Dragonball: Tenkaichi Daibouken revealed ... and it's a side-scroller
by Randy Nelson 
{ May 21st 2009 at 7:15PM }
The game is (to no one's surprise, we'd imagine) cel-shaded -- and looking quite sharp, as the above screenshot implies. It stars young Goku and is based on the earliest pre-"Z" Dragonball material. You can catch a glimpse of gameplay on the game's Flash-based Japanese site (if you don't mind giant kanji characters obscuring some of it). Neither Namco Bandai nor Atari has laid claim to a US release, but that may very well change come E3.
[Via Siliconera]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Anticrawl @ May 21st 2009 7:28PM
Bleh I thought this was going to be on the DS. I'm not really interested in a sidescroller on my home consoles.
PSN: HinchyFC @ May 21st 2009 7:43PM
This comment makes me rage.
Anticrawl @ May 21st 2009 7:47PM
You should pull the power cable and ragequit the internet.
Suichimo @ May 21st 2009 9:26PM
If you're looking for a DS Dragon Ball title go and look at Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyan Invasion.
mr nimblewick @ May 21st 2009 7:38PM
I'll keep my eye on it. I've lost my interest in Dragonball, but I still love good platformers.
devilsei @ May 22nd 2009 11:49AM
Well this is "Dragon Ball", not "DBZ". No loud yelling, no spiky-hair length contests, and the fighting is more physical than "laser spray and pray" like some of DBZ's fights.
Hell, nothing like seeing a kamehameha-powered headbut ya know?
bongoes @ May 21st 2009 8:02PM
For a second I thought that was from the anime. That looks good.
Josh @ May 21st 2009 9:34PM
Funny that Japan is adopting the 'Tenkaichi' name now, though it's for a completely different type of game than Atari's Budokai Tenkaichi series.
Haohmaru @ May 22nd 2009 7:56AM
Tenkaichi - "first/best under the heavens"
Daibouken - "great adventure" or something similar.
My guess is that it follows the story arc leading to Goku's first participation in the Tenkaichi Budokai.
Josh @ May 22nd 2009 1:10PM
Yeah, I know that, but still..
It's... funny..
for me...
Tim @ May 21st 2009 11:18PM
I can easily see Namco Bandai America to localize this, since it still prefers to milk that halfway-to-40-year-old anime series.
Hardy @ May 21st 2009 11:53PM
I still prefer Dragonball over Naruto.
Haohmaru @ May 22nd 2009 8:04AM
I enjoy Naruto a lot. I've been watching the subs on Hulu.com (up to 110 as of today!) and in many ways it reminds me of watching Dragon Ball for the first time. But you're right, Dragon Ball is simply a classic that will never die. :)
Dv8thwonder @ May 22nd 2009 12:52PM
The world needs more platformers!
wud_e @ May 26th 2009 9:24AM
Nice!