<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Spike	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
manga	O
series	O
by	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
's	O
PAL	O
distribution	O
network	O
was	O
absorbed	O
into	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Partners	O
and	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
has	O
also	O
handled	O
publishing	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
future	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
games	O
since	O
2010	O
,	O
effectively	O
ending	O
Atari	O
's	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
exclusive	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
installments	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
and	O
2007	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
Tag	O
Team	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
references	O
the	O
last	O
lyric	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
chorus	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
opening	O
theme	O
to	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
,	O
"	O
Cha-La	O
Head-Cha-La	O
"	O
)	O
though	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
 '	O
second	O
opening	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
Gotta	O
Power	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
localized	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
been	O
speculated	O
that	O
Atari	O
chose	O
to	O
market	O
the	O
games	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
series	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
its	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
features	O
actual	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
and	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
GT	O
anime	O
)	O
as	O
composed	O
by	O
Shunsuke	O
Kikuchi	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
features	O
recycled	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
series	O
(	O
composed	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Yamamoto	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	O
Famicom-released	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
special	O
forms	O
are	O
treated	O
as	O
their	O
own	O
character	O
,	O
with	O
varying	O
stats	O
,	O
movesets	O
and	O
fighting	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
Z	O
Battle	O
Gate	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Dragon	O
Adventure	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Dragon	O
History	O
"	O
in	O
each	O
console	O
installment	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
complete	O
in	O
battles	O
based	O
on	O
moments	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
manga	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
anime-exclusive	O
storylines	O
(	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
GT	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
films	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
installment	O
features	O
several	O
"	O
what-if	O
"	O
battles	O
and	O
scenarios	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
1	O
story	O
mode	O
features	O
modes	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
villain	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
hero	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
2	O
story	O
mode	O
has	O
modes	O
where	O
Raditz	O
and	O
Zarbon	O
essentially	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
Z	O
Fighters	O
for	O
one	O
reason	O
or	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
2	O
story	O
mode	O
also	O
feature	O
cutscenes	O
shown	O
either	O
before	O
or	O
after	O
the	O
fight	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
3	O
story	O
mode	O
has	O
cutscenes	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
battles	O
themselves	O
that	O
are	O
activated	O
by	O
hitting	O
a	O
certain	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
1	O
winning	O
the	O
tournaments	O
gave	O
players	O
a	O
Z-Item	O
prize	O
while	O
in	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
2	O
,	O
players	O
would	O
receive	O
money	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
Z-Items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
published	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2005	O
;	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2005	O
;	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
2	O
,	O
originally	O
published	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
originally	O
confirmed	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
some	O
stores	O
started	O
selling	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
issue	O
of	O
V	O
Jump	O
listed	O
January	O
2007	O
as	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
featured	O
100	O
characters	O
in	O
136	O
forms	O
and	O
16	O
stages	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
PAL	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
came	O
with	O
five	O
additional	O
characters	O
(	O
Demon	O
King	O
Piccolo	O
,	O
Cyborg	O
Tao	O
,	O
Appule	O
,	O
Frieza	O
Soldier	O
,	O
and	O
Pilaf	O
Robot/combined	O
form	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
3	O
,	O
originally	O
published	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australasia	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tenkaichi	B-Application
3	O
features	O
98	O
characters	O
in	O
161	O
forms	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
roster	O
in	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
new	O
notable	O
features	O
include	O
Battle	O
Replay	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
record	O
fights	O
and	O
save	O
them	O
to	O
an	O
SD	O
card	O
;	O
Night	O
and	O
day	O
stages	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
certain	O
characters	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
;	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
featured	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
capability	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
such	O
a	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
features	O
the	O
"	O
Disc	O
Fusion	O
System	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
inserting	O
a	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
1	O
or	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
2	O
disc	O
unlocks	O
the	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Battle	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Battle	O
Z	O
"	O
modes	O
,	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
respective	O
games	O
needed	O
to	O
unlock	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
480p	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Games	O
Battle	O
Hour	O
event	O
in	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
game	O
series	O
was	O
announced	O
through	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tenkaichi	B-Application
Tag	O
Team	O
was	O
originally	O
the	O
last	O
traditional	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
retain	O
its	O
native	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
installment	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
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>
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
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>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
the	O
'	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
 '	O
award	O
from	O
X-Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
10	O
for	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
fans	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
5.5	O
for	O
"	O
everyone	O
else	O
"	O
,	O
rounding	O
out	O
the	O
overall	O
score	O
to	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
3	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
videogame	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
3	O
positively	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
only	O
complaints	O
being	O
the	O
comparatively	O
underwhelming	O
story	O
mode	O
(	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
2	O
)	O
,	O
gimmicky	O
Disc	O
Fusion	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lagging	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	O
Tenkaichi	B-Application
Tag	O
Team	O
is	O
just	O
another	O
DBZ	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
little	O
effort	O
to	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors.	O
"	O
</s>
