Dragon Ball Z: what it looks like on PS3

by Andrew Yoon { Dec 26th 2007 at 8:15PM }

Want to know what a "next-gen" (aka, "current gen," right?) DBZ game looks like? Well, here it is. Burst Limit, coming to Xbox 360 and PS3, looks like no other DBZ game before it. We're sad to admit, but this Japanese debut trailer has us pretty excited. The PS2 games before it did a good job of recreating the world of Goku and the gang, but the high-fidelity visuals of this new effort really bring a whole new sheen to the franchise. We don't know how it's going to play, but it's certainly an admirable revival for a series that's now decades old.

Tags: burst-limit, dbz, dragon-ball-z

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Van @ Dec 26th 2007 8:23PM

KAMEHAMEHA

Akamaru @ Dec 26th 2007 8:25PM

Holy crap that trailer was fucking phenomenal! That song was so epic. I will buy this game on day one if it has even the slightest chance of living up to that awesome trailer.

Ranus Studios @ Dec 26th 2007 8:27PM

Looks entertaining. But why, when it said the two systems, was Playstation 3 in quotes?

It is ruining my gaming experience.

Tim Parsons @ Dec 26th 2007 8:57PM

oh grow up man

Noshino @ Dec 26th 2007 9:30PM

oh, you want to play that? sure

"" are sometimes used to put more emphasis, as in preference and such

Ranus Studios @ Dec 27th 2007 12:42AM

My attempted silliness evidently failed. Quite sorry, chaps.

Tim Parsons @ Dec 26th 2007 8:58PM

This game looks sick,. Looks like a Rent for sure just to play through the story

crazypenguin @ Dec 26th 2007 9:00PM

looks good, but i hate the Japanese voice acting, i feel like goku is a chipmunk or something! i loved this show though, it was the best.

Noshino @ Dec 26th 2007 9:28PM

actually, I like the japanese voice better than the english one, they all sound utterly stupid in English...

to tell you the truth, I liked the Spanish voices better than even the Japanese ones, but only for THIS anime...

Christmas NiGHTS @ Dec 26th 2007 11:21PM

JP voices creep me out, too

Krillin sounds like a girl

James @ Feb 6th 2008 5:57PM

i dont like the japanese voice either, mainly cause I DONT SPEAK japanese lol

Joe @ Dec 26th 2007 9:05PM

Actually looks decent, I might have to rent it, I haven't played a DBZ game in a while...

TheTreasoner @ Dec 26th 2007 9:14PM

It's OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!

I had to, I'm sorry.

Haiddasalami @ Dec 26th 2007 9:27PM

ahh you beat me to it...anyways looks good like its over NINE THOUSAND!!

Dahk @ Dec 26th 2007 10:03PM

LOL I swear this game HAS to emphasize that scene and replay it... (oh you know its coming)

NINNNEE THOUUUUUUUUUSAAAAAAAAAAAANND!!!!!! times.

Game_playa @ Dec 26th 2007 9:18PM

WHY does PS3Fanboy ALWAYS!!!! put that a game it coming to Xbox360 also. They should only mention Ps3 just like Xbox360fanboy and not mention the rival console!!!
It makes me so MAD!!

sicklesdawg @ Dec 27th 2007 3:05AM

you noticed too...smh

Popfrogs @ Dec 27th 2007 11:07AM

It's well known now that Joystiq edits the stories before they drop. So even though it has Andrew or someone else's name on it, they probably didn't write the whole thing verbatim.

WRB @ Dec 26th 2007 9:30PM

@crazypenguin

How can you hate the japanese voice acting? What generation are you from?

Dubbed anime is garbage. They always make all the characters sound like their white people. (I know I'm going to get flamed for that one, but it's true. Just look at who they casted to play Son Goku in the live-action movie. Just Look at how far their taking it now)

I prefer my voices in japanese with english subtitles, but i know alot people who like english dubbed voices. (I can't understand why.)

ZenGaijin @ Dec 27th 2007 9:46AM

My answer to the japanese voice acting is always better is: Cowboy Bebop and Inuyasha

crazypenguin @ Dec 27th 2007 11:10AM

look, i've watched anime in japanese in english subtitles, and liked it, and when they did the english voices thought it was retarded, but i just don't like how goku's voice is so high pitched in Japanese so it didn't interest me, i wasn't commenting on all japanese voices, i just didn't like this specific one.

???? @ Dec 26th 2007 9:33PM

Noshino @ Dec 26th 2007 9:46PM

hats off to Namco Bandai..

THIS is the way to hype a game, damn...surprisingly, even though I don't really like the series anymore (used to back on the ele school days) it still has one of the best soundtracks...

Is it only me that sees that the DBZ games franchise has a lot of potential? I mean, they could take more advantage of the open world factor of the games, like fights in cities and going through buildings and such....sigh, one can dream =(

Easo @ Dec 26th 2007 10:08PM

@????
I know this may sound silly to you, but some people like to understand what they are hearing when watching a movie or playing a game. Personally if the movie/game is subtitled, then im usually too busy reading and watching the scene to listen and pay attention to the voice actors anyway, and if thats the case they might as well remove the voice track and just leave the music and sound effects.

