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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai iii , released as Dragon Ball Z iii (ドラゴンボールＺ３ , Doragon Bōru Zetto Surī ) in Japan, is a fighting video game based on the popular anime series Dragon Brawl Z. It was developed by Dimps and published past Atari for the PlayStation 2, and released on November sixteen, 2004 in North America through standard release and a Limited Edition release, which included a DVD featuring a behind the scenes look on the game's development.

Europe presently saw a release on Dec 3, 2004, and obtained a new edition in Autumn 2005 which included character models not available in the North American release, too equally a few items and the ability to switch the voices over to Japanese. Japan later saw a release from Bandai on Feb 10, 2005, and also included the extras that the N American release did not have. Soon after, the Greatest Hits version was released in North America and independent the extra features, including the ability to play with the Japanese voices. The game was re-rendered in HD for the 2012 PlayStation iii and Xbox 360 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Drove.

one Gameplay
- ane.i New mechanics
- 1.2 Skills
2 Game modes
- 2.1 Dragon Universe
- two.two World Tournament
- 2.3 Dueling
- 2.4 Edit Skills
3 Playable characters
- three.1 Returning characters
- iii.ii New characters
- 3.3 Exclusive costumes
4 Battle Stages
five Exclusive versions
- v.ane Japanese version extras
- 5.ii European version (Collector's edition)
- 5.3 American version (Greatest Hits)
- 5.iv Limited Edition
half-dozen Voice cast
seven Reception
8 Unused Content
9 Trivia
10 Gallery
11 References
12 External links
thirteen Site Navigation

Gameplay

Budokai iii is a fighting game with cel-shaded graphics to mirror the wait and experience of the combat in the series. Where Dragon Brawl Z: Budokai included characters all the way to the Android Saga and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai two introduced characters from the Buu Saga, Budokai iii now has characters from theDBZ films, Dragon Ball GT,and even the original Dragon Ball.

