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AtariPosted: August 31st, 2003.
DRAGON BALL Z©: BUDOKAI 2 TO SHIP THIS WINTER
London, UK – August 19th, 2003 – A thrilling new addition to the Dragon BallZ© series is coming to the PlayStation©2, Atari. Featuring never seen beforecharacter fusions, a new single player mode, cel-shaded graphics and opponentsnew to the video game world, Dragon Ball Z©: Budokai? 2 is a sequel to thebest-selling Dragon Ball Z©: Budokai? game. Currently in production bydeveloper Dimps, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 is scheduled to ship in December 2003.
“The Dragon Ball Z video games have attained significant success becausethey invite fans to play the show,” said Martin Spiess, senior vicepresident of marketing for Atari Europe. “Budokai 2 will once againdemonstrate Atari’s ongoing commitment to delivering fresh and compelling interactiveentertainment.”
“This new installment in the authentically realised interactive Dragon BallZ universe draws players further into the high octane world of Dragon Ball Z,so that they really feel like they’re fighting in the world of the TV series”,said Naoki Eguchi of Bandai Europe. “Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 featuresexciting new gameplay and gorgeous graphics, which will attract and hold DBZ©fans? attention like no other DBZ game has before.”
With highly detailed cel-shaded graphics, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 features 34of the toughest, most seasoned heroes and villains from throughout the DragonBall Z sagas. Players can battle in eight highly destructive arenas coveringfive gameplay modes, including Versus, Tournament, Training and the all-new,single-player experience, Dragon Mode, where players join forces with a teamof AI-controlled DBZ fighters on a quest to capture all seven Dragon Balls.Fans can perform fusions – the combination of two fighters into one – and playas the mighty villain Buu, who appears in three forms: Maijin Buu, Super Buu,and Kid Buu.
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 follows on the heels of its successful predecessor.As of June 2003, Atari’s Dragon Ball Z video game franchise has generatedworldwide sales totaling over 3.5 million.
Originally developed in Japan, Dragon Ball-related merchandise has generatedover $3 billion in worldwide licensed merchandise. It is among the top-ratedseries on Cartoon Network and was the number-one rated show among all U.S.cable TV programs for tweens 9-14, boys 9-14 and men 12-24 during the 2002season’s launch line-up. For the second consecutive year, Dragon Ball wasthe most searched-for term on the Internet according to Lycos.
For additional information on Dragon Ball Z, visitDBZ-Videogames.com
News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2003.
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.