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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 is a video game based upon the popular anime series, Dragon Ball Z. Budokai 2 is a sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
and was developed by Dimps and published by Atari for the Nintendo GameCube and Sony PlayStation 2. It was released in 2003. In 2004 its sequel Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 was released. As the GameCube version was released sometime after the PlayStation 2 version, the opportunity was taken to improve the graphics slightly and add new costumes.

Budokai 2 is a fighting game with cel-shaded graphics to mirror the look and feel of the combat in the series. In order to experience the full potential of the game, a Memory Card is required to obtain and edit skills, and create custom characters.

Gameplay

Where Budokai 1 had characters up to the Android Saga, Budokai 2 has characters up to the Kid Buu Saga. It also removed 4 characters, Zarbon, Dodoria, Kid Gohan, and Android 19. Other differences are that Frieza and Cell no longer need to charge up to there most powerful forms as they are already in those forms. Unlike the previous Budokai game Goku and Vegeta can now charge up to their highest canon forms. There will also be new characters such as Tiencha, Gokule, and Kuriza (although Kuriza is just a costume for Frieza in the japanese version of the game).

Skills

As in Budokai 1, each character is able to be customised by using a 7-slot skill tray. Players may choose up to 7 skills and give them to a fighter. Skills can take from one to seven slots. There are three types of skills, Special Moves which includes skills such as the Kamehameha and Super Saiyan, Physical which includes such skills as Super Dragon Fist and Zanku Fist, and Equipment which includes skills such as Senzu Bean and Bulma's Armour.

Story Mode

Story mode in Budokai 2 consists of a board game-like adventure called Dragon world. In this mode, you play as Goku and along with one or more allies, travel around the 9 different levels defeating enemies, and collecting items such as money, capsules or Dragon Balls. After you complete the game, if you have collected all seven Dragon Balls, you are able to make a "wish" which lets you choose one from three special capsules, which include Breakthrough capsules (these allow a player to use all of a character's moves and abilities at once), Fusion capsules, and Bulma costumes.

World Tournament

The World Tournament allows players to compete against the computer or up to 8 players in a Martial Arts Tournament. If more than one human player is present no prize money is available, but with only one human player the following prizes can be won:

Novice: 10,000 Zenni (Zenni is the currency in the Dragon Ball universe)
Adept: 30,000 Zenni
Advance: 50,000 Zenni

If a player reaches second place, he will win half the prize money.

Dueling

Dueling mode allows a player to fight the computer at a preset skill level, or two human players to fight each other using any custom skills. A player may also watch a fight between two computer fighters.

Edit Skills

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

Aside from Dragon World, the Skill Shop is the place to get your skill capsules. Bulma will wear a different costume depending on how many you have collected in Dragon World. Not every skill is available here, (Fusions and Breakthroughs can only be found in Dragon World) and the prices range from 1,500 Zenni to 50,000 Zenni.

Babidi's Spaceship

This mode is unlocked the first time you complete Dragon Universe with all the Dragon Balls. Here, one or two players may play under various special conditions. One player mode builds up Ki (a form of energy in Dragon Ball Z) and when you have enough you will unlock Babidi-related skill capsules. This is the only way to unlock Dabura and Majin Buu (Fat, Super and Kid).

Voice Cast

English Cast

Sean Schemmel - Goku , Vegetto, Gokule
Stephanie Nadolny - Kid Gohan
Kyle Hebert - Teen Gohan
Christopher Sabat - Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Recoome, Shenron, Vegetto, Tiencha
Sonny Strait - Krillin
John Burgmeier - Tien, Tiencha, Saibamen
Tiffany Vollmer - Bulma
Chris Forbis - Dr. Briefs
Kara Edwards - Videl, Goten, Gotenks
Laura Bailey - Kid Trunks, Gotenks
Chris Rager - Mr. Satan, Gokule
Eric Vale - Future Trunks, World Tournament Announcer
Linda Young - Frieza
Brice Armstrong - Captain Ginyu
Dameon Clarke - Cell
Phil Parsons - Nappa
Justin Cook - Raditz, Supper Buu, Cell Jrs
Josh Martin - Majin Buu, Kidd Buu
Jeremy Inman - Android 16
Meredith McCoy - Android 18
Chuck Huber - Android 17, Kibito
Kent Williams - Supreme Kai, Kibitoshin, Dr. Gero
Duncan Brannan - Babidi
Rick Robertson - Dabura

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