New mechanics

Ki – The Ki system is completely revamped from the by two Budokai games. Each character at present has a base Ki level, Ki will increase/subtract slowly until it is at base Ki level. If Ki is higher than the base of operations Ki, then a bonus in set on is acquired (under base of operations Ki level, a defence bonus is gained until you are back at normal defense level). Transformations, at present instead of draining Ki slowly, tin can increase base Ki (this likewise evens out transformations every bit having less than base Ki volition reduce a graphic symbol's defense). Additionally, auras accept been redone, and now expect very close to the auras seen in the anime.
Transformation – In the previous ii games, a transformation gradually drained ki, and being knocked down with less than the ki level needed to transform would revert the transformation. In Budokai 3, a transformation will instead increase the base ki level, and is merely reverted if a character is hit with less than 1 ki gauge, or if they permit hyper style to run out. Additionally, some transformations (like Cell, Broly and Frieza'southward) are irreversible.
Axle Struggle – If two beam attacks collide, instead of cancelling each other out, a beam struggle is activated. The 2 characters rotate control sticks in order to push the ii beams to i character or the other. If the fighters are close to each other and use Energy Wave Blasts on each other, they tin can damage each other or cause a Double M.O. with low health.
Fatigue – A new fatigue meter is added to the HUD, it increases during boxing. It is most important during an ultimate assail, but if fatigue is maxed out, a character will become exhausted if knocked downward with less than one Ki gauge full.
Dodging – By pressing guard just before being attacked, the grapheme will contrivance the attack completely, at the cost of a little ki.
Teleport Counters – Before any set on connects, a character tin teleport behind the attacking character and counter-attack at the cost of 3 ki bars. If merely 2 ki bars remain, the character cannot teleport anymore; they have to accuse upwardly ki in order to teleport again.
Items – Item capsules can be equipped and used in boxing. Items can only be used one time, and have diverse effects ranging from increasing health to granting temporary Ki Nail immunity. If a character is interrupted while trying to use an item, the detail is lost.
Hyper Mode – By pressing L2, a grapheme enters Hyper Fashion. They turn red, their ki slowly decreases, and they lose the ability to block. In Hyper Style, a character is immune to most weak melee attacks, if Hyper Mode is allowed to run out, the graphic symbol is fatigued and loses whatever applicative transformations. Hyper Fashion is necessary to starting time Dragon Rushes and Ultimate Attacks. Hyper Mode is rather wildly reviled past veteran players due to the constant drain, the fact that the user slows down, and how easy they become to avoid until they are out of Ki and left helpless past fatigue. Hyper Mode does accept up time as the fighter volition have to plow the analog stick to go out of exhaustion, and the fighter tin can go attacked past their opponent.
Dragon Rush – If a character knocks another character away while in Hyper Mode, that character can kickoff a Dragon Rush. A Dragon Blitz is a three part game of gamble, where both characters choose one of the four buttons. If the defender can pick the same button as the attacker, the Dragon Blitz is concluded, however, after each function, the number of buttons is decreased. If all three parts connect, the attacking grapheme launches a powerful finisher.
Ultimate Attacks – When in Hyper Mode, characters tin can launch powerful (and quite cinematic) ultimate attacks. Players use timing to cease a gauge just before it fills up. Depending on the results, the attack tin can take its power reduced, miss, or be sent back to the aggressor. Fusion is too executed in the same mode, but the mechanics for fusion are the same every bit they are in Budokai 2.
Fusion – While still performed the same way, and still providing infinite Ki, Fusion Dance at present instantly ends when the timer runs down to zero (whereas in the previous game, dance fusion was only reverted when your character falls over afterwards the timer runs out). Fusion is also executed in Hyper Mode, merely similar an ultimate attack. If the opponent presses the aforementioned push button while throwing the earring during a Potara Fusion, the character will catch information technology and vanquish it. Later this happens, the role player is unable to fuse.
Super Saiyan 4 – Goku and Vegeta can now transform into Super Saiyan 4, changing their Kamehameha and Galick Gun attacks into 10x Kamehameha and Final Shine Attack respectively. These attacks are besides 72% stronger than their basic versions. They can as well fuse as Super Saiyan four's to grade Super Saiyan four Gogeta.
"Free Flying" – By belongings upwardly or down while doing a backward dash, characters can ascend and descend, where in the past, a role player had to be hit into the sky. This is a helpful feature as larger characters take an easier time hitting smaller characters while others only fight less effectively in the air.

Skills

As in Budokai and Budokai 2, each character is able to be customized past using a seven-slot skill tray. Players may choose upward to 7 skills and give them to a fighter. Skills can take from one to seven slots (including ones such as Bulma's Armor and items which include things such every bit Senzu Bean and Vaccine). The throws are in the control arrangement and the attacks where your character blasts ki attacks rapidly at a downed opponent have been incorporated into Dragon Rush.

Game modes

Dragon Universe

The story manner in Budokai iii takes place on a world map chosen Dragon Universe. This way consists of 11 playable characters traveling effectually Earth or Namek during the four main sagas of Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Saga, Frieza Saga, Prison cell Saga, and Majin Buu Saga, while collecting items such as money, capsules, Dragon Balls or unlocking other characters for use in the other game modes. The various characters are each unlocked past completing a required task inside Dragon Universe (for example, Dr. Gero is unlocked by defeating Dr. Gero with Yamcha in the Androids Saga).

The Dragon Universe has a high level of replayability due to events in the game potentially changing from playthrough-to-playthrough. For case, in Goku'southward first playthrough the bulk of the story gain as it does according to the anime. Still, in the following playthroughs, certain choices can include Goku'due south fight with Frieza changing into a fight with Cooler instead. These choices can even lead to events such every bit fighting Broly and Omega Shenron after fighting Super Buu. With eleven characters available for play in Story Way, and diverse choices available for each character, Dragon Universe has significantly more replay value than previous Budokai games.

