THE MIGHTY DRAGON BALL ROLLS ON IN 'DRAGON BALL: ORIGINS 2', OUT NOW FOR NINTENDO DS
July 2, 2010
- The Latest Instalment in the Smash Anime-based Series Unleashes its Hot New Features and Multiplayer Action, Available Now at Retailers Across EMEA-
It’s time to hit the road for more adventures with Goku as NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe announces the EMEA launch of the latest in the irrepressible Dragon Ball saga, Dragon Ball: Origins 2, available at retailers now exclusively for Nintendo DS™. Enemies don’t stand a chance against Goku’s fearsome Ki energy in all-new adventures packed to the rafters with thrills, spills and more new gameplay features than you can count.
The story in Dragon Ball: Origins 2 takes players through the Red Ribbon saga from Goku's first meeting with the Red Ribbon Army to the resurrection of Upa's father, with no shortage of colourful encounters and Ki energy-charged clashes along the way, all carried out with the trademark Dragon Ball flourish of wit and charm.
Alongside impressive new graphics vividly reproducing the vast 3D vistas of the Dragon Ball universe, Dragon Ball: Origins 2 introduces some big gameplay changes to the controls, camera and playable characters, even letting fans team up for multiplayer action. The enhanced control system is even more accessible, letting players choose between stylus and control pad to find their ideal playing style, while the new situation-based camera system adapts with the gameplay to bring players as close as possible to the experience of a full-scale 3D action game on the diminutive DS.
Taking the game beyond the single player experience of the first title, Dragon Ball: Origins 2 lets up to two players with the game play together via ad-hoc play to defeat a series of increasingly formidable bosses across special stages, all of which can also be tackled in single player mode. Players can even use their saved character data from the single player Adventure mode while battling alongside friends in co-op mode.
For the first time, in both adventure and co-op modes, players will be able to play as one of five other popular characters from the series as well as Goku, each with their own unique characteristics and fighting style.
With Dragon Ball-busting side-on boss battling and heart-stopping aerial fights shown on the upper screen, the game comes even closer to reproducing the signature intense aerial assaults of the Dragon Ball anime. If you’re looking for the most authentic and action-packed Dragon Ball fun you can have in the palm of your hand, the search is over.
Developed by Game Republic, Dragon Ball: Origins 2 is available now at retailers across EMEA. For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games and its entire line up, please visit www.namcobandaigames.eu.