen. The player will hear Broli shouting ''"KAKAROTTO!"'', and Broli should be immediately unlocked. This is a reference to a cheat in [[Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2]], which would also unlock Broli.
+Inputting the button sequence '''UP, X, DOWN, B, L, Y, R, A''' on the start screen unlocks [[Broli]] as a playable character. The sound of Broli shouting "Kakarrot!" indicates a correct input. This code is a reference to a cheat in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2]]'', where it also unlocked Broli.
-Broli can also be unlocked through the game's story mode.
+Broli can also be unlocked without the code through the game's story mode.
 ==Characters==
-There are a 35 different playable characters in ''Ultimate Butōden'', some of which have forms and transformations that occupy slots in the game. This totals to 52 playable characters including different forms. All characters are unlocked by progressing through the game's story mode. Some story characters require the completion of IF missions rather than the main story missions.
+There are a 35 different playable characters in ''Ultimate Butōden'', some of which have forms and transformations that occupy slots in the game. This totals to 52 playable characters including different forms. All characters are unlocked by progressing through the game's story mode. Some story characters require the completion of "IF" missions rather than the main story missions.
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 ||TBD||align=left|[[Son Gohan]]||TBD|| TBD|| TBD
 |-
-||TBD||align=left|[[Krillin]]||TBD|| TBD|| TBD
+||TBD||align=left|[[Kuririn]]||TBD|| TBD|| TBD
 |-
 ||TBD||align=left|[[Chiaotzu]]||TBD|| TBD|| TBD
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 ||TBD||align=left|[[Gurd]]||TBD|| TBD|| TBD
 |-
-||TBD||align=left|[[Jheese]]||TBD|| TBD|| TBD
+||TBD||align=left|[[Jheece]]||TBD|| TBD|| TBD
 |-
 ||TBD||align=left|[[Dodoria]]||TBD|| TBD|| TBD
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 ||TBD||align=left|[[North Kaiō]]||TBD|| TBD|| TBD
 |-
-||TBD||align=left|[[Broly]]||TBD|| TBD|| TBD
+||TBD||align=left|[[Broli]]||TBD|| TBD|| TBD
 |-
 ||TBD||align=left|[[Majin Boo]]||Good<br>Evil<br>Pure|| TBD|| TBD
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 ==Merchandise==
-[[File:Ultimate Butōden Dragon Ball Heroes Card.jpg|231px|thumb|Promotional Card for Dragon Ball Heroes included with the release of Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden]]
+[[File:Ultimate Butōden Dragon Ball Heroes Card.jpg|231px|thumb|[[Vegeta]] promotional card [[PB-12]] for the ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes]]'' arcade game included with the release of ''Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden'']]
-Included with the release of the game was a special promotional card for the [[Dragon Ball Heroes]] arcade game.
+Included with the game was a special [[Vegeta]] promotional card, [[PB-12]], for usage with the ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes]]'' arcade game.
-On '''03 February 2011''' Shueisha also released an official game guide for the game.<ref>{{Cite game guide|Title="Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Legend (Ultimate Butōden)"|Book=37}}</ref>
+Shueisha released an official game guide for the game '''03 February 2011''' in Japan, day and date with the game itself.<ref>{{Cite game guide|Title="Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Legend (Ultimate Butōden)"|Book=37}}</ref>
 ==Releases==
@@ Line 162: / Line 162: @@
 ==Domestic Media Coverage==
-After reports of two new trademarks for ''Dragon Ball'' video game titles by Namco-Bandai, one under the name (アルティメット武闘伝) or "Ultimate Butōden", ''Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden'' was officially revealed in Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine on '''17 November 2010'''.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2010/11/18/dragon-ball-kai-ultimate-butoden-coming-to-nintendo-ds/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title=“Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden” Coming to Nintendo DS?|Date=18  November 2010|AccessDate=23 August 2019}}</ref>
+After reports of two new trademarks for ''Dragon Ball'' video game titles by Namco-Bandai, one under the name アルティメット武闘伝 ("Ultimate Butōden"), ''Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden'' was officially revealed in the 2010 No. 51 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2010/11/18/dragon-ball-kai-ultimate-butoden-coming-to-nintendo-ds/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title=“Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden” Coming to Nintendo DS?|Date=18 November 2010|AccessDate=23 August 2019}}</ref>
 ==Commercials & Trailers==
-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD324TGU-XI Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden - Japanese Commercial]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD324TGU-XI Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden - Japanese Commercial]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0UdaBh9NtI Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden - Japanese PV]
-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0UdaBh9NtI Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden - Japanese PV]
 ==Legacy==
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 ==Additional Notes==
-* Ultimate Butōden is the first ''Dragon Ball'' game to feature North Kaiō as a playable fighter.
+* ''Ultimate Butōden'' is the first ''Dragon Ball'' game to feature [[North Kaiō]] as a playable fighter.
 ==Game Credits==
 TBD
 ==References==
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 ==External Links==
-[http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/ds_dragonball_kai/ Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden - Official Bandai Website]
+* [http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/ds_dragonball_kai/ Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden - Official Bandai Website]
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