Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
Developer(s)	Dimps
Publisher(s)	Namco Bandai
Series	DBZ: Data Carddass series
Release date(s)	JPN February 28, 2013
Genre(s)	Card battle fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player Multiplayer
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
Media	Nintendo 3DS Cartridge
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Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (ドラゴンボール ヒーローズ アルティメットミッション) is a card-based fighting game that is a portable-port of the arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes. It was released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming console on February 28, 2013.

OverviewEdit

HistoryEdit

A Dragon Ball game for Nintendo 3DS was first announced at the 2010 E3 by Namco Bandai, saying "Dragon Ball kicks into 3D with all new features and gameplay designed for the Nintendo 3DS hardware."^[1] In April 2012, the Namco-Bandai website began listing an entry for a Dragon Ball series game on the 3DS.^[2] It was revealed in the 2012 V-Jump #10 and Weekly Shōnen Jump that Bandai Games was porting its 2010 Dragon Ball Heroes arcade card battle game to the Nintendo 3DS. The release date (2/28) and price of the game (¥5,800) were announced in the 2013 V-Jump #1.

FeaturesEdit

The game contains over 200 characters spread across more than 800 cards. It includes complete card lists from the first set through Galaxy Mission 4 (Red Ribbon Androids, Galaxy Soldiers, Majin Buu, Planet Trade Organization, Lord Slug's clan, Super Buu, Broly, Tapion, Dragon Ball GT characters, Baby Saga characters, Fusion Reborn characters, and Turles Crusher Corps.). The game also features an exclusive opening animation, a mission-based story mode, wireless support to duel with each other or trade cards, and connectivity with the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game. First-run releases of the game come with a bonus set of cards for the actual arcade game: a Super Saiyan Goku card, a Super Saiyan Future Trunks card, a Super Saiyan Future Gohan card, a Super Saiyan Vegeta, a Hero Avatar card, and a Trial Hero License. The special edition of the game, available for purchase from Namco Bandai's LaLaBit Market website, comes packed with a carrying case that holds twenty cards and six Heroes Tournament packs of cards.

StoryEdit

In the Ultimate Mission animation, the Hero is in the real world in front of an arcade game, and he is teleported into the Dragon Ball Heroes universe. There, he sees the Frieza's race Hero Froze fighting with Frieza in his final form and then, Cell and Majin Buu appear. While the Majin Hero and the Namekian Hero take on Cell, the Saiyan Heroine fights with Majin Buu. The Heroine kicks Majin Buu to the ground, and then the Hero flies to her. Legendary Super Saiyan Broly appears, clotheslines the Frieza's race Hero and Frieza into a mountain, and kicks Cell away. The Namekian Hero attacks Broly, but Broly quickly defeats him. The Saiyan Heroine and the Saiyan Hero then take on Broly, and Broly quickly knocks them to the ground. Goku appears and save the kids from Broly's Eraser Cannons. Then, the three heroes turn Super Saiyan and charge Kamehameha waves to struggle with Broly's energy wave.

GameplayEdit

The game recreates the interface of the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game via the touch panel. The player assembles a deck of five cards for battles. As the player uses the touch stylus to create a card formation on the bottom screen, the battle unfolds on the top screen. Actions, such as the Charge Impact, are done so that the player can intuitively do them with their hands on the portable device.

The game includes a scouter function, which uses the 3DS' camera to take a picture of someone's face in order to check their power. This allows the player to earn Zeni and other items. Scan someone with a high power level and Great Ape Vegeta will appear as a boss fight, and tag up with friends to take him on. Scanning special QR codes allows the player to fight special bosses, such as Bills or Super Saiyan God Goku from the 2013 movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.^[3]

In the story mode, the player moves around what is called the Ultimate Map and experiences the story from the Saiyan Saga up through Dragon Ball GT, with the most famous scenes from the series recreated for the game. By completing missions, more cards are obtained in the game.

