Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road
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| Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road | |
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| Developer(s) | Dimps |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Series | Budokai series |
| Release date(s) | US March 20, 2007 JPN June 7, 2007 EU June 22, 2007 AU June 29, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB (T) CERO (A) PEGI: 12+ OFLC: PG ESRB: Teen Computer Entertainment Rating Organization: A Pan European Game Information: 12+ Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia): Teen |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Media | Universal Media Disc (UMD) |
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Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road, known as Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai 2 (ドラゴンボールZ 真武道会2, Doragon Bōru Zetto Shin Budōkai Tzū; lit. Dragon Ball Z: True Tournament 2) in Japan and Europe, is a fighting video game that is the sequel to the best-selling Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai and the second Dragon Ball Z game to be released for the PlayStation Portable.
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Overview
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The plot of this game is a brand new story revolving around Majin Buu being released in Future Trunks' Alternate Timeline. Like most of the Dragon Ball movies, Another Road is considered a side story to the Dragon Ball series.
Key featuresEdit
- Seven game modes (including a completely new story arc following the world of Trunks on his adventures against Majin Buu)[1]
- 24 unique playable characters (the player can choose heroes and villains from Dragon Ball Z)
- High-speed Ad-hoc battles with the universe's most powerful fighters
- In-game transformations to make the battle even more intense
- An improved fighting system with over 50 new fighting skills and ultimate attacks
- Brand new power level-system in Story Mode
- Network Battle
- Able to change camera angles
GameplayEdit
Gameplay is very similar to Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, the game's predecessor. The controls remain the same, but there are some additional functions that can be used during gameplay. The story mode gameplay features something similar to what was in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2.
Basic ControlsEdit
These are preset controls:
- Analog Stick/D-pad = Move
- Square = Rush attack
- Triangle = Smash attack
- Circle = Energy Blast
- Cross = Guard
- L-button = Gather Ki
- R-button = Aura burn
Ki ControlsEdit
These are the default Ki controls:
- O: Energy Blast
- Front + O: Special Attack
- Rear + O: Special Attack 2
- Down + O: Transform (when the Ki gauge is 4 or higher)
- Up + O: Ultimate Attack
StoryEdit
Added by Gold SaiyanAfter the defeat of the Androids and Future Cell, Future Trunks enters the World Martial Arts Tournament. He meets Future Kibito and the Future Supreme Kai, who inform him of Future Babidi's plan to resurrect Future Majin Buu, with the help of his henchman, Future Dabura. After failing to defeat Future Babidi and Future Dabura, Trunks realizes that he can not do it alone, travels back in time once more to receive help from the Z Fighters of the past. He manages to save the Time Machine and asks Goku, Gohan, Goten, Kid Trunks, Vegeta, Piccolo, Android 18, Krillin, Yamcha and Tien Shinhan to help him. Future Babidi manages to take control of Piccolo, and in doing so, creates clones of the Z Fighters, Frieza and Cell to kill Future Trunks and the Z Fighters.
After Piccolo is saved from Babidi's Mind Control, Vegeta lets himself fall to Future Babidi's spell again. This time, Goku manages to bring him back to his senses. Just as in the main timeline, the energy of the battle between Majin Vegeta and Goku revives Future Majin Buu. However, Future Majin Buu refuses to listen to Future Babidi, so Future Babidi leaves him in Future Dabura's care and goes off to New Namek to use the Namekian Dragon Balls to place Buu under his control. But he fails when Goku and the others get the Dragon Balls first. Future Cooler and Future Broly, who also arrive on New Namek, join forces and help Future Babidi. The Z Fighters fought with them, and later brought Future Dende to Earth to become the new Guardian of Earth. Buu makes friends with Future Mr. Satan, only to have Future Dabura hurt Future Mr. Satan, turning Buu into Future Super Buu who eats Future Dabura.
Added by Gold SaiyanFuture Supreme Kai and Gohan go to the Other World to use the Z Sword, but it is to no avail. Future Janemba shows up, with Gohan and Future Pikkon defeating him, though Future Janemba was toying around with them. Their next mission is to recruit Future Bardock (Future Goku's father) and Future Gohan. Future Gohan is in rage over his death at the hands of Android 18; this rage continues until Future Goku calms him down. Future Gohan has his potential unlocked and is brought back to life by Future Old Kai, and Future Pikkon and Future Bardock have one day to help. With all the fighters they have amassed, Goku is astounded by the number, even commenting on how his own father is here.
Later, Future Janemba arrives on the scene and proceeds to steal the Dragon Balls. Goku and Vegeta fuse, forming Gogeta, who defeats Future Janemba, only to have Future Babidi re-steal the Dragon Balls. Future Super Buu absorbs Gotenks and Gohan, just like in the mainstream timeline, but thanks to Vegito (the Potara fusion of Goku and Vegeta), Gohan and Gotenks are freed.
Future Babidi calls forth Shenron to have his wish granted, but Future Mr. Satan steals his wish to save the Earth. Enraged, Future Babidi lashes out on Future Mr. Satan but Future Super Buu takes the blow. Enraged that Future Babidi tried to hurt Future Mr. Satan, Future Super Buu eats Future Babidi, transforming himself into Future Kid Buu and causes Future Good Buu to be expelled.
The final battles are set and after a long battle with the Z-Clones, Janemba, Cooler, Cell, Frieza, Broly and Future Kid Buu. Goku, Gohan, Goten, Future Bardock, and Future Gohan use their Kamehamehas to wipe out Future Kid Buu, thus saving the future.
