Atari’s Super Dragon Ball Z Goes Gold

By Geoff Duncan June 30, 2006

Atari

Fans of Dragon Ball Z franchise may be in for a treat: Atari has just announced that its Super Dragon Ball Z game for Playstation 2 has gone gold, and is expected to launch in July. The new title was developed by Noritaka Funamizu, former producer of Street Fighter II in the art style of the original Dragon Ball Z manga created by Akira Toriyama, and promises a combat experience designed to appeal to reflex-honed serious gamers.

Each of the thirteen Dragon Ball Z characters (and five unlockable secret characters) has unique, lightning-quick combinations, along with the ability to steal combinations from other players, increasing their power along with the game’s levels. The characters Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta are faithful to the DBZ cano and have their own catalogs of unique special attacksand fighting styles. Super Dragon Ball Z alsofeatures Cyborg Frieza (or Mecha Frieza, we suppose), an all new character.

“Atari pushes the envelope with this DBZ video game. Super DBZ offersmore challenging and intense fighting gameplay to fans than ever before,”said Emily Anadu, Product Manager, Atari, Inc. “As evidenced by the talentthat made the game, Super DBZ provides a more hard-core 3D fightingexperience but still remains loyal to the DBZ brand

Editors' Recommendations

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Geoff Duncan writes, programs, edits, plays music, and delights in making software misbehave. He's probably the only member…

Gaming

All sphinx riddle solutions in Dragon’s Dogma 2

A sphinx in Dragon's Dogma 2.

Dragon's Dogma 2 is full of mythological monsters and beasts. During your travels, you will encounter many classics like Cyclopses, Griffins, and Dragons, but a more obscure creature is hidden away in a cave waiting to challenge you in a different way. The Sphinx is found in the Mountain Shrine at the top of the hill once you go through Wordlsend Cave. It won't attack you when you approach, but instead, it will challenge you to a test of intellect. There are a total of 10 riddles to be solved, with a reward given for each one you manage to crack. Dragon's Dogma 2 never holds your hand with anything, so we'll help you unravel these riddles.
First five riddle solutions

The first half of the riddles are given at the location mentioned above. Once you solve this first batch, the Sphinx will move, and you will need to find it again to continue. Here are the first five riddles, their solutions, and rewards.
Riddle of the Eyes
“Our eyes are our allies, yet oft do they betray, for eyes tell lies, so I advise, and thence do lead astray. Yet how will your eyes advise you? Venture through yonder door and retrieve that which is of greatest value.“

Gaming

Dragon’s Dogma 2’s first updates will tackle its PC performance issues

A character with a bow and arrow in Dragon's Dogma 2.

Capcom revealed what the first updates for Dragon's Dogma 2 will fix and change following the RPG's first weekend on the market.

Dragon's Dogma 2 launched on March 22. While it garnered positive reviews, it also had a bevy of technical issues, particularly on PC. Capcom admitted it was aware of Dragon's Dogma 2's optimization problem on the day it launched and is now outlining the first steps being taken to improve things via game updates. On PC, Capcom will release an update that will improve DLSS Super Resolution quality and fix "an issue where models appeared low-quality under some specific settings."

Gaming

How long is Dragon’s Dogma 2?

A sphinx in Dragon's Dogma 2.

Open-world RPGs can be anywhere from around a dozen hours long to well over 100. Dragon's Dogma 2 is very unique, even among others in the genre, for not adhering to a lot of traditional design philosophies, such as how it handles fast travel. If anything, that will only add to your total playtime, plus there are all the optional quests to do, Vocations to try out and level up, and more if you're a completionist. If you're wondering if you have the time to fit Dragon's Dogma 2 into your schedule among all the other games releasing, here's how long you can expect this adventure to last.
How long is Dragon's Dogma 2?

For the main quest, Dragon's Dogma 2 can probably be beaten in around 25 hours, give or take. That's assuming you mainline the story as efficiently as possible and don't get stuck on any boss fights being under-leveled. A more realistic playthrough where you explore a bit, do some side content, and maybe go for the true ending will push you into the 30 to 35-hour range, as it did for us.