Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
Developer(s)	Spike
Publisher(s)	Namco Bandai
Series	Raging Blast series
Release date(s)	November 2, 2010USA November 11, 2010JPN November 5, 2010EU November 4, 2010AU
Genre(s)	Versus fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player Multiplayer Online multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: T
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 2 (ドラゴンボール レイジングブラスト2, Doragon Bōru Reijingu Burasuto Tsū) is a fighting video game and the 2010 sequel to the 2009 game, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast. It was announced for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 consoles^[1] by Namco Bandai and Spike. The game was released November 2 in North America, November 11 in Japan, November 5 in Europe, and November 4 in Australia.

OverviewEdit

DevelopmentEdit

First announced on May 3, 2010 in the Weekly Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 sports up more than 100 playable characters, more than 20 of which are brand new to the Raging Blast series and 6 new to any Dragon Ball video game. New modes and additional environmental effects have also been included.^[2]

GameplayEdit

The gameplay takes a very similar approach to that of its predecessor.^[3] Destructible environments, and character trademark attacks and transformations return and are true to the series. These include signature "Pursuit Attacks" which enable players to initiate attack combos, juggling the opponent in a string of devastating strikes throughout the environment. Additionally, Raging Blast 2 sports the new Raging Soul System which enables characters to reach a special state, increasing their combat abilities to the ultimate level. Raging Blast 2's "story mode" is the "Galaxy Mode", as Namco Bandai Games America announced. It works like the story in Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, that you pick a character and play his or her respective story, with what-if battles as well. At the end of each story there is a boss fight, which makes a powerful enemy, like Ultimate Gohan vs Gotenks Buu where Gohan starts with 1 HP.

Battle ZoneEdit

The Battle Zones that must be complete are: Square Zone-Ultimate Zone or Ultimate Square-Final Ultimate Zone. While playing those new Battle Modes (Battle Zone), "Enhanced Characters" can be unlocked, such as Mecha Frieza. Also, various amount of titles can be unlocked depending on the character used. Enhanced Characters will have a much higher power level, due to their items. Enhanced characters cannot have their costume changed, items will be binded on the character, and moves will be default.

Some characters like Goku, Vegeta, Vegito, Gogeta, Piccolo can not get enhanced. Here is a list of characters who can: Future Gohan, Ultimate Gohan, Meta-Cooler, Hatchiyack, Cell, Cell Jr., Super Janemba, Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta, and more.

Characters will have much power depending on their current Power Level and the items they already have. For example: Cell will have a power of 69-72 depending on his transformation, Ultimate Gohan will have 38, Cell Jr. and Meta-Cooler will have 28, Hatchiyack will have 27, Vegeta in SS3 will have 41. When Cell is enhanced, he will have by default: Fierce God, Maxing Ki and High Improvements on others. With the Fierce God-item, enhanced Cell's Ki attacks will deal a high amount of damage (holding Ki button (TRIANGLE or Y) button will deal around 1.6-2k).

Galaxy ModeEdit

Galaxy Mode is the new "Story Mode" of Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2. This new Story Mode is very long but does not follow the actual story of the anime or manga, although some missions are similar to some major story battles, an example being Goku's boss battle in his galaxy is Vegeta in the Saiyan Saga, and if you stick to his base form, they will have an exchange of dialogue, similar to the dialogue in the real battle. This carries over to the Versus mode, where certain characters will have conversations, e.g. Teen Gohan and Cell . Every character has their own Galaxy Mode which involves several battles including a boss battle and bonus battles. In these "Missions" or battles there are some special conditions such as finish before your Raging Soul ends and start from almost no health and win the match. Some characters have battles with other characters where all the characters that go together to do the battle have to be unlocked. The Dragon Balls are earned by beating the boss mission of any character. If a character has a transformation, they have to unlock it by completing missions, but they start out in base, but later they can transform.

Collector's Edition and BonusesEdit

Accompanying the regular release of Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 is a Collector's Edition that has been confirmed only for a release in European countries and Australia, the Collector's Edition features include a laser-cell artwork from the Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans remake, 8 exclusive costumes (including Bardock in white Battle Armor, Turles with a lighter skin-tone in Battle Armor similar to Nappa's, and Piccolo in King Piccolo's clothing), and finally a 3D pop-up box.

Along with the Collector's Edition, there are several pre-order bonuses, so far there are only six available, all split into packs of three. The first containing alternate clothing for Gogeta, Teen Gohan and Goku, and the other one containing alternate clothing for Vegeta, Trunks and Vegito.

