Dragon Ball: Raging Blast

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Dragon Ball: Raging Blast
Developer(s)	Spike
Publisher(s)	Namco Bandai
Series	Budokai Tenkaichi
Native resolution	720p (HDTV) 480p/576p (EDTV) 480i/576i (SDTV)
Release date(s)	November 10, 2009 USA November 12, 2009 JPN November 13, 2009 EU November 19, 2009 AU *Limited Edition will be released on the same dates as above.
Genre(s)	Versus fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: T PEGI: 12+
Platform(s)	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Media	DVD, Blu-Ray Disc
Input	Xbox 360 Controller, DualShock 3, SIXAXIS
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Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (ドラゴンボール レイジングブラスト, Doragon Bōru Reijingu Burasuto) is an upcoming video game for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 consoles under the development of Spike and published by Namco Bandai.^[1] It has been confirmed that this game will be the next game in the Budokai Tenkaichi series. As a new addition to the Budokai Tenkaichi series, it will be the first on the high definition consoles, as well as on Microsoft's Xbox brand. The game is not a direct sequel to Tenkaichi 3, but more of a spin-off. On October 21, 2009, Namco Bandai America announced that the North American version of Dragon Ball: Raging Blast has gone "Gold", meaning it is fully complete. On October 22nd, a demo was released on Xbox Live, however only in the United States.^[2] The PlayStation Network Demo was released later that day as well also only available in the U.S. On the next week, the demo was available as well on the European Region. The demo has three characters to choose from: Goku (Base, Super Saiyan), Piccolo, and Raditz. Each character has 2 costumes to choose from and the playable stage is "Plains".

The game has a set release in North America for November 10th, November 12th for Japan, November 13th for Europe and November 19th for Australia. A Limited Special Edition bundle has been confirmed, which will include a special steel case, 52 page art book, a CD with the game's soundtrack and downloadable content. There is currently no word from Namco Bandai about the North American version and its extras. ^[3]Both GameStop and EBGames are offering a "bonus" for those who pre-order the game from their stores. The "Raging Blast Special Pack" contains customized Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Trunks and Gotenks in-game characters, as well as the ability to immediately play as Super Saiyan 3 Broly, one of the unlockable characters in the game.^[4] GameStop and EBgames Australia are also offering a pre-order "bonus" for those who pre-order the game for their stores. The pre-order pack is DLC (downloadable content) and contains "Unique character key effects and powerful abilities for: Gohan (teen), Super Saiyan Gohan (teen), Super Saiyan 2 Gohan (teen) and Piccolo. EBGames Australia has also confirmed a limited edition for Australia", the contents are the exact same as Europe's limited edition. ^[5]

Information

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Dragon Ball: Raging Blast game will feature high definition graphics and audio, fully destructible environments, and advanced character features. Characters will now have enhanced features such as facial expressions. The power of the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 will greatly enhance the look and feel of character speed and power, as well as the famous signature moves of the series. Battle-damage is making a return, and characters will appear with damaged clothing as well as starches and bruises after a large amount of health is lost. Players can now also utilize a new feature called "Super Rising", which allows players to quickly fly upwards throughout large-scale battle stages. Players can also fight together, freely switching between each other and assisting one another with supporting actions. Players can customize characters using item and Super Attack customization. "D-Points" can also be earned to unlock abilities and items. The game will feature 60 fps (frames per second), both online and off. There will be ten stages to battle on, all of which are far larger than previous Tenkaichi games, giving more room for sky, land, and underwater battles. An environmental "sky change" effect will also be in the game. This will occur when a character of great power apparently powers up. ^[6] "Ultimate Attack" cut scenes will also be featured.

The Limited Edition bundle, showcased with the PlayStation 3 version.

Story, online play, and other modes

The Xbox 360 box art. The PlayStation 3 version can be seen above.

The story mode of Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is called Dragon Battle Collection. Players can play through the original events of the Dragon Ball story, but their actions in battle can change the story in many different ways. Over 100 "Battle Frames" can be selected at any time, regardless of chronological order to which they appear in the series. The story spans from the Saiyan Saga up until the Kid Buu Saga. Battle Frames also include "what-if" scenarios that never occurred in the series, and completing all of them will unlock a special ending. Players can practice and hone their skills in the "Dojo". Players can also partake in the "Super Battle Trial" single-player modes. The online mode will feature a 16-player "Budokai Tournament", single or team battle VS, and a spectator mode where players can rate the fighters.^[7] Split-screen multiplayer has been confirmed, but it is unknown if split-screen can be used for online battles.

New moves and features

Vegeta traps Goku in a mountain utilizing the new environmental feature where players can trap enemies into landmasses and then inflict further damage.

