<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
franchise	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Spike	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
under	O
the	O
Bandai	O
label	O
in	O
late	O
October	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
English	O
title	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
actually	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fighter	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
various	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
franchise	O
or	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
either	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
or	O
with	O
another	O
player	O
locally	O
or	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Age	I-Application
2011	I-Application
in	O
the	O
early	O
May	O
issue	O
of	O
Weekly	O
Shonen	O
Jump	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
featured	O
several	O
screenshots	O
with	O
Goku	O
and	O
Vegeta	B-Application
,	O
in	O
both	O
normal	O
and	O
Super	O
Saiyan	O
forms	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
superb	O
visuals	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
sometime	O
in	O
autumn	O
of	O
2011	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
gaming	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
June	O
issue	O
of	O
V	O
Jump	O
magazine	O
showcased	O
several	O
screenshots	O
of	O
Goku	O
and	O
Vegeta	B-Application
,	O
in	O
his	O
Oozaru	O
form	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
timed	O
button	O
action	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
confirmed	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
destructible	O
environments	O
mechanics	O
from	O
previous	O
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
and	O
Raging	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
following	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
English	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
and	O
that	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
would	O
be	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
European	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
October	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
August	O
8	O
issue	O
of	O
Shonen	O
Jump	O
featured	O
screenshots	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
showcasing	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
free-roam	O
mechanic	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
found	O
in	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
later	O
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
games	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
explore	O
the	O
entire	O
planet	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
and	O
land	O
in	O
certain	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
issue	O
of	O
V	O
Jump	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
December	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
issue	O
of	O
Shonen	O
Jump	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
include	O
a	O
new	O
opening	O
introduction	O
in	O
traditional	O
2D	O
animation	O
set	O
to	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Cha-La	O
Head-Cha-La	O
"	O
by	O
Hironobu	O
Kageyama	O
(	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
's	O
1st	O
Opening	O
Song	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