An alternative ending is also available, where it follows the manga/anime ending. After defeating Future Kid Buu, a cutscene plays in which Vegeta suggests Goku to use the Spirit Bomb to destroy Future Kid Buu. Future King Kai, Future King Yemma, and Future Old Kai help to gather energy, powering the Super Spirit Bomb. Goku fires the Spirit Bomb, which destroys Future Kid Buu, ending the story.
CharactersEdit
Playable charactersEdit
Asterisk denote new Characters/Forms appearing in this game.
- Goku (Base, Kaioken, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Super Saiyan 4*)
- Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Elder Kai Unlock Ability)
- Teen Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
- Future Gohan* (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Elder Kai Unlock Ability)
- Vegeta (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Majin Vegeta)
- Future Trunks (Fighting) (Base, Super Saiyan)
- Future Trunks (Sword) (Base, Super Saiyan)
- Krillin (Base, Unlock Potential)
- Piccolo (Base, Fuse with Kami)
- Frieza (Final Form, 100% Full Power)
- Android 18
- Cell (Perfect Form, Super Perfect Form)
- Majin Buu*
- Super Buu* (Base, Gotenks Absorbed, Gohan Absorbed)
- Kid Buu
- Dabura*
- Cooler (Fourth Form, Final Form, Meta-Cooler*)
- Broly (Super Saiyan, Legendary Super Saiyan)
- Gotenks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
- Super Gogeta
- Vegito (Base, Super Vegito)
- Pikkon
- Janemba (Final Form [Not labelled in-game])
- Bardock*
Story charactersEdit
StagesEdit
- World Tournament Stage
- Planet Namek
- Destroyed Planet Namek
- Plains
- Mountains
- Muscle Tower
- Kami's Lookout
- Hyperbolic Time Chamber
- Hell
Reception and SalesEdit
The game received mixed reviews. IGN gave the game a 7 out of 10,[2] GameSpy gave the game 3 ½ stars out of 4,[3] GameSpot gave it 6.8 out of 10, and G4's X-Play gave the game 3 out of 5.
The game has received a 65/100 on Metacritic. Also, the game has received a user score of 8.4/10 on Metacritic, based on 17 ratings.
The game has sold 420,000 units, as of July 3, 2012.[4]
TriviaEdit
- Various character powers appear to be inconsistent with the main series, such as Gohan's Mystic State apparently not being enough on its own to deal with Majin Buu and villains like Cooler. In all likelihood, this should be considered purely for gameplay purposes.
GalleryEdit
 European cover   Title Screen  Gotenks in the opening  Future Gohan in the opening  Super Saiyan Goku in the opening  LSS Broly in the opening  Super Buu in the opening  Cooler in the opening  SS Goku, Future Trunks, and Vegeta in the opening  Super Saiyan Future Trunks in the opening  Main Menu  Player Select screen     Stage Select    Future Trunks in a cutscene  Future Bulma in a cutscene  The World Tournament Announcer in a cutscene   Trunks on the map     Trunks and Dabura in a cutscene  Future Trunks and Dabura about to battle  Vegeta and Piccolo about to fight  Vegeta in a cutscene  Vegeta on the map  Goku vs. Vegeta  Goku powering up to fight Vegeta  Goku and Vegeta in an epic struggle  Goku vs. Frieza  Goku defeating Frieza without taking any damage  Future Trunks fighting Cell  Goku using Kaio-ken to fight Meta-Cooler  Goku fighting Meta-Cooler  Goku about to fight Meta-Cooler  Goku and Meta-Cooler in a cutscene  Goku about to blast Meta-Cooler with a Kamehameha   Meta-Cooler blasting Goku  Meta-Cooler attacking Goku  Gohan vs. Perfect Cell  Gohan and Cell's Kamehameha struggle  Gohan and Perfect Cell fighting  Future Trunks charging his Burning Attack  Future Gohan fighting Teen Gohan  Future Gohan blasting Teen Gohan  Teen Gohan about to attack Future Gohan  Future Gohan and Teen Gohan's fight coming to a close  Broly in a cutscene  Goku and Broly about to do battle  Broly about to attack Pikkon  Broly punching Pikkon  Broly about to use an energy attack  Broly using an energy attack on Pikkon  Majin Vegeta faces off against LSS Broly  Majin Vegeta about to battle LSS Broly  LSS Broly grabbing Majin Vegeta  Broly attacks Vegeta  Majin Vegeta firing an energy blast at Legendary Super Saiyan Broly  Legendary Super Saiyan Broly about to use an energy attack  Gogeta  Broly fighting Gogeta  Gogeta charges the Stardust Breaker  Broly punching Gogeta  Broly shooting an energy blast at Gogeta  Broly wins  Vegeta fighting Gogeta  Goku about to fight Legendary Super Saiyan Broly  Gohan fighting Dabura  Gohan firing a Kamehameha at Dabura  Piccolo attacks Frieza with his Hellzone Grenade  Super Saiyan 2 Goku wins  Vegeta fighting Majin Buu   Future Gohan vs. Majin Buu  Majin Buu using his super breath against Future Gohan  Janemba in a cutscene  Pikkon and Janemba in a cutscene  Janemba vs. Pikkon  Gogeta attacking Janemba  Pikkon wins  Goku blasting Super Buu  Future Trunks fires a Finish Buster at Super Buu  Super Buu (Gotenks absorbed) punching Future Trunks down  Future Trunks fighting Super Buu (w/ Gotenks absorbed)  Super Buu blasting Future Trunks  Super Buu fires a Kamehameha at Vegito  Goku throwing a Spirit Bomb at Kid Buu  Gohan wins  Bardock  Bardock throwing his Riot Javelin at Frieza  Super Saiyan 4 Goku fighting Bardock               Frieza  Meta-Cooler |
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road Official PlayStation website
- Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road IGN Page
- Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road Gamespot page
