<s>
is	O
a	O
1994	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
and	O
Ecofilmes	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
upon	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
's	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
following	O
the	O
Frieza	O
and	O
Cell	O
sagas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
one-on-one	O
fights	O
using	O
a	O
three-button	O
configuration	O
,	O
featuring	O
special	O
moves	O
and	O
two	O
playable	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
franchise	O
in	O
European	O
regions	O
and	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
entry	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
Bandai	O
decided	O
developing	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Buyū	I-Application
Retsuden	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
but	O
its	O
creation	O
process	O
lasted	O
longer	O
than	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
sub-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buyū	O
Retsuden	O
proved	O
popular	O
among	O
players	O
and	O
garnered	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
Some	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
characters	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
games	O
,	O
split-screen	O
mechanic	O
,	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
stated	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
both	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
criticizing	O
certain	O
design	O
choices	O
and	O
slow	O
pacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Buyū	I-Application
Retsuden	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
roster	O
features	O
11	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Goku	O
,	O
Gohan	O
,	O
Krillin	O
,	O
Piccolo	O
,	O
Vegeta	B-Application
,	O
Captain	O
Ginyu	O
,	O
Recoome	O
,	O
Frieza	O
,	O
Future	O
Trunks	O
,	O
Android	O
18	O
and	O
Cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
quite	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
entries	O
for	O
SNES	B-Application
;	O
it	O
features	O
the	O
split-screen	O
mechanic	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
stay	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
opponents	O
and	O
perform	O
an	O
energy	O
Ki	O
blast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Buyū	I-Application
Retsuden	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Bandai	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
France	O
and	O
Spain	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
L'Appel	I-Application
du	I-Application
Destin	I-Application
,	O
and	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
Portugal	O
by	O
Ecofilmes	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Z	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
French/Spanish	O
release	O
features	O
a	O
French	O
translation	O
,	O
while	O
Ecofilmes	O
would	O
take	O
Japanese	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
replace	O
both	O
the	O
cover	O
and	O
manual	O
(	O
but	O
keeping	O
the	O
cartridge	O
)	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
is	O
by	O
promising	O
a	O
free	O
converter	O
cartridge	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
cartridges	O
cannot	O
fit	O
into	O
European	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
units	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
switched	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
French	O
release	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
dominated	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
,	O
most	O
licensed	O
game	O
titles	O
based	O
on	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
properties	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
this	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
were	O
even	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
franchise	O
in	O
countries	O
like	O
France	O
and	O
Spain	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Super	O
Butoden	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
was	O
so	O
well-received	O
that	O
Bandai	O
decided	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
development	O
process	O
was	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
Super	O
Butoden	O
sub-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Buyū	I-Application
Retsuden	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
though	O
most	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
similarities	O
with	O
previous	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Z	O
fighting	O
games	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
reception	O
was	O
also	O
positive	O
:	O
readers	O
of	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Fan	O
magazine	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
Magazine	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
scores	O
of	O
21.3	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
and	O
7.3415	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
respectively	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
229	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
publication	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxime	O
Roure	O
,	O
Sami	O
Souibgui	O
and	O
Richard	O
Homsy	O
of	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
,	O
noted	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
sort	O
of	O
"	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
publication	O
criticizing	O
the	O
jerky	O
sprite	O
animations	O
but	O
both	O
magazines	O
praised	O
the	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
anime-esque	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
longevity	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
difficulty	O
and	O
fun	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Olivier	O
Prézeau	O
and	O
Grégoire	O
Hellot	O
of	O
commended	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
characters	O
missing	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
entries	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
game	O
modes	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
being	O
annoying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Delpierre	O
personally	O
found	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
L'Appel	I-Application
du	I-Application
Destin	I-Application
to	O
be	O
worse	O
than	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
entries	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
satisfy	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Z	O
fans	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Zones	I-Device
Lee	O
Brown	O
gave	O
positive	O
comments	O
to	O
the	O
anime-esque	O
visuals	O
but	O
felt	O
mixed	O
about	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
split-screen	O
mechanic	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
while	O
regarding	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Segas	O
Lucy	O
Hickman	O
and	O
Gus	O
Swan	O
noted	O
its	O
split-screen	O
mechanic	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
amount	O
of	O
moves	O
and	O
game	O
modes	O
in	O
a	O
positive	O
manner	O
but	O
both	O
editors	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
animations	O
for	O
being	O
plain	O
and	O
jerky	O
respectively	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
enemy	O
AI	O
and	O
retail	O
price	O
,	O
with	O
Hickman	O
regarding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megas	O
Paul	O
Mellerick	O
also	O
regarded	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
or	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
slow	O
pacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaTechs	O
Rich	O
Lloyd	O
and	O
Allie	O
West	O
regarded	O
the	O
split-screen	O
mechanic	O
to	O
be	O
innovative	O
although	O
not	O
as	O
refined	O
as	O
on	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
while	O
both	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
anime-style	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
learning	O
curve	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
overall	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.coms	O
Rroyd-Y	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
story	O
mode	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
controls	O
for	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
on	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
stiff	O
and	O
slow	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
unique	O
episode	O
on	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
is	O
nothing	O
other	O
than	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Z	O
1	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
itself	O
to	O
bring	O
absolutely	O
nothing	O
new	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
to	O
do	O
less	O
well	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
content.	O
"	O
</s>
