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Dragon Ball: Tag VS
Japanese
Dragon Ball: Tag VS Japanese Title Screen
English
Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team English Title Screen
ドラゴンボール タッグバーサス
Doragon Bōru Taggu Bāsesu
Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team
Release Date 30 September 2010 (JP)
19 October 2010 (NA)
22 October 2010(EU)
Genre Fighting
Price ¥5229
Developer Spike
Publisher Bandai Namco (JP)(EU)
Atari (NA)
Rating CERO A (JP)
ESRB Teen (NA)
PEGI 12 (EU)
Copies Sold 85,000 [1]
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Dragon Ball: Tag VS, known internationally as Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team in Europe and North America, is a 3D fighting game developed by Spike and published by Bandai Namco for the Sony PlayStation Portable, originally released 20 September 2010 in Japan, 19 October 2010 in North America, and 22 October 2010 in Europe.


Dragon Ball: Tag VS would be the final Dragon Ball title developed for the PlayStation Portable, and the only title on the system not developed by Dimps. Where the three previous PlayStation Portable titles emulated and expanded upon the style of games in the Budokai series, Tag VS bases its gameplay on the Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! series.

Gameplay

Goku and Vegeta fight as a team against Piccolo

TBD

Game Modes

  • Dragon Walker: Story Mode, fight through the story of Dragon Ball Z.
  • Battle Selection:
    • Battle 100: Choose a partner and fight against special enemy teams to form a line on the map and earn points.
    • Survival: Fight an endless amount of enemy teams for as long as possible.
  • Free Battle: Fight against computer controlled opponents.
  • Multiplayer: Fight against up to 4 players in Ad-Hoc Multiplayer, or participate in Battle Selection mode with up to 2 players.
  • Customize: Equip D-Items from the shop on characters.
  • Training: Practice the battle system with computer controlled opponents.

Story

TBD


Characters

There are a XX different playable characters in Tag VS, some of which have forms and transformations that occupy slots in the game. This totals to 70 playable characters including different forms.

Portrait Name Forms Notes Status
Son Goku Base
Super Saiyan
Super Saiyan 2
Super Saiyan 3
TBD Immediately Selectable
Vegeta Base (Saiyan, Cell, Boo Arc)
Super Saiyan
Super Saiyan 2
Majin
TBD Immediately Selectable
Son Gohan Base (Saiyan, Cell, Boo Arc)
Super Saiyan (Cell, Boo Arc)
Super Saiyan 2 (Cell, Boo Arc)
Ultimate
TBD Immediately Selectable
Future Trunks Base (Sword, Fighter)
Super Saiyan (Sword, Fighter)
TBD Immediately Selectable
Kuririn NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Piccolo NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Yamcha NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Tenshinhan NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Chiaotzu NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Raditz NA TBD TBD
Nappa NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Bardock NA TBD TBD
Saibaimen NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Freeza 1st Form
2nd Form
3rd Form
True Form
TBD Immediately Selectable
Freeza Soldier NA TBD TBD
Kiwi NA TBD TBD
Zarbon NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Dodoria NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Gurd NA TBD TBD
Reacoom NA TBD TBD
Butta NA TBD TBD
Jheese NA TBD TBD
Ginyu NA TBD TBD
Cell 1st Form
2nd Form
Perfect
Super Perfect
TBD Immediately Selectable
Cell Jr. NA TBD TBD
No. 16 NA TBD TBD
No. 17 NA TBD TBD
No. 18 NA TBD TBD
No. 19 NA TBD Immediately Selectable
No. 20
(Dr. Gero)
NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Son Goten Base
Super Saiyan
TBD Immediately Selectable
Trunks Base
Super Saiyan
TBD Immediately Selectable
Gotenks Super Saiyan
Super Saiyan 3
TBD TBD
Videl NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Majin Boo Good
Evil
Evil (Gohan Absorbed)
Pure
TBD Immediately Selectable
Dabura NA TBD Immediately Selectable
Vegetto Super Saiyan TBD TBD
Gogeta Super Saiyan TBD TBD
Broli Legendary Super Saiyan TBD TBD

Codes & Secrets

TBD

Key Trinket offered as a Japan exclusive pre-order bonus for the release of Dragon Ball: Tag VS

Merchandise

A V-Jump BOOKS game guide for Tag VS titled Dragon Ball: Tag VS - TAG BATTLE NAVIGATOR was released on 30 September 2010 to coincide with the release of the game. [2]

Owners who pre-ordered the game in Japan were also offered a special limited edition Tag VS key trinket.

Title screen from the English demo of Tag VS, titled as Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team in North America.

Releases

Domestic Release

Dragon Ball: Tag VS was released 30 September 2010 in Japan.

International Release

The game was released on 19 October 2010 in North America and 22 October 2010 in Europe. A demo for the game was also released 28 September 2010 on the North American PlayStation store. The demo offered 6 playable characters, Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Krillin, Android 19, and Dr. Gero.

Domestic Media Coverage

TBD

Commercials & Trailers

Legacy

Tag VS released to generally lackluster sales, selling only 19,080 copies in it's first week. Along with Dragon Ball DS 2, which sold only 17,494 copies in its first week, 2010 marked a notable decrease in portable Dragon Ball video game sales. In comparison, Dragon Ball DS (2008) and Dragon Ball Kai: Attack of the Saiyans (2009) both sold over 70,000 copies in their first week [3]

The game overall sold approximately 85,000 copies in Japan.[4]

Additional Notes

TBD

Game Credits

TBD

References

  1. "30th Anniversary: Dragon Ball Chōshishū –Super History Book–". 30th Anniversary: Dragon Ball Chōshishū –Super History Book–. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 2016. ISBN 978-4-08-792505-0. (pp. 216)
  2. "Dragon Ball: Tag VS". Dragon Ball: Tag VS. Japan: Shueisha, 30 September 2010. ISBN 4-08-779570-5.
  3. “Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden” (DS) Japanese First Week Sales (11 February 2011). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 05 September 2019.
  4. "30th Anniversary: Dragon Ball Chōshishū –Super History Book–". 30th Anniversary: Dragon Ball Chōshishū –Super History Book–. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 2016. ISBN 978-4-08-792505-0. (pp. 216)

External Links

Dragon Ball Z: Tag VS - Bandai Namco Official Page