New Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo footage looks rad

by Xav de Matos { Jun 26th 2009 at 4:00PM }

A quick poll of the Joystiq staff proved that most of us stopped watching Dragon Ball years ago (some never got into it), but general consensus is the upcoming title looks very appealing. A platformer at its core, Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (Dragon Ball: Tenkaichi Daibouken) focuses on the Red Ribbon Army and Piccolo Daimao story arcs of the famed anime and manga series. Looking for a new 2.5D adventure? Namco Bandai's upcoming Wii-exclusive might find a spot on your radar. A mash-up of three Japanese commercials (with game footage) can be found after the break.

Tags: 2.5d, dragon-ball, dragon-ball-revenge-of-king-piccolo, dragonball-revenge-of-king-piccolo, dragonball-tenkaichi-daibouken, platformer

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

cylet @ Jun 26th 2009 4:06PM

lol wow thats quite a mashup there

oldnavyshel @ Jun 26th 2009 4:07PM

This looks awesome!!!! I'll be acquiring this one.

arrness @ Jun 26th 2009 4:09PM

i just want a new dragonball movie.

Gun Barrier @ Jun 26th 2009 8:21PM

They are making a sequel, but it will probably be about the saiyan saga. I hope they make the movie alot better this time.

Tim @ Jun 29th 2009 10:51PM

Gun Barrier, should I expect this immortal line, "IT'S OVER 9000!", to be shouted in the live-action Hollywood adaptation?

Oh, going back on topic, I'm wondering this plays like The Legend of Kage 2.

tyetheczar @ Jun 26th 2009 4:37PM

I bet the majority of DBZ fans haven't seen the original Dragonball, which is kind of like the equivalent of Naruto & Naruto Shippuden.

Gun Barrier @ Jun 26th 2009 8:23PM

Not really. Naruto Shippuden is alot worse than Naruto, while dragon ball and dragon ball z are both equally good. IMO

Deadpool @ Jun 27th 2009 1:12AM

I actually like Dragonball better than Dragonball Z. I just hate the fact that DBZ turns into a super sayian only party mid series. Not to say it's not awesome, but they pushed aside a lot of original favorites when the super sayian trend arrived.

Leroy_Octopus @ Jun 26th 2009 5:11PM

This looks cool! We need more beat-em-ups these days!

bongoes @ Jun 26th 2009 5:13PM

What was that thing with the DS at the end? I thought this was a Wii game.

Innagadadavida @ Jun 26th 2009 5:30PM

That DS game is an RPG, but it picks right up where this game ends (it starts at the end of Dragon Ball). They're not sequels, but as far as the story goes they connect perfectly.

motang @ Jun 26th 2009 5:41PM

Looks cool, I wonder if it will make it's way over here? I would definitely get it. :D

Feba @ Jun 26th 2009 8:26PM

Not a fan of Dragon Ball, in any iteration, but I must say they have anime game visuals down perfectly. Never seen any other game series do so well at making 3D look like traditional animation.

Heck, it looks less obvious than the 3D effects used in some animated shows (Simpsons, for example)