Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi is back. Bandai Namco has confirmed that it is working on a new installment of the iconic fighting game series featuring Son Goku and company.
It’s the kind of return fighting game fans weren’t ready for. It seems like After 16 years, Bandai Namco has quietly announced a new installment in the Dragon Ball Z series: Budokai Tenkaichi.
The game was announced during this weekend’s World Championship in Dragon Ball FighterZ. A trailer for the fourth game in the series is making the rounds on the web, though surprisingly it’s not mentioned on the publisher’s official channels.
The video doesn’t show much of the game itself, instead focusing on a nostalgic trip to previous installments. Indeed, the presentation of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4 (if that is the name of the game) is limited to revealing the images (in “draft”) and the transformation of Son Goku into Super Saiyan Blue.
The return of this TPP arena fighting game was a big surprise for many players. It is true that the Dragon Ball brand has received quite a few new games in recent years, including the aforementioned and quite successful Dragon Ball FigherZ (although it has balance problems on the competitive scene recently).
However, the previous main installment of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi was released in 2007. Even if we were to include Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team for the PlayStation Portable console, it’s still been over 12 years since the last episode of series. . has been freed.
As of now, we haven’t received any specific information regarding the game, target platforms, or release date. We will still have to wait for the latter, since the project is in the early stages of work. We hope that the first details on the new Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi will be revealed soon.
Passionate about video games (and others) for years, he completed an MBA in linguistics, defending a thesis on games. He started his adventure with GlobeLiveMedia in 2015, writing in the editorial department, then also covering movies and oh, horror! – technology (also a contributor to the Games Encyclopedia). He started out with platform games, which he still loves (including metroidvania), but he also loves card games (including “analog”), fighting games, soul games, and pretty much anything else. type of game. Don’t ask about the graphics: after a few hours of exposure, you can revel in pixelated game characters reminiscent of the days of the (if not older) Game Boy era.
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