<s>
is	O
a	O
1996	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	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
last	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
from	O
the	O
Frieza	O
saga	O
to	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Majin	O
Buu	O
saga	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
entries	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
one-on-one	O
fights	O
using	O
a	O
main	O
six-button	O
configuration	O
,	O
featuring	O
special	O
moves	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
multiple	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
was	O
created	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
15	O
months	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
entries	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
,	O
with	O
producers	O
Takeo	O
Isogai	O
and	O
Toshihiro	O
Suzuki	O
returning	O
to	O
helm	O
its	O
production	O
,	O
alongside	O
staff	O
from	O
both	O
Toei	O
Animation	O
and	O
V	O
Jump	O
magazine	O
assisting	O
with	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
entries	O
on	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
full-fledged	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
series	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
15	O
months	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
entries	O
,	O
with	O
producer	O
Toshihiro	O
Suzuki	O
returning	O
to	O
helm	O
its	O
production	O
alongside	O
assistant	O
Takeo	O
Isogai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
was	O
first	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Bandai	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
pushed	O
back	O
for	O
a	O
March	O
29	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
instead	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
1997	O
,	O
housed	O
in	O
a	O
20-megabit	O
cartridge	O
using	O
the	O
SA1	O
enhancement	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
approximately	O
between	O
162,729	O
and	O
220,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
lifetime	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
three	O
previous	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Weaver	O
stated	O
that	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
felt	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
three	O
previous	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
entries	O
and	O
fell	O
short	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
Homsy	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
very	O
far	O
behind	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hobby	O
Consolass	O
Sonia	O
Herranz	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
ranked	O
below	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
roster	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
slow-paced	O
characters	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
playability	O
and	O
fun	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
established	O
"	O
itself	O
as	O
the	O
ultimate	O
fighting	O
game	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
Toriyama	O
's	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
