Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, known as in Japan, is a fighting game released on the PlayStation 2 and on the Wii. It is the sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi.
The Wii version was confirmed as being a launch title in the US for November 19, 2006, in an IGN interview with Atari though some stores in the US started selling the Wii version on November 15, 2006. A V-Jump issue listed January 2007 as the release date for the Japanese version of the Wii release with an additional six characters, and an extra stage. The game was released in Europe on March 30, 2007, but was delayed in Australia until April 5, 2007. Both the European and Australian versions have the extra features of the Japanese Wii version. Its sequel is Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
==Gameplay==
There are 129 playable characters in most versions of the game and 135 in the Japanese and PAL Wii versions. All characters featured in the previous game are available in this game as well. Battles can now involve up to ten characters fighting one at a time on the battlefield, with one teammate coming in after the other has been knocked out or when the player wishes to switch to another fighter. This is referring to Free Battle options.
Most versions of the game have 16 large arenas (11 of which are taken from the previous Budokai Tenkaichi game). The Japanese and PAL Wii versions have 17 with the inclusion of a new space level, and 9 game modes. The game also features in game transformations, in addition to being able to choose to play in a transformed state from the start. In order to transform, R3 (1 on Wii) and Left/Up/Right must be pressed to select the form wanted. One may also press Down + R3 (Down + 1) to revert to their original state (Only transformations that have shown that they can be undone in the anime can do this). Fusions can be performed in-battle as well, and it is performed the same way as tag teams and transformations except that L2 (Z) has to be pressed. Fusion can only be done in Tag battles and Free battles, and the player must have the suitable character as a Tag partner; for example, base Goku and Vegeta (second form) to form Vegito. If that fused character has a second or third form, R3 + L2 + Up (Z + 1 + Up) or Right can be pressed to transform into that different form. Also, unlike the Budokai series, the fusions do not end after ki drain, or fatigue, or time limit. A customizer has been made to change the characters. The Dueling Mode features a 'Battle Settings' option, where can be adjusted the dueling time, COM difficulty level, and set the In-Game Transformations on or off during gameplay.
===Controls===
The Wii version of the game features a unique control scheme using the system's remote controller. Using the motion sensing controller, players are able to control their fighters by carrying a remote/nunchuk combo and mimicking moves from the series, an example being the Kamehameha or Galick Gun. Players are able to choose whether they wish to use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, the Wii Classic Controller, or a GameCube controller."Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi 2 Hands-on" at ign.com
==Game Modes==
===Dragon Adventure===
This is the main mode of the game. It is similar to the Dragon Universe mode of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3: the player uses a character around Earth and Namek looking for Dragon Balls, skill capsules and opponents. This mode covers Dragon Ball Z to Dragon Ball GT, and also includes the movie stories The Tree of Might, Lord Slug, Cooler's Revenge, The Return of Cooler, Super Android 13!, Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan, Bojack Unbound, Broly - Second Coming, Fusion Reborn, and Wrath of the Dragon as well as the TV special stories Bardock - The Father of Goku and The History of Trunks. The outcome of the battles in the mode changes the course of the story. New powers, characters, and "what-if" stories are unlocked in this mode.
===Ultimate Battle Z===
This mode uses a system where the player selects a type of battle and progresses up a pillar that is similar to the Mortal Kombat system. Each pillar has a specific theme and condition. By beating a pillar, the player earns a score, items, and more pillars.
===Dragon Tournament===
Similar to the same mode in the Budokai series, the player can enter a world tournament and try to win their way to the top. There are three levels of the basic tournament and a Cell Games mode (which is hosted by Cell). Since characters can fly, characters can leave the perimeter of the arena, but will be called for ring-out if they touch the ground. There are no restrictions to the Cell Games mode, but the last match of the Cell Games mode is always against Perfect Cell. Since there is no money awarded in this game, the prize for winning a World Tournament is a Z-item. The World Tournament mode can be played with several entrants, but if there is more than one human player, then no prize will be awarded.
===Dragon Library===
This is an encyclopedia that consists of character biographies and character models. It also has a brief history on the story of the series as well as a sound select menu where you can hear the music in the game.