The characters playable in Story Mode are:

One of the many hidden Story Reenactments

In all non-optional battles in Story Mode, the player can unlock a bonus chosen "Story Reenactment". It'due south obtainable by doing specific conditions in each battle like performing or finish the opponent with certain technique, defeating the opponent within or after a time limit, using or equipping an item, winning with determined wellness or win by a ringout victory. Near of this conditions are based in events that actually happened in the manga/anime, although the what-if battles too had them. Taking in account all possible battles for each character in their different playthroughs, there are a full of 111 hidden story reenactments (Goku having 21; Child Gohan, viii; Teen Gohan, 7; Gohan, 10; Vegeta, 20; Piccolo, 18; Krillin, 7; Yamcha, iv; Tien, 6; Uub, 4; and Broly, 6). Notwithstanding, just xx story reenactments of the 111 unlock exclusive phonation clips, while the rest of them but honor the player with more than Z-points.

Once the game is completed, if all seven Dragon Balls are collected, the thespian is able to make a "wish" which lets him/her choose one from three special capsules, which include Breakthrough Capsules (these allow a player to utilize all of a character'southward moves and abilities at once), "Memories of... Capsules", and Equipment Capsules.

World Tournament

The Globe Tournament allows players to compete confronting the computer or up to eight players in a Martial Arts Tournament. If more ane man player is present no prize money is available, but with but one human role player the following prizes can be won:

Novice: x,000 Zeni
Adept: thirty,000 Zeni
Accelerate: 50,000 Zeni
Cell Games: 50,000 Zeni

If a player reaches second place, they volition win half the prize coin. If a player enters the tournament with a Sparking Capsule and wins, the prize money will be multiplied. The more than exclamation marks on Sparking, the more money is earned (for example, Sparking! gives the role player a 10% increase while Sparking!!!!!!! gives the player a 400% increase).

Dueling

Dueling way allows a histrion to fight the figurer at a preset skill level, or two human players to fight each other using whatever custom skills. A histrion may also lookout man a fight between two computer fighters.

Information technology is possible to get a double KO during a duel due to attacks or ultimate attacks.

Edit Skills

Made up of four sections: the Skill Shop, character editing, instructions, and aid. A player may edit skills on either memory card.

Aside from Dragon Universe, the Skill Shop is the place to get your skill capsules. Sometimes Launch sneezes, so she can announced either in her expert or bad side. The prices range from i,500 Zeni to over 120,000 Zeni.