CharactersEdit

Player avatarsEdit

• Saiyan "Hero" (Base, Super Saiyan)
  • Saiyan "Elite" (Base, Super Saiyan)
  • Saiyan "Berserker" (Base, Super Saiyan)
• Saiyan "Heroine" (Base, Super Saiyan)
  • Female Saiyan "Elite" (Base, Super Saiyan)
  • Female Saiyan "Berserker" (Base, Super Saiyan)
• Majin "Hero"
  • Majin "Elite"
  • Majin "Berserker"
• Frieza's race "Hero"
  • Frieza's race "Elite"
  • Frieza's race "Berserker"
• Namekian "Hero"
  • Namekian "Elite"
  • Namekian "Berserker"

Playable charactersEdit

• Goku (Base, Kaio-ken, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3)
• GT Goku (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
• Vegeta (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Vegeta, Super Saiyan 2, Majin, Super Saiyan 3)
• GT Vegeta (Base, Super Saiyan)
• Vegito (Base, Super Saiyan)
• Gogeta (Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
• Kid Gohan
• Teen Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
• Adult Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Ultimate)
• Great Saiyaman
• Future Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan)
• GT Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Baby Infected)
• Goten (Base, Super Saiyan)
• GT Goten (Base, Super Saiyan, Baby Infected)
• Piccolo (Base, fused with Nail, combined with Kami)
• Krillin
• Yamcha
• Tien Shinhan
• Chiaotzu
• Future Trunks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Trunks, Super Saiyan 3)
• Kid Trunks (Base, Super Saiyan)
• GT Trunks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3, Baby Infected)
• Gotenks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
• Mighty Mask (Base, Super Saiyan)
• Pan
• Eastern Supreme Kai
• Nail
• Bardock (Base, Super Saiyan)
• Raditz
• Nappa
• King Vegeta
• Saibaman
• Dodoria
• Zarbon
• Captain Ginyu
• Recoome
• Burter
• Jeice
• Guldo
• Frieza (1st Form, 2nd Form, 3rd Form, Final Form, 100% Power, Mecha)
• King Cold
• Dore
• Neiz
• Salza
• Cooler (Base, Final Form)
• Meta-Cooler
• Chilled
• Toobi
• Amond
• Cacao
• Daiz
• Turles
• Wings
• Angila
• Medamatcha
• Commander Zeeun
• Lord Slug
• Dr. Gero
• Android 19
• Android 18
• Android 17
• Android 16
• Android 15
• Android 14
• Android 13 (Base, Fusion)
• Cell (Imperfect, Semi-Perfect, Perfect Form, Power-Weight Form, Super Perfect Form)
• Cell Jr.
• Paragus
• Broly (Super Saiyan, Legendary Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
• Hatchiyack
• Kogu
• Bido
• Bujin
• Zangya
• Bojack (Full Power)
• Pikkon
• Bio-Broly
• Mr. Satan
• GT Mr. Satan
• Gokule
• Videl
• Great Saiyaman 2
• Yamu
• Spopovich
• Pui Pui
• Dabura
• Majin Buu/Mr. Buu
• Evil Buu
• Super Buu (Base, Gotenks absorbed, Piccolo absorbed, Gohan absorbed)
• Kid Buu
• Super Janemba
• Tapion
• Bills
• Whis
• Uub
• Teen Uub
• Super Mega Cannon Sigma
• General Rilldo (Base, Hyper Meta-Rilldo, Meta-Rilldo)
• Dr. Myuu
• Baby (Base, Baby Vegeta, Baby Janemba)

BossesEdit

• Great Ape Gohan
• Great Ape Vegeta
• Great Namek Lord Slug
• Hirudegarn (Final Form)
• Luud (Full Power)
• Golden Great Ape Goku

RobotEdit

• Hero Robot
  • Defense Form
  • Attack Form

Battle StagesEdit

• Plain
• Kami's Lookout
• Rocky Area (day, night)
• Planet Namek
• Urban Area
• Space
• M-2
• New Planet Plant
• Tree of Might

SalesEdit

The game sold 88,386 copies its first week, securing a spot as the fourth-best selling game in that period.^[4]

