Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo
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Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, released in Japan as , is a video game based on the anime and manga series Dragon Ball
. It was developed by Media.Vision
and published by Namco Bandai
under the Bandai
label. It was released in Japan on July 23, 2009, and in other territories in October of that same year.
The game is an arcade style beat'em up and platformer that allows players to take on the role of series protagonist Son Goku
as he fights to stop both the Red Ribbon Army organization and later Piccolo Daimao
from collecting the Dragon Balls to complete their plans for world domination.
On June 2, Namco Bandai's US branch issued a statement announcing that they would also be distributing the game as Revenge of King Piccolo throughout North America. They also would mention about the game's controls such as the Wiimote and Nunchuk's ability to issue combos and execute various ki attacks like the Kamehameha, that the game would feature an RPG element that would let the player use Zeni to buy items to help power-up Goku, and a release date sometime in the Fall season. On September 25, Namco Bandai announced that Revenge of King Piccolo was complete and would be available on October 20.
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the...
. It was developed by Media.Vision
Media.Vision
Media.Vision is a Japanese video game developer best known for the Wild Arms series of video game RPGs.-PlayStation:* Crime Crackers* Crime Crackers 2...
and published by Namco Bandai
Namco Bandai
, also known as the Bandai Namco Group, is a Japanese holding company formed from the merger of Namco and Bandai. It has interests in toys, video games and arcades, anime, and amusement parks. The new entity was founded on September 29, 2005...
under the Bandai
Bandai
is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...
label. It was released in Japan on July 23, 2009, and in other territories in October of that same year.
The game is an arcade style beat'em up and platformer that allows players to take on the role of series protagonist Son Goku
Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
Goku, known as in the English-language manga and original Japanese-language version, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama. He is loosely based on Sun Wukong, a central character in Journey to the West...
as he fights to stop both the Red Ribbon Army organization and later Piccolo Daimao
Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball manga, authored by Akira Toriyama. Piccolo was first introduced as the reincarnation of the evil Piccolo Daimao in chapter #167 first published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on April 4, 1988, making him a demon and archrival of the primary...
from collecting the Dragon Balls to complete their plans for world domination.
Gameplay
The game has two styles of gameplay to work with. The Adventure Mode retells the events within both the Red Ribbon Army and early Piccolo Daimao story arcs. In this mode game functions as arcade style beat'um up and platformer, where players in the role of protagonist Son Goku, run from point A to point B fighting various enemies and bosses and hopping gaps and ledges. Players can use simple and melee type of attacks or use the Kamehameha battle. Each enemy the player takes out will earn them health, powerups, or zeni which can be used in the shop. The game uses a lock-on system which allows players to deliver powerful connecting attacks or to grab a device to cross hard to pass places. The World Tournament lets players battle as one of the available fighter in the Adventure Mode in a Tenkaichi Budokai style VS fighter. Other modes include the shop, where players can buy upgrades, in game music, movies and collectables, and the gallery where player can view their earned collectables, music, and movies.Development
The game was first announced in the May issue of V Jump magazine. The article featured screenshots revealed that the game would be a platformer, and it would focus on both the Red Ribbon Army and Piccolo Daimao story arcs. Another screenshot demonstrated a few of the features with the Wiimote. A few weeks later Namco Bandai's European branch would issue a statement that they would release the game throughout Europe. It also stated that the game would feature the original series music and voice overs, an unlockable VS mode, and a release date sometime in Autumn.On June 2, Namco Bandai's US branch issued a statement announcing that they would also be distributing the game as Revenge of King Piccolo throughout North America. They also would mention about the game's controls such as the Wiimote and Nunchuk's ability to issue combos and execute various ki attacks like the Kamehameha, that the game would feature an RPG element that would let the player use Zeni to buy items to help power-up Goku, and a release date sometime in the Fall season. On September 25, Namco Bandai announced that Revenge of King Piccolo was complete and would be available on October 20.