==Playable characters==
===Returning characters===
Name 	Returning Transformations	New Transformations	Available at Start
Android #16 	 	 	Yes
Android #17 	 	 	Yes
Android #18 	 	 	Yes
Android #19 	 	 	Yes
Baby Vegeta 	
*Super Baby 2 	
*Base
*Super Baby 1
*Golden Great Ape	No
Bardock 	
* Base 	
*Great Ape 	No
Bojack 	
*Full Power 	
*Base 	No
Broly 	
*Legendary Super Saiyan 	
*Base
*Super Saiyan	No
Burter 	 	 	No
Cell 	
*1st Form
*2nd Form
*Perfect Form
*Perfect	 	No
Cell Jr. 	 	 	No
Chiaotzu 	 	 	Yes
Cooler 	
*Final Form 	
*Base 	No
Demon King Dabura 	 	 	No
Dodoria 	 	 	Yes
Dr. Gero 	 	 	No
Frieza 	
*1st Form
*2nd Form
*3rd Form
*Final Form
*Full Power	 	Yes
General Tao 	 	 	No
Ginyu 	 	 	No
Gogeta 	
*Super Saiyan
*Super Saiyan 4	 	No
Gohan 	
*Base
*Super Saiyan
*Super Saiyan 2
*Great Saiyaman	 	Yes
Goku 	
*Base
*Super Saiyan
*Super Saiyan 2
*Super Saiyan 3	 	Yes
Goku 	
*Super Saiyan 4 	 	No
Goten 	
*Base
*Super Saiyan 	 	Yes
Gotenks 	
*Base
*Super Saiyan
*Super Saiyan 3	 	No
Guldo 	 	 	No
Hercule 	 	 	No
Janemba 	
*Final Form 	
*Base 	No
Jeice 	 	 	No
Kid Buu 	 	 	No
Kid Gohan 	 	 	Yes
Kid Goku 	
*Base
*Great Ape 	 	No
Kid Trunks 	
*Base
*Super Saiyan 	 	Yes
Krillin 	 	 	Yes
Majin Buu 	 	 	Yes
Majin Buu (Pure Evil)	 	 	No
Master Roshi 	
*Base 	
*Max Power 	No
Mecha-Frieza 	 	 	No
Nappa 	
* Base 	
*Great Ape 	Yes
Piccolo 	 	 	Yes
Raditz 	
* Base 	
*Great Ape 	Yes
Recoome 	 	 	No
Saibaman 	 	 	Yes
Super 17 	 	 	No
Super Buu 	
*Base
*Gotenks absorbed
*Gohan absorbed	 	No
Teen Gohan 	
*Base
*Super Saiyan
*Super Saiyan 2	 	Yes
Tien 	 	 	Yes
Trunks (Sword) 	
*Base
*Super Saiyan 	 	Yes
Trunks 	
*Base
*Super Saiyan
*Super Trunks	 	Yes
Ultimate Gohan 	 	 	No
Vegeta 	
*Super Vegeta 	
*Base
*Super Saiyan	No
Vegeta (second form) 	
*Base
*Super Saiyan
*Super Saiyan 2	 	No
Vegeta (second form) 	
*Majin 	 	No
Vegeta (second form) 	
*Super Saiyan 4 	 	No
Vegeta (Scouter) 	
*Base
*Great Ape 	 	Yes
Vegito 	
*Base
*Super Vegito 	 	No
Videl 	
* Base 	
*Great Saiyaman 2 	No
Yamcha 	 	 	Yes
Zarbon 	
*Base
*Post-Transformation	 	Yes
===New characters===
Name 	Transformations	Available at Start
Android #13 	
*Base
*Fusion 	No
Cui 	 	No
Garlic Jr. 	
