Dragon Ball Z Game Creators Quizzed

Thanks to GamePro for posting an interview with the producer of the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai fighting games. The original DBZ:Budokai was a surprisingly large hit outside Japan, and with the sequel, in development at Dimps for release by the end of 2003, the sheer amount of characters is an issue - "..adding the characters that debuted in the Buu saga to all the fighters we already had in the last game results in a huge number of characters.. getting all these characters into the game in the limited time we have is probably the hardest part of this project." Oh, and when the producer is asked what the developers of DBZ:Budokai 2 really want, he gets honest: "..they want their own Hyperbolic Time Chamber, or they want Senzu beans to pep them up when they're tired, or they want to go home, or they want a girlfriend..."

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[Kaladis Nefarian]

How about a PC version? Will it be coming out for the X-Box also?

The cutscenes where horrible in Budokai 1.

[reaper20]

They should have just put the original anime instead of those horrid cutscenes and saved some development dollars for more fighting features.

I was kind of disappointed with B1, I hope the second one is better ...

Oh I SO disagree! It was cool to see the transfer.

[Desmoden]

I do agree it could have looked better, but seeing the whole story rendered using the game engine gave the game a solid look and feel. Kept the atmosphere solid and was just plain fun.

I think it was one of the best games in a while. Just fun.

If I were to pick at anthing it would be the fight engine and controls, NOT the looks.

Just my 2bits =)
Des

Re:Ok, I just must ask.....

[Alaric42]

Well, the Xbox does have the best numerical stats out of the three current consoles, as well as the most "additional" standard features (Built-in broadband support and hard drive). It has four controller ports, like the GameCube (and Dreamcast), something which the PS2 does not haveâ"rumor has it that its a price of backwards compatibility. The higher system stats generally translate into the best-looking game for cross-platform releases; there's a reason that the Xbox version is generally the one sh

Re:Dragonball Z

[Gr33nNight]

Try watching the show for once. It isnt all about fighting, although that is the most popular part. My friend owns every episode on DVD (thats available in America) and I have seen the whole series. Once you get into it, it is hard to stop watching.

There are alot of funny parts of DBZ, not just people trying to save the world (is that such a bad thing?)

Re:Dragonball Z

[digtl88]

It may look bad from a glance, but kids really enjoy watching it for some reason as well as adults. I have seen some episodes that are not entirely fighting. They have other plots to mix things up.

Re:Dragonball Z

[sindarin2001]

You must have never seen the episode where Goku tries to get his drivers license.

Re:Dragonball Z

[darkmayo]

Hmm lets see first off the show was not orginally targetted for children.. more of a young adult age group.. as well the show/manga is from Japan which has alot different standards than North American television. AS well if this show has any influence on children the parent should be the one to talk about the differences between reality and fiction.

Re:Dragonball Z

[amuro98]

What do you mean "not originally targetted for children"?

DB/DBZ is aimmed at kids aged 8-12 primarily.