Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit

Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
File:Burst Limit.jpg Japanese PlayStation 3 version box art
Developer(s)	Dimps
Publisher(s)	Namco Bandai Atari
Designer(s)	Dimps
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
Release	June 5, 2008 (2008-06-05) June 6, 2008 (2008-06-06) June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10)
Genre(s)	Versus fighting
Mode(s)	Single player Multiplayer Online multiplayer

Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (ドラゴンボールZ バーストリミット, Doragon Bōru Zetto Bāsuto Rimitto) is a video game based on the anime/manga series Dragon Ball Z and has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, making it the first video game from the Dragon Ball franchise for those two consoles, as well as the first Hi-Def video game from the franchise. It was announced in Shonen Jump magazine on December 12, 2007. The game was developed by Dimps and published in Japan by Namco Bandai and in the US by Atari.

Gameplay

On June 18, 2007, a trailer was released, detailing gameplay. It is on a general 2D plane, unlike the Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi game series which used an over the shoulder camera perspective. The gameplay shown in the trailer is of a similar style to that of Shin Budokai and the Budokai games before Tenkaichi, with some modifications. The game focuses more on strict fighting instead of collecting capsules and Dragon Balls for your character. After completing stroy sequences, you unlock certain items such as characters, abilities and battle stages. Combat has been simplified dramatically from the previous games. Using special moves is as easy as pressing a button and moving the left analog stick or d-pad simultaneously. If certain actions are made during the battle, "Drama Icons" are activated, causing many different effects.

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In-fight cutscene of Goku powering up into Kaiô-ken

At the Taipei Game Show 2008, the game was shown to utilize in-fight cutscenes in an effort to make the game as dramatic, and similar to the anime as possible. One such example is a character being attacked with an energy beam, and a switch to an in-game rendered cutscene depicting the character deflecting this attack in defense, and then quickly returning to the gameplay.

Support characters are also usable, with Krillin being the first known example. In-game transformations are also possible, after certain conditions are met.. Players can also knock their opponents into the sky (depending on the stage), which is also initiated by the in-game cut-scenes.

The game utilizes the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360's online functions to battle friends and enemies alike across an internet connection, and online players can play against those with a copy of the game worldwide.

Development

The combo system has been described as "simple for our button-mashing friends", and the countering system is "very timing-specific" and "simple to pull on". There are 21 playable characters and 15 "what if" scenarios, which branch off from the original storyline. The game has 10 battle stages in all version of the game. In addition, more than 800 anime cut scenes will be included.

On May 18, 2008, a trial demo was released on Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network (although the Europe PSN received the demo later, on May 18).

Playable characters

The following characters have been announced as being playable characters:

Character	Tranformation(s)
Goku	Base	Kaio-Ken	Super Saiyan
Kid Gohan	Base	Unlocked Potential
Teen Gohan	Base	Super Saiyan	Super Saiyan 2
Piccolo	Base	Fusion Kami
Krillin	Base
Yamcha
Tien
Trunks	Base	Super Saiyan	Super Trunks
Vegeta	Base	Super Saiyan	Super Vegeta
Nappa
Raditz
Saibamen
Frieza	1st Form	2nd Form	3rd Form	Final Form	100% Final Form
Captain Ginyu
Recoome
Cell	Imperfect	Semi-Perfect	Perfect	Super Perfect
Android #16
Android #17
Android #18
Bardock
Broly	Legendary Super Saiyan

External links

• American US site
• Japanese site