*Base
*Super Garlic Jr.	No
Grandpa Gohan	 	No
Hirudegarn 	 	No
Meta-Cooler 	 	No
Pan 	 	No
Pikkon 	 	No
Salza 	 	No
Slug 	
*Base
*Giant Form	No
Supreme Kai 	
*Base
*Kibitoshin	No
Syn Shenron 	
*Base
*Super Yi-Shin-Long	No
Tapion 	 	No
Turles 	
*Base
*Great Ape	No
Uub 	
*Base
*Majuub 	No
Yajirobe 	 	No
Zangya 	 	No
===Wii Exclusive characters===
Name 	Transformations	Available at Start
Appule 	 	No
Cyborg Tao 	 	No
Frieza Soldier 	 	No
Demon King Piccolo	 	No
Pilaf Machine 	
*Base
*Combined Machine	No
==Battle Stages==
*Wasteland
*Space
*Rocky Area
*Namek
*Dying Namek
*Planet
*Mountain Road
*Kami's Lookout
*Room of Spirit and Time
*Kame House
*Islands
*Glacier
*Cell Games Arena
*World Tournament Stage
*Supreme Kai's World
*City (Ruins)
*Ruined Earth
==Voice cast==
Character Name 	Voice Actor (Japanese) 	V.A. (U.S. English)
Goku 	Masako Nozawa 	Sean Schemmel
Vegeta 	Ryō Horikawa 	Christopher R. Sabat
Piccolo 	Toshio Furukawa 	Christopher R. Sabat
Krillin 	Mayumi Tanaka 	Sonny Strait
Yamcha 	Tōru Furuya 	Christopher R. Sabat
Tien Shinhan 	Hirotaka Suzuoki 	John Burgmeier
Chiaotzu 	Hiroko Emori 	Monika Antonelli
Kid Gohan 	Masako Nozawa 	Stephanie Nadolny
Teen Gohan 	Masako Nozawa 	Stephanie Nadolny
Gohan/Great Saiyaman 	Masako Nozawa 	Kyle Hebert
Future Trunks 	Takeshi Kusao 	Eric Vale
Kid Trunks 	Takeshi Kusao 	Laura Bailey
Goten 	Masako Nozawa 	Kara Edwards
Gotenks 	Masako NozawaTakeshi Kusao	Laura BaileyKara Edwards
Vegito 	Masako NozawaRyō Horikawa 	Sean SchemmelChristopher Sabat
Gogeta 	Masako NozawaRyō Horikawa 	Sean SchemmelChristopher R. Sabat
Raditz 	Shigeru Chiba 	Justin Cook
Nappa 	Shōzō Iizuka 	Phil Parsons
Saibamen 	Tōru Furuya 	John Burgmeier
Zarbon 	Shō Hayami 	Christopher R. Sabat
Dodoria 	Yukitoshi Hori 	Chris Forbis
Cui 	Kōji Totani 	Bill Townsley
Captain Ginyu 	Hideyuki Hori 	Brice Armstrong
Recoome 	Kenji Utsumi 	Christopher R. Sabat
Burter 	Yukimasa Kishino 	Christopher R. Sabat
Jeice 	Kazumi Tanaka 	Christopher R. Sabat
Guldo 	Kōzō Shioya 	Bill Townsley
Frieza 	Ryūsei Nakao 	Linda Young
Android 13 	Moriya Endō 	Chuck Huber
Android 16 	Hikaru Midorikawa 	Jeremy Inman
Android 17 	Shigeru Nakahara 	Chuck Huber
Android 18 	Miki Itō 	Meredith McCoy
Android 19 	Yukitoshi Hori 	Phillip Wilburn
Android 20 	Kōji Yada 	Kent Williams
Cell 	Norio Wakamoto 	Dameon Clarke, credited as Dartanian Nickleback
Cell Jr. 	Hirotaka Suzuoki 	Justin Cook
Dabura 	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo 	Rick Robertson
Majin Buu 	Kōzō Shioya 	Josh Martin
Evil Buu 	Kōzō Shioya 	Josh Martin
Super Buu 	Kōzō Shioya 	Justin Cook
Kid Buu 	Kōzō Shioya 	Josh Martin
Hercule 	Daisuke Gōri 	Chris Rager
Videl 	Yuko Minaguchi 	Kara Edwards
Supreme Kai 	Yuji Mitsuya 	Kent Williams
Kibito Kai 	Yuji Mitsuya 	Kent Williams
Bardock 	Masako Nozawa 	Sonny Strait
Garlic Jr. 	Shigeru Chiba 	Chuck Huber
Turles 	Masako Nozawa 	Chris Patton
Lord Slug 	Yūsaku Yara 	Brice Armstrong
Cooler 	Ryūsei Nakao 	Andrew Chandler
Salza 	Shō Hayami 	Michael Marco
Broly 	Bin Shimada 	Vic Mignogna
Bojack 	Tesshō Genda 	Bob Carter
Zangya 	Tomoko Maruo 	Colleen Clinkenbeard
Pikkon 	Hikaru Midorikawa 	Kyle Hebert
Janemba 	Tesshō Genda 	Jim Foronda
Janemba 	Tesshō Genda 	Kent Williams
Tapion 	Hiro Yuuki 	Jason Liebrecht
Hirudegarn 	Shin Aomori 	Robert McCollum
Pan 	Yuko Minaguchi 	Elise Baughman
Giru 	Shinobu Satouchi 	Sonny Strait
Uub 	Atsushi Kisaichi 	Sean Michael Teague
Baby Vegeta 	Yusuke Numata 	Mike McFarland
Super 17 	Shigeru Nakahara 	Chuck Huber
Syn Shenron/Omega Shenron	Hidekatsu Shibata 	Bob Carter/Christopher R. Sabat
Great Ape 	Yasuhiko Kawazu 	Shane Ray
Kid Goku 	Masako Nozawa 	Stephanie Nadolny
Master Roshi 	Hiroshi Masuoka 	Mike McFarland