Playable characters

Returning characters

Proper noun	Returning Transformations	New Transformations	Costumes Bachelor in all Versions	Available at Start
Android #16			Traditional advent Grey palette swap	No
Android #17			Black shirt westward/ red scarf Chocolate-brown hunting jacket	No
Android #18			Blueish jacket w/ blue skirt Black belong w/ pearls Denim jacket w/ jeans	No
Android #20			Traditional appearance Bluish palette swap	No
Captain Ginyu			Traditional appearance Orangish gi w/ weighted wearing apparel, "Milk" kanji & Ability Pole	No
Cell	Imperfect Cell #17 absorption Perfect class	Super Perfect form	Traditional appearance Blue palette swap	No
Dabura	Base Demonic Will		Traditional appearance Light-green jacket palette swap	No
Frieza	First Form Final Course 100% concluding form Mecha Frieza (via item)	Second class Third course	Traditional appearance Kuriza color palette	No
Gohan	Base Super Saiyan Super Saiyan two Elder Kai Unlock Ability		Purple gi Orange gi w/ weighted clothes	No
Goku	Base of operations Kaio-ken Super Saiyan Super Saiyan ii Super Saiyan 3 Fusion: Vegito (westward/ Vegeta)	Super Saiyan 4 Fusion: Super Gogeta (w/ Vegeta) Fusion: Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta (w/ Vegeta)	Orange gi w/ weighted clothing Blueish gi Damaged orange gi w/ weighted clothing	Yep
Goten	Base Super Saiyan Fusion: Gotenks (due west/ Child Trunks)		Traditional appearance Light bluish chang pao	No
Gotenks	Base Super Saiyan Super Saiyan iii Fatty Gotenks		Traditional appearance Yellow & green palette swap	No
Great Saiyaman			Saiyaman outfit w/ helmet Saiyaman outfit w/ bandana & glasses	No
Hercule	Base High Tension		Traditional appearance Green palette swap	No
Kid Buu			Traditional advent Nighttime pink palette swap	No
Kid Gohan	Base of operations Unlock Potential		Imperial gi with long hair and white bandana RIT battle armor Purple gi with curt hair	Yes
Kid Trunks	Base Super Saiyan Fusion: Gotenks (w/ Goten)		Traditional appearance Black shorts & tank summit	No
Krillin	Base of operations Unlock Potential		Orangish Turtle Schoolhouse gi w/ weighted clothes, bald Red shirt, w/ pilus RIT battle armor, bald	Yes
Majin Buu			Traditional advent Night pinkish palette bandy	No
Nappa			Traditional advent White & gold full boxing armor w/ black jumpsuit	Yes
Piccolo	Base Sync with Nail Fuse with Kami		Regal gi Smash's outfit Purple gi w/ weighted apparel	Yes
Raditz			Traditional appearance Blue basic battle armor	Yep
Recoome			Traditional appearance Black Ginyu Force jumpsuit	No
Super Buu	Base Gotenks absorbed Gohan absorbed	Piccolo captivated	Traditional appearance Nighttime pink palette swap	No
Supreme Kai	Base Fusion: Kibito Kai		Traditional advent Green palette swap	No
Teen Gohan	Base of operations Super Saiyan Super Saiyan 2		Purple gi Bulma'southward Battle armor	No
Tien			Blue tunic, white pants Dark-green pants and sash	Yes
Trunks	Base Super Saiyan Super Saiyan 2		Black tank-top westward/ sword & Capsule Corp jacket Black tank-height westward/ sword	No
Vegeta	Base Super Saiyan Super Saiyan 2 Majin Vegeta (via item) Fusion: Vegito (westward/ Goku)	Super Saiyan 4 Fusion: Super Gogeta (w/ Goku) Fusion: Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta (w/ Goku)	Blue sleeveless jumpsuit Bulma'southward Battle armor w/ jumpsuit Full boxing armor due west/ Scouter & one-piece RIT battle armor west/ one-piece	No
Vegito	Base Super Vegito		Traditional appearance Black pallet swap	No
Videl			White tank top west/ short hair Schoolhouse outfit w/ pigtails	No
Yamcha			Orange Turtle Schoolhouse gi w/ brusque hair Xanthous jacket west/ short pilus Orange Turtle School gi westward/ long pilus	Yes

New characters

Proper name	Transformations	Costumes available in all versions	Available at Start
Bardock		Traditional appearance Light imperial palette swap	No
Broly	Super Saiyan Legendary Super Saiyan	Traditional appearance Purple palette swap	No
Prison cell Jr.		Traditional appearance Reddish palette swap	No
Cooler	Base of operations form Final form Meta-Cooler	Traditional appearance Bluish palette bandy	No
Gogeta	Super Saiyan Super Saiyan 4 Veku	Traditional appearance Dark greyness palette swap Silver pilus, ruby-red and dark blue belong palette swap (SS4)	No
Child Goku		Purple gi Turtle school gi	No
Omega Shenron		Traditional appearance Dark gray palette swap	No
Saibaman		Traditional appearance Reddish palette swap	No
Uub		White pants, brown sash Bluish palette bandy	No

Sectional costumes

The following are exclusive alternate costumes only available in sure versions of the game.

