Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 1421326 225549449 2008-07-14T07:17:20Z 69.107.106.92 /* Skills */ {{redirect|Budokai|the martial arts tournament|Tenkaichi Budokai}} {{Infobox VG | title = Dragon Ball Z: Budokai | image = [[Image:dbzbox.jpg|200px|Dragon Ball Z: Budokai US box art]] | developer = [[Dimps]] | publisher = {{vgrelease|North America|NA|[[Infogrames]]}}<br/>{{vgrelease|Europe|EU|[[Infogrames]]}}<br/>{{vgrelease|Japan|JPN|[[Bandai]]}} | designer = | engine = | released = '''[[Sony PlayStation 2]]'''<br/><small><sup>'''[[Europe|EU]]'''</sup></small> {{start date|2002|11|9}}<br/><small><sup>'''[[North America|NA]]'''</sup></small> {{start date|2002|12|3}}<br/><small><sup>'''[[Japan|JPN]]'''</sup></small> {{start date|2003|02|13}}<br/>'''[[Nintendo GameCube]]'''<br/><small><sup>'''[[North America|NA]]'''</sup></small> {{start date|2003|10|28}}<br/><small><sup>'''[[Europe|EU]]'''</sup></small> {{start date|2003|11|14}}<br/><small><sup>'''[[Japan|JPN]]'''</sup></small> {{start date|2003|11|28}} | genre = [[Fighting game|Fighting]] | modes = [[Multiplayer game|Multiplayer]] | ratings = [[ESRB]]: Teen (T) | platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]<br>[[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] | media = 1 × [[DVD-ROM]] (PS2)<br>[[GameCube Optical Disc]] | requirements = | input = [[PlayStation 2]] Controller<br/>[[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] Controller }} '''''Dragon Ball Z: Budokai''''', released as {{nihongo|'''''Dragon Ball Z'''''|ドラゴンボールZ|Doragon Bōru Zetto}} in [[Japan]], is a [[fighting game|fighting]] [[video game]] that was released for the [[PlayStation 2]] on [[December 3]], [[2002]] in [[North America]] and for the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] in North America on [[October 28]], [[2003]]. The game was released in Japan by [[Bandai]] on the PlayStation 2 in [[February 13]], [[2003]], while the Nintendo GameCube release was brought out near the end of the year, on [[November 28]], [[2003]]. It was developed by [[Dimps]] and published by [[Atari]]. As the GameCube version was released almost a year after the PlayStation 2 version, the opportunity was taken to improve the graphics using [[cel-shading]]. ==Gameplay== ===Skills=== Each character can be optionally customised by using a 7-slot ''skill tray''; players may choose up to 7 skills and assign them to a fighter. Some skills can take up multiple slots. These skills can be used in "World Tournament" Mode and Versus Mode. (You can't use skills on Story Mode, only the ones the character already has.) Skills may be purchased from [[Mr. Popo]] with the prize money from the ''World Tournament'' mode. There are three types of skills: ''Special Moves'', which include skills such as the [[Kamehameha|Kamehameha Wave]] and the ability to become [[Super Saiyan]]; ''Physical'', which includes such skills as ''Zanku Fist''; and ''Equipment'', which provide boosts such as increased defense. One can also purchase [[Dragon Balls]], and when you have all of them, [[Oolong (Dragon Ball)|Oolong]] appears and summons [[Shenlong|Shenron]], giving the player a choice of 3 ''Breakthrough'' capsules; these allow a player to use all of a character's moves and abilities at once. ===Story mode=== The Story Mode consists of 3D [[cutscenes]] adapted from the series (though more close to the manga than the anime). Unlike later Budokai games, the story mode is similar to most other fighting games (in which cutscenes occur between battles). The story mode covers 3 Sagas - Saiyan, Namek, Android - and the player automatically collects capsules (or sometimes [[Dragon Balls]]) at the end of each battle. Depending on which episode is being played, the playable characters are Goku, Gohan, Piccolo and Vegeta. At the