CharactersEdit

The following are the characters that are included in the game:^[4][5][6]

Characters Returning from Raging Blast 1Edit

1. Goku (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3)
2. Vegeta (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Vegeta, Super Saiyan 2)
3. Vegeta (Super Saiyan 3)
4. Vegeta (Scouter)
5. Majin Vegeta
6. Vegito (Base, Super Vegito)
7. Gogeta (Super Gogeta)
8. Kid Gohan
9. Teen Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
10. Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
11. Future Trunks (Sword) (Base, Super Saiyan)
12. Future Trunks (Fighting) (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Trunks)
13. Kid Trunks (Base, Super Saiyan)
14. Goten (Base, Super Saiyan)
15. Gotenks (Base, Super Gotenks, Super Saiyan 3)
16. Piccolo
17. Krillin
18. Yamcha
19. Tien Shinhan
20. Chiaotzu
21. Videl
22. Frieza (1st Form, 2nd Form, 3rd Form, Final Form, 100% Power)
23. Zarbon (Base, Post-Transformation)
24. Dodoria
25. Captain Ginyu
26. Jeice
27. Burter
28. Recoome
29. Guldo
30. Bardock
31. Nappa
32. Raditz
33. Cell (Imperfect Form, Semi-Perfect Form, Perfect Form, Super Perfect Form)
34. Android 16
35. Android 17
36. Android 18
37. Android 19
38. Dr. Gero
39. Majin Buu
40. Super Buu (Base, Gotenks Absorbed, Gohan Absorbed)
41. Kid Buu
42. Broly (Base, Super Saiyan, Legendary Super Saiyan)
43. Broly (Super Saiyan 3)

Characters New to the Raging Blast seriesEdit

1. Ultimate Gohan
2. Future Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan)
3. Nail
4. Pikkon
5. Mecha Frieza
6. Saibamen
7. Cui
8. Cell Jr.
9. Dabura
10. Turles
11. Cooler (Base, Final Form)
12. Salza
13. Meta-Cooler
14. Android 13 (Base, Super #13)
15. Bojack (Base, Full Power)
16. Zangya
17. Super Janemba

Characters New to any Dragon Ball fighting gameEdit

1. Dore
2. Neiz
3. Android 14
4. Android 15
5. Hatchiyack
6. Tarble

VenuesEdit

Old venues from Raging Blast 1Edit

• World Tournament Stage
• Planet Namek
• Ruined Planet Namek
• Rocky Area
• Ruined City
• Break Wasteland
• Cave
• Cell Games Arena
• Islands
• Supreme Kai's World

New venues to the Raging Blast seriesEdit

• Temple
• Underworld
• Glacier
• Dark Planet

Achievements and TrophiesEdit

Main article: List of Achievements and Trophies in Raging Blast 2

Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super SaiyansEdit

On August 10, 2010, Namco Bandai announced a completely reconstructed, re-scripted, and re-edited version of an original Japanese OVA that has never been released in North America or Europe, Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans. Originally known as Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku (lit. "Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans") in Japan, this OVA was released on VHS in two parts, and was an "Official Visual Guide" for a Famicom game of the same name. The footage from the OVA was put into two games for Bandai's Playdia. In 2003, it was put onto DVD and released with the Dragon Box. This new version is completely reanimated but, in accordance with FUNimation announcement, the OVA is not voiced in English but it has English subtitles. Every copy of Raging Blast 2 comes with this 30 minute animation on the game disc, and watching it unlocks the OVA's antagonist Hatchiyack.

Reception and SalesEdit

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 has received generally mixed reviews from game critics. The PS3 version currently holds a score of 60 on Metacritic,^[7] while the Xbox 360 holds a 59.^[8] The PS3 version scored 60.85%, and the Xbox 360 version scored 58.52% on GameRankings. IGN.com gave the game a 55/100, stating "Overly complicated controls are put into a game where button mashing can win the day with ease, layered on top of no story and a host of unlockable pictures and other trivial things that only the most hardcore of Dragon Ball fans will enjoy."^[9] GameSpot gave it a 5.0/10.0, stating "Raging Blast 2's good looks and fan service can't conceal the shallow combat at its heart."^[10] However, G4TV gave it a more positive review, awarding the game 4/5 stars.

In Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 first week of sales (not including Japan, because the game released in Japan over a week later), the game sold a total of 52,019 copies on Xbox 360 and PS3 combined (26,171 on Xbox 360, and 25,848 on PlayStation 3). It has sold a total of 890,000 copies on Xbox 360 and PS3 combined (390,000 on Xbox 360,^[11] and 500,000 on PlayStation 3)^[12] as of September 29, 2012.

Regional differences in musicEdit

Just like the Budokai Tenkaichi series, the first and second Raging Blast games use music from the original Dragon Ball Z series composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi (as opposed to music from Dragon Ball Kai composed by Kenji Yamamoto), although both games use the Japanese Dragon Ball Kai cast. While the first game uses music composed exclusively by Shunsuke Kikuchi, the second uses both the Japanese and American soundtrack.

Recent copies of Raging Blast 2 have the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 music, most likely due to the Yamamoto scandal.

