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My power is maximum; new DragonBall Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 screenshots photo

The list of things you ought to be glad you don't know about me is long enough that I think it's okay to remove one item. One bizarre, deformed, dark secret.

Go ahead and insert your own dramatic pause here. Impregnate it with the weight of your emotion, haunt it with the ghosts of your baited breath. Got a haunted, pregnant pause? Good. Moving on...

...I like Dragonball Z games.

Still with me? Hit the jump.  

Yeah, it's true. And I think it's because DBZ is so bizarre. We've got muscled men with big hair who would rather fight all day with each other than speak to their wives. People die repeatedly and come back, and die again, and then sometimes a guy gets only one day to come back to Earth and instead of spending it nailing the brains out of his wife, he spends it fighting. There's a lot of fighting. And challenges. And then the guys put on earrings or hide behind bushes together to do a dance and then they go inside a pink thing and pull out the fat kid.  True story.

But I like all of the DBZ fighting games, and while they've made so many that even I've lost count, they're making another one. Here are new screenshots of Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, which drops on PlayStation 2 and Wii in November of this year.

Looks like they've added Babidi as a playable character (I think) for the first time, and some new techniques, which mostly, as you might expect, contain the words "blast" "burst" and/or the letter Z, as in Dragonball-Z, Z-Items, Z-Fusion, Z-Fighters and Z mode. Z!!!


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Agent Nixon's Avatar
Agent Nixon at 06/23/2007 09:12
To the extreme maximum HOORAH!

its a shame this game isnt comming out for the PSP. I've always enjoyed portable Dragon-ball Z-age on the go.
Agent Nixon's Avatar
Agent Nixon at 06/23/2007 09:13
also notice the hi-res background texture in the first screenshot.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 06/23/2007 09:14
SPIRIT BOMB!
Garbz's Avatar
Garbz at 06/23/2007 09:16
As a long time DBZ fan, these games continue to disappoint me.

Therefore, the chance that this game will be pure fail IMO is over 9000.
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 06/23/2007 09:16
@ Agent Nixon:

Atari's release list says that a DBZ: Harukanaru Densetsu came out on the DS earlier this month. You can play that game on the toilet.
TheTaj's Avatar
TheTaj at 06/23/2007 09:18
As long as you can put the camera angle in the position of the original Budokai games, I'll buy it.
AKK's Avatar
AKK at 06/23/2007 09:22
VEGETA, WHAT DOES THE SCOUTER SAY ABOUT HIS POWER LEVEL?!

IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND.

:O

If the game says that at any point, I'm sold.
Riser Glen's Avatar
Riser Glen at 06/23/2007 09:25
New Levels + New Characters = DBZ Game.

I kind of liked BT and BT2, but in the end, they were all just 3 characters with about 40 different skins each. If you can look past the fact that they are just 100 eye candy, they are kind of enjoyable.
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 06/23/2007 09:26
But I'm still working on the Wii version of 2! I'm not even at 9,000 yet
lem's Avatar
lem at 06/23/2007 09:27
Challenge and fighting and fighting and challenge tonight...!
Chuck a couple of 'Z's in there and we're all set
reddye_5's Avatar
reddye_5 at 06/23/2007 09:41
Where's the blue hair?

You gotta have blue hair.
tazarthayoot's Avatar
tazarthayoot at 06/23/2007 10:15
I'd still hit it with the fury of an angry god.
topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 06/23/2007 10:35
DBZ is for silly-billies.
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Your moms new boyfriend at 06/23/2007 10:51
I like DBZ games, too.

Fifteen years ago.
Colette Bennett's Avatar
Colette Bennett at 06/23/2007 11:16
We're breaking up.
Xeniteone's Avatar
Xeniteone at 06/23/2007 11:54
My thirteen year old brother will buy it. And I'll play it about a month in. I've always loved the series. The games are a reflection of the series. Fight, fight, fight, halfway witty dialogue, fight, fight, fight, Vegeta's wearing a pink shirt!, fight, fight, fight.
Garbz's Avatar
Garbz at 06/23/2007 11:59
IMO, that pink shirt marked a shift in the series and a downward spiral in quality.