end of every saga there are bonus '''''what if''''' episodes, and one plays as the main villain of that saga; Vegeta, Frieza and Cell respectively. *In Vegeta's storyline, '''''Vegeta: Saiyan Prince''''', Vegeta and Goku then duel, and Vegeta defeats him with minimum effort, driven by the desire to avenge Nappa. Then Krillin and Gohan turn up, and Vegeta beats them separately. After the battle, Vegeta speaks to himself for a minute while Yajirobe sneaks up behind him. Vegeta hears Yajirobe, and, impressed by Yajirobe's bravery, offers him to become his next pupil. Yajirobe refuses, stating that he doesn't want to end up like Nappa. Enraged at being reminded of Nappa's death, Vegeta screams in anger, and becomes a Super Saiyan. The episode ends. *In Frieza's storyline, '''''Rampaging Frieza''''', Frieza successfully beats Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta, Krillin and Gohan in battle. He then succeeds in wishing for immortality. Blowing up Namek, Frieza returns to his spaceship, deciding to destroy Earth next. The episode ends. <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Cell kuririn 2.jpg|thumb|180px|Cell after absorbing Krillin.]] --> *In Cell's storyline, '''''A Cold-Blooded Assassin''''', Cell attempts to absorb 17 and 18, and successfully beats 16 in battle. He then absorbs 17, but while attempting to absorb 18, Krillin jumps in the way, causing Cell to accidentally absorb Krillin, shrink to Krillin's size & colors, and lose a lot of power. Yamcha and Tien then show up to challenge the weakened Cell. He just manages to beat Yamcha, but he is then killed by Tien. The real Cell then wakes up in the middle of the Cell Ring, realizing that it was a dream & that ten days waiting for the tournament is a long time to wait. The episode ends. ===World tournament=== The World Tournament allows players to compete against a computer-controlled character in a Martial Arts Tournament. The Prizes are the following: *Novice: 10,000 [[Zeni]] *Adept: 30,000 Zeni *Advance: 50,000 Zeni ===Dueling=== Dueling mode allows a player to fight a computer-controlled character at a preset skill level, or two human players to fight each other using any custom skills. A player may also watch a fight between two computer-controlled fighters. ==Playable characters== <!-- Due to in-game transformations not being separate characters like in the Tenkaichi series, they do not need to be listed here. --> * [[Son Goku (Dragon Ball)|Goku]] (Base-Kaio Ken x5-Kaio Ken x 10-Kaio Ken x20-SS1) * [[Son Gohan|Kid Gohan]] Base-Unlock Potential) * [[Son Gohan#Cell Saga|Teen Gohan]] (Base-SS1-SS2) * [[Great Saiyaman Saga|Great Saiyaman]] * [[Vegeta]] (Base-SS1-Super Vegeta) * [[Future Trunks|Trunks]] (Base-SS1-Super Trunks-Super Trunks 2) * [[Piccolo (Dragon Ball)|Piccolo]] (Base-Sync with Nail-Fuse With Kami) * [[Tenshinhan|Tien]] * [[Yamcha]] * [[Kuririn|Krillin]] (Base-Unlock Potential) * * [[List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball#Artificial Human #16|Android 16]] * [[Android 17]] * [[Android 18]] * [[List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball#Artificial Human #19|Android 19]] * [[Freeza|Frieza]] (Base-Final Form-100% full Power-Mecha Frieza) * [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Freeza's henchmen|Dodoria]] * [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Freeza's henchmen|Zarbon]] (Base-Monster Form) * [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Ginyu Force|Captain Ginyu]] * [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Ginyu Force|Recoome]] * [[Cell (Dragon Ball)|Cell]] (Base-Semi Perfect Form-Perfect form-Super Perfect Form) * [[List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball#Mr. Satan|Hercule]] * [[List of Saiyans in Dragon Ball#Nappa|Nappa]] * [[List of Saiyans in Dragon Ball#Raditz|Raditz]] ===Voice cast=== The North American version contains the voice actors from the [[FUNimation]] dub of the anime series, with all other localised versions containing the original Japanese dub with subtitles. Due to the fact that the FUNimation voice actors wern't present at the dubbing of the first two seasons of ''DBZ'', this game gave them the first opportunity to dub their characters in the cut-scenes that took place in said seasons, before they would re-dub the first two seasons later. <!