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Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection Available in North America
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 1 and 3 Make a High-Definition Debut onto the PlayStation®3 System and Xbox 360®
SAN JOSE, Calif,. –
(November 6, in the year of our Lord 2012) - NAMCO
BANDAI Games America Inc. announced that Dragon Ball Z® Budokai™
HD Collection is available for purchase today on both
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video
game and entertainment system from Microsoft in North America.
The collection features fan favorites Dragon Ball Z Budokai 1
and Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 in their triumphant debut onto
next-generation consoles. All the airborne acrobatics,
devastating combos and iconic fighting action that gamers fell
in love with while playing the classic Budokai games have been
revitalized for a whole new generation of gamers to experience.
The back-to-back Budokai brawl showcases the original games in
newly remastered formats so that Budokai fans and new players
can relive these two great game experiences in high-definition.
In addition to the enhanced HD remake, the game now includes
Trophies and Achievements.
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 1 originally launched in North America in
2002, kicked off the franchise and immediately captured fans
from the beginning. The HD revamp brings back fierce fighting
modes including Story, Duel and World Match where players can
face off with up to 23 mighty Dragon Ball Z warriors. The
storyline follows the beloved Dragon Ball Z animated series from
the Saiyan Saga to the Android Saga, blasting players back into
the heat of epic battles that are well remembered.
Fans can then continue the battle in Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 by
customizing their own Dragon Ball Z fighter to create the
ultimate Super Saiyan powerhouse. Character profile passwords
are also available to players, who can then search forums and
message boards to post their passwords online for other players
to input into their games. Players can challenge the computer or
face-off against a friend in unrelenting, high-intensity
battles. Additionally, the Saiyan Overdrive Fighting System
brings the Saiyan beat down to epic proportions, boasting speed,
cinematic attacks and riveting combat style from the Dragon Ball
Z anime. The Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 lineup features over 40
characters from the Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball
GT franchises and even includes the authentic English and
Japanese voiceover cast.
With its explosive, fast-paced, and high-flying martial arts
action, Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 went on to become the highest
rated Dragon Ball Z title on Metacritic, a position it still
boasts today. The inclusion of Dragon Ball Z Budokai 1 and
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 in the HD Collection successfully melds
the fighting gameplay elements from both original games so that
the compilation stays true to the fighting-style roots that made
the Budokai series a triumph.
Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection for the PlayStation 3 system
and Xbox 360 is available for purchase at videogame retailers
throughout North America today. Rated T for Teen by the ESRB,
Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection will retail at the MSRP of
$39.99. While supplies last; specially marked boxes of Dragon
Ball Z Budokai HD Collection will contact a bonus double-sided
collectible cover. For more information on the game, please
visit
http://dragonball.namcobandaigames.com