Noshino @ Dec 26th 2007 11:38PM

I understand that...

but then again, let's say there is this new guy in your class (work, w/e) and he doesn't speak english, yet he can write it...or, him having Britney Spears voice just for the sake of understanding what he is saying....

zeio @ Dec 26th 2007 11:49PM

Holy shit, I completely agree with what #2 said! Just watching the trailer for this game makes me wishe I were a kid again coming home after school and watching some DBZ...I think this is the best looking translation from TV show to video game that I've seen in a DBZ game! And yes, that song that was playing was epic as hell.

Jmracer230 @ Dec 27th 2007 12:00AM

i think they need to make dbz saga next gen im sick of just these fighting games im a huge dbz fan i loved sagas

SVT @ Dec 27th 2007 12:48AM

I havent cared about DBZ for like 5 yrs but this brings me back. I didnt see anything in there past the frieza saga. i hope this is not like budikai part1 where you never get past SS1. Theres so many places DBZ can go series wise when/is it ever coming back. I wanna see SSPAN FTW!!!

alienclays @ Dec 27th 2007 9:39AM

yeah, but honestly, freeza was the defacto bad guy in DBZ. and the emotion and excitment of goku making ss1 is unmatched by any other point in the series. i actully stopped watching after the android/cell saga because i knew quite clearly that no villin would ever top that little changeling. bodoki 1 was the reason i bought a ps2, but because it covered the most important part of the saga,.... and because the game play needed to make huge strides that it didnt, i never purchased another one.

justly @ Dec 27th 2007 12:48AM

werd!

MetalKingSlime @ Dec 27th 2007 12:57AM

looks great!

motorer @ Dec 27th 2007 1:36AM

holy cow. i've never been into dbz, but this little video was freakin awesome! i've seen parts of a few episodes, and they did a great job of recreating the look and over-the-top action. can't wait to play it!

Arglybargly @ Dec 27th 2007 2:53AM

For all the weeaboos saying dubs are bad, get a life, there are many dubs that are just as good as the japanese counterparts, and some that are better (Cowboy Bebop and Dragonball/Z spring to mind).
Ill admit some dubs are atrocious, and some slightly below average, but to say dubs are ALWAYS bad and are never better than the japanese is pathetic japanophile behaviour.
How on earth can you ever stomach gohan screaming "PICCORO-SANNNNNN" at about 500 decibels, some dubbing is fantastic and far better than its counterpart.
K, thx, bye.

Noshino @ Dec 27th 2007 11:39AM

I'm sorry, but English dubs (or dubs in general) are most of the times really bad, and more so for the 2 animes you mentioned....

Now if you were to give an example of how to do them well, then you should have mentioned Excel Saga

B1gC72 @ Dec 27th 2007 4:07AM

that looks great. i dont think the cell-shaded graphics are that big of leap from the series in its current form but those animations will be what makes this game. the animations look almost exactly like how the anime would do it. as a person who has played his fair share of DBZ games, this one has me excited about the series once again.

i just hope they dont try to cram every character that ever made an appearance on the show in as playable characters and focus on the main characters. i mean in Budokai Tenkaichi, using characters like Cell Jr. and Yajarobi are fun like once and then i go back to using Teen Gohan.

here's hoping this lives up to the trailer.

Jakob @ Dec 27th 2007 6:35AM

I hate the DBZ tv shows, nothing happens (especially with Danish voices). But I loved the books very much, and this game look freakin' awesome.

Popfrogs @ Dec 27th 2007 11:11AM

Yeah the cartoons were the worst crap ever aired. Episode 22: people grunting and sweating and charging up. TO BE CONTINUED! Episode 23: people grunting and sweating in front of a moving backdrop, someone finds a dragon ball. TO BE CONTINUED!

Saffie @ Dec 27th 2007 10:14AM

I hope this will cover the entire story instead of the Vegeta-Frieza saga.

RagingStormX @ Dec 27th 2007 10:41AM

From the looks of things, I am most definately getting this. There better be online play too. Depending on the anime english dubbing can be good or horrible....and two prefect examples are in DBZ and Naruto. English Dub in DBZ is great....but its the most hiddious thing ever in Naruto (..."believe it!?"). I can only watch the Japanese version of Naruto with english subs. And Japanese voices are awesome in most games, especially fighting games and some action games. I really hope they cover all of the DBZ sagas.

SKI @ Dec 27th 2007 10:59AM

I'll probably be buying it, but I'll be stick to playing the Wii DBZ games (as any true DBZ fan should).

JKPierce @ Dec 27th 2007 6:20PM

Welcome to the Internet. You just failed it.

Easo @ Dec 27th 2007 8:20PM

"I'm sorry, but English dubs (or dubs in general) are most of the times really bad, and more so for the 2 animes you mentioned...."

Ghost in the Shell,Lupin the 3rd, Detective Conan, Transformers, and Full Metal Panic just to name a few. Keep in mind that I dont watch much anime, so im sure that there are plenty of other series out there with good english dubs.