<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Saiyans	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Kai	I-Application
:	I-Application
Saiyan	I-Application
Invasion	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
RPG	O
that	O
adapts	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
23rd	O
Tenkaichi	O
Budokai	B-Application
"	O
story	O
arc	O
to	O
the	O
eponymous	O
"	O
Saiyan	O
"	O
arc	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Western	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
arc	O
was	O
n't	O
adapted	O
into	O
either	O
the	O
1989	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
nor	O
its	O
revised	O
version	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
Kai	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
premiered	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Saiyans	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
by	O
gaming	O
critics	O
,	O
while	O
complimenting	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
stay	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
article	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
RPG	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
start	O
at	O
the	O
23rd	O
Tenkaichi	O
Budokai	B-Application
saga	O
and	O
extend	O
into	O
the	O
Saiyan	O
saga	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
sometime	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
February	O
issue	O
of	O
V	O
Jump	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
had	O
been	O
changed	O
to	O
tie-in	O
with	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Kai	O
,	O
a	O
revised	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
premiere	O
in	O
April	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
's	O
European	O
branch	O
released	O
a	O
press	O
statement	O
announcing	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
throughout	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
name	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Saiyans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
's	O
American	O
branch	O
issued	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Saiyans	I-Application
throughout	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
that	O
statement	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
issued	O
another	O
press	O
release	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
license	O
from	O
previous	O
license	O
holder	O
Atari	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
publish	O
future	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
games	O
for	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
five	O
years	O
starting	O
with	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Saiyans	I-Application
,	O
Raging	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
King	I-Application
Piccolo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Saiyans	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
falling	O
behind	O
two	O
other	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Edgeworth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
of	O
the	O
Active	O
Guard	O
system	O
to	O
the	O
Timed	O
Hit	O
system	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Rage	O
Gage	O
to	O
the	O
Limit	O
Break	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
