<s>
is	O
a	O
1995	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
and	O
Infogrames	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
upon	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
's	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
franchise	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
sub-series	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
one-on-one	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
main	O
six-button	O
configuration	O
,	O
featuring	O
special	O
moves	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
five	O
playable	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
referred	O
as	O
"	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
22	I-Application
"	O
or	O
"	O
UB22	O
"	O
by	O
fans	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
roster	O
of	O
twenty	O
two	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
early	O
in	O
1995	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
sub-series	O
,	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
22	I-Application
shares	O
the	O
same	O
character	O
sprites	O
as	O
with	O
another	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Z	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
called	O
Shin	O
Butōden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
22	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
sub-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
22	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
customizable	O
six-button	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Super	B-Application
Butōden	I-Application
entries	O
and	O
Buyū	B-Application
Retsuden	I-Application
,	O
the	O
split-screen	O
mechanic	O
was	O
omitted	O
and	O
both	O
fighters	O
are	O
now	O
shown	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
22	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
early	O
in	O
1995	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Z	O
:	O
Super	O
Butoden	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
22	I-Application
shares	O
the	O
same	O
character	O
sprites	O
as	O
with	O
another	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
called	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Z	O
:	O
Shin	O
Butōden	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
regarded	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
better	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
but	O
never	O
received	O
a	O
western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
22	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
32.03	O
%	O
rating	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
site	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
launched	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
thus	O
appearing	O
much	O
duller	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
contemporary	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Tekken	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.coms	O
Rroyd-Y	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
presentation	O
and	O
slow	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
22	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
promising	O
apps	O
that	O
disappoint	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
moments	O
of	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