Grapheme Name	Costume Name	Versions Bachelor in
Goku	Orange gi w/ weighted clothes and Halo	European Collector's Edition Japanese version American "Greatest Hits" Edition HD Collection Version
Piccolo	Demon Male monarch Piccolo (skin)	European Collector'south Edition Japanese version American "Greatest Hits" Edition Hard disk Collection version
Trunks	Bulma's battle armor west/ sword & long hair	European Collector's Edition Japanese version American "Greatest Hits" Edition Hard disk Collection Version
Videl	Bulma skin	Japanese version later on 100% completion and via Activity Replay device

Battle Stages

Earth Tournament Stage
Hyperbolic Time Sleeping room
Archipelago
Urban Area
Mountains
Apparently
Grandpa Gohan'southward Firm
Planet Namek
Cell Ring
Supreme Kai'southward Earth
Inside Buu
Scarlet Ribbon Base of operations

Exclusive versions

Simply like Dragon Ball Z 2 (the Japanese version of Budokai 2) had a battle damaged outfit for Goku and a full outfit for Piccolo, including cape and turban, likewise as featuring Kuriza as an alternate outfit for Frieza, Dragon Ball Z 3 has some new outfits also: Trunks's 3rd outfit is long hair with Bulma's boxing armor and his sword, Piccolo'southward quaternary outfit is his father King Piccolo, and Goku's 4th outfit has a Halo above his head. While the American version of the game only had 2 moving-picture show clips to unlock (the instrumental and vocal openings from Budokai ii), three additional "Baba's Crystal Brawl" capsules were added in the Japanese release, two are Japanese commercials for Budokai 2 and Budokai three and the 3rd is an extended version of the various scenes shown in the credits, along with the full intro theme song. The only other real "extras" in the Japanese version of the game would be the vocal opening theme (which the original European release of the game had, anyway), and the fact that grapheme mouths actually motion on card screens (which was not in either the original European and American releases of the game).

European version (Collector'southward edition)

The European "Collector's Edition" version of Budokai iii was released in Autumn 2005. Months before, the hype began to build that it would include non only the option to select the Japanese vocal track for the characters in the game, simply that the Japanese version's extras would also exist bachelor for unlocking. The Platinum Version is identical to the Collector'south Edition. The "Baba Crystal Ball Movies" are too available on this version after all-encompassing game play. Several forums have posted the procedure needed to proceeds these capsules, which can exist bought in the capsule shop. Nonetheless, the content of the movies are simply the original Japanese introduction to Dragonball Z: Budokai ii. One prune is the intro with vocal accompaniment while the 2d clip is the instrumental version of the intro.

American version (Greatest Hits)

The American "Greatest Hits" version of Budokai 3 was released in November 9, 2005. Just like the European Collector's Edition, the game includes the three actress outfits for Goku, Trunks, and Piccolo (which tin can be unlocked by entering instance-sensetive passwords in Dragon Loonshit), and the option to switch the language to Japanese, making this particular version of Budokai iii the first North American-releasedDBZ game to include such feature.

At first, the game didn't actually incorporate the promised actress features however. The instruction booklet and the back of the case claimed the game had the original Japanese voice cast, merely was deprived of such features. It as well tended to corrupt saved information from the original version of Budokai three. Substantially, it was the original game disc repackaged again.

Atari has released a correct version of the game, but has fabricated no try to distinguish information technology from the incorrect version (aside from the shrinkwrap method mentioned below). Atari is at present offering to supervene upon incorrect versions of the game with the correct i.^[i]

It has been reported past some that the virtually contempo shipment with the correct disc may exist distinguished by the blazon of shrinkwrap it is packaged in. Atari apparently re-opened the packages to supercede the defective discs, and re-wrapped them. These copies are wrapped in the same manner as a retailer would shrinkwrap, sealed effectually the edges and slightly loose as opposed to tight-plumbing equipment and folded at the corners.

The "correct" version is basically a direct port of the European Collector's Edition, only differing in aspects such as the not-vocal opening, "Hercule City" spelling in Dragon Universe, and a new memory card information image.

Limited Edition

The Express Edition Box Set includes the standard game, an exclusive glow-in-the-dark chibi figure of Broly wearing his in-game alternate costume, and a DVD containing a documentary titled "Behind the Screams", which features the U.S. phonation actors going over the game's development, as well as the "Budokai 3 Super Trailer". The DVD also contains a URL linked to a webpage containing a sneak peek of upcoming Dragon Ball Z games.

Vocalization cast

Character Name	Vox Actor (Japanese)	V.A. (U.S. English language)
Goku	Masako Nozawa	Sean Schemmel
Kid Goku	Masako Nozawa	Stephanie Nadolny
Kid Gohan	Masako Nozawa	Stephanie Nadolny
Teen Gohan	Masako Nozawa	Stephanie Nadolny
Gohan	Masako Nozawa	Kyle Hebert
Neat Saiyaman	Masako Nozawa	Kyle Hebert
Goten	Masako Nozawa	Kara Edwards
Piccolo	Toshio Furukawa	Christopher Sabat
Vegeta	Ryō Horikawa	Christopher Sabat
Future Trunks	Takeshi Kusao	Eric Vale
Kid Trunks	Takeshi Kusao	Laura Bailey
Krillin	Mayumi Tanaka	Sonny Strait
Yamcha	Toru Furuya	Christopher Sabat
Tien Shinhan	Hirotaka Suzuoki	John Burgmeier
Bulma	Hiromi Tsuru	Tiffany Vollmer
Chi-Chi	Naoko Watanabe	Cynthia Cranz
Master Roshi	Hiroshi Masuoka	Mike McFarland
Oolong	Naoki Tatsuta	Bradford Jackson
Puar	Naoko Watanabe	Monika Antonelli
Chiaotzu	Hiroko Emori	Monika Antonelli
Launch	Mami Koyama	Meredith McCoy
Yajirobe	Mayumi Tanaka	Mike McFarland
Korin	Naoki Tatsuta	Christopher Sabat
Kami	Takeshi Aono	Christopher Sabat
Mr. Popo	Dai Matsumoto	Christopher Sabat
King Kai	Jōji Yanami	Sean Schemmel
Bubbles	Naoki Tatsuta	Christopher Sabat
Fortuneteller Baba	Junpei Takiguchi	Linda Young
Guru	Junpei Takiguchi	Christopher Sabat
Nail	Katsuji Mori	Sean Schemmel
Hercule	Daisuke Gōri	Chris Rager
Videl	Yuko Minaguchi	Kara Edwards
Shin	Yuji Mitsuya	Kent Williams
Kibito	Shin Aomori	Chuck Huber
Onetime Kai	Isamu Tanonaka	Kent Williams
Raditz	Shigeru Chiba	Justin Cook
Nappa	Shōzō Iizuka	Phil Parsons
Bardock	Masako Nozawa	Sonny Strait
Broly	Bin Shimada	Vic Mignogna
Frieza	Ryūsei Nakao	Linda Young
Captain Ginyu	Hideyuki Hori	Brice Armstrong
Recoome	Kenji Utsumi	Christopher Sabat
Cooler	Ryuusei Nakao	Andrew Chandler
Dr. Gero	Kōji Yada	Kent Williams
Android 16	Hikaru Midorikawa	Jeremy Inman
Android 17	Shigeru Nakahara	Chuck Huber
Android 18	Miki Itō	Meredith McCoy
Cell	Norio Wakamoto	Dameon Clarke
Mister Buu/Majin Buu (Adept)	Kōzō Shioya	Josh Martin
Majin Buu (Evil)/Super Buu	Kōzō Shioya	Justin Cook
Majin Buu (Pure)/Kid Buu	Kōzō Shioya	Josh Martin
Babidi	Jōji Yanami	Duncan Brennan
Dabura	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo	Rick Robertson
Uub	Megumi Urawa	Sean Teague
Pan	Yuko Minaguchi	Elise Baughman
Giru	Shinobu Satōchi	Sonny Strait
Bee	???	Christopher Bevins
Commander Ruby	Kenji Utsumi	Josh Martin
Omega Shenron	Hidekatsu Shibata	Christopher Sabat
Vegito	Masako Nozawa Ryō Horikawa	Sean Schemmel Christopher Sabat
Gogeta	Masako Nozawa Ryō Horikawa	Sean Schemmel Christopher Sabat
Gotenks	Masako Nozawa Takeshi Kusao	Kara Edwards Laura Bailey
Supreme Kai	Yūji Mitsuya	Kent Williams
Saibaman	Toru Furuya	John Burgmeier
Cell Jr.	Hirotaka Suzuoki	Justin Cook
Shenron	Kenji Utsumi	Christopher Sabat
Globe Tournament Journalist	Hirotaka Suzuoki	Eric Vale
Narrator	Jōji Yanami	Kyle Hebert

Reception

Publication	Score
IGN	8.0 of 10
GameZone	viii.1 of 10
GameSpot	eight.2 of 10
1UP	B+
Review compilations
Game Rankings	76.three% (based on 37 reviews)
Metacritic	77% (based on 32 reviews)

The game was given much higher reviews than its predecessors Dragon Ball Z: Budokai and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai ii (75% on Game Rankings). This can be attested to the fact that many critics felt that the game did more to improve its gameplay rather than just its graphics and presentation.

The game sold 642,000 in Nihon according to Famitsu's 2005 stop of twelvemonth charts making information technology the most successful Dragon Ball Z game on the PS2 in that region.^[2] In the U.s. it sold 1.xiv one thousand thousand copies.^[iii]

Unused Content

Bulma was rumored to have been planned as a playable character. This is supported past the fact that a full model for her exists in the game (it can exist seen in the 11th stage in Preparation Mode), and there are Globe Tournament phone call-outs for her in both English and Japanese (additionally, the Limited Edition DVD shows her vocalism actress recording fight lines for her). It'southward possible to choose Bulma equally an alternate costume for Videl using Action Replay codes in the Japanese version, though she is glitchy and cannot take skills equipped.

An unused model of Frieza in his hoverchair as well exists. Presumably, it would have been used during exploration in his Dragon Universe.

World Tournament call-outs also exist for Zarbon, Dodoria and Android 19 (who were only in the first Budokai game), suggesting they were planned to render in this game. A phone call-out for "Shin" also exists, though it presumably would have been used for Supreme Kai. Unused dialogue in the dragon universe story has grapheme interactions for Baby Vegeta, Janemba and Super 17 suggest that they were plan to exist on the primary roster.

Also in game data: Burter, Jeice, Guldo were set to announced in game to complete the whole Ginyu Force, but merely Recoome and Ginyu made the last cutting (The Budokai models of those 3, actually apeared in Dragon Ball Heroes). In addition Gokule, Tiencha and Super Buu (Vegeta, Freeza, Yamcha & Tien, Jail cell absorptions) from Budokai two were also planned to return too https://www.youtube.com/picket?v=XaZk8IeWzsg

Additionally, unused dialogue suggests that every graphic symbol was planned to have a Dragon Universe story mode, just fourth dimension constraints prevented that from happening. In the concluding game, only Goku, Kid Gohan, Teen Gohan, Gohan, Vegeta, Krillin, Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, Uub and Broly have Dragon Universe stories. The unused dialogue too suggests the possibility of a lot of "what-if" stories.

Trivia

This is the beginning Budokai game that allows players to fire volleys of ki blasts.
This is the first game in the Budokai series to feature characters from outside the primary story, which include Bardock, Cooler, Broly and Gogeta from the DBZ films, Omega Shenron and the Super Saiyan four transformations fromDragon Brawl GT, and Kid Goku and Demon King Piccolo (only a peel for Piccolo, which is unlockable in some versions of the game) from the originalDragon Ball.
This is the beginning game in which the story ofDragon Ball GT is retold during the events of Z. In the context of the game, it can be assumed that theGT portion of the story takes identify a few months after Kid Buu'south defeat.
- In addition, theGTversions of Goku and Vegeta are not present in the game, and instead they are replaced with theirZ counterparts to become Super Saiyan iv.
The encompass art for the video gameDragon Ball FighterZis somewhat similar to the original North American cover art forBudokai 3.
Broly and Gogeta's battle in the 2018 picture showDragon Ball Super: Brolycould exist an homage toBudokai 3's intro, where hisZcounterpart is seen fighting Gogeta.
- Interestingly, Gogeta used the Super Kamehameha equally his last move confronting both versions.
- Both versions forced Goku and Vegeta to fuse into Gogeta to defeat them.
  
  Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta's alternating color scheme
This is the get-goDragon Ball Zgame that includes an alternate color scheme for Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta that closely resembles the fan-made Super Saiyan 5 from the unofficialDragon Ball AF.
There is an easter egg that lets Yamcha be instantly defeated by a Saibaman'southward Saibaman Bomb, since this is how he died the first time in the anime.
When the Babidi's Mind Control capsule is equipped to Vegeta, whatsoever of his armor becomes battle damaged when transformed.
Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks' Super Ghost Kamikaze Assault

When Gotenks uses Super Ghost Kamikaze Set on as a Super Saiyan 3, the ghosts that appear mimic his Super Saiyan 3 pilus, which is absent-minded in Budokai 2.

In this Budokai series, Trunks model has slightly changed compared to early release.

Trunks previous model from Budokai two

Gallery

References

↑ ataricommunity.com
↑ http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Famitsu_2005_video_game_sales
↑ http://world wide web.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml

External links

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 Official folio from PlayStation website
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 at IGN
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai three at Game Rankings

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Other	Goku Hishōden • Goku Gekitōden • Legendary Super Warriors • Collectible Card Game • Harukanaru Densetsu • Set on of the Saiyans • Dragon Ball Online • Dragon Ball RPG • Dokkan Battle • Fusions • Kakarot
Fighting games
DBZ Arcade series	Dragon Ball Z • Five.R.V.Due south. • DBZ 2: Super Battle • Zenkai Battle
Butōden series	Super Butōden • ii • Buyū Retsuden • Super Butōden 3 • Ultimate Boxing 22 • Shin Butōden • Hyper Dimension • Concluding Tour • Ultimate Butōden • Extreme Butōden
Supersonic Warriors serial	Supersonic Warriors • 2
Budokai series	Budokai (Hd) • 2 (2V) • 3 (HD) • Shin Budokai • Shin Budokai: Another Road • Outburst Limit • Infinite Globe • Development
Budokai Tenkaichi series	Budokai Tenkaichi • 2 • 3 • Raging Blast • Tenkaichi Tag Team • Raging Smash 2 • Ultimate Tenkaichi • For Kinect
Xenoverse series	Xenoverse • 2
Data Carddass series	Data Carddass Dragon Ball Z • two • Bakuretsu Impact • W Bakuretsu Impact • Dragon Battlers • Dragon Brawl Heroes • Ultimate Mission • 2 • Ten • World Mission • IC Carddass Dragon Ball
Permit's! Tv Play games	Boxing Taikan Kamehameha • 2 • Scouter Boxing Taikan Kamehameha • Dragon Brawl Z × One Slice
Other	Gekitō Tenkaichi Budōkai • Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu • The Legend • Taiketsu • Super Dragon Ball Z • Tap Boxing • Boxing of Z • Ultimate Swipe • Discross • FighterZ • Legends
Related
Shōnen Jump games	Famicom Bound • II • Cult Spring • Jump Super Stars • Bound Ultimate Stars • Boxing Stadium D.O.Due north • Dr. Slump: Arale-Chan • Jumpland • J Fable Retsuden • J-Stars Victory Vs • Jumputi Heroes • Jump Force
Other	Atsumare! Gokū Wārudo • Anime Designer: Dragon Brawl Z • Collectible CD Movie Cards • Dragon Ball Z Boob tube game • Dragon Ball Handheld Games • Manga Kasetto • Taisen Kata Game Kasetto • Dragonradar Mobile

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