Get ready, because evil isn't taking a break! Play as super hero or ultra villain in Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, the first-ever Dragon Ball Z game available for the PSP system. In Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, you'll experience intense wireless multiplayer.
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai (ドラゴンボールZ 真武道会Doragon Bōru Zetto Shin Budōkai, lit. “Dragon Ball Z: New Martial Arts Tournament”) is a fighting video game that was developed by Dimps, and was released worldwide throughout Spring 2006. It is part of the Budokai series of games and was released following Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3. It is the first Dragon Ball Z game on the PlayStation Portable. Its sequel is Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai – Another Road.
The game also includes a brand new technique known as the “Aura Burst” which allows your character to move across the screen at high speed toward the opponent. When Bursting and pressing an attack button, you could dish out fast combos or blows that stun your opponent. Making long chain combos similar to the ones from Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 which were more difficult at that time, but blocking was made slightly easier by using the Aura Burst as a canceler. Despite most of the criticism, Shin Budokai’s fighting system was deeper than initially expected due to several new indirect mechanics.
In this mode, you can practice battles with the CPU. You have to pick two characters to fight with, choose the battlefield, and set your health, starting ki, and check energy.
This is the mode were you can have wireless multiplayer battles with your friends. Here, you can also add friends to your Profile Card, and view theirs as well. Every battle you win will raise your power level (shown on the main menu, on the Dragon Radar). It will also increase your Victory Ratio, which is displayed on your Profile Card.
In this mode, you select your character, and head out to battle. The objective of this mode is to collect all the Dragon Balls. Although, you do not get any wishes of your own, the characters ask the eternal dragon for something they want. You’ll fight 10 opponents in a row, and at certain points in the Arcade Mode, you’ll come across an opponent you’ll have a dialog scene with.
In this mode, located in Z trial, you’ll be asked to fight certain enemies as fast as possible. There are seven courses in total.
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First release date | March 7, 2006 |
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Developer | Dimps Corporation |
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Genre | Fighting |
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Franchises | Dragon Ball Z Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Dragon Ball |