Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit

Japanese anime cartoons have a huge devoted fan base across the world and to dismiss this as a cult following would do the genre a huge disservice, especially when you look at the history of one of those anime cartoons in particular – Dragon Ball Z.

The cartoon, launched way back in 1980, has sold more than 11 million video game units worldwide since May 2002, spanning more than 30 different games. The prolific anime-based game series has now exploded onto the next-generation for the first time, giving gamers the chance to unleash the power of PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the explosive Dragon Ball Z series.

Suitably, this stylish anime cartoon has been given a next-gen makeover, boasting high quality cel-shading, detailed facial animations, new special effects and high-end animations.
But what of the plot I hear you ask?  And what is a ‘burst limit’? Well Dragon Ball Z is all about a group of fighters, largely with spiky hair, defending the earth and other assorted planets from evil types like King Cold, a huge monster with evil ambitions. And it doesn’t get much more evil than wanting to destroy the world. The swine!

Players take on evil types like the frosty King Cold in the form of beat-‘em-up goodness in fierce online battles together with radical 3D graphic effects that promise to take the Dragon Ball Z series where it has never been before.

Burst Limit includes five game modes, 21 unique characters, five unique stages and more than 300 anime cut scenes to keep the fans and new players happy alike. Crucially for all good fighting games, Burst Limit provides plenty of special powers and fatal blows for use in those tremendously intense battles. It also gives gamers the chance to take part in the brand new experience of online battles in co-op and versus modes.

“Atari is excited and ready to offer fans the next iteration of the Dragon Ball Z video game series on the next-gen consoles,” says Donny Clay, producer at Atari. “With explosive cinematic graphics and online gameplay, fans of the series and of the fighting genre will surely enjoy Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit.”

The title is in good hands too, developed by legendary studio Namco Bandai, the folks behind some of the most enduring titles in video gaming history, including Pac-Man, Tekken and Time Crisis. With those trusted developers behind it and squeezed full of realistic battle stages and environments, Burst Limit gives players the chance to experience Dragon Ball Z like they’ve never done before.