<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
are	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
elements	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Burst	B-Application
Limit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forty-two	O
characters	O
are	O
playable	O
,	O
in	O
comparison	O
with	O
Budokai	B-Application
3s	O
thirty-eight	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skill	O
capsules	O
are	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
series	O
,	O
where	O
skills	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
placed	O
multiple	O
times	O
on	O
a	O
character	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
become	O
stronger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Dimps	O
and	O
would	O
retain	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
qualities	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
series	O
,	O
yet	O
they	O
would	O
include	O
new	O
innovations	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Mission	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
simplified	O
combat	O
system	O
from	O
Burst	B-Application
Limit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
announcement	O
posted	O
on	O
Atari	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
page	O
revealing	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
retain	O
the	O
Infinite	B-Application
World	I-Application
title	O
and	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
sometime	O
in	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
V	O
Jump	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
utilize	O
the	O
Infinite	B-Application
World	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Riyo	O
Mito	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
Infinite	B-Application
World	I-Application
implies	O
the	O
immense	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
epic	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
universe	O
within	O
thpe	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Dragon	O
Mission	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
specifically	O
chosen	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
target	O
fans	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Burst	B-Application
Limit	I-Application
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
twenty-two	O
pieces	O
created	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
Budokai	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
music	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
World	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
by	O
Lantis	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
theme	O
songs	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
by	O
King	O
Records	O
on	O
Christmas	O
Day	O
2008.Track	O
listing	O
:	O
"	O
Hikari	O
no	O
Sasu	O
Mirai	O
e	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Infinite	B-Application
World	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
Japan	O
's	O
second	O
top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
selling	O
76,452	O
units	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
right	O
behind	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Unwound	I-Application
Future	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Infinite	B-Application
World	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
identical	O
to	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
mode	O
and	O
mini	O
games	O
were	O
too	O
daunting	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
geared	O
more	O
towards	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
instead	O
of	O
casual	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