Grandpa Gohan 	Osamu Saka 	Christopher R. Sabat
Yajirobe 	Mayumi Tanaka 	Mike McFarland
Mercenary Tao 	Chikao Otsuka 	Kent Williams
Pilaf 	Shigeru Chiba 	Chuck Huber
Bulma 	Hiromi Tsuru 	Tiffany Vollmer
Bulla 	Hiromi Tsuru 	Brina Palencia
Mr. Popo 	Toku Nishio 	Christopher R. Sabat
Old Kai 	Reizō Nomoto 	Kent Williams
Babidi 	Jōji Yanami 	Duncan Brennan
Chi-Chi 	Naoko Watanabe 	Cynthia Cranz
Puar 	Naoko Watanabe 	Monika Antonelli
Korin 	Naoki Tatsuta 	Christopher R. Sabat
King Kai 	Jōji Yanami 	Sean Schemmel
Baba 	Junpei Takiguchi 	Linda Young
Shenron 	Kenji Utsumi 	Christopher R. Sabat
Porunga 	Junpei Takiguchi 	Christopher R. Sabat
Narrator 	Jōji Yanami 	Kyle Hebert
==Reception==
Reviews and awards
Publication 	Score 	
PS2 Version 	PS2 Version 	PS2 Version
VG Resource Center 	7.5 of 10VGRC review of DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2). URL retrieved 2 December 2006. 	
IGN 	8.3 of 10IGN review of DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2). URL retrieved 2 December 2006. 	
1UP 	8 of 101UP review of DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2). URL retrieved 2 December 2006. 	
Yahoo! Games 	3.5 of 5Yahoo! Games review of DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2). URL retrieved 2 December 2006. 	
GameZone 	8.1 of 10GameZone review of DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2). URL retrieved 2 December 2006. 	
GameSpot 	6.5 of 10Gamespot review of DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2). URL retrieved 6 December 2006. 	
Wii Version 	Wii Version 	Wii Version
IGN 	8.3 of 10IGN review of DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (Wii). URL retrieved 2 December 2006. 	
Game Trailers 	8 of 10Game Trailers review of DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (Wii). URL retrieved 15 November 2006. 	
Review compilations (PS2 Version)	Review compilations (PS2 Version) 	Review compilations (PS2 Version)
Game Rankings 	76.3% (based on 40 reviews)GameRankings.com page for DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2). URL retrieved 2 December 2006. 	
Metacritic 	78% (based on 16 reviews)Metacritic on DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2). URL accessed 2 December 2006. 	
Review compilations (Wii Version)	Review compilations (Wii Version) 	Review compilations (Wii Version)
Game Rankings 	71.9% (based on 32 reviews)GameRankings.com page for DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (Wii). URL retrieved December 2, 2006.	
Metacritic 	76% (based on 7 reviews)Metacritic on DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2). URL accessed 2 December 2006. 	
Critical reaction has been positive. Numerous reviews praised the game's high fighter count and detailed cel-shaded graphics, as well as the high amount of fan-service to DBZ fans. Some people, however, have taken issue with the game's complex controls. Mark Bozon at IGN said "The sheer speed and complexity of the controls may turn some people off, but the general combat will eventually come down to two buttons, making the game amazingly easy to learn, but nearly impossible to fully master." Many have said that the game is a "DBZ fan's wet dream," with VGRC.net stating "non-DBZ fighting game fans might even want to give it a spin as well." The game received the 'Best Fighting Game of the Year' award from X-Play, which is surprising since most Dragon Ball Z games are rated from mediocre to poor in their ranking system; the only notable exception is Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, which received a four out of five. This game also received a four out of five from X-Play.
