“Dragon Ball Z: Budokai” is a series of fighting video games based on the anime series Dragon Ball Z1. Here are some key features and contents of the game:

• Genre: Fighting1
• Developers: Dimps1
• Publishers: Bandai (JP/EU), Infogrames (NA/AUS for Budokai PlayStation 2), Atari (NA/AUS for Budokai 2 onward)1
• Platforms: PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 3601
• First Release: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai on November 29, 20021
• Latest Release: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection on November 2, 20121

The gameplay of the Budokai series is like a typical 2-D fighting game. It includes the regular punch and kick buttons, the ability to shoot ki blasts, and specific special moves1. The special moves are mainly taken directly from the anime, including Goku’s Kamehameha, Vegeta’s Galick Gun, and Frieza’s Death Beam1.

The game includes a total of 23 playable characters, and the story follows the first three story arcs/sagas of the Dragon Ball Z franchise starting the Saiyan Saga, the Planet Namek saga, and ends with SSJ2 Gohan’s final battle with Cell in the Android Saga1. Features include a story mode, a versus mode, a World tournament stage, a practice mode, and an items shop1.

The game was re-rendered in HD for the 2012 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 3602.