<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
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
anime	O
series	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
franchise	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Bandai	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
five	O
years	O
since	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
GT	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Bout	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
story	O
arcs	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
with	O
a	O
"	O
What	O
If	O
"	O
storyline	O
for	O
each	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Vegeta	B-Application
's	O
What	O
If	O
storyline	O
,	O
Vegeta	B-Application
:	O
Saiyan	O
Prince	O
,	O
Vegeta	B-Application
and	O
Goku	O
duel	O
,	O
and	O
Vegeta	B-Application
defeats	O
him	O
with	O
minimum	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krillin	O
and	O
Gohan	O
turn	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
Vegeta	B-Application
beats	O
them	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Vegeta	B-Application
speaks	O
to	O
himself	O
while	O
Yajirobe	O
sneaks	O
up	O
behind	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vegeta	B-Application
hears	O
Yajirobe	O
,	O
and	O
impressed	O
by	O
Yajirobe	O
's	O
bravery	O
,	O
offers	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
his	O
next	O
pupil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enraged	O
at	O
being	O
reminded	O
of	O
Nappa	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
Vegeta	B-Application
screams	O
in	O
anger	O
,	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
Super	O
Saiyan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Frieza	O
's	O
What	O
If	O
storyline	O
,	O
Rampaging	O
Frieza	O
,	O
Frieza	O
successfully	O
beats	O
Goku	O
,	O
Piccolo	O
,	O
Vegeta	B-Application
,	O
Krillin	O
and	O
Gohan	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Budokai	B-Application
includes	O
various	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Story	O
Mode	O
,	O
Duel	O
,	O
Practice	O
,	O
World	O
Tournament	O
and	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Hercule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
which	O
episode	O
is	O
being	O
played	O
,	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
are	O
Goku	O
,	O
Gohan	O
,	O
Piccolo	O
and	O
Vegeta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
every	O
story	O
arc	O
there	O
are	O
bonus	O
what	O
if	O
episodes	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
plays	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
villain	O
of	O
that	O
story	O
arc	O
;	O
Vegeta	B-Application
,	O
Frieza	O
and	O
Cell	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
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>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
a	O
C	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
lacking	O
artistic	O
detail	O
,	O
still	O
yell	O
,	O
grunt	O
,	O
and	O
move	O
almost	O
exactly	O
like	O
their	O
broadcast	O
counterparts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
sold	O
648,000	O
copies	O
,	O
including	O
570,000	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
78,000	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Budokai	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
2.04	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
by	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
17th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