TriviaEdit

• The demo was released on the 13th of October (UK and JP)/ 27 October (US) for the PlayStation Network and on the 14th of October for Xbox Live. It featured four playable characters which were Super Saiyan Goku, Kid Buu, Dabura, and Ultimate Gohan and two playable stages being the Glacier and Rocky Land.
• This is the second Dragon Ball Z video game to feature FUNimation's Dragon Ball Z Kai voice cast, behind Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team.
• This is the first time Hatchiyack and Tarble have received English voice actors.
• During the dialogue between Teen Gohan and Krillin, Gohan says the same dialogue he does with Piccolo and erroneously refers to Krillin as Piccolo. The same thing happens when Teen Gohan fights Goku. Another mistake like this happens whenever Goku and Vegeta use the fusion technique. Instead of simultaneously saying "Fusion-Ha!" as it should be, Goku is heard saying "Gohan, don't let it hit you". This only happens when the fusion is initiated as while playing as Goku. The correct "Fusion-Ha!" is heard if the fusion is done while playing as Vegeta.
• Ironically, there are many errors in dialogues when fighting which differs the one that is subtitled. Some attacks also have the wrong description, such as a long-ranged beam having the description of short-ranged beam. Similar mistakes happen when listing voices in museum, where the person says something different to what the person should say according to the text below.
• Lord Slug makes an appearance in the special 30 minute movie, but he does not appear in the game.
• If Kid Trunks battles Zangya, he will flirt with her at the beginning of the battle, like Master Roshi does with girls in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
• When Frieza is battling Goten, he thinks he is fighting Goku who has somehow gotten smaller.
• If Gotenks defeats Goku or Vegeta he breaks the fourth wall by saying "Check out who just became the main character!"
• King Vegeta is mentioned twice through dialogue. The first time is when Vegeta says "I thought our father sent you to some far off planet, because you were such a lame fighter!" The second time is when Tarble says "Dad! Brother! I defeated Frieza!"
• If Tarble goes up against Nappa and wins, he will say "I wonder why Saiyans are so aggressive."
• When Goku goes against Hatchiyack, Goku will say that Hatchiyack might even be stronger than Broly.
• If Super Saiyan 3 Broly goes up against certain characters like Raditz, Frieza, Cooler, or Tarble, they will refer to him as the Legendary Super Saiyan.
  • However, Bardock will simply refer to him as a monster with no sign of fear or shock in his voice.
• When the voices for the game are shown in the credits, Teen Gohan's English voice is not credited. However, his Japanese voice is credited.
• Like in the Budokai Tenkaichi series, if the player chooses Cell Jr., Meta-Cooler, or Saibamen, they may choose them more than once due to the fact that many of them are seen at the same time in the series.
• When playing as Legendary Super Saiyan Broly, if you use the super attack "Eraser Cannon", Broly moves his mouth but strangely does not speak.
• When Goku faces Super Saiyan 2 Gohan, Gohan replies to Goku with "Let's go Piccolo."

GalleryEdit

ScansEdit

Close-up of the extra costumes appearing in the Collector's Edition bundle Taken of Game.co.uk Characters Roster Vegeta SS3 Fight Broly SS3 Fight Raging Blast Navigator Page 1 Raging Blast Navigator Page 2 Raging Blast Navigator Page 3 Raging Blast Navigator Page 4 Raging Blast Navigator Page 5 Raging Blast Navigator Page 6 Raging Blast Navigator Page 7 Raging Blast Navigator Page 8 Raging Blast Navigator Page 9 Raging Blast Navigator Page 10 Raging Blast Navigator Page 11 Raging Blast Navigator Page 12 Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

ScreenshotsEdit

Super Saiyan 2 Goku Super Saiyan 3 Goku Super Saiyan Vegeta Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta Piccolo Zarbon Mecha Frieza Meta-Cooler Super Android 13 Legendary Super Saiyan Broly Super Saiyan 3 Broly Perfect Cell Super Saiyan Gohan Ultimate Gohan Super Buu (w/ Gotenks absorbed) Super Buu (w/ Gohan absorbed) Bardock attacks Krillin Goku fires a Kamehameha Dabura Dabura Pikkon Android 14 Super Janemba Ultimate Gohan in Raging Soul mode fighting Kid Buu Perfect Cell Future Gohan's Special Beam Cannon Super Trunks Neiz's special dialog against Dore Neiz without his scouter Neiz Dore's first video game appearance Dore striking a pose after victory Salza Tarble's first video game appearance Tarble Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

CharactersEdit

Goku Vegeta Vegito Gogeta Piccolo Gohan Future Gohan Future Trunks Trunks Goten Krillin Yamcha Tien Chiaotzu Nail Bardock in his exclusive costume Raditz Saibaman Nappa Cui Jeice Guldo Frieza Turles Cooler Salza Dore Neiz Android 16 Broly Hatchiyack Cell Jr. Bojack Full Power Bojack Pikkon Janemba Dabura Super Buu Tarble Alternate clothing for Goku, Teen Gohan, and Gogeta Alternate clothing for Vegeta, Future Trunks, and Vegito Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Official website by Namco Bandai
• Goku's Corner: The Official Community of Dragon Ball games
• Official Japanese Website
• Official Japanese Trailer #3 (October 06 2010)