-- There is no need to link to the playable characters; the links can be seen in the section above. --> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Character Name ! [[Seiyū]] ! Voice actor |- | [[Son Goku (Dragon Ball)|Goku]] || [[Masako Nozawa]] || [[Sean Schemmel]] |- | [[Son Gohan|Kid Gohan]] || [[Masako Nozawa]] || [[Stephanie Nadolny]] |- | Teen Gohan || [[Masako Nozawa]] || [[Stephanie Nadolny]] |- | Great Saiyaman || [[Masako Nozawa]] || [[Kyle Hebert]] |- | [[Piccolo (Dragon Ball)|Piccolo]] || [[Toshio Furukawa]] || [[Christopher Sabat]] |- | [[Vegeta]] || [[Ryo Horikawa]] || [[Christopher Sabat]] |- | [[Bulma]] || [[Hiromi Tsuru]] || [[Tiffany Vollmer]] |- | [[Future Trunks|Trunks]] || [[Takeshi Kusao]] || [[Eric Vale]] |- | [[Kuririn|Krillin]] || [[Mayumi Tanaka]] || [[Sonny Strait]] |- | [[Yamucha|Yamcha]] || [[Toru Furuya]] || [[Christopher Sabat]] |- | [[Tenshinhan|Tien]] || [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] || [[John Burgmeier]] |- | [[List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball#Chaozu|Chiaotzu]] || [[Hiroko Emori]] || [[Monika Antonelli]] |- | [[List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball#Yajirobe|Yajirobe]] || [[Mayumi Tanaka]] || [[Mike McFarland]] |- | [[List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball#Chichi|Chi-Chi]] || [[Mayumi Sho]] || [[Cynthia Cranz]] |- | [[Muten Roshi|Master Roshi]] || [[Hiroshi Masuoka (seiyu)|Hiroshi Masuoka]] || [[Mike McFarland]] |- | [[List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball#Oolong|Oolong]] || [[Naoki Tatsuta]] || [[Bradford Jackson]] |- | [[List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball#Pu-erh|Puar]] || [[Naoko Watanabe]] || [[Monika Antonelli]] |- | [[List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball#Mr. Satan|Hercule]] || [[Daisuke Gōri]] || [[Chris Rager]] |- | [[List of supernatural beings in Dragon Ball#Mr. Popo|Mr. Popo]] || [[Toku Nishio]] || [[Christopher Sabat]] |- | [[List of supernatural beings in Dragon Ball#Karn|Korin]] || [[Naoki Tatsuta]] ||[[Mark Britten]] |- | [[List of supernatural beings in Dragon Ball#Kami|Kami]] || [[Takeshi Aono]] || [[Christopher Sabat]] |- | [[North Kaio|King Kai]] || [[Jōji Yanami]] || [[Sean Schemmel]] |- | [[List of Saiyans in Dragon Ball#Raditz|Raditz]] || [[Shigeru Chiba]] || [[Justin Cook]] |- | [[List of Saiyans in Dragon Ball#Nappa|Nappa]] || [[Shōzō Iizuka]] || [[Phil Parsons]] |- | [[Freeza|Frieza]] || [[Ryūsei Nakao]] || [[Linda Young]] |- | [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Zarbon|Zarbon]] || [[Sho Hayami]] || [[Christopher Sabat]] |- | [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Dodoria|Dodoria]] || [[Yukitoshi Hori]] || [[Chris Forbis]] |- | [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Kiwi|Cui]] || [[Kōji Totani]] || [[Bill Townsley]] |- | [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Ginyu|Captain Ginyu]] || [[Hideyuki Hori]] || [[Brice Armstrong]] |- | [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Ginyu Force|Burter]] || [[Yukimasa Kishino]] || [[Mark Britten]] |- | [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Ginyu Force|Guldo]] || [[Kōzō Shioya]] || [[Bill Townsley]] |- | [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Ginyu