The game became Namco Bandai's top-selling game of 2006, selling 1.18 million copies worldwide in its first six months.Namco Bandai annual profit up 71 percent, gamespot.com In Japan the game sold 423,000 copies on PS2 by the end of 2006Famitsu 2006 video game sales and 166,000 copies on Wii by the end of 2007.Famitsu 2007 video game sales
==Trivia==
*Unlike its predecessor, Budokai Tenkaichi, this game refers to Bulla by her correct English name.
*While Jeice will say "Don't play stupid with me, wanker!" sometimes before a battle in Budokai Tenkaichi, the "wanker" section of the sentence is cut out of this game and Budokai Tenkaichi 3, possibly because the word "wanker" is vulgar slang in the United Kingdom, but the "w" can clearly be heard spoken after he says, "Don't play stupid with me!"
*During one scene in the What-If saga Beautiful Treachery, the English narrator says "Suddenly, Goku vanished. Krillin had used the Dragon Balls to teleport him back to Earth", but the text box incorrectly says "Right after, Goku disappeared. Actually, Krillin had asked Shenron for Instant Transmission."
*In the What-If saga Destined Rivals, Hercule fights 18 just like he does in the final round of the tournament in the anime, except in this What-If story, the tournament proceeds as planned.
*This is the first game to include filler characters, such as Pikkon and Garlic Jr. However, both appear in movies, and are placed with the movie characters (though Garlic Jr.'s role in the game is that of the anime).
*Full 3D models of Korin, Fortuneteller Baba, Dende, Babidi, and Old Kai appear in the Adventure mode.
*Though the names of all the characters are spelled using anime character names on the character selection screen, some text boxes use Vegito's manga name "Vegetto".
*On the Wii version, the game case says that you can only play with the Wii Remote and the Nunchuck, or the Classic Controller. In the game, you can play with the Wii Remote and the Nunchuck, the Classic Controller, or the GameCube Controller.
*When in tournaments, Supreme Kai's and Kibitoshin's names in the text box appearing just before and after battle read "Shin", the identity the former enters the 25th World Tournament under.
*For comical relief, the Dragon Ball GT part of Adventure mode ended with Goku (as an adult) deciding to have lunch and Vegeta mentioning his annoying behavior as if nothing happened.
*If Zangya is matched with Android 18, Zangya will say "Your man is kinda cute" to which Android 18 responds by calling Zangya a "skank." This was removed in Budokai Tenkaichi 3, probably because of its vulgarity as well.
*If Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks is tagged out in a tag battle, he will say "Peanut-butter jelly time!" as a reference to the popular internet meme.
*If Zangya beats Krillin or Master Roshi, she says "Don't cha wish your girlfriend was tough like me? Don't cha?" based on the song by the Pussycat Dolls and Busta Rhymes.
*When Goku faces Kid Goku, he says Kid Goku looks like him when he was younger, thinking Kid Goku is a completely different person. Kid Goku replies by telling Goku that he looks a lot like him.
*Early videos of this game showed health bars identical to those of Budokai Tenkaichi and Goku being able to transform into Super Saiyan 4. However, the health bar was changed and Super Saiyan 4 Goku was made a separate character before the game's release.
*In a video showing the beta version, the life bars and the Ki meters looked like those from Budokai Tenkaichi (as mentioned above), and it used Budokai OST by Kenji Yamamoto. Also, Lord Slug used Piccolo's voice (possibly a placeholder).
**Also, Vegeta from the Buu Saga is seen transforming into Majin Vegeta but in the final version, Majin Vegeta is a separate character.
*For some reason Kazuyuki Sogabe didn't voice Android #13 before his death in this game (just like Kōhei Miyauchi in Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 and Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butōden as Master Roshi), the reason for this is because Sogabe lost his voice and quit voice acting in 2000 (Although he returned in 2005).
*The USA version of this game uses Future Trunks from Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22's intro as a cover, reason of it is unknown.
*The Dragon Library erroneously states that Josh Martin voiced Super Buu and Justin Cook voiced Majin Buu (Pure Evil).
*Korin is written as "Karin" (his original Japanese name) in the English voice cast credits.
*Great Ape Vegeta's ultimate is incorrectly called "Super Garlic Gun" rather than "Super Galick Gun.".
**This also applies to Great Ape Baby.
==Gallery==
===Scans & screenshots===
===Characters===
==References==
==External links==
*Official Website
*Official Atari Website (Wii Version)
*Official Atari US Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 forum
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 at IGN (Wii version)
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