Line #20 VideoGame/DragonBallZArcade


1	''Dragon Ball Z Arcade'' is a FightingGame series based on the [[Anime/DragonBallZ aforementioned anime]] made by Creator/{{Banpresto}} between 1993 and 1995. Two of the three games were made in a similar way that ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' games (a 2D one-vs-one fighting game) with some nods to [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]]'s Platform/{{SNES}} games and one of them was made into FauxFirstPerson3D. The first game was based on Frieza Saga and the next two were based on Cell Saga.
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3	!!Games in the series
4	* '''Dragon Ball Z''' - Made in 1993 is the first game on the series based on the Frieza Saga. You can choose between the three Saiyans (Goku, Vegeta and Gohan), Piccolo, three members of the Ginyu Force (Ginyu himself, Recoome and Burter) and Frieza (in his final form), which is the FinalBoss.
5	* '''Dragon Ball Z: V.R.V.S.[[note]]Virtual Reality Versus[[/note]]''' - Made in 1994 for the Sega System 32 arcade platform by Creator/{{Sega}} and Banpresto. A FauxFirstPerson3D made for Arcade with a possible port to Platform/ThreeDOInteractiveMultiplayer, [[{{Vaporware}} which later was cancelled]]. Here the player only controls any of Z-Fighters (all Saiyans and Piccolo) and the final characters to defeat are a MirrorMatch and the FinalBoss Ozotto the Super Monster, an original character [[OriginalGeneration made exclusively for this game]] designed by Creator/AkiraToriyama himself.
6	* '''Dragon Ball Z 2: Super Battle''' - The last game of the series, made in 1995 as a direct sequel to the first DBZ game. Here the game adapted the Cell Saga, in which the character can choose between all the Saiyan fighters into Super Saiyan versions (Goku, Vegeta, Gohan and Trunks), Piccolo, Mr. Satan, three of the Androids (16, 18 and 20 (aka Dr. Gero)) and Cell (in his Perfect form), which is also the FinalBoss.
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8	!!''DBZ Arcade'' series provide examples of:
9	* AdaptationalBadass: Mr. Satan is one of the playable characters in the roster and, unlike his appearances from the previous two ''Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden'' games (where he is portrayed much like his canon counterpart), is actually capable of going toe-to-toe with the Z Fighters, Androids 16 and 18, including ''Cell''.
10	* AllThereInTheManual: The events of ''V.R.V.S.'' happen during the nine day wait for the Cell Games, as the Z-Fighters all have their Cell Games Saga appearance.
11	* {{Backstory}}: The two 2D games have the same backstory of the anime (Frieza Saga and Cell Saga, respectively). In the case of ''V.R.V.S.'', it occured during the nine day wait for the Cell Games, before the events of ''DBZ 2''.
12	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In ''V.R.V.S.'', Piccolo's ending has him wish on Shenron for a chance to fight the world's strongest...and he gets Mr. Satan.
13	* TheBusCameBack: Ozotto appears again and he's alive after the events of ''V.R.V.S.'', being prisoner in a planet and later escaping to get the Super Dragon Balls. And more than that, TheReveal is he's a Majin (actually known as [[https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Majin_Ozotto Majin Ozotto]]), appearing in ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'' as well in ''Anime/SuperDragonBallHeroes'' (the manga and the anime).
14	** As a fan note, there's also an Ozotto mod for ''VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokaiTenkaichi 3''.
15	* CallBack: Goku's ending in ''Super Battle'' has him spare Cell and hand him a Senzu in the exact same fashion as he did Piccolo Jr. at the end of ''Dragon Ball.'' And because Cell shows up in the family-and-friends photo at the end, it even ended in another HeelFaceTurn!
16	%%* CallingYourAttacks
17	* TheCameo: While ''Super Battle'' is exclusively based off of the Cell Saga, a lot of the endings feature characters and designs from the Buu Saga as a CallForward.
18	* ChromosomeCasting: With the exception of [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Android 18]] in ''DBZ 2'', all the other games have only male casting.
19	* CompositeCharacter: Ozotto in ''V.R.V.S.'' bears quite a large resemblance to one of Cell's original designs, suggesting that he was based on Cell. He also displays elements similar to Frieza in his second form. Ironically, the cancelled console port would have replaced Ozotto with Cell himself.
20	* DeathCryEcho: Every character has one in the game.
21	* DittoFighter: Ozotto in ''V.R.V.S.'' can take the form of other Z-Fighters during the fight.
22	* EleventhHourSuperpower: Staying true to the Frieza Saga, Goku turns Super Saiyan for the final battle against Freiza in the 1993 game.
23	%%* EnergyBall
24	* ExactWords: Vegeta's ending in ''V.R.V.S.'' has him wishing on Shenron to stand atop the world. The very next picture shows a giant-sized Vegeta literally standing on top of Earth, looking quite annoyed.
25	* FauxFirstPerson3D: The ''V.R.V.S.'' game is played behind the charcters similar to ''VideoGame/PunchOut''.
26	%%* FightingClown: Mr. Satan.
27	* FinalBoss: Respectively Frieza, [[OriginalGeneration Ozotto]] and Perfect Cell. With the exception of Ozotto, the other two can be selectable since the beginning.
28	* FreeFloorFighting: All the games has free moving in all the stage, the two 2D games can move up and down just like in ''Butoden'' games, and in ''V.R.V.S.'' can move to all place as well.
29	* GentleGiant: Android 16 in ''DBZ 2 Super Battle'', emphasized in one winquote where he sadly points out that a bird nearby flew away, and his ending revealed he became protector of the planet Earth's many forests and animals.
30	* InSeriesNickname: Ozotto's nickname in ''V.R.V.S.'' is the "Super Monster".
31	* KamehameHadoken: Tonned down in the first game, but made straight as in the anime in ''DBZ 2'', up to giving Goku a Kamehameha beam shaped like Shenron.
32	* KiManipulation: As in all DBZ games, all fighters can do these, usually in the form of {{energy ball}}s.
33	* LongRangeFighter
34	* MirrorMatch: Seen in the 2D games, but in the ''V.R.V.S.'' it's the SubBoss.
35	* MythologyGag: Goku's ending in ''DBZ 2 Super Battle'' is the same as the ending of the 23rd World Tournament, since he spares Cell and hands him a Senzu just like he did Piccolo, and Cell even seems to pull a HeelFaceTurn.
36	* OriginalGeneration: [[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ozotto Ozotto]], the FinalBoss made exclusively for ''DBZ: V.R.V.S.''
37	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Android 18 in ''DBZ 2'' is the only playable woman in the series.
38	* ThreeRoundDeathmatch: Going straight with the two 2D games, averted with ''V.R.V.S.'', which is only in one round.

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