Force|Jeice]] || [[Kazumi Tanaka]] || [[Christopher Sabat]] |- | [[List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball#Ginyu Force|Recoome]] || [[Kenji Utsumi]] || [[Christopher Sabat]] |- | [[Dr. Gero]] || [[Kōji Yada]] || [[Kent Williams (voice actor)|Kent Williams]] |- | Android 16 || [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] || [[Jeremy Inman]] |- | Android 17 || [[Shigeru Nakahara]] || [[Chuck Huber]] |- | Android 18 || [[Miki Itō]] || [[Meredith McCoy]] |- | Android 19 || [[Yukitoshi Hori]] || [[Philip Wilburn]] |- | [[Cell (Dragon Ball)|Cell]] || [[Norio Wakamoto]] || [[Dameon Clarke]] |- | [[Saibaman]] || [[Toru Furuya]] || [[John Burgmeier]] |- | [[Cell Jr.]] || [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] || [[Justin Cook]] |- | [[List of supernatural beings in Dragon Ball#Shenlong|Shenron]] || [[Kenji Utsumi]] || [[Christopher Sabat]] |- | [[List of Dragons in Dragon Ball#Porunga|Porunga]] || [[Junpei Takiguchi]] || [[Christopher Sabat]] |- | [[List of Humans in Dragon Ball#Announcer|Tournament Announcer]] || [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]]|| [[Eric Vale]] |- | [[Narrator]] || [[Jōji Yanami]] || [[Kyle Hebert]] |} ==Reception== Critics game the game mixed or average reviews. The [[PS2]] version received an average score of 68% based on 41 reviews on the review aggregator [[Game Rankings]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/562522.asp |title=Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Reviews (PS2) |accessdate=2008-05-29 |publisher=[[Game Rankings]]}}</ref>, and an average score of 67 out of 100 based on 28 reviews on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/dragonballzbudokai |title=Dragon Ball Z Budokai (ps2: 2002): Reviews |accessdate=2008-05-29 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> The [[GameCube]] version received an average score of 66% based on 30 reviews on the review aggregator [[Game Rankings]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/562522.asp |title=Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Reviews (GC) |accessdate=2008-05-29 |publisher=[[Game Rankings]]}}</ref>, and an average score of 65 out of 100 based on 16 reviews on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/cube/dragonballzbudokai |title=Dragon Ball Z Budokai (cube: 2003): Reviews |accessdate=2008-05-29 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> Many critics complained about its simple interface and the fact that combos weren't worth the payoff. Many people liked the cutscenes, and compared them to the original anime because the art was more distinctive than that of subsequent series, such as the Tenkaichi series.{{Verify source|date=June 2008}} ==See also== * ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' * ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2]]'' * ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3]]'' * ''[[Dragon Ball Z & Z 2 Original Soundtrack]]'' ==External links== * [http://atari.com/us/games/dragonball_z_budokai/playstation2 Atari's ''Budokai'' page] * {{moby game|id=/dragon-ball-z-budokai|name=''Dragon Ball Z: Budokai''}} * [http://ps2.ign.com/articles/379/379000p1.html?fromint=1 ''Dragon Ball Z: Budokai'' review] at [[IGN]] * [http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/562522.asp ''Dragon Ball Z: Budokai''] at [[Game Rankings]] {{Dragon Ball games}} [[Category:2002 video games]] [[Category:3D fighting games]] [[Category:Cel-shaded video games]] [[Category:Dimps games]] [[Category:Dragon Ball games|Budokai]] [[Category:GameCube games]] [[Category:PlayStation 2 games]] [[es:Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (Serie)]] [[fr:Dragon Ball Z Budokai]] [[it:Dragon Ball Z: Budokai]] [[lt:Budokai]] [[ja:ドラゴンボールZ (ゲーム)]] [[fi:Dragon Ball Z: Budokai]]