I mean, seriously, 'The Great Saiyaman"? WTF was that???
Trevor McGee's Avatar
Trevor McGee at 06/23/2007 12:01
I liked the show a little, but mostly because I had to watch it all the time since my friend is a DBZ nut. But sometimes it just got fucking ridiculous. They'd spend half of an episode talking about the power they have, and then the other half to power up, and then like three episodes and fifty flash backs later they're finally at "maximum" power and ready to fight. They also like to scream a lot while doing it.

DBZ games are pretty much hit or miss, there are a lot of shitty ones. But a few good ones. The last Wii one from what I played was pretty decent and used the Wii controls well. Also the last few on the PS2 were okay as well.
Garbz's Avatar
Garbz at 06/23/2007 12:07
Personally, i like to pretend that Dragon Ball GT never happened.

It makes me a happier person inside.
Tino's Avatar
Tino at 06/23/2007 12:28
I gave up on the show a long long time ago, however the newer games have all been top notch.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar
GuitarAtomik at 06/23/2007 12:53
It's ok, I was into it too (still like the games). But in my defense, a friend of mine from Japan got me into it before it was on Cartoon Network (or syndication even) and it was my first anime. Plus I'm a sucker for over the top fighting/battles.
Creamsnake's Avatar
Creamsnake at 06/23/2007 13:33
I hope they put in the sunglasses wearing rabbit guy.

I never was able to explain the appeal of the show. It's just awesome for some reason. I even like all the cute stuff that goes on when there isn't any fighting.

Then again, I like sappy love songs too..
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 06/23/2007 13:51
I HATE YOU NOW YOU'RE NOT MY REAL MOTHER

Actually, I'm neutral on DBZ. I'm not into any kind of anime, really, but I did play this game at a friend's house and I whupped his ass on the first try. So, I must have some God-given gift for DBZ games, which really could be interpreted as a curse. If ya nasty.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 06/23/2007 14:33
The best thing about DBZ is that episode where Chi-Chi makes Goku and Piccolo get their driver's licenses.
Garbz's Avatar
Garbz at 06/23/2007 14:56
@Mxyzptlk:

The premise of that episode is brilliant.

The execution was terrible if i remember correctly. Something about saving a load of Orphans from the government or something.

Either way, it was very lame.

Apart from the actual driving test bits.

Those were brilliant.
joepekula's Avatar
joepekula at 06/23/2007 15:12
I loved Tenkaichi 2, but I don't really think I can justify buying this. The stages look EXACTLY the same as the last game. The only upgrade here it looks is the life bar is a little dressed up.
God Len's Avatar
God Len at 06/23/2007 15:41
Marry me Leigh!
Garbz's Avatar
Garbz at 06/23/2007 19:32
"Alas, Len, as of yet scientists have failed to configure a plasma beam with the power to disrupt the impenetrable forcefield around my cold, cold heart."

I bet you ten bucks i could do it.

Srsly.
zaqu's Avatar
zaqu at 06/23/2007 21:02
imma pretty sure its pronounced zed
TheRob91's Avatar
TheRob91 at 06/24/2007 00:09
Those games are the most CINEMATIC fighting games I can think of. I would MUCH rather watch a match of Budokai 3 than DOA 4 or Tekken, etc. They are just presented very well. Never played the Tenkaichi games though.
C4Vicious's Avatar
C4Vicious at 06/24/2007 01:13
WTF ever happened to the Bebop game that was supposed to come out on the PS2?

No, the best part was in Dragonball, when Bulma is sleeping, and Chibi Goku tries to pull her underwear off to see why she doesn't have a penis...

...Or maybe I just really, really need to get a life.
God Len's Avatar
God Len at 06/24/2007 02:02
You forget.. I'm God!
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 06/24/2007 12:33
"Alas, Len, as of yet scientists have failed to configure a plasma beam with the power to disrupt the impenetrable forcefield around my cold, cold heart."

What is wrong with me that I find that sentence to be extremely attractive? Fuck, I'm tired.
Fallen Darkness's Avatar
Fallen Darkness at 06/27/2007 13:22
Ok there are many things that would make the next tenkaichi better than the last 2, for starters, you should be able to have like 3 on 1 battles, like broly in legendary super saiyan, have all three people fighting the one person at once, then put every character ever in the game, and put more things from dragonball in it, like goku fighting the red ribbon army and him righting king piccolo. That will make this game better
How U Know's Avatar
How U Know at 11/24/2007 14:38
How do get Higher then 7 on the chacters
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