<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
based	O
on	O
the	O
anime	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
a	O
top	O
rated	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Award	O
for	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
also	O
given	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
partner	O
with	O
another	O
character	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
vein	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Budokai	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
utilize	O
2-D	O
fighting	O
mechanics	O
,	O
the	O
cut	O
scenes	O
would	O
affect	O
the	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
consoles	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
Atari	O
issued	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
announcing	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
distributing	O
the	O
game	O
throughout	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
retain	O
the	O
Burst	B-Application
Limit	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
,	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Yasuhiro	O
Nishimura	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
simply	O
"	O
A	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Nishimura	O
went	O
on	O
record	O
stating	O
"	O
We	O
want	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
expression	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
,	O
not	O
just	O
an	O
extension.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Naoki	O
Eguchi	O
of	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Europe	O
stated	O
that	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
produced	O
simultaneously	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
new	O
improvement	O
integrated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
accompanied	O
by	O
composition	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
Tenkaichi	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
became	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
three	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beating	O
out	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
in	O
at	O
twelve	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
games	O
including	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
which	O
came	O
at	O
four	O
,	O
and	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
came	O
in	O
at	O
eight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
along	O
with	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
helped	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
net	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
Spike	O
video	O
game	O
award	O
for	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
out	O
to	O
Soul	B-Application
Calibur	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
73%	O
and	O
72	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
72%	O
and	O
71	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
continued	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
overall	O
look	O
of	O
Burst	B-Application
Limit	I-Application
is	O
definitely	O
greater	O
than	O
the	O
sum	O
of	O
its	O
parts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Theobald	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
felt	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
made	O
the	O
X360	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
a	O
little	O
shallow	O
,	O
but	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
quality	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
game	O
engine	O
that	O
could	O
n't	O
be	O
denied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dakota	O
Grabowski	O
of	O
GameZone	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
X360	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
an	O
excellent	O
game	O
with	O
some	O
drawbacks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
lack	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
an	O
under	O
refined	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Cabral	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
"	O
after	O
countless	O
titles	O
spanning	O
various	O
platforms	O
,	O
we	O
may	O
just	O
have	O
the	O
best	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
game	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
Burst	B-Application
Limit	I-Application
review	O
Gamespot	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
...	O
upbeat	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
something	O
of	O
an	O
acquired	O
taste	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
