<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
(	O
Known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fighting	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
,	O
itself	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Budokai	B-Application
series	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
typical	O
2-D	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
including	O
the	O
regular	O
punch	O
and	O
kick	B-Application
buttons	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
ki	O
blasts	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
specific	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
special	O
moves	O
are	O
mainly	O
taken	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
,	O
including	O
Goku	O
's	O
Kamehameha	O
,	O
Vegeta	B-Application
's	O
Galick	O
Gun	O
and	O
Frieza	O
's	O
Death	O
Beam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Budokai	B-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
Europe	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
specific	O
releases	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
and	O
Portugal	O
like	O
earlier	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Bandai	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
and	O
later	O
by	O
Atari	O
as	O
a	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
23	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
story	O
arcs/sagas	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
franchise	O
starting	O
the	O
Saiyan	O
Saga	O
,	O
the	O
Planet	O
Namek	O
saga	O
and	O
ends	O
with	O
SSJ2	O
Gohan	O
’s	O
final	O
battle	O
with	O
Cell	O
in	O
the	O
Android	O
Saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Story	O
mode	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
special	O
chapters	O
,	O
initially	O
having	O
the	O
player	O
fight	O
predominantly	O
as	O
Goku	O
and	O
Gohan	O
through	O
the	O
Saiyan	O
,	O
Namek	O
and	O
Android	O
Sagas	O
before	O
unlocking	O
bonus	O
chapters	O
from	O
different	O
perspectives	O
like	O
Piccolo	O
and	O
Vegeta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cel-shading	O
effect	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Bandai	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Budokai	B-Application
2s	I-Application
story	O
mode	O
,	O
called	O
Dragon	O
World	O
,	O
introduces	O
a	O
unique	O
retelling	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
chapters	O
of	O
Z	O
and	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
assembles	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
Z-fighters	O
alongside	O
Goku	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
villains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
forms	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
Budokai	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
including	O
an	O
original	O
fusion	O
between	O
Tien	O
and	O
Yamcha	O
called	O
Tiencha	O
and	O
Super	O
Buu	O
absorbing	O
Vegeta	B-Application
,	O
Frieza	O
,	O
Cell	O
,	O
and	O
Tien	O
and	O
Yamcha	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
which	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
future	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
added	O
costumes	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
also	O
features	O
it	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
later	O
European	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
switched	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
acting	O
because	O
of	O
negative	O
feedback	O
from	O
players	O
who	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
dub	O
since	O
the	O
16-bit	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
added	O
several	O
costumes	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
adds	O
these	O
costumes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
switch	O
the	O
audio	O
to	O
Japanese	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
3	I-Application
-	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
this	O
release	O
onwards	O
,	O
all	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
were	O
released	O
with	O
dual	O
voice	O
language	O
options	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
mode	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	O
Fusion	O
Reborn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shin	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
-	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Road	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shin	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
-	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Road	I-Application
(	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
-	O
HD	O
Collection	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
that	O
includes	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
Budokai	B-Application
and	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
full	O
Trophy	O
and	O
Achievements	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
include	O
the	O
optional	O
original	O
Japanese	O
language	O
track	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
feature	O
reused	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
games	O
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	O
Sparking	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
series	O
)	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
made	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Yamamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
because	O
Yamamoto	O
had	O
used	O
actual	O
songs	O
as	O
bases	O
for	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
games	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
Kai	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Yamamoto	O
was	O
fired	O
by	O
Toei	O
Animation	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
he	O
did	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
Kai	O
were	O
replaced	O
by	O
Shunsuke	O
Kikuchi	O
's	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CharacterBudokaiBudokai	O
2Budokai	O
3Shin	O
BudokaiShin	O
Budokai	B-Application
:	O
Another	O
RoadGokuKid	O
GohanTeen	O
GohanGreat	O
SaiyamanVegetaTrunksPiccoloKrillinTienYamchaAndroid	O
16Android	O
17Android	O
18Android	O
19FriezaDodoriaZarbonCaptain	O
GinyuRecoomeCellHerculeNappaRaditzGoten	O
GohanKid	O
TrunksVidelSupreme	O
KaiDr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
official	O
licensed	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
&	O
Budokai	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
this	O
release	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
PS2	B-Device
DBZ	O
games	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
Yamamoto	O
's	O
orchestrated	O
tracks	O
heard	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
modes	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
left	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
names	O
that	O
were	O
provided	O
when	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
Budokai	B-Application
and	O
Budokai	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
first	O
Budokai	B-Application
game	O
assumed	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
voice	O
talent	O
,	O
was	O
Faulconer	O
's	O
compositions	O
straight	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sites	O
like	O
IGN	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
consider	O
the	O
music	O
the	O
strongest	O
feature	O
of	O
Budokai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Knutson	O
of	O
GameZone	O
though	O
the	O
tracks	O
in	O
Budokai	B-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
upbeat	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
get	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
official	O
licensed	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
&	O
Z	O
2	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
this	O
album	O
contains	O
a	O
collaboration	O
of	O
American	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Japanese	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
its	O
title	O
suggests	O
this	O
release	O
stays	O
focused	O
on	O
tracks	O
that	O
are	O
heard	O
on	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
cuts	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
soundtrack	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
because	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
neither	O
Funimation	O
nor	O
Atari	O
had	O
secured	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
compositions	O
by	O
the	O
anime	O
's	O
composer	O
Shunsuke	O
Kikuchi	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cuts	O
used	O
appear	O
to	O
have	O
rip	O
straight	O
from	O
this	O
album	O
as	O
the	O
instrumentation	O
does	O
not	O
loop	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
names	O
are	O
not	O
all	O
direct	O
translations	O
,	O
but	O
distinct	O
track	O
names	O
the	O
songs	O
were	O
given	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
soundtrack	O
with	O
Budokai	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
opening	O
theme	O
"	O
Kusuburu	O
Heart	O
ni	O
Hi	O
o	O
Tsukero	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
theme	O
song	O
"	O
Ore	O
wa	O
Tokoton	O
Tomaranai	O
!!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
previous	O
two	O
installments	O
,	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
various	O
music	O
tracks	O
were	O
changed	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English-speaking	O
countries	O
as	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
to	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
a	O
single	O
by	O
Japanese	O
singer	O
Hironobu	O
Kageyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
coupled	O
with	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
video	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
domestically	O
through	O
the	O
online	O
music	O
service	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BudokaiBudokai	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
's	O
simple	O
interface	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
combos	O
were	O
n't	O
worth	O
the	O
payoff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Budokai	B-Application
2Budokai	O
2	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Budokai	B-Application
3Budokai	O
3	O
was	O
given	O
much	O
higher	O
reviews	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
Budokai	B-Application
and	O
Budokai	B-Application
2	I-Application
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
fighting	O
and	O
graphics	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
stating	O
that	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
instances	O
of	O
cel-shading	O
done	O
right	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
also	O
offers	O
a	O
healthy	O
amount	O
of	O
special	O
effects	O
and	O
pyrotechnics	O
and	O
they	O
all	O
look	O
great.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	O
BudokaiShin	O
Budokai	B-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Budokai	I-Application
-	O
Another	O
RoadShin	O
Budokai	B-Application
-	O
Another	O
Road	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Budokai	B-Application
:	O
HD	O
CollectionBudokai	O
:	O
HD	O
Collection''	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
