First of all I am not going to pretend like I know anything about the series – back when I was younger it never really captured my attention, and from memory was almost always on that awkward timeframe of Cheez TV where if you were to watch it, you would not make it to school on time. However for the fans of the franchise and its many seasons out there…. this news might be of interest to you.
Namco Bandai Games Europe have today announced that Dragon Ball Z for Kinect will be released on the XBox360 this October. With it comes all the action and insanity of the Dragon Ball Z universe which they hope will bring an unprecedented sense of immersion when players learn to deliver over 100 movies including the legendary Kamehameha with their own fists as they charge their way to victory in this evolution of the classic franchise.
The game is developed by Spike Chunsoft and will feature iconic characters, famous attacks and battles authentically created from the original manga series. Fans will be treated to new anime footage debuting in the US and Europe for the first time, along with over 50 playable characters (+ an entirely new character *Gasp*). The game will also support QR code functionality, allowing fans to hold up special QR codes to unlock characters and power-ups in the game… how these QR codes will be distributed has yet to be confirmed.
Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing at Namco Bandai Games America had this to say on the announcement:
There’s going to be no better feeling in the world for fans of the Dragon Ball Z series than standing in front of their screens and unleashing their own fists and raging blasts upon enemies with this game. The Kinect sensor has truly enabled the development team to finally realize the dreams of millions of fans of both the classic games and the timeless original anime. This game will truly represent the next generation of interactive entertainment in the Dragon Ball Z Universe.
Choosing between ‘Story Mode’ and ‘Score Attack’ mode, players will enjoy battles and events following the story of Dragon Ball in first-person view for the first time. Dramatic battles use animestyle camerawork and require the player in the same way as their character and perform the same attack or movement from a particular famous scene, combining CG demo scenes and battle controls to experience giant boss battles like never before! In ‘Score Attack’ mode, defeat opponents in 1-on-1 battles to get the highest score!
The game will be released this October and will require an XBox360 console and XBox Kinect peripheral to use.
