One of the newly remastered cutscenes used in Ultimate Tenkaichi As such fighters can be knocked around and attacks can be dodged in more grandiose fashions. The environments themselves are very open due to the game's 3D fighting style that strays from mainstream fighters. The fights take place in large destructible environments that are recognizable from the fiction. The matches are one vs one and use a selection of characters from the Dragon Ball Z franchise we all know well. Spike is creating somewhat the same style of fighting games they're known for. The game was released on Octoin the US, Octoin Europe, and on Decemin Japan. The official name was "chosen" through fan survey submissions with the possible choices being (and all starting with "Dragon Ball Z"): Tenkaichi Z, Saiyan Rising, Awakening Saiyans, Ultimate Tenkaichi, and Saiyan Warriors. With Japan Expo 2011 came a final name and release date. This game is also being stylized more like the Dragon Ball manga than the anime, with characters and landscapes modeled to fit that aesthetic appropriately.
As it's name suggests this game is developed by Spike and follows in the footsteps of their long running Tenkaichi and Raging Blast seres of over-the-shoulder, open arena, full movement fighting games.Īnnounced by the long running Japanese manga magazine Weekly Sh?nen Jump as "Dragon Ball: Game Project AGE 2011", developer Spike stated that they are attempting to create a new landmark in the Dragon Ball video game franchise. Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi is a game in the long running Dragon Ball Z franchise.