Budokai 2 Announced
In this shocker of an announcement Atari capitalizes on DBZ:Budokai’s popularity
Tags: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 Categories: News, PS2 News
Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Aug 20th, 2003
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai sold in excess of a million copies. There are a lot of DBZ fans out there, and the game wasn’t half bad. After the success of this game, it was only a matter of time before the sequel was announced.
Atari stunned the videogame world by announcing Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 for the PlayStation 2. Okay, maybe the videogame world isn’t stunned, but this should make a lot of DBZ fans happy. The game is scheduled for a December 2003 release.
“The Dragon Ball Z video game franchise has achieved significant success and fan status because they invite fans to ‘play the show’,” said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Atari’s Beverly studio. “Budokai 2 will once again demonstrate Atari’s ongoing commitment to delivering fresh and compelling interactive entertainment.”
“Atari continues to captivate fans by letting them participate in an authentically recreated, Dragon Ball Z universe, including all of the most compelling story lines and memorable characters, said Gen Fukunaga, president of FUNimation Productions. “With surprising gameplay features and graphics enhancements, Budokai 2 looks to set a new standard of DBZ video game excellence.”
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 will have a new single player mode as well as new characters – more than 30 altogether. The visual style is also getting an overhaul. A new style of cel shading dubbed “Toriyama Shading” (after Akira Toriyama, original DBZ author) has been created for the game.
The new single player Dragon Mode has players joining with a team of DBZ fighters to capture all seven of the Dragon Balls. The other modes in the game are (as one would expect) Versus, Tournament, and Training
Also happening in Budokai 2 is the ability to perform fusions – the combination of two fighters into one. This gameplay is taken directly from the animated series. Also lifted from the series is the ability to play as the villain Buu, who appears in three forms, Maijin Buu, Super Buu and Kid Buu.
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Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Aug 20th, 2003 and is filed under News, PS2 News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can post a comment, or trackback from your own site.
