<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Raging	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
franchise	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Spike	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
consoles	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
internationally	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
Bandai	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
cel-shaded	O
3D	O
fighter	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
characters	O
within	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
universe	O
,	O
either	O
against	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
or	O
another	O
player	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
both	O
on	O
and	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
both	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
the	O
2009-2010	O
fiscal	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
July	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
successfully	O
acquired	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
gaming	O
license	O
from	O
Atari	O
,	O
giving	O
them	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
publish	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
five	O
years	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
titles	O
Raging	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
,	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
King	I-Application
Piccolo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Saiyans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
revealed	O
that	O
Raging	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
eighteen	O
other	O
titles	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
hands-on	O
demonstration	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
October	O
5	O
issue	O
of	O
Shonen	O
Jump	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Vegeta	B-Application
would	O
also	O
receive	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Super	O
Saiyan	O
3	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
include	O
a	O
fifty-two	O
page	O
artbook	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
coupons	O
to	O
redeem	O
for	O
special	O
unlockables	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
completed	O
Raging	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
shipped	O
on	O
November	O
tenth	O
throughout	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
released	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
users	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
Raging	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
Special	O
Pack	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
North	O
American	O
players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Raging	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
managed	O
to	O
sell	O
58,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
behind	O
the	O
revamped	O
Pokémon	B-Application
HeartGold	I-Application
and	I-Application
SoulSilver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
earned	O
their	O
own	O
aggregated	O
scores	O
of	O
57/100	O
and	O
56/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
60.37	O
%	O
and	O
57.86	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gambus	O
Kahn	O
of	O
ZTGameDomain	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
had	O
mixed	O
feelings	O
over	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
both	O
awesome	O
and	O
a	O
pain	O
,	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
utilized	O
during	O
play	O
and	O
the	O
right	O
analog	O
stick	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
another	O
set	O
of	O
buttons	O
functions	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
appear	O
convoluted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Khan	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
complain	O
about	O
the	O
timing	O
accuracy	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
block	O
both	O
grabbing	O
and	O
Ki	O
attacks	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
compares	O
as	O
being	O
tougher	O
than	O
the	O
timing	O
accuracy	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
loved	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
depth	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
plays	O
unlike	O
any	O
non-Dragon	O
Ball	O
game	O
before	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
a	O
very	O
fast-paced	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Chapman	O
of	O
TeamXbox	O
praised	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
for	O
looking	O
like	O
"	O
dead	O
ringers	O
"	O
to	O
their	O
anime	O
counterparts	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
play	O
was	O
nearly	O
flawless	O
with	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
lag	O
,	O
yet	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
gameplay	O
needed	O
a	O
third	O
hand	O
for	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
