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Namco Bandai reaches high 'calibur' profits of $99.7m

by Alexander Sliwinski { Feb 12th 2009 at 1:45PM }

Swords and boobs helped propel Namco Bandai to $99.7 million in profit during the third quarter of its financial year. GameDaily reports that Soul Calibur IV has been the publisher's most successful title, selling 2.2m units this fiscal year, followed by Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit's 730k. Overall, the PS2 is the publisher's most successful platform for its software, followed by the Wii. Also, the PSP has been slightly kinder to the publisher than the DS.

Namco Bandai's finances combine the company's video games, arcade machines and toy businesses. Despite a significant drop in revenue, it still plans to walk away with $143m in profit, when it closes the books for the year on March 31.

X3F TV -- X3F Impressions: Dragonball Z: Burst Limit

by Richard Mitchell { May 20th 2008 at 5:15PM }

Welcome to the second video installment of X3F Impressions, where we take a look at some of the latest demos on Xbox Live Marketplace. This time, we take a look at Dragonball Z: Burst Limit. The long and short of it that Burst Limit is pretty decent fighting game, and one that Dragonball Z fans will probably enjoy quite a bit. Check out the video above and decide whether or not the demo belongs on your hard drive.

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Dragonball Z: Burst Limit demo on XBLM

by Richard Mitchell { May 15th 2008 at 10:30AM }

Dragon Ball Z fans rejoice! Everyone else ... um ... be indifferent! There is now a Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit demo on Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo features two different battles and absolutely no tutorial. We've plowed through it a few times now, and we feel confident in saying that it will you will get much more pleasure out of the demo if you: A) enjoy the show and, B) have any idea what you're doing. Those in column A might not care too much about column B though. We'll put together a video later today (because we're masochists ... and we kinda maybe sorta used to watch the show ... in high school ... religiously).

Gallery: Dragonball Z Burst Limit

PS3 Fanboy hands-on: Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit

by Majed Athab { Apr 23rd 2008 at 8:35PM }

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There was more gaming to be had over at last weekend's New York Comic Con and PS3 Fanboy got to play the upcoming Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit. We unfortunately did not get the chance to play the PlayStation 3 version, but did give the Xbox 360 one a go. Obviously, we won't talk about console specific details such as visuals, control interface, etc. We will, however, be talking about the highlighted features found in both versions.

On the demo we played, we got a taste of two different battles from the beginning of the DBZ story. Once in the fray, we noticed right away that fights were fast-paced and intense. The ki meter, which controls the use of ki attacks and special abilities, fills up automatically. This allows more powerful moves to be used quicker and more frequently, also giving the gameplay more variety when developing your own unique fighting style.

Gallery: DragonBall Z: Burst Limit

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English DBZ: Burst Limit trailer is over 9000

by Majed Athab { Mar 24th 2008 at 8:00AM }

Yes sir, it sure is. Our scouters are reading power levels well above 9,000 and growing. The more we see of this game, the more we want it. Luckily for us, this English trailer might be a good indicator that a western release for Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit may be coming sooner than we think. If you're a big fan of DBZ, you'll want to check out this trailer -- watch it to the very end to see what Vegeta thinks of the game. Still no sign of permanent destructible environments though, but hey, you can't win them all.

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Dragonball Z: Burst Limit screenshot explosion

by Xav de Matos { Mar 19th 2008 at 11:30AM }

Yesterday was a big day for Atari. They released new images, no not of Phil Harrison high ontop of his throne, but of the upcoming next-gen debut of Dragonball Z. Dragonball Z: Burst Limit pits the characters of the popular anime series against each other in an epic quest for dragonballs or limits ... that burst.

To be honest, we're don't know. Dudes fight in mid-air and it looks crazy. If you happen to be a fan of the series check out the images and let us know what you think about the look of the game compared to others in the series. Also, anyone who can give us the deets on what a dragonball is exactly* unlocks 10 X3F Army achievement points ... which are completely made up.

*You know we're kidding, right?

Gallery: Dragonball Z Burst Limit

Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit will feature online play

by Chris Powell { Jan 17th 2008 at 10:30AM }

While the Wii version of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is officially the first Dragon Ball game to feature online play, let's not kid ourselves. The Wii isn't exactly known as a major hub for online gaming. However, it appears that developer Namco Bandai is fixing that despicable oversight when Atari recently announced that the next game in the franchise – Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit will ship later this year with a full online mode on the PS3.

Atari didn't say too much beyond that, but it promised "radical 3D graphic effects," which we've witnessed, and we have to agree. This looks closer to playing the actual cartoon than we've ever seen before, and we can't wait to see more.

Finally, a Dragon Ball Z game for 360

by Richard Mitchell { Dec 27th 2007 at 10:00AM }

To say that the anime series Dragon Ball Z has remarkably long legs is a bit of an understatement. Considering the series was officially ended over ten years ago and they're still making games based on it ... well, words fail us. This was back when SEGA still had a console in the race. Hell, the N64 and wasn't even available by the time the series was over, and the original Playstation had only been available for a month in Japan. The point is, you see, Dragon Ball Z is old. It is, however, apparently still popular enough to create a 360 game based on it. Entitled Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, it looks to expand on the fighting formula set by the Budokai series. It uses cel-shaded graphics and it looks pretty damned good. At times, the trailer is nearly indistinguishable from the original series. If you're a Dragon Ball fan, you'll probably want to keep your eye on it.