GalleryEdit

October 2012 V-Jump issue October 2012 V-Jump issue January 2013 V-Jump issue January 2013 V-Jump issue V-Jump scan V-Jump scan V-Jump scan V-Jump scan V-Jump scan showing Bills and Whis in the game LaLaBit Market edition Ultimate Mission animation The Hero arrives in the DBH world The Hero in the DBH world The Hero sees Froze fighting with Frieza Frieza appears Froze faces Frieza Froze vs. Frieza Majin Buu appears Cell appears Perfect Cell and Majin Buu Perfect Cell and Majin Buu grinning Namekian and Majin Heroes attack Cell Namekian and Majin Heroes attack Cell Cell fights with the Namekian and Majin Heroes Majin Buu faces the Heroine Majin Buu attacks the Heroine The Heroine blocking Majin Buu's kick Majin Buu vs. the Heroine The Heroine kicks Majin Buu The Heroine The Heroine happy The Hero The Hero flies to the Heroine Broly clotheslines the Frieza's race Hero and Frieza away Broly defeats the Frieza's race Hero and Frieza The Majin Hero and the Namekian Hero face Cell Broly appears Broly kicks Cell away The Namekian Hero defeated by Broly Broly defeats the Namekian Hero The Hero scared The Hero angry The Hero trying to kick Broly Broly blocks his opponents' attacks Broly blocks the kids' punches Broly about to knock the two kids out The Heroine and Hero knocked out Broly holds the two kids Broly about to throw the two kids The two kids thrown to the ground Broly prepares an energy attack Broly prepares an energy attack Broly charges an energy sphere Broly fires his attack Broly fires his attack The Heroine and Hero Goku deflects Broly's attack Goku deflects Broly's attack Goku talks to the Heroine and Hero Goku turns Super Saiyan The Heroine and Hero The Heroine and Hero power up The Heroine and Hero turn Super Saiyan Goku charges a Kamehameha The Hero charges a Kamehameha The Heroine charges a Kamehameha The Heroine, Goku, and the Hero charge Kamehameha waves The Heroine, Goku, and the Hero charge Kamehameha waves The Heroine, Goku, and the Hero charge Kamehameha waves The Heroine, Goku, and the Hero fire Kamehameha waves The Heroine, Goku, and the Hero fire Kamehameha waves Broly angry Broly prepares an attack Broly prepares an attack Broly charges an energy wave Broly's energy wave vs. Goku and the Heroes' wave Energy Clash Ultimate Mission logo Heroes (DBHUM art) Broly and Frieza (DBHUM art) Great Ape Vegeta, Luud, Hirudegarn (DBHUM art) Saiyan Hero (DBHUM art) Saiyan Heroine (DBHUM art) Super Saiyan Heroine (DBHUM art) Majin Hero (DBHUM art) Frieza's race Hero (DBHUM art) Frieza's race Hero (DBHUM art) Namekian Hero (DBHUM art) Hero symbol Elite symbol Berserker symbol Frieza art The DBZ & GT timeline according to DBHUM Male Saiyan avatars Female Saiyan avatars Majin avatars Frieza's race avatars Namekian avatars The robot's three modes Game modes Saiyan Hero's stats Level Up Level Up Robot selection Krillin, Gohan, Hero, Goku, Piccolo The Saiyan Hero in-game Goku talks to Raditz Raditz with Saibamen Battle against Raditz Battle against Raditz Battle against Raditz Battle against Raditz Goku charges a Kamehameha Piccolo fires his Special Beam Cannon The Hero uses his Charge Impact The Hero's Charge Impact Chiaotzu uses his Chōnōryoku Chiaotzu's Chōnōryoku The Saiyan Hero charges an attack The Saiyan Hero fires it at a Saibaman The Heroine attacks a Saibaman The Heroine attacks a Saibaman The Namekian Hero prepares an attack The Namekian Hero charges his special attack The Namekian Hero and Piccolo about to fuse Yamcha uses the Wolf Fang Fist Krillin attacks Nappa Piccolo protects Gohan Vegeta and Goku facing off in a cutscene Goku charges a Kamehameha Battle against Vegeta Using the "scouter" Using the "scouter" Using the "scouter" Using the "scouter" The Hero summons a giant character The Hero summons a giant character The Hero summons a giant character Great Ape Vegeta summoned Great Ape Vegeta summoned Great Ape Vegeta Burter and Jeice attack Frieza's spaceship Frieza's spaceship Space battle stage The Frieza's race Hero uses his Death Ripper The Frieza's race Hero charges the Death Ripper The Frieza's race Hero attacks a Saibaman Great Namek Slug summoned Great Namek Lord Slug Super Saiyan Goku, the Saiyan Hero, Super Saiyan Gohan The Hero as a Super Saiyan The Heroine as a Super Saiyan Gameplay Super Saiyan Goku attacks Android 19 Goku faces the Androids A Kamehameha fired at Cell Battle against Cell Battle against Cell Father-Son Kamehameha Father-Son Kamehameha Father-Son Kamehameha Super Saiyan Goku faces Bojack and Zangya Super Saiyan 3 Broly The Majin Hero The Majin Hero uses the Majin Punch Battle stage Hirudegarn summoned Hirudegarn Whis and Bills Bills prepares an attack Bills charges his attack Whis prepares Prelude to Destruction Whis prepares his Prelude to Destruction attack Whis' Prelude to Destruction attack The seven Dragon Balls Shenron Wish selection Piccolo attacks Hyper Meta-Rilldo Dragon Roulette Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission official website