New combination moves can now be utilized, allowing two characters to launch special attacks. New special attacks such as Super Dashes, Health Drain, Time Stop , Rocket Punch , and Wolf's Fang will be featured. There are also brand new environmental features such as new advanced interactions with the grounds of the battlefield. Enhanced destructible features such as rocks, mountains, and even the ground below are now destructible. The ground can now split, shatter, or just be obliterated. Players can now also throw enemies into rocks or other environment features, causing the opponent to become trapped, defenseless, and unable to move.^[8]. The capsule system from previous games is also making it's return, allowing players to customize their characters.

Playable Characters

Ryo Mito (The producer of Raging Blast) has confirmed the number of characters without transformations will be 43, and including transformations and costumes (2 - 3 per character) there will be over 120 playable character variants in the game. Thus far, only thirty-eight characters (discluding transformations and multiples of the same character) and roughly eight stages have officially appeared in the screens and trailers, so the full roster of characters and full list of stages has not been revealed yet. In-game transformations will be returning, allowing players to utilize a characters full potential in battle. Also one of the two exclusive game characters has shockingly been revealed to be a Super Saiyan 3 version of Broly.^[9] Announced on October 8th was a Super Saiyan 3 form of Vegeta as the second exclusive character. ^[10]

These are the characters and forms that have been officially confirmed.
Note: This list is subject to change at any given time.

The playable characters list (with transformations):

• Goku (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3)
  • Vegito (Base, Super Vegito)
  • Gogeta (Super Gogeta)
• Kid Gohan (Base)
• Teen Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
• Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
• Goten (Base, Super Saiyan)
  • Gotenks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
• Piccolo
• Vegeta (Scouter)
• Vegeta (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Form, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3- what-if transformation)
  • Vegito (Base, Super Vegito)
  • Gogeta (Super Gogeta)
• Vegeta (Majin)
• Krillin
• Tien
• Chiaotzu
• Yamcha
• Trunks (Sword) (Base, Super Saiyan)
• Trunks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Form)
• Kid Trunks (Base, Super Saiyan)
  • Gotenks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
• Frieza (1st Form, 2nd Form, 3rd Form, Final Form, 100% Full Power)
• Zarbon (Base, Post-Transformation)
• Dodoria
• Captain Ginyu
• Jeice
• Burter
• Recoome
• Guldo
• Nappa
• Raditz
• Bardock
• Cell (Imperfect, Semi-Perfect, Perfect, Super Perfect)
• Android 16
• Android 17
• Android 18
• Android 19
• Android 20
• Super Buu (Base, Gotenks absorbed, Gohan absorbed)
• Fat Buu
• Kid Buu
• Videl (Base)
• Broly (Base, Super Saiyan, Legendary Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3 - what-if transformation)

Achievements and Trophies

The following are a complete list of all Xbox 360 Achievements and PlayStation 3 Trophies.

Xbox 360 Achievements

There are 50 Achievements with a total of 1000 Points. ^[11]

• 100% Complete: Obtain all the achievements - 100 Gamerscore
• Saiyan Saga Complete: Complete the Saiyan Saga in the Dragon Battle Collection - 10 Gamerscore
• Frieza Saga Complete: Complete the Frieza Saga in the Dragon Battle Collection - 10 Gamerscore
• Androids Saga Complete: Complete the Androids Saga in the Dragon Battle Collection - 10 Gamerscore
• Majin Buu Saga Complete: Complete the Majin Buu Saga in the Dragon Battle Collection - 10 Gamerscore
• Bardock Saga Complete: Complete the Bardock Saga in the Dragon Battle Collection - 10 Gamerscore
• Leg. Super Saiyan Saga Complete: Complete the Legendary Super Saiyan Saga in the Dragon Battle Collection - 10 Gamerscore
• What-If Stories Saga Complete: Complete the What-If Stories in the Dragon Battle Collection - 10 Gamerscore
• Battle-Thirsty Warrior: Unlock all the battles in the Dragon Battle Collection - 10 Gamerscore
• Limitbreaker!: Complete all the battles in the Dragon Battle Collection on the Hard difficulty setting - 40 Gamerscore
• Character Collector: Unlock every character - 10 Gamerscore
• Fashion King: Unlock every costume - 10 Gamerscore
• High-Roller Warrior: Obtain large amount of D-Points - 20 Gamerscore
• Star Holder: Collect 100 Stars - 10 Gamerscore
• Arcade King: Achieve the #1 ranking in Arcade in Super Battle Trial - 30 Gamerscore
• Super Survivor: Achieve the #1 ranking in Survival in Super Battle Trial - 30 Gamerscore
• Speed Demon: Achieve the #1 ranking in Time Attack in Super Battle Trial - 30 Gamerscore
• Point Fiend: Achieve the #1 ranking in Score Attack in Super Battle Trial - 30 Gamerscore
• Undefeated Champ: Achieve the #1 ranking in KO Attack in Super Battle Trial - 30 Gamerscore
• Battle Bonus Complete: Earn Battle Bonus Complete in Score Attack in Super Battle Trial - 30 Gamerscore
• Battle-Crazy: Win 100 times in 1P vs. CPU battle - 20 Gamerscore
• Blazing Friendship: Fight 10 times in 1P vs. 2P battle - 10 Gamerscore
• Days of Endless Battles: Fight 30 times in 1P vs. 2P battle - 10 Gamerscore
• All Ruined: Destroy all of the objects on every map in 1P vs. CPU Versus mode - 10 Gamerscore
• Fought as All Characters: Battle as all characters in Versus Mode - 10 Gamerscore
• Fought on All Maps: Battle on all battle maps in Versus Mode - 10 Gamerscore
• Debuted on the World Stage: Fight in an Xbox LIVE battle for the first time - 10 Gamerscore
• 10 Titles Achieved: Collect 10 or more Xbox LIVE titles - 10 Gamerscore
• 20 Titles Achieved: Collect 20 or more Xbox LIVE titles - 30 Gamerscore
• 30 Titles Achieved: Collect 30 or more Xbox LIVE titles - 60 Gamerscore
• Veteran Fighter: Reach your 100th fight in Xbox LIVE battle- 20 Gamerscore
• Xbox LIVE W. Tournament Champion: Win the Xbox LIVE World Tournament - 30 Gamerscore
• World Tournament Champion: Win the offline World Tournament - 10 Gamerscore
• Cell Games Champion: Win the offline Cell Games - 10 Gamerscore
• Item Collector: Collect all items - 20 Gamerscore
• Full Item Box Expansion: Expand the Item Box to max - 10 Gamerscore
• All Characters Customized: Customize decks for all the characters - 10 Gamerscore
• Knowledge of the Fighting Arts: Complete the Battle Dojo for Beginners - 10 Gamerscore
• Seeker of the Fighting Arts: Complete the Battle Dojo (Basic) - 10 Gamerscore
• Master of the Fighting Arts: Complete the Battle Dojo (Advanced) - 10 Gamerscore
• Proof of Training: Play Single/Team Battle training 30 times - 10 Gamerscore
• Trivia Expert: View all character introductions and histories in the Museum's Character Encyclopedia - 10 Gamerscore
• Maestro : Get all of the game BGM - 10 Gamerscore

Secret Achievements

• Secret : Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement - 30 Gamerscore
• Secret : Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement - 60 Gamerscore
• Secret : Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement - 20 Gamerscore
• Secret : Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement - 20 Gamerscore
• Secret : Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement - 10 Gamerscore
• Secret : Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement - 20 Gamerscore
• Secret : Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement - 40 Gamerscore

PlayStation 3 Trophies

Reception

Famitsu

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (PS3/360) – 9/8/8/8(33/40)

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Official Website and further information

• Japanese website: [1]
• August 19th, 2009, New Trailer [2]
• [3]
• [4]
• [5]
• Namco Bandai Games America website: [6]

Trivia

• Dragon Ball: Raging Blast could technically be considered as Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4.
• Even though Raging Blast seems to be revolve only around Dragon Ball Z, it is called "Dragon Ball Raging Blast" and not "Dragon Ball Z Raging Blast, as opposed to other Dragon Ball Z games.
• So far there has been no news of any exclusively Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball GT characters.
• This is the only Tenkaichi game that has no giant characters.
• This is the second game to be exclusively released on the high definition next-gen consoles, the first being Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit in 2008.
• This is the first of the Tenkaichi series to be released on the high definition next-gen consoles and the first to be on a Microsoft console (Tenkaichi series was never on the original Xbox).
• On August 19th, 2009, a Super Saiyan 3 version of Broly was shockingly revealed as one the two bonus characters in the game.
•  Broly and Gogeta are the only movie characters revealed to be in this game thus far.
• DLC is available for the Xbox 360 version and for the PS3 version, making this the first Dragon Ball game to receive any downloadable content. ^[12][13]
• SSJ3 Broly is said to be a game exclusive character, however his first appearance was in the Japanese-only arcade game "Dragon Battlers", released in Spring 2009 ^[14], now a new scan shows the same situation for SS3 Vegeta
• In Two of the Japanese commercials for Raging Blast, the commentator mistakenly says, "Dragon Ball: Raising Flast" in English. It is unknown how or why such an error occurred.
• On October 8th, 2009, a Super Saiyan 3 version of Vegeta was shockingly revealed as the second bonus character in the game.
• Dragon Battle Collection takes some elements from Tenkaichi 2's Dragon Adventure, with the cut scenes before and after the battle and some aspects from Tenkaichi 3's Dragon History mode where the warriors are talking while in battle to create an ultimate Tenkaichi game.
• There's a What-if fight between Future Trunks & Majin Vegeta vs Kid Buu.

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