| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi | |
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| Genre(s) | Fighting game |
| Developer(s) | Spike Spike Chunsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Bandai Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 Nintendo Wii PlayStation Portable Microsoft Windows PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S |
| First release | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi October 2005 |
| Latest release | Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero 11 October 2024 |
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi, released in Japan as Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! (ドラゴンボールZ Sparking!), is a series of fighting games developed by Spike based on the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. The series was published by Namco Bandai Games in Japan and Europe, and by Atari in North America and Australia until 2008. Since Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Bandai Namco has handled Dragon Ball game publishing in all regions, effectively ending Atari's involvement.[1]
The original game was released in 2005 as a PlayStation 2 exclusive, while the second and third installments released for PS2 and Wii. A spin-off titled Tenkaichi Tag Team released on PlayStation Portable in 2010. In March 2023, a new title, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, was revealed during the Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour event.[2]
- ^ Sinclair, Brendan (July 2, 2009). "Namco Bandai collects Dragon Ball rights". GameSpot. Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ @db_eventpj_jp (2023-03-05). "「ドラゴンボール Sparking！」シリーズ 最新作情報が解禁！ 映像はコチラから↓ #ドラゴンボール #バトルアワー" ["Dragon Ball Sparking!" series latest information has been lifted!] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-05 – via Twitter.