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Xenoverse
is an action role-playing fighting game based on the Dragon Ball, ''Dragon Ball'' franchise developed by Dimps (company), Dimps and published by Bandai Namco Games. It was released in February 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. A sequel, ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2'' was released in 2016. Gameplay The game is set almost entirely within a number of 3D areas, which are mostly modeled after notable locations in the ''Dragon Ball'' universe, accessed from the main hub – the Toki-Toki City. Fighters can traverse the levels free-roaming in large spaces and can fight on ground, in the air and underwater. The game features spoken dialogue from a majority of main characters while in battle, and characters show facial expressions when they strike an opponent or take damage. Although limited, the players have some freedom to explore the planet Earth as it exists in the ''Dragon Ball'' universe along with a handful of other locations, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goku
Son Goku is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is based on Sun Wukong (known as ''Son Gokū'' in Japan and the Monkey King in the West), a main character of the classic 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West'', combined with influences from the Hong Kong action cinema of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. Goku made his debut in the first ''Dragon Ball'' chapter, ''Bulma and Son Goku'', originally published in Japan's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on December 3, 1984. Goku is introduced as an eccentric, monkey-tailed boy who practices martial arts and possesses superhuman strength. He meets Bulma and joins her on a journey to find the seven wish-granting Dragon Balls. Along the way, he finds new friends who follow him on his journey to become stronger. As Goku grows up, he becomes the Earth's mightiest warrior and battles a wide variety of villains with the help of his friends and family, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
is an action role-playing fighting game developed by Dimps and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment based on the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, and is the sequel to the 2015 game '' Dragon Ball Xenoverse''. It was released on October 25, 2016, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and on October 27 for Windows. In Japan, ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2'' was initially only available on PlayStation 4. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan on September 7, 2017, and later released worldwide on September 22, 2017. The game was released on Stadia on December 17, 2019. The game had sold over copies worldwide . Gameplay The game is very similar to its predecessor in terms of gameplay. It is primarily set in 3D battle arenas modeled after notable locations in the ''Dragon Ball'' universe, with the central hub being an expanded version of Toki-Toki City, known as Conton City. As reported by the creators of the game, Conton City is seven times larger than Toki-Toki City. Players a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Gods
is a 2013 Japanese animated science fantasy martial arts film. It is the eighteenth animated feature film based on the 1984–95 manga series ''Dragon Ball'', the fourteenth to carry the ''Dragon Ball Z'' branding, and is the first film in the franchise to be personally supervised by series creator Akira Toriyama. It was the first animated ''Dragon Ball'' film in 17 years to have a theatrical release, the last being '' Dragon Ball: The Path to Power'' (1996), and the first to use digital ink and paint. Unlike previous theatrical ''Dragon Ball'' releases, this was a full feature-length production with a stand-alone release and not shown as part of the now-discontinued Toei Anime Fair (formerly the Toei Manga Matsuri). At the time of its release, ''Battle of Gods'' was initially the first film considered an official part of the ''Dragon Ball'' storyline, being set during the time skip in chapter 517 of the original manga. The plot involves Beerus, the God of Destruction, learning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majin Buu
, generally spelled Majin Boo in subtitles of the Japanese anime, and rendered as Djinn-Boo in the Viz Media manga, is a fictional character and final antagonist in the '' Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama, before the release of '' Dragon Ball Super''. He made his debut appearance in chapter #460 "Majin Buu Appears?!", first published in '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on March 1, 1994. Majin Buu has had multiple origins throughout the series. Canonically, he is a genie-like magical life form known as a "Majin," created by the witch Marba after being asked by Bibidi, due to him not having the ability to do so. In Dragon Ball Z, he is explained as being a creation of the evil warlock Bibidi, who is unleashed by his son, Babidi, onto Earth. Alternatively, In a later interview, Dragon Ball's author Akira Toriyama states that Buu had existed outside of Bibidi and that Bibidi simply knew how to summon Majin Buu. Majin Buu was sealed away by Bibidi and broug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Android 18
is a fictional character in the '' Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. Android 18 makes her debut in Chapter #349 "The Androids Awake!", first published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on November 12, 1991. She and her twin brother, Android 17, were forcibly turned into cyborgs by Dr. Gero to serve his vendetta against Goku. The main-timeline version of the character has very little to no interest in fulfilling Gero's orders and becomes a major character in the series after marrying Goku's best friend Krillin. In an alternate future timeline, Android 18 is a ruthless killer who started a reign of terror along with Android 17 over Earth that lasted for twenty years until they are both killed by adult Trunks. Creation and conception Android 18, along with Android 17, were conceived after Akira Toriyama's former editor Kazuhiko Torishima expressed disapproval with Androids #19 and #20 as villains. Following their introduction into the series, Torishima soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The History Of Trunks
''Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks'' is a TV special anime based on Akira Toriyama's ''Dragon Ball'' manga series. Originally airing in Japan on February 24, 1993, between episodes 175 and 176, the special is based on an extra chapter of the manga series. It depicts the original post-apocalyptic future in which Goku has died from a heart virus and a teenage Trunks, under the tutelage of Goku's son Gohan, tries to defeat the Androids 17 and 18 (native name:人造人間), a pair of biologically-enhanced humans who were originally programmed to murder Goku and his allies and who now continue to terrorize the Earth and the human race. Plot In Dragon Ball’s original timeline, Goku succumbs to a viral heart disease. Goku's death, being the result of natural causes, means that he can no longer be revived with the Dragon Balls. Six months later, Piccolo, Vegeta, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu are killed by Android 17 and Android 18. With the death of Piccolo, Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cell (Dragon Ball)
, later known as Semi-Perfect Cell, Perfect Cell, and Super Perfect Cell, is a fictional character and antagonist in the ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He makes his debut appearance in chapter #361 "The Mysterious Monster, Finally Appears!!", first published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on 16 February 1992. Created by Doctor Gero, a main member of the Red Ribbon Army, Cell is an evil artificial life form created using the DNA and cells from several significant strong characters in the series. He travels back in time from an alternate timeline to become a perfect being and defeat Goku. Creation and conception After Kazuhiko Torishima, Toriyama's former editor during '' Dr. Slump'' and early ''Dragon Ball'', expressed dissatisfaction with first Androids #19 and #20 and later Androids #17 and #18 as villains, Toriyama created Cell. Toriyama has expressed some kind of regret regarding the design of Cell, calling it tedious to draw all the little spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frieza
, also spelled as Freeza in Funimation's English subtitles and Viz Media's release of the manga, is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists of the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise created by Akira Toriyama. He makes his debut in Chapter #247: "Dark Clouds Swirl Over Planet Namek", first published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on October 24, 1989, as the main antagonist of his eponymous saga, depicted as a galactic tyrant feared as the most powerful being in the universe. Despite not appearing until the manga's second half, Frieza is widely considered to be the most iconic and popular villain in ''Dragon Ball'', and the archenemy of Goku – since he effectively catalyzes many of the events depicted in the story, due to the destruction of the Saiyan homeworld Planet Vegeta at his hands and Goku's arrival on Earth and subsequent conflicts with Raditz, Nappa and Vegeta. Frieza later appears as the primary villain in the 2015 film '' Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F''' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
