<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
(	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
)	O
and	O
European	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
arcades	O
running	O
on	O
System	O
256	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
Japan	O
:	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
US	O
,	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
PAL	O
,	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Arika	O
and	O
Crafts	O
&	O
Meister	O
,	O
headed	O
by	O
Noritaka	O
Funamizu	O
(	O
a	O
former	O
Capcom	O
fighting	O
game	O
producer	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
95,082	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
placing	O
its	O
rank	O
at	O
#2	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
that	O
week	O
,	O
second	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Shifting	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
recent	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
brings	O
its	O
style	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
formula	O
made	O
famous	O
with	O
the	O
Capcom	O
,	O
SNK	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Fireball	O
motions	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
like	O
provide	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
special	O
move	O
inputs	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
"	O
dial-a-combos	O
"	O
(	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
)	O
for	O
closer	O
,	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
characters	O
(	O
Goku	O
,	O
Gohan	O
,	O
Vegeta	B-Application
,	O
Trunks	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
take	O
place	O
within	O
Vegeta	B-Application
's	O
training	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
which	O
completely	O
contrasts	O
the	O
previous	O
North	O
American	O
releases	O
of	O
Sparking	O
!,	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
GH	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
's	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shin	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	O
version	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
opening	O
song	O
and	O
manga-style	O
sound	O
effect	O
translations	O
as	O
the	O
US	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
alternatively	O
retains	O
the	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
actors	O
with	O
no	O
option	O
to	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
English	O
cast	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PAL	O
version	O
of	O
Budokai	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
$40	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
6th	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
7th	O
counting	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
release	O
of	O
the	O
Budokai	B-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
games	O
packaged	O
together	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
bundle	O
are	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
TV	O
opening	O
theme	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
CD	O
single	O
in	O
2005	O
with	O
variations	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
opening	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
Gotta	O
Power	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
seven-track	O
CD	O
(	O
Sony	O
Music	O
/	O
Team	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
KDSD-74	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
remixes	O
of	O
background	O
music	O
composed	O
for	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
TV	O
series	O
by	O
Shunsuke	O
Kikuchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
America	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
theme	O
song	O
was	O
changed/replaced	O
with	O
Rock	O
the	O
Dragon	O
by	O
Shuki	O
Levy	O
,	O
which	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
official	O
theme	O
song	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
TV	O
broadcasts	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
average	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
74.38	O
%	O
,